1890 Brooklyn Gladiators season

November 2013 Brooklyn Gladiators 1890 American Association (19th century)American Association Ridgewood Park Brooklyn, New York 26 73 y 9th Jim Kennedy The 1890 Brooklyn Gladiators baseball team finished with a 26–73 record, last place in the American Association during their only season in existence. The team failed to finish the season, folding after their game against the Syracuse Stars on August 25. They were replaced by the resurrected Baltimore Orioles franchise, which had left the league at the end of the 1889 season. Regular season Season standings Brooklyn Gladiators Record vs. opponents BKG Opening Day lineup Roster 1890 Brooklyn Gladiators Roster Pitchers Tom Ford Jack Lynch Mike Mattimore Charlie McCullough Bob Murphy Jim Powers Steve Toole Gus Williams Catchers Frank Bowes Herman Pitz Jim Toy Infielders Peter Connell Jumbo Davis Frank Fennelly Joe Gerhardt Candy Nelson Billy O'Brien Fred Siefke Outfielders Hi Church Ed Daily John Peltz Hank Simon Manager Jim Kennedy Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Jim Toy 44 160 29 .181 0 7 1B Billy O'Brien 96 388 108 .278 4 67 2B Joe Gerhardt 99 369 75 .203 2 40 SS Candy Nelson 60 223 56 .251 0 12 3B Jumbo Davis 38 142 43 .303 2 28 OF Hank Simon 89 373 96 .257 0 38 OF John Peltz 98 384 87 .227 1 33 OF Ed Daily 91 394 94 .239 1 39 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Frank Bowes 61 232 51 .220 0 24 Herman Pitz 61 189 26 .138 0 6 Frank Fennelly 45 178 44 .247 2 18 Fred Siefke 16 58 8 .138 0 3 Peter Connell 11 40 9 .225 0 3 Hi Church 3 9 1 .111 0 0 Pitching Starting 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 Ed Daily 27 235.2 10 14 4.05 82 Charlie McCullough 26 215.2 4 21 4.59 61 Mike Mattimore 19 178.1 6 13 4.54 33 Bob Murphy 12 96.0 3 9 5.72 26 Steve Toole 6 53.1 2 4 4.05 10 Tom Ford Tom Ford (baseball) 7 49.0 0 6 5.14 12 Gus Williams Gus Williams (pitcher) 2 12.0 0 1 7.50 2 Jack Lynch Jack Lynch (baseball) 1 9.0 0 1 12.00 1 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 Jim Powers Jim Powers (baseball) 4 30.0 1 2 5.70 3 References 1890 Brooklyn Gladiators team page at Baseball Reference Brooklyn Gladiators season