BASEBALL MONTHLY
September 1895
25th Worlds Series
Baseball Champions Again
The first team in league history to win the championship three consecutive season are the mughty Boston Beaneaters. Removing any doubt that they are the best baseball team in the game from the owners box all the way to the bench players, Boston overwhelmed Cleveland in the championship series once again four games to one.
"It isnt easy to win when everyone expects you too" said Boston manager Steve Denton who deserves credit for building this team. "Still it seems to get sweeter for us each and every time."
History will judge this team as time goes on and many argue if such a dominant team is good for the game or bad. A mojor concern in the game continues to be the separation of powers from year to year and the exactness of the order in the standings from year to year making the game more predictable and less competive. Still the quality of baseball being played by Boston can not be denied.
Stars like Ed Delahanty starred in the series batting .526 while Bob Black won both of his starts. A recap of the series shows the dominance of the winners:
Game 1 at South End Grounds
| Wednesday, August 28th, 1895 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 2 |
WP: B. Black
LP: J. Keefe
Bob Black is strong in his start as the favorites send a message. Jesse Burkett goes 3-3 and drives in three runs as Cleveland cant get many on base or make a threat. Black strikes out six, goes the distance, and wins his 12 World Series game.
Game 2 at South End Grounds
| Thursday, August 29th, 1895 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cleveland Spiders | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 | 12 | 3 |
WP: B. Sweeney
LP: H. Goodall
The closest and best game of the series came down to the end. Gene Demontreville became the first player in Series history to hit two home runs in one game as the second baseman looked strong. Down a run in the 7th however the Beaneaters rallied and a Ed Delahanty RBI double was the diffrence. Cleveland got runners to second and third in the ninth but couldnt get the big hit.
Game 3 At League Park
| Saturday, August 31st, 1895 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Boston Beaneaters | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 0 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
WP: B. Black
LP: J. Keefe
Boston loves to send a message when it goes on the road and in this game they did it again. After falling behind by two runs in the 1st inning the visitors scored 13 runs for the win. Bill Joyce hit a home run and Cupid Childs drove in three as Bob Black won yet again.
Game 4 At League Park
| Sunday, September 1st, 1895 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Boston Beaneaters | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 12 | 19 | 1 |
WP: H. Goodall
LP: B. Sweeney
A reprieve as the Spiders avoid the sweep and do it in a big way. A seven run 5th inning was the diffrence. Mike Tiernan hit a two run home run and Roger Conner drove in three runs from the top of the order. The Spiders ended with 19 hits as a unit and their fans couldnt be happier with the display.
Game 5 at League Park
| Monday, September 2nd, 1895 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Boston Beaneaters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
WP: T. Ramsey
LP: J. Keefe
When tyour third starter can dominate a game you know you have a good side and Toad Ramsey had a strong game in the clincher from Boston. Down by two runs the champs turned it on with two big innigs as Ed Delahanty drove in two and Ramsey wen the distance.