The 1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms

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suffered a huge loss on January 4 when team founder Charles Byrne died. Charles Ebbets

Charles Ebbets

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 became the new president of the team and moved them into the new Washington Park. The team struggled all season, finishing in a distant tenth place in the National League

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 race.

Offseason

• November 12, 1897: George Shoch
  George Shoch
  George Quintus Shoch born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was a Utility player for the Washington Nationals , Milwaukee Brewers , Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Grooms/Brooklyn Bridegrooms ....
  
   and cash were traded by the Bridegrooms to the St. Louis Browns
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   for Bill Hallman.
• March 5, 1898: Tommy Tucker
  Tommy Tucker (baseball)
  Thomas Joseph Tucker was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played with six different teams between 1887 and 1899. Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., Tucker was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed....
  
   was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the Washington Senators
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  .

Regular season

Billy Barnie

Billy Barnie

William Harrison Barnie , nicknamed "Bald Billy," was an American manager and catcher in Major League Baseball. Born in New York City, he played as a right fielder in the National Association in 1874-1875...

 was fired as manager in June with the team's record at 15-20 and the team mired in ninth place. Ebbets took over himself for a while before they handed the team over to Mike Griffin

Mike Griffin (outfielder)

Michael Joseph Griffin was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who hailed from Utica, New York. He played in 1511 games spread over 12 seasons for teams in the American Association, the Players League, and National League...

 to finish the season. The results weren't much better, as the team immediately lost five out of their next six, with an overall 39-71 record after Barnie's departure.

Notable transactions

• May 19, 1898: John Anderson was sent conditionally by the Bridegrooms 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....
  
  .
• July 19, 1898: Tommy Tucker
  Tommy Tucker (baseball)
  Thomas Joseph Tucker was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played with six different teams between 1887 and 1899. Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., Tucker was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed....
  
   was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the St. Louis Browns
  St. Louis Cardinals
  The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
  
  .
• September 21, 1898: John Anderson was returned to the Bridegrooms by the Washington Senators.

Roster

1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Roster
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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		87	301	39	57	.189	0	24	5
1B		136	526	62	130	.247	5	65	23
2B		134	509	57	124	.244	2	63	9
3B		120	466	50	105	.225	1	41	3
SS		93	343	35	77	.224	1	39	7
OF		146	596	89	181	.304	1	69	36
OF		134	537	88	161	.300	2	40	15
OF		105	408	51	113	.277	4	64	8

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
	73	283	35	79	.279	1	34	1
	52	199	25	52	.261	0	23	7
	52	178	17	50	.281	0	11	1
	25	90	12	22	.244	0	10	2
	23	73	11	24	.329	0	11	6
	11	38	2	9	.237	0	3	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
	40	39	339.3	16	22	3.37	123	73	38
	41	37	322.7	16	21	3.60	82	66	31
	36	33	291.3	12	22	3.65	80	70	32
	23	21	151.7	4	14	5.34	86	43	16
	2	2	18.0	2	0	5.00	11	2	2
	2	2	16.0	1	1	2.81	9	0	2
	2	2	11.0	0	2	4.91	5	5	2
	1	1	9.0	0	1	10.00	6	0	1
	1	1	9.0	1	0	4.00	3	2	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	9	100.7	2	6	5.63	4	57	27
	3	2	23.0	0	2	5.48	9	6	2

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
	1	7.0	0	0	0	3.86	5	0

External links

• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet