1894 Temple Cup

1894 Temple Cup
1894 Temple Cup
Dates	October 4–8
Venue(s)	Union Park (Baltimore); Polo Grounds (New York)
Umpires	Bob Emslie, Tim Hurst
Hall of Famers	Giants:; John Ward (player-manager)‡; George Davis; Amos Rusie; Orioles:; Ned Hanlon (manager); Dan Brouthers; Hughie Jennings; Willie Keeler; Joe Kelley; John McGraw†; Wilbert Robinson†; ‡ elected as a player.; † elected as a manager.

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.

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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.

Game	Date	Score	Location
1	October 4	New York Giants – 4, Baltimore Orioles – 1	Union Park^[1]
2	October 5	New York Giants – 9, Baltimore Orioles – 6	Union Park^[2]
3	October 6	Baltimore Orioles – 1, New York Giants – 4	Polo Grounds^[3]
4	October 8	Baltimore Orioles – 1, New York Giants – 7	Polo Grounds^[4]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	4	12	2
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	1
Starting pitchers: NY: Amos Rusie BAL: Duke Esper WP: Amos Rusie (1–0) LP: Duke Esper (0–1) Attendance: 11,720^[5] Notes: Game duration: 1:55

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	9	12	3
Baltimore	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	7	3
Starting pitchers: NY: Jouett Meekin BAL: Kid Gleason WP: Jouett Meekin (1–0) LP: Kid Gleason (0–1) Attendance: 11,000 Notes: Game duration: 2:00

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	3	5	4
New York	1	0	1	3	5	1	5	0	X	16	20	5
Starting pitchers: BAL: Bill Hawke NY: Jouett Meekin WP: Jouett Meekin (2–0) LP: Bill Hawke (0–1) Attendance: 10,000 Notes: Game called on account of darkness.

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