The 1894 Temple Cup was an end-of-the-year best-of-seven playoff between the National League champion Baltimore Orioles and runner-up New York Giants. The series began on October 4 and ended on October 8 with the Giants sweeping in four games.
This was the first form of a championship series in professional baseball since the 1892 World Series, which saw the first and second-half winners of the National League face off in a best-of-eleven playoff.
Summary New York won the series, 4–0. GameDateScoreLocation 1 October 4 New York Giants – 4, Baltimore Orioles – 1 Union Park 2 October 5 New York Giants – 9, Baltimore Orioles – 6 Union Park 3 October 6 Baltimore Orioles – 1, New York Giants – 4 Polo Grounds 4 October 8 Baltimore Orioles – 1, New York Giants – 7 Polo Grounds
Game summaries Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
See also 1894 in baseball List of pre-World Series baseball champions
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