1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Eastern Park |
City | Brooklyn, New York |
Owners | Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell, George Chauncey |
President | Charles Byrne |
Managers | Dave Foutz |
The 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms finished the season tied for ninth place in the crowded National League race.
Offseason
- November 18, 1895: Tommy McCarthy was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the Boston Beaneaters.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 39 | 0.698 | — | 49–16 | 41–23 |
Cleveland Spiders | 80 | 48 | 0.625 | 9½ | 43–19 | 37–29 |
Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 50 | 0.606 | 12 | 51–15 | 26–35 |
Boston Beaneaters | 74 | 57 | 0.565 | 17 | 42–24 | 32–33 |
Chicago Colts | 71 | 57 | 0.555 | 18½ | 42–24 | 29–33 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 63 | 0.512 | 24 | 35–31 | 31–32 |
New York Giants | 64 | 67 | 0.489 | 27 | 39–26 | 25–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 68 | 0.477 | 28½ | 42–27 | 20–41 |
Washington Senators | 58 | 73 | 0.443 | 33 | 38–29 | 20–44 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 58 | 73 | 0.443 | 33 | 35–28 | 23–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 40 | 90 | 0.308 | 50½ | 27–34 | 13–56 |
Louisville Colonels | 38 | 93 | 0.290 | 53 | 25–37 | 13–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–4–2 | 10–2 | 3–8–1 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 12–0 | 9–2 | 9–3 | 10–2 | |||||
Boston | 7–5 | — | 10–2 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 5–7–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | |||||
Brooklyn | 6–6 | 2–10 | — | 6–6 | 2–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–5–1 | 7–5 | 4–8–1 | |||||
Chicago | 4–7–2 | 9–3 | 6–6 | — | 4–6–1 | 2–9–1 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 11–1 | 9–3 | 8–4 | |||||
Cincinnati | 2–10 | 6–5 | 10–2 | 6–4–1 | — | 6–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 12–0 | 7–4 | |||||
Cleveland | 8–3–1 | 7–5–1 | 5–7 | 9–2–1 | 5–6 | — | 8–3–2 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–8–1 | 10–2 | 9–3–1 | |||||
Louisville | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 3–8–2 | — | 4–8–1 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 3–9 | |||||
New York | 3–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | — | 3–8 | 4–8 | 9–3–1 | 6–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 0–12 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–3 | — | 6–6 | 8–3 | 8–4 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 2–9 | 5–7 | 5–6–1 | 1–11 | 7–5 | 8–4–1 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 6–6 | — | 8–3 | 6–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 3–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 0–12 | 2–10 | 9–3 | 3–9–1 | 3–8 | 3–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
Washington | 2–10 | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | 4–8 | 4–7 | 3–9–1 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
Roster
1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | |||||||||
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
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 |
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C | John Grim | 81 | 281 | 32 | 75 | .267 | 2 | 35 | 7 |
1B | Candy LaChance | 89 | 348 | 60 | 99 | .284 | 7 | 58 | 17 |
2B | Tom Daly | 67 | 224 | 43 | 63 | .281 | 3 | 29 | 19 |
3B | Billy Shindle | 131 | 516 | 75 | 144 | .279 | 1 | 61 | 24 |
SS | Tommy Corcoran | 132 | 532 | 63 | 154 | .289 | 3 | 73 | 16 |
OF | Mike Griffin | 122 | 493 | 101 | 152 | .308 | 4 | 51 | 23 |
OF | Fielder Jones | 104 | 395 | 82 | 140 | .354 | 3 | 46 | 18 |
OF | Tommy McCarthy | 104 | 377 | 62 | 94 | .249 | 3 | 47 | 22 |
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 |
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John Anderson | 108 | 430 | 70 | 135 | .314 | 1 | 55 | 37 |
George Shoch | 76 | 250 | 36 | 73 | .292 | 1 | 28 | 11 |
Buster Burrell | 62 | 206 | 19 | 62 | .301 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
Frank Bonner | 9 | 34 | 8 | 6 | .176 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Dave Foutz | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
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Brickyard Kennedy | 42 | 38 | 305.2 | 17 | 20 | 4.42 | 130 | 76 | 28 |
Harley Payne | 34 | 28 | 241.2 | 14 | 16 | 3.39 | 58 | 52 | 24 |
Dan Daub | 32 | 24 | 225.0 | 12 | 11 | 3.60 | 63 | 53 | 18 |
Bert Abbey | 25 | 18 | 164.1 | 8 | 8 | 5.15 | 48 | 37 | 12 |
George Harper | 16 | 11 | 86.0 | 4 | 8 | 5.55 | 39 | 22 | 11 |
Ad Gumbert | 5 | 4 | 31.0 | 0 | 4 | 3.77 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
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 |
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Ed Stein | 17 | 10 | 90.1 | 3 | 6 | 4.88 | 51 | 16 | 6 |
Notes
References
External links
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Acme Dodgers page Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Retrosheet