1890 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders season

November 2013 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders 1890 Players' League Eastern Park Brooklyn, New York 76 56 y 2nd George Chauncey John Montgomery Ward The 1890 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders baseball team was a member of the short lived Players' League. They compiled a 76–56 record, good for second place. The team was named by the press for their manager, John Montgomery Ward, who helped to organize the Players' League. After the season, the league folded, and the Wonders were bought out by the National League's Brooklyn Bridegrooms. Regular season Season standings Brooklyn Ward's Wonders Record vs. opponents BKW Opening Day lineup Roster 1890 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders Roster Pitchers George Hemming Con Murphy John Sowders Gus Weyhing Catchers Paul Cook Con Daily Tom Kinslow Infielders Lou Bierbauer Bill Joyce Dave Orr John Ward Outfielders Ed Andrews Jackie Hayes Jack McGeachey Emmett Seery Art Sunday George Van Haltren Manager John Ward 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 Tom Kinslow 64 242 64 .264 4 46 1B Dave Orr 107 464 172 .371 6 124 2B Lou Bierbauer 133 589 180 .306 7 99 3B Bill Joyce Bill Joyce (baseball) 133 489 123 .252 1 78 SS John Ward John Montgomery Ward 128 561 188 .335 4 60 OF Emmett Seery 104 394 88 .223 1 50 OF Ed Andrews 94 395 100 .253 3 38 OF Jack McGeachey 104 443 108 .244 1 65 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 George Van Haltren 92 376 126 .335 5 54 Paul Cook Paul Cook (baseball) 58 218 55 .252 0 31 Con Daily 46 168 42 .250 0 35 Art Sunday 24 83 22 .265 0 13 Jackie Hayes Jackie Hayes (catcher) 12 42 8 .190 0 5 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 Gus Weyhing 49 390.0 30 16 3.60 177 John Sowders 39 309.0 19 16 3.82 91 George Van Haltren 28 223.0 15 10 4.28 48 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 Con Murphy Con Murphy (baseball) 20 139.0 4 10 4.79 29 George Hemming 19 123.0 8 4 3.80 32 References 1890 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders team page at Baseball Reference Brooklyn Ward's Wonders season