1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Washington Park |
City | Brooklyn, New York |
Owners | Charles Ebbets, Ferdinand Abell |
President | Charles Ebbets |
Managers | Billy Barnie, Charles Ebbets, Mike Griffin |
The 1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms suffered a huge loss on January 4 when team founder Charles Byrne died. Charles Ebbets became the new president of the team and moved them into the new Washington Park. The team struggled all season, finishing in a distant tenth place in the National League race.
Billy Barnie was fired as manager in June with the team's record at 15–20 and the team mired in ninth place. Ebbets took over himself for a while before they handed the team over to Mike Griffin to finish the season. The results weren't much better, as the team immediately lost five out of their next six, with an overall 39–71 record after Barnie's departure.
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Beaneaters | 102 | 47 | 0.685 | — | 62–15 | 40–32 |
Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 53 | 0.644 | 6 | 58–15 | 38–38 |
Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 60 | 0.605 | 11½ | 58–28 | 34–32 |
Chicago Orphans | 85 | 65 | 0.567 | 17½ | 58–31 | 27–34 |
Cleveland Spiders | 81 | 68 | 0.544 | 21 | 36–19 | 45–49 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 71 | 0.523 | 24 | 49–31 | 29–40 |
New York Giants | 77 | 73 | 0.513 | 25½ | 45–28 | 32–45 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 76 | 0.486 | 29½ | 39–35 | 33–41 |
Louisville Colonels | 70 | 81 | 0.464 | 33 | 43–34 | 27–47 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 54 | 91 | 0.372 | 46 | 30–41 | 24–50 |
Washington Senators | 51 | 101 | 0.336 | 52½ | 34–44 | 17–57 |
St. Louis Browns | 39 | 111 | 0.260 | 63½ | 20–44 | 19–67 |
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Team | BLN | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | CLV | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WHS | |||||
Baltimore | — | 5–7 | 8–5–1 | 9–5 | 8–6–1 | 8–6–1 | 9–5 | 10–3–1 | 10–3–1 | 10–4 | 12–2 | 7–7 | |||||
Boston | 7–5 | — | 11–2 | 9–5 | 9–4–1 | 6–7–1 | 8–6–1 | 10–4 | 10–4 | 9–5 | 12–2 | 11–3 | |||||
Brooklyn | 5–8–1 | 2–11 | — | 4–10 | 3–11 | 6–7 | 2–10–1 | 3–11 | 6–6 | 9–5–1 | 7–6–1 | 7–6 | |||||
Chicago | 5–9 | 5–9 | 10–4 | — | 6–8 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 9–5–1 | 6–7 | 7–4–1 | 10–4 | 11–3 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–8–1 | 4–9–1 | 11–3 | 8–6 | — | 8–5–2 | 9–5 | 6–8–1 | 7–7 | 12–2 | 12–2 | 9–5 | |||||
Cleveland | 6–8–1 | 7–6–1 | 7–6 | 7–7 | 5–8–2 | — | 9–5 | 6–8 | 7–7 | 5–8 | 10–3–1 | 12–2–2 | |||||
Louisville | 5–9 | 6–8–1 | 10–2–1 | 5–9 | 5–9 | 5–9 | — | 6–8 | 4–10 | 4–9–1 | 10–4 | 10–4 | |||||
New York | 3–10–1 | 4–10 | 11–3 | 5–9–1 | 8–6–1 | 8–6 | 8–6 | — | 6–7 | 5–9–1 | 10–3–2 | 9–4–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 3–10–1 | 4–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–7 | 7–7 | 10–4 | 7–6 | — | 6–8 | 9–5 | 12–2 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 4–10 | 5–9 | 5–9–1 | 4–7–1 | 2–12 | 8–5 | 9–4–1 | 9–5–1 | 8–6 | — | 9–4 | 9–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 2–12 | 2–12 | 6–7–1 | 4–10 | 2–12 | 3–10–1 | 4–10 | 3–10–2 | 5–9 | 4–9 | — | 4–10 | |||||
Washington | 7–7 | 3–11 | 6–7 | 3–11 | 5–9 | 2–12–2 | 4–10 | 4–9–1 | 2–12 | 5–9 | 10–4 | — |
1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Managers |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Jack Ryan | 87 | 301 | 39 | 57 | .189 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
1B | Candy LaChance | 136 | 526 | 62 | 130 | .247 | 5 | 65 | 23 |
2B | Bill Hallman | 134 | 509 | 57 | 124 | .244 | 2 | 63 | 9 |
3B | Billy Shindle | 120 | 466 | 50 | 105 | .225 | 1 | 41 | 3 |
SS | George Magoon | 93 | 343 | 35 | 77 | .224 | 1 | 39 | 7 |
OF | Fielder Jones | 146 | 596 | 89 | 181 | .304 | 1 | 69 | 36 |
OF | Mike Griffin | 134 | 537 | 88 | 161 | .300 | 2 | 40 | 15 |
OF | Jimmy Sheckard | 105 | 408 | 51 | 113 | .277 | 4 | 64 | 8 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Tommy Tucker | 73 | 283 | 35 | 79 | .279 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
Aleck Smith | 52 | 199 | 25 | 52 | .261 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
John Grim | 52 | 178 | 17 | 50 | .281 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
John Anderson | 25 | 90 | 12 | 22 | .244 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
Tom Daly | 23 | 73 | 11 | 24 | .329 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
Butts Wagner | 11 | 38 | 2 | 9 | .237 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
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Brickyard Kennedy | 40 | 39 | 339.1 | 16 | 22 | 3.37 | 123 | 73 | 38 |
Jack Dunn | 41 | 37 | 322.2 | 16 | 21 | 3.60 | 82 | 66 | 31 |
Joe Yeager | 36 | 33 | 291.1 | 12 | 22 | 3.65 | 80 | 70 | 32 |
Ralph Miller | 23 | 21 | 151.2 | 4 | 14 | 5.34 | 86 | 43 | 16 |
Harry Howell | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 0 | 5.00 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Welcome Gaston | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.81 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
Lefty Hopper | 2 | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.91 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Elmer Horton | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 10.00 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Harley Payne | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
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Kit McKenna | 14 | 9 | 100.2 | 2 | 6 | 5.63 | 4 | 57 | 27 |
Ed Stein | 3 | 2 | 23.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.48 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
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Frank Hansford | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 5 | 0 |