1894 Temple Cup

1894 Temple Cup
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season New York Giants (4) John Ward 88–44–7 (.658), GA: — Baltimore Orioles (0) Ned Hanlon 89–39–1 (.694), GA: 3
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.
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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.

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]

Game summaries

Game 1

Thursday, October 4, 1894 at Union Park in Baltimore, Maryland ^[1]

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

Game 2

Friday, October 5, 1894 at Union Park in Baltimore, Maryland ^[2]

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

Game 3

Saturday, October 6, 1894 at Polo Grounds in New York, New York ^[3]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	6
New York	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	X	4	9	5
Starting pitchers: BAL: George Hemming NY: Amos Rusie WP: Amos Rusie (2–0)   LP: George Hemming (0–1) Attendance: 20,000

Game 4

Monday, October 8, 1894 at Polo Grounds in New York, New York ^[4]

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.

See also

• 1894 in baseball
• List of pre-World Series baseball champions

References

1. "TEMPLE CUP SERIES; THE GIANTS LEAD OFF WITH A DECISIVE VICTORY". Olean Herald. October 5, 1894. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
2. "NEW YORK-BALTIMORE; An Immense Attendance at the Game for the Temple Cup". Rocky Mountain News (Daily). October 6, 1894. ISSN   2642-1445 . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
3. "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" . The New York Times . October 7, 1894. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/10/07/106836403.pdf. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
4. "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" . The New York Times . October 9, 1894. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/10/09/106836843.pdf. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 23, 2025.
5. "THE TEMPLE TROPHY; ALMOST A RIOT AT THE BALTIMORE GAME YESTERDAY". Richmond Dispatch . October 5, 1894. ISSN   1941-2967 . Retrieved January 24, 2025.