1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season

The 1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms suffered a huge loss on January 4 when team founder Charles Byrne died. Charles Ebbets 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 race.

Offseason

November 12, 1897: George Shoch and cash were traded by the Bridegrooms to the St. Louis Browns for Bill Hallman.
March 5, 1898: Tommy Tucker was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the Washington Senators.

Regular season

Billy Barnie was fired as manager in June with the team's record at 15Ã¢ÂÂ20 and the team mired in ninth place. Ebbets took over himself for a while before they handed the team over to Mike Griffin to finish the season. The results weren't much better, as the team immediately lost five out of their next six, with an overall 39Ã¢ÂÂ71 record after Barnie's departure.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

May 19, 1898: John Anderson was sent conditionally by the Bridegrooms to the Washington Senators.
July 19, 1898: Tommy Tucker was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the St. Louis Browns.
September 21, 1898: John Anderson was returned to the Bridegrooms by the Washington Senators.

Roster

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

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

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

Other pitchers