The Brooklyn Grooms

Los Angeles Dodgers

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finished a disappointing seventh in the National League

National League

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 race under new player/manager Dave Foutz

Dave Foutz

David Luther Foutz was a pitcher for the Saint Louis Browns of the American Association and the Brooklyn Bridegrooms of the National League from to , compiling a 147-66 career record. He also played first base and the outfield...

. The highlight of the year was when pitcher

Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

 Brickyard Kennedy

Brickyard Kennedy

William Park Kennedy was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1892 through , he played for the Brooklyn Grooms/Superbas , New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates . Kennedy batted and threw right-handed...

 became the first major leaguer to pitch and win two games on the same day since the mound was moved back to 60 feet. He allowed just eight hits in beating the Louisville Colonels

Louisville Colonels

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 3-0 and 6-2 in a doubleheader on May 30, 1893.

Offseason

• February 5, 1893: John Montgomery Ward
  John Montgomery Ward
  John Montgomery Ward , known as Monte Ward, was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, shortstop and manager. Ward was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Renovo, Pennsylvania...
  
   was signed as a free agent by the Grooms.
• February 15, 1893: John Montgomery Ward was sold by the Grooms to the New York Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   for $6,000.
• February 18, 1893: Bill Joyce
  Bill Joyce (baseball)
  William Michael Joyce was a professional baseball player. He was a third baseman over parts of 8 seasons with the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders , Boston Reds , Brooklyn Grooms, Washington Senators, and New York Giants. For the Giants, he was also the manager for duration of his time with them...
  
   and cash were traded by the Grooms to the Washington Senators
  Washington Senators (1891-1899)
  The Washington Senators were a 19th century baseball team. The team was also known as the Washington Statesmen and the Washington Nationals. The team played at Boundary Field....
  
   for Danny Richardson
  Danny Richardson
  Daniel Richardson , was an American professional baseball player who played second base in the Major Leagues from 1884-1894...
  
  .

Roster

1893 Brooklyn Grooms
Roster
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Notable transactions

• July 27, 1893: Willie Keeler
  Willie Keeler
  William Henry Keeler in Brooklyn, New York, nicknamed "Wee Willie", was a right fielder in professional baseball who played from 1892 to 1910, primarily for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas in the National League, and the New York Highlanders in the American League.- Biography :Keeler's...
  
   was purchased by the Grooms from the New York Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
  .

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
C		78	312	38	76	.244	4	45	4
1B		77	282	57	95	.337	2	59	9
2B		126	470	94	136	.289	8	70	32
3B		94	327	53	86	.263	2	54	9
SS		115	459	61	126	.275	2	58	14
OF		109	415	68	112	.270	7	60	14
OF		95	362	85	103	.285	6	59	30
OF		130	557	91	137	.246	7	67	39

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
	61	215	33	57	.265	1	32	13
	54	206	36	46	.223	0	27	7
	48	175	43	44	.251	1	29	22
	34	120	24	35	.292	2	19	9
	20	80	14	25	.313	1	9	2
	11	35	1	6	.171	0	6	0

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

Player	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO	CG
	46	44	382.7	25	20	3.72	168	107	40
	37	34	298.3	19	15	3.77	119	81	28
	23	20	151.0	8	9	5.60	89	37	12
	12	12	103.0	6	6	3.84	61	25	12
	13	10	95.0	4	6	5.87	58	24	10
	2	2	10.0	0	2	13.50	9	5	1

Other 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

Player	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO	CG
	14	8	96.0	3	5	6.56	35	15	6

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	BB	SO
	6	18.0	0	0	0	7.50	8	3

External links

• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet