1894 Temple Cup

Pre-modern baseball championship January 2025 March 2026 Temple 1894 Cup New York Giants (4) John Ward 88 44 7 y, GA: — Baltimore Orioles (0) Ned Hanlon 89 39 1 y, GA: 3 October 4–8 Union Park (Baltimore)Polo Grounds (New York) Bob Emslie, Tim Hurst Giants:John Ward (player-manager)‡George DavisAmos RusieOrioles:Ned Hanlon (manager)Dan BrouthersHughie JenningsWillie KeelerJoe KelleyJohn McGraw†Wilbert Robinson†‡ elected as a player.† elected as a manager. 1892World's Championship Series 1895 The 1894 Temple Cup was an end-of-the-year best-of-seven playoff between the National League champion Baltimore Orioles and runner-up New York Giants. The series began on October 4 and ended on October 8 with the Giants sweeping in four games. This was the first form of a championship series in professional baseball since the 1892 World Series, which saw the first and second-half winners of the National League face off in a best-of-eleven playoff. Summary New York won the series, 4–0. GameDateScoreLocation 1 October 4 New York Giants – 4, Baltimore Orioles – 1 Union ParkOctober 5, 1894 TEMPLE CUP SERIES; THE GIANTS LEAD OFF WITH A DECISIVE VICTORY https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=oh18941005-01.1.8&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------- 2025-01-24 Olean Herald en 2 October 5 New York Giants – 9, Baltimore Orioles – 6 Union ParkOctober 6, 1894 NEW YORK-BALTIMORE; An Immense Attendance at the Game for the Temple Cup https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD18941006-01.2.61&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------ 2025-01-24 Rocky Mountain News (Daily) en 2642-1445 3 October 6 Baltimore Orioles – 1, New York Giants – 4 Polo GroundsOctober 7, 1894 GIANTS ARE HARD TO BEAT; THEY WON FROM THE BALTIMORES WITH APPARENT EASE; A Scratch Hit by Brouthers Saved the Champions from a "Whitewash"—About 20,000 Persons Assembled on the Polo Grounds to Witness the Contest—Rusie Pitched Strong Ball When the Baltimores Had Men on Bases—It Was an Interesting Game https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/10/07/106836403.html?pageNumber=8 subscription 2025-01-24 The New York Times en 0362-4331 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/10/07/106836403.pdf 4 October 8 Baltimore Orioles – 1, New York Giants – 7 Polo GroundsOctober 9, 1894 GIANTS WIN THE TEMPLE CUP; THEY CAPTURED FOUR STRAIGHT GAMES FROM BALTIMORE; The Decisive Contest Was Simply a Practice Game for the Local Players—Both Hawke and Gleason Were Used to Deceive the Giants' Batsmen, but Both Failed—Meekin Was in Grand Form and Proved an Enigma—The Profits $21,000 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/10/09/106836843.html?pageNumber=8 subscription 2025-01-23 The New York Times en 0362-4331 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/10/09/106836843.pdf Game summaries Game 1 Thursday, October 4, 1894 Union Park in Baltimore, Maryland New York NY 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 12 2 Baltimore BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 Amos Rusie Duke Esper Amos Rusie (1–0) Duke Esper (0–1) 11,720October 5, 1894 THE TEMPLE TROPHY; ALMOST A RIOT AT THE BALTIMORE GAME YESTERDAY https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RD18941005.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- 2025-01-24 Richmond Dispatch en 1941-2967 Game duration: 1:55 Game 2 Friday, October 5, 1894 Union Park in Baltimore, Maryland New York NY 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 12 3 Baltimore BAL 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 7 3 Jouett Meekin Kid Gleason Jouett Meekin (1–0) Kid Gleason (0–1) 11,000 Game duration: 2:00 Game 3 Saturday, October 6, 1894 Polo Grounds in New York, New York Baltimore BAL 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 6 New York NY 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 X 4 9 5 George Hemming Amos Rusie Amos Rusie (2–0) George Hemming (0–1) 20,000 Game 4 Monday, October 8, 1894 Polo Grounds in New York, New York Baltimore BAL 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 5 4 New York NY 1 0 1 3 5 1 5 0 X 16 20 5 Bill Hawke Jouett Meekin Jouett Meekin (2–0) Bill Hawke (0–1) 10,000 Game called on account of darkness. See also 1894 in baseball List of pre-World Series baseball champions References Temple Cup Category:World Series Temple Cup Temple Cup Temple Cup Category:Baseball competitions in Baltimore Category:Baseball competitions in New York City Category:Baseball competitions in New York (state) Category:Baltimore Orioles (1882–1899) Category:New York Giants (baseball) Category:1894 in baseball Category:October 1894 in the United States