Temple Cup

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).

The Temple Cup was a trophy awarded to the winner of a post-season Major League Baseball Championship Series that was conducted for four seasons of the National League during the 1890s.

The cup was donated by William Chase Temple, one-time owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. There was only one major league at the time, so the Series was played between the first- and second-place teams. Interest in the Series faded quickly, as it seemed artificial, especially with the second-place team winning too often. It would be nearly 100 years before a non-title winner would be allowed to participate in a major league post-season series, with the introduction of the wild card qualifiers in 1994.

Summary of Temple Cup Series:

  • 1894: Baltimore 1st, New York 2nd - New York won Series, 4 games to 0
  • 1895: Baltimore 1st, Cleveland 2nd - Cleveland won Series, 4 games to 1
  • 1896: Baltimore 1st, Cleveland 2nd - Baltimore won Series, 4 games to 0
  • 1897: Boston 1st , Baltimore 2nd - Baltimore won Series, 4 games to 1

[edit] Resource

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../t/e/m/Temple_Cup_f615.html"