In the lid-lifter in Cincinnati, Eureka struck for single runs in each of the first three innings, while the Reds countered with two of their own. It stayed 3-2 Newark until Dan Brouthers knocked home a pair of runs to make it 4-3 Cincinnati, which was the final score. Reds rookie Bob Black was brilliant in Game 2, tossing a six-hit shoutout, winning the game 2-0 and giving Cincy a 2-0 lead in the series.
The Cup Final shifted to New Jersey, and Game 3 was a wild one; tied 4-4 after eight when pinch-hitter Black nubbed a single, then came around on a wild pitch, a groundout and an error. But in the bottom of the frame, Charlie Jones also scored on a passed ball, then Orator Shafer came home on a Charlie Bennett single, giving Eureka a badly-needed 6-5 win.
But the Cup Final would not leave the Garden State. Bob Black was the hero again in Game 4, holding Newark to four runs then slashing a go-ahead 2 RBI single in the ninth to ensure a 6-4 Reds victory; and the Red Stockings wrapped it up in Game 5 when things again turned Black for Newark: Bob smashing a bases-clearing pinch-hitter double in the eighth to help Cincy claim the Cup, 8-3.
