1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season
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{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Brooklyn Bridegrooms
| season = 1889
| misc = American Association Champions
| league = American Association (19th century){{!}}American Association
| ballpark = Washington Park
| city = Brooklyn, New York
| owners = Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell
| president = Charles Byrne
| manager = Bill McGunnigle
| television =
| radio =
|}}
The 1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms won the American Association championship by two games over the St. Louis Browns.
Offseason
- December 23, 1888: Al Mays[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maysal01.shtml Al Mays page at Baseball Reference] and Dave Orr[https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/orrda01.shtml Dave Orr page at Baseball Reference] were purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Columbus Solons.
- Prior to 1889 season: Paul Radford was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Cleveland Spiders.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/radfopa01.shtml Paul Radford page at Baseball Reference]
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1889 American Association standings|highlight=Brooklyn Bridegrooms}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1889 American Association Record vs. opponents|team=BR}}
= Roster =
| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;" | ||||||||||||||||
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #083c6b; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Bob Caruthers}}
{{MLBplayer | Mickey Hughes}}
{{MLBplayer | Tom Lovett}}
{{MLBplayer | Adonis Terry}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Doc Bushong}}
{{MLBplayer | Bob Clark}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Reynolds}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Visner}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Hub Collins}}
{{MLBplayer | Dave Foutz}}
{{MLBplayer | George Pinkney}}
{{MLBplayer | Germany Smith}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Oyster Burns}}
{{MLBplayer | Pop Corkhill}}
{{MLBplayer | Darby O'Brien}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Bill McGunnigle}} |
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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | R ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SB | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Bob|Clark|Bob Clark (catcher)}} | 53 | 182 | 32 | 50 | .275 | 0 | 22 | 18 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Dave|Foutz}} | 138 | 553 | 118 | 152 | .275 | 6 | 113 | 43 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Hub|Collins}} | 138 | 560 | 139 | 149 | .266 | 2 | 73 | 65 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Germany|Smith}} | 121 | 446 | 89 | 103 | .231 | 3 | 53 | 35 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|George|Pinkney}} | 138 | 545 | 103 | 134 | .246 | 4 | 82 | 47 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Pop|Corkhill}} | 138 | 537 | 91 | 134 | .250 | 8 | 78 | 22 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Darby|O'Brien}} | 136 | 567 | 146 | 170 | .300 | 5 | 80 | 91 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Oyster|Burns}} | 131 | 504 | 105 | 153 | .304 | 5 | 100 | 32 |
== 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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | R ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SB | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Visner}} | 80 | 295 | 56 | 76 | .258 | 8 | 68 | 13 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Doc|Bushong}} | 25 | 84 | 15 | 13 | .155 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Charlie|Reynolds|Charlie Reynolds (catcher)}} | 12 | 42 | 5 | 9 | .214 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | GS ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | BB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | CG | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bob|Caruthers}} | 56 | 50 | 445.0 | 40 | 11 | 3.13 | 104 | 118 | 46 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Adonis|Terry}} | 41 | 39 | 326.0 | 22 | 15 | 3.29 | 126 | 186 | 35 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Tom|Lovett}} | 29 | 28 | 229.0 | 17 | 10 | 4.32 | 65 | 92 | 23 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Mickey|Hughes}} | 20 | 17 | 153.0 | 9 | 8 | 4.35 | 86 | 54 | 13 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dave|Foutz}} | 12 | 59.2 | 3 | 0 | 4.37 | 21 |
1889 World Series
{{main|1889 World Series}}
The Bridegrooms played in the 1889 World Series representing the American Association against the New York Giants, champions of the National League. The Giants won the series, 6 games to 3. This series would be the first meeting between these two historic rivals.
Notes
{{Reflist}}
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BRO/1889.shtml Baseball-Reference season page]
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1889&t=BR9 Baseball Almanac season page]
External links
- [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html Brooklyn Dodgers reference site]
- [http://www.retrosheet.org/ Retrosheet]
{{American Association champions}}
{{1889 MLB season by team}}
{{1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms}}
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