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More than 30,000 Orioles rooters wedge in for the biggest game of the year between these two top National League teams, the Boston Beaneaters, the new challenger and in first place by a half game, versus the three-time defending NL champs, the second-place Baltimore Orioles.
The Orioles were one of baseballs first and greatest dynasties, a team that won games on skill, execution, coyness and a bit of trickery – and nationally despised for it. They featured on their star-studded roster of Hall of Famers such as third baseman John McGraw, shortstop Hughie Jennings, first baseman “Dirty Jack” Doyle and right fielder Wee Willie Keeler. A wily bunch as baseball has ever seen. And they were led by manager and baseball pioneer Ned Hanlon.
But at the end of the day it would be the upstarts from Boston with a 19-10 win behind shortstop Herman Long’s two doubles in a nine-run seventh inning. The big win gave them a 1.5 game lead with just three games left in the season. The Beaneaters, today’s Atlanta Braves, would hold on to win the National League pennant. For the legendary Orioles, their time was limited to just two more seasons before major changes were made to accommodate the new upstart American League and put an end to their time, as memorable as it was.
