1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...

won the American Association

American Association (19th century)

The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...

championship by two games over the St. Louis Browns

1889 St. Louis Browns season

The 1889 St. Louis Browns season was the team's 8th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 8th season in the American Association. The Browns went 90-45 during the season and finished second in the American Association.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

Offseason

December 23, 1888: Al Mays
Al Mays
Albert C. Mays was a 19th century Major League Baseball pitcher from 1885-1890 in the American Association.Mays died in an accidental drowning in Parkersburg, West Virginia.-External links:**...

and Dave Orr
Dave Orr
David L. Orr was a first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1883 through 1890.-Baseball career:Orr played most of his career in the American Association for the New York Metropolitans , Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Columbus Solons...

were purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Columbus Solons
Columbus Solons
The Columbus Solons were a baseball team in the American Association from 1889 to 1891. In three seasons, they won 200 games and lost 209 for a winning percentage of .489. Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbus, Ohio....

.
Prior to 1889 season: Paul Radford
Paul Radford
Paul Revere Radford was a Major League Baseball player in the late 19th century. Paul, nicknamed "Shorty", played with many teams over his 12-season career, but his best performance was with the Cleveland Infants, when he batted .292. His career batting average was .242. Radford died in Boston,...

was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Cleveland Spiders
Cleveland Spiders
The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio. The team played at National League Park from 1889 to 1890 and at League Park from 1891 to 1899.- 1887-1891 :...

.

Roster

1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers		valign="top" \| Catchers Infielders		valign="top" \| Outfielders		valign="top" \| Manager

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	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C	53	182	32	50	.275	0	22	18
1B	138	553	118	152	.275	6	113	43
2B	138	560	139	149	.266	2	73	65
3B	121	446	89	103	.231	3	53	35
SS	138	545	103	134	.246	4	82	47
OF	138	537	91	134	.250	8	78	22
OF	136	567	146	170	.300	5	80	91
OF	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

G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
80	295	56	76	.258	8	68	13
25	84	15	13	.155	0	8	2
12	42	5	9	.214	0	3	2

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

G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO	CG
56	50	445.0	40	11	3.13	104	118	46
41	39	326.0	22	15	3.29	126	186	35
29	28	229.0	17	10	4.32	65	92	23
20	17	153.0	9	8	4.35	86	54	13

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	12	59.7	3	0	4.37	21

1889 World Series

The Bridegrooms played in the 1889 World Series

1889 World Series

The 1889 World Series was an end-of-the-year baseball playoff series between the National League champion New York Giants and the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms ....

representing the American Association

American Association (19th century)

The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...

against the New York Giants

1889 New York Giants season

The New York Giants season was the franchise's 7th season. The team finished first in the National League with a record of 83-43. They beat the Boston Beneaters by just one game. The Beaneaters won the same number of games as the Giants, but lost two more games, giving the pennant to the Giants...

, champions of the National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

. The Giants won the series, 6 games to 3. This series would be the first meeting between these two historic rivals.

External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.

1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers		valign="top" \| Catchers Infielders		valign="top" \| Outfielders		valign="top" \| Manager