1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season

March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1888 American Association (19th century)American Association Washington Park Brooklyn, New York 88 52 y 1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms.jpg 250px 2nd Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell Charles Byrne Bill McGunnigle 1887 Brooklyn Grays season With the 1888 season, the Brooklyn Grays underwent a name change to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, a nickname that resulted from several team members getting married around the same time. Also, owner Charles Byrne decided to withdraw from managing the team's on field activities and turned the reins over to more experienced baseball manager Bill McGunnigle. That, along with the Bridegrooms' purchase of several top players from the defunct New York Metropolitans, led to a dramatic on field improvement as the team finished in second place in the American Association. Offseason October 20, 1887: Jim Donahue was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the New York Metropolitans for $25,000.Jim Donahue page at Baseball Reference October 20, 1887: Bill Fagan,Bill Fagan page at Baseball Reference Frank Hankinson,Frank Hankinson page at Baseball Reference Bill Holbert,Bill Holbert page at Baseball Reference Al Mays,Al Mays page at Baseball Reference Darby O'BrienDarby O'Brien page at Baseball Reference and Paul RadfordPaul Radford page at Baseball Reference were purchased by the Bridegrooms from the New York Metropolitans. November 21, 1887: Doc Bushong was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the St. Louis Browns.Doc Bushong page at Baseball Reference November 26, 1887: Bob Caruthers was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the St. Louis Browns.Bob Caruthers page at Baseball Reference November 29, 1887: Dave Foutz was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the St. Louis Browns.Dave Foutz page at Baseball Reference January 15, 1888, Jim Donahue, Bill Fagan, Frank Hankinson, Bill Phillips,Bill Phillips page at Baseball Reference Henry PorterHenry Porter page at Baseball Reference and Steve TooleSteve Toole page at Baseball Reference were purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Kansas City Cowboys. February, 1888: Bert CunninghamBert Cunningham page at Baseball Reference and John HarkinsJohn Harkins page at Baseball Reference were purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Baltimore Orioles. February 15, 1888: Jim McTamany was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Kansas City Cowboys.Jim McTamany page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Brooklyn Bridegrooms Record vs. opponents BRO Notable transactions August 10, 1888: Oyster Burns was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the Baltimore Orioles.Oyster Burns page at Baseball Reference September 15, 1888: Bill McClellan was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Cleveland Blues.Bill McClellan page at Baseball Reference September 23, 1888: Pop Corkhill was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the Cincinnati Red Stockings.Pop Corkhill page at Baseball Reference September 30, 1888: Hub Collins was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the Louisville Colonels.Hub Collins page at Baseball Reference Roster 1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms Roster Pitchers Mickey Hughes Al Mays Adonis Terry Catchers Doc Bushong Bob Clark Bill Holbert Jimmy Peoples Infielders Jack Burdock Oyster Burns Hub Collins Bill McClellan Dave Orr George Pinkney Germany Smith Outfielders Bob Caruthers Pop Corkhill Dave Foutz Darby O'Brien Paul Radford Ed Silch Manager Bill McGunnigle Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; 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 Doc Bushong 69 253 23 53 .209 0 16 9 1B Dave Orr 99 394 57 120 .305 1 59 11 2B Jack Burdock 70 246 15 30 .122 1 8 9 3B Germany Smith 103 402 47 86 .214 3 61 27 SS George Pinkney 143 575 134 156 .271 4 52 51 OF Darby O'Brien 136 532 105 149 .280 2 65 55 OF Paul Radford 90 308 48 67 .218 2 29 33 OF Dave Foutz 140 563 91 156 .277 3 99 35 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB Bob Caruthers 94 335 58 77 .230 5 54 23 Bill McClellan 74 278 33 57 .205 0 21 13 Oyster Burns 52 204 40 58 .284 2 25 21 Bob Clark Bob Clark (catcher) 45 150 23 36 .240 1 20 11 Jimmy Peoples 32 103 15 20 .194 0 17 10 Pop Corkhill 19 71 17 27 .380 1 19 3 Bill Holbert 15 50 4 6 .120 0 1 0 Ed Silch 14 48 5 13 .271 0 3 4 Hub Collins 12 42 16 13 .310 0 3 9 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 Bob Caruthers 44 42 391.2 29 15 2.39 53 140 42 Mickey Hughes 40 40 363.0 25 13 2.13 98 159 40 Adonis Terry 23 23 195.0 13 8 2.03 67 138 20 Dave Foutz 23 19 176.0 12 7 2.51 35 73 19 Al Mays 18 18 160.2 9 9 2.80 32 67 17 Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Dodgers Media Guide History https://web.archive.org/web/20080910025718/http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/la/history_records.pdf September 10, 2008 Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Retrosheet Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Bridegrooms season Brooklyn Category:19th century in Brooklyn Category:Park Slope