1895 Temple Cup

1895 Temple Cup
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season Cleveland Spiders (4) Patsy Tebeau 84–46 (.646), GA: — Baltimore Orioles (1) Ned Hanlon 87–43 (.669), GA: 3
Dates	October 2–8
Venue(s)	Union Park (Baltimore) League Park (Cleveland)
Umpires	Tim Hurst, Tim Keefe, Jim McDonald
Hall of Famers	Spiders: Jesse Burkett Cy Young Orioles: Ned Hanlon (manager) Hughie Jennings Willie Keeler Joe Kelley John McGraw† Wilbert Robinson† † elected as a manager.
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The 1895 Temple Cup was an end-of-the-year best-of-seven playoff between the National League champion Baltimore Orioles and runner-up Cleveland Spiders. The series began on October 2 and ended on October 8 with the Spiders winning in five games.

In this second iteration of the Temple Cup, the NL pennant winning Baltimore Orioles, who were also in their second Temple Cup, once again lost to the NL runner-up team.

Summary

Cleveland won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location
1	October 2	Cleveland Spiders – 5, Baltimore Orioles – 4	League Park [1]
2	October 3	Baltimore Orioles – 2, Cleveland Spiders – 7	League Park [2]
3	October 5	Baltimore Orioles – 1, Cleveland Spiders – 7	League Park [3]
4	October 7	Cleveland Spiders – 0, Baltimore Orioles – 5	Union Park [4]
5	October 8	Cleveland Spiders – 5, Baltimore Orioles – 2	Union Park [5]

Game summaries

Game 1

Wednesday, October 2, 1895 at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio ^[1]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	5	13	2
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	4	11	1
Starting pitchers: CLE: Cy Young BAL: Sadie McMahon WP: Cy Young (1–0)   LP: Sadie McMahon (0–1) Attendance: 8,000

Game 2

Thursday, October 3, 1895 at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio ^[2]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	4
Cleveland	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	X	7	10	5
Starting pitchers: BAL: Bill Hoffer CLE: George Cuppy WP: George Cuppy (1–0)   LP: Bill Hoffer (0–1) Attendance: Between 8,000 and 10,000

Game 3

Saturday, October 5, 1895 at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio ^[3]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	2
Cleveland	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	X	7	11	2
Starting pitchers: BAL: Sadie McMahon CLE: Cy Young WP: Cy Young (2–0)   LP: Sadie McMahon (0–2)

Game 4

Monday, October 7, 1895 at Union Park in Baltimore, Maryland ^[4]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Baltimore	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	X	5	9	0
Starting pitchers: CLE: George Cuppy BAL: Duke Esper WP: Duke Esper (1–0)   LP: George Cuppy (1–1) Attendance: 9,100 Notes: Game duration: 1:55

Game 5

Tuesday, October 8, 1895 at Union Park in Baltimore, Maryland ^[5]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	5	11	3
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	8	5
Starting pitchers: CLE: Cy Young BAL: Bill Hoffer WP: Cy Young (3–0)   LP: Bill Hoffer (0–2) Attendance: Less than 5,000

See also

• 1895 in baseball
• List of pre-World Series baseball champions

References

1. "FOR THE TEMPLE CUP; Cleveland Wins the First of the Series with Baltimore" . The New York Times . October 3, 1895. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/10/03/102475131.pdf. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
2. "CLEVELAND WINS AGAIN; Outplayed Baltimore in the Second Contest for Temple Cup" . The New York Times . October 4, 1895. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/10/04/102475527.pdf. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
3. "BALTIMORE TAKES THE THIRD; One More Game Will Win the Temple Cup". Wheeling Sunday Register. October 6, 1895. ISSN   2640-5164 . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
4. "Baltimore Wins the Fourth Game in the Temple Cup Series". The Sun . October 8, 1895. ISSN   1940-7831 . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
5. "CLEVELAND'S TEMPLE CUP; The Western Team Wins Four Out of Five Games; BALTIMORE BEATEN IN CLOSE CONTESTS; The Game Yesterday Fall of Excitement — Police Had to Escort the Visitors to Their Hotel" . The New York Times . October 9, 1895. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/10/09/106081330.pdf. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 24, 2025.