1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season

March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1898 National League Washington Park Brooklyn, New York 54 94 y 10th Charles Ebbets, Ferdinand Abell Charles Ebbets Billy Barnie, Charles Ebbets, Mike Griffin 1899 Brooklyn Superbas season 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. Offseason November 12, 1897: George Shoch and cash were traded by the Bridegrooms to the St. Louis Browns for Bill Hallman.Bill Hallman page at Baseball Reference March 5, 1898: Tommy Tucker was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the Washington Senators.Tommy Tucker page at Baseball Reference Regular season thumb|350px|1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 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. Season standings Brooklyn Bridegrooms Record vs. opponents BRO Notable transactions May 19, 1898: John Anderson was sent conditionally by the Bridegrooms to the Washington Senators.John Anderson page at Baseball Reference July 19, 1898: Tommy Tucker was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the St. Louis Browns. September 21, 1898: John Anderson was returned to the Bridegrooms by the Washington Senators. Roster 1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms Roster Pitchers Jack Dunn Welcome Gaston Frank Hansford Lefty Hopper Elmer Horton Harry Howell Brickyard Kennedy Kit McKenna Ralph Miller Harley Payne Ed Stein Joe Yeager Catchers John Grim Jack Ryan Infielders Tom Daly Bill Hallman Candy LaChance George Magoon Billy Shindle Tommy Tucker Butts Wagner Outfielders John Anderson Mike Griffin Fielder Jones Jimmy Sheckard Aleck Smith Managers Billy Barnie Charles Ebbets Mike Griffin 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 Jack Ryan Jack Ryan (catcher) 87 301 39 57 .189 0 24 5 1B Candy LaChance 136 526 62 130 .247 5 65 23 2B Bill Hallman Bill Hallman (second baseman) 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 Mike Griffin (outfielder) 134 537 88 161 .300 2 40 15 OF Jimmy Sheckard 105 408 51 113 .277 4 64 8 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 Tommy Tucker Tommy Tucker (baseball) 73 283 35 79 .279 1 34 1 Aleck Smith 52 199 25 52 .261 0 23 7 John Grim baseball 52 178 17 50 .281 0 11 1 John Anderson John Anderson (outfielder) 25 90 12 22 .244 0 10 2 Tom Daly Tom Daly (infielder) 23 73 11 24 .329 0 11 6 Butts Wagner 11 38 2 9 .237 0 3 0 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 40 39 339.1 16 22 3.37 123 73 38 Jack Dunn Jack Dunn (baseball) 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 Ralph Miller (right-handed pitcher) 23 21 151.2 4 14 5.34 86 43 16 Harry Howell Harry Howell (baseball) 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 Elmer Horton (baseball) 1 1 9.0 0 1 10.00 6 0 1 Harley Payne 1 1 9.0 1 0 4.00 3 2 1 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 Kit McKenna 14 9 100.2 2 6 5.63 4 57 27 Ed Stein baseball 3 2 23.0 0 2 5.48 9 6 2 Relief pitchers 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 Frank Hansford 1 7.0 0 0 0 3.86 5 0 Notes 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 Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Superbas season Brooklyn Category:19th century in Brooklyn Category:Park Slope