| 1894 Temple Cup | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 4–8 | |||||||||
| Venue(s) | Union Park (Baltimore) Polo Grounds (New York) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Bob Emslie, Tim Hurst | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Giants: John Ward (player-manager)‡ George Davis Amos Rusie Orioles: Ned Hanlon (manager) Dan Brouthers Hughie Jennings Willie Keeler Joe Kelley John McGraw† Wilbert Robinson† ‡ elected as a player. † elected as a manager. | |||||||||
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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.