# 1897 Temple Cup

The 1897 Temple Cup was an end-of-the-year best-of-seven playoff between the National League champion Baltimore Orioles and runner-up Boston Beaneaters. The series began on October 4 and ended on October 11 with the Orioles winning in five games.
Due to lack of enthusiasm from both players and fans, and the perception that the Temple Cup was more of an exhibition contest than a true championship contest, the 1897 Temple Cup would be the final version of the championship series. Aside from the 1900 Chronicle-Telegraph Cup, this would be the last championship series until the birth of the modern World Series in 1903.

## Summary

Baltimore won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location |
| 1 | October 4 | Baltimore Orioles – 12, Boston Beaneaters – 13 | South End Grounds |
| 2 | October 5 | Baltimore Orioles – 13, Boston Beaneaters – 11 | South End Grounds |
| 3 | October 6 | Baltimore Orioles – 8, Boston Beaneaters – 3 (7) | South End Grounds |
| 4 | October 10 | Boston Beaneaters – 11, Baltimore Orioles – 12 | Union Park |
| 5 | October 11 | Boston Beaneaters – 3, Baltimore Orioles – 9 | Union Park |

## Game summaries
### Game 1

Monday, October 4, 1897 at South End Grounds in Boston, Massachusetts :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Baltimore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 4 |
| Boston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | X | 13 | 12 | 4 |
| Starting pitchers: BAL: Jerry Nops BOS: Ted Lewis WP: Ted Lewis (1–0) LP: Jerry Nops (0–1) Attendance: 10,000 |||||||||||||

### Game 2

Tuesday, October 5, 1897 at South End Grounds in Boston, Massachusetts :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Baltimore | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 2 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 3 |
| Starting pitchers: BAL: Joe Corbett BOS: Fred Klobedanz WP: Joe Corbett (1–0) LP: Fred Klobedanz (0–1) Home runs: BAL: Henry Reitz (1), William Clarke (1), Joe Corbett (1) BOS: Herman Long (1) Attendance: 6,000 |||||||||||||

### Game 3

Wednesday, October 6, 1897 at South End Grounds in Boston, Massachusetts :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Baltimore | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: BAL: Bill Hoffer BOS: Ted Lewis WP: Bill Hoffer (1–0) LP: Ted Lewis (0–1) Attendance: 2,000 Notes: Game called due to rain. Four runs scored by Baltimore in the top of the 8th not counted. |||||||||||||

### Game 4

Sunday, October 10, 1897 at Union Park in Baltimore, Maryland :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 3 |
| Baltimore | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: BOS: Jack Stivetts BAL: Jerry Nops WP: Jerry Nops (1–1) LP: Jack Stivetts (0–1) Attendance: 2,000 Notes: Game duration 2:50 |||||||||||||

### Game 5

Monday, October 11, 1897 at Union Park in Baltimore, Maryland :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Boston | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| Baltimore | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: BOS: Charlie Hickman BAL: Bill Hoffer WP: Bill Hoffer (2–0) LP: Charlie Hickman (0–1) Attendance: 700 |||||||||||||