1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season

March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1889 American Association Champions American Association (19th century)American Association Washington Park Brooklyn, New York 1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms.jpg 250px 93 44 y 1st Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell Charles Byrne Bill McGunnigle The 1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms won the American Association championship by two games over the St. Louis Browns. Offseason December 23, 1888: Al MaysAl Mays page at Baseball Reference and Dave OrrDave Orr page at Baseball Reference were purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Columbus Solons. Prior to 1889 season: Paul Radford was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Cleveland Spiders.Paul Radford page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Brooklyn Bridegrooms Record vs. opponents BRO Roster 1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms Roster Pitchers Bob Caruthers Mickey Hughes Tom Lovett Adonis Terry Catchers Doc Bushong Bob Clark Charlie Reynolds Joe Visner Infielders Hub Collins Dave Foutz George Pinkney Germany Smith Outfielders Oyster Burns Pop Corkhill Darby O'Brien Manager Bill McGunnigle Player stats Batting Starters by position 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 C Bob Clark Bob Clark (catcher) 53 182 32 50 .275 0 22 18 1B Dave Foutz 138 553 118 152 .275 6 113 43 2B Hub Collins 138 560 139 149 .266 2 73 65 3B Germany Smith 121 446 89 103 .231 3 53 35 SS George Pinkney 138 545 103 134 .246 4 82 47 OF Pop Corkhill 138 537 91 134 .250 8 78 22 OF Darby O'Brien 136 567 146 170 .300 5 80 91 OF Oyster Burns 131 504 105 153 .304 5 100 32 Other batters 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 Joe Visner 80 295 56 76 .258 8 68 13 Doc Bushong 25 84 15 13 .155 0 8 2 Charlie Reynolds Charlie Reynolds (catcher) 12 42 5 9 .214 0 3 2 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; 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 Bob Caruthers 56 50 445.0 40 11 3.13 104 118 46 Adonis Terry 41 39 326.0 22 15 3.29 126 186 35 Tom Lovett 29 28 229.0 17 10 4.32 65 92 23 Mickey Hughes 20 17 153.0 9 8 4.35 86 54 13 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Dave Foutz 12 59.2 3 0 4.37 21 1889 World Series 1889 World Series The Bridegrooms played in the 1889 World Series representing the American Association against the New York Giants, champions of the National League. The Giants won the series, 6 games to 3. This series would be the first meeting between these two historic rivals. Notes References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Retrosheet Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Bridegrooms season Brooklyn Category:19th century in Brooklyn Category:Park Slope