1895 Temple Cup

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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
DatesOctober 2–8
Venue(s) Union Park (Baltimore)
League Park (Cleveland)
Umpires Tim Hurst, Tim Keefe, Jim McDonald
Hall of FamersSpiders:
Jesse Burkett
Cy Young
Orioles:
Ned Hanlon (manager)
Hughie Jennings
Willie Keeler
Joe Kelley
John McGraw
Wilbert Robinson
† elected as a manager.
  1894 Temple Cup 1896  

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.

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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.

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

Game summaries

Game 1

Wednesday, October 2, 1895 at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio [1]
Team123456789 R H E
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Cleveland0000110125132
Starting pitchers:
BAL: Sadie McMahon
CLE: Cy Young
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]
Team123456789 R H E
Baltimore010001000254
Cleveland30001210X7105
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]
Team123456789 R H E
Baltimore000000010162
Cleveland30000031X7112
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]
Team123456789 R H E
Cleveland000000000050
Baltimore01200020X590
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]
Team123456789 R H E
Cleveland0000003205113
Baltimore000000101285
Starting pitchers:
CLE: Cy Young
BAL: Bill Hoffer
WP: Cy Young (3–0)   LP: Bill Hoffer (0–2)
Attendance: Less than 5,000

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Baltimore Wins the Fourth Game in the Temple Cup Series". The Sun . October 8, 1895. ISSN   1940-7831 . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "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.