1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season

March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1897 National League Eastern Park Brooklyn, New York 1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms.jpg 250px 61 71 y T–6th Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell, Charles Ebbets Charles Byrne Billy Barnie The 1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms finished the season tied for sixth place under new manager Billy Barnie. Also the team's ownership underwent a change as Charles Byrne and Ferdinand Abell buy the shares previously owned by George Chauncey and Charles Ebbets becomes a part owner of the team. Offseason November 13, 1896: Tommy Corcoran was traded by the Bridegrooms to the Cincinnati Reds for Germany Smith, Chauncey Fisher and cash.Tommy Corcoran page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1897 season: Claude Ritchey was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Cincinnati Reds.Claude Ritchey page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Brooklyn Bridegrooms Record vs. opponents BRO Roster 1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms Roster Pitchers John Brown Dan Daub Jack Dunn Chauncey Fisher Brickyard Kennedy Sadie McMahon Harley Payne Catchers Buster Burrell John Grim Aleck Smith Infielders Jim Canavan Candy LaChance Jimmy Sheckard Billy Shindle George Shoch Germany Smith Outfielders John Anderson Mike Griffin Pat Hannivan Fielder Jones Manager Billy Barnie 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 John Grim baseball 80 290 26 72 .248 0 25 3 1B Candy LaChance 126 520 86 160 .308 4 90 26 2B George Shoch 85 284 42 79 .278 0 38 6 3B Billy Shindle 134 542 83 154 .284 4 105 23 SS Germany Smith 112 428 47 86 .201 0 29 1 OF Fielder Jones 135 548 134 172 .314 1 49 48 OF Mike Griffin Mike Griffin (outfielder) 134 534 136 169 .316 2 56 16 OF John Anderson John Anderson (outfielder) 117 492 93 160 .325 4 85 29 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 Jim Canavan 63 240 25 52 .217 2 34 9 Aleck Smith 66 237 36 71 .300 1 39 12 Buster Burrell 33 103 15 25 .243 2 18 1 Jimmy Sheckard 13 49 12 14 .286 3 14 5 Pat Hannivan 10 20 4 5 .250 0 2 4 Pitching Starting pitchers 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 Brickyard Kennedy 44 40 343.1 18 20 3.91 149 81 36 Harley Payne 40 38 280.0 14 17 4.63 71 86 30 Jack Dunn Jack Dunn (baseball) 25 21 216.2 14 9 4.57 66 26 21 Dan Daub 19 16 137.2 6 11 6.08 48 19 11 Sadie McMahon 9 7 63.0 0 6 5.86 29 13 5 John Brown John Brown (1890s pitcher) 1 1 5.0 0 1 7.20 4 0 0 Other pitchers 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 Chauncey Fisher 20 13 149.0 9 7 4.23 43 31 11 Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Retrosheet Brooklyn Bridegrooms Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Category:19th century in Brooklyn Category:Brownsville, Brooklyn