1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season
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1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season
| 1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms |
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| Owner(s) | Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell | |
| Manager(s) | Bill McGunnigle | |
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With the 1888 season, the team underwent a name change to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, a nickname that resulted from several team members getting married around the same time. Also, owner Charles Byrne decided to withdraw from managing the team's on field activities and turned the reigns over to more experienced baseball manager Bill McGunnigle. That, along with the Dodgers purchase of several top players from the defunct New York Metropolitans, led to a dramatic on field improvement as the team finished in second place in the American Association.
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Offseason
- October 20, 1887: Jim Donahue was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the New York Metropolitans for $25,000.[1]
- October 20, 1887: Bill Fagan[2], Frank Hankinson[3], Bill Holbert[4], Al Mays[5], Darby O'Brien[6] and Paul Radford[7] were purchased by the Bridegrooms from the New York Metropolitans.
- November 21, 1887: Doc Bushong was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the St. Louis Browns.[8]
- November 26, 1887: Bob Caruthers was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the St. Louis Browns.[9]
- November 29, 1887: Dave Foutz was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the St. Louis Browns.[10]
- January 15, 1888, Jim Donahue[1], Bill Fagan[2], Frank Hankinson[3], Bill Phillips[11], Henry Porter[12] and Steve Toole[13] were purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Kansas City Cowboys.
- February, 1888: Bert Cunningham[14] and John Harkins[15] were purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Baltimore Orioles.
- February 15, 1888: Jim McTamany was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Kansas City Cowboys.[16]
Regular season
Season standings
| American Association | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| St. Louis Browns | 92 | 43 | -- | .681 |
| Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 88 | 52 | 6.5 | .629 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 52 | 10 | .609 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 80 | 54 | 11.5 | .597 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 57 | 80 | 36 | .416 |
| Cleveland Blues | 50 | 82 | 40.5 | .379 |
| Louisville Colonels | 48 | 87 | 44 | .356 |
| Kansas City Cowboys | 43 | 89 | 47.5 | .326 |
Notable transactions
- August 10, 1888: Oyster Burns was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the Baltimore Orioles.[17]
- September 15, 1888: Bill McClellan was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Cleveland Blues.[18]
- September 23, 1888: Pop Corkhill was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the Cincinnati Red Stockings.[19]
- September 30, 1888: Hub Collins was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the Louisville Colonels.[20]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | R | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| C | Doc Bushong | 69 | 253 | 23 | 53 | .209 | 0 | 16 | 9 |
| 1B | Dave Orr | 99 | 394 | 57 | 120 | .305 | 1 | 59 | 11 |
| 2B | Jack Burdock | 70 | 246 | 15 | 30 | .122 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 3B | Germany Smith | 103 | 402 | 47 | 86 | .214 | 3 | 61 | 27 |
| SS | George Pinkney | 143 | 575 | 134 | 156 | .271 | 4 | 52 | 51 |
| OF | Darby O'Brien | 136 | 532 | 105 | 149 | .280 | 2 | 65 | 55 |
| OF | Paul Radford | 90 | 308 | 48 | 67 | .218 | 2 | 29 | 33 |
| OF | Dave Foutz | 140 | 563 | 91 | 156 | .277 | 3 | 99 | 35 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | R | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Bob Caruthers | 94 | 335 | 58 | 77 | .230 | 5 | 54 | 23 |
| Bill McClellan | 74 | 278 | 33 | 57 | .205 | 0 | 21 | 13 |
| Oyster Burns | 52 | 204 | 40 | 58 | .284 | 2 | 25 | 21 |
| Bob Clark | 45 | 150 | 23 | 36 | .240 | 1 | 20 | 11 |
| Jimmy Peoples | 32 | 103 | 15 | 20 | .194 | 0 | 17 | 10 |
| Pop Corkhill | 19 | 71 | 17 | 27 | .380 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
| Bill Holbert | 15 | 50 | 4 | 6 | .120 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Silch | 14 | 48 | 5 | 13 | .271 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Hub Collins | 12 | 42 | 16 | 13 | .310 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
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
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
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| Bob Caruthers | 44 | 42 | 391.7 | 29 | 15 | 2.39 | 53 | 140 | 42 |
| Mickey Hughes | 40 | 40 | 363.0 | 25 | 13 | 2.13 | 98 | 159 | 40 |
| Adonis Terry | 23 | 23 | 195.0 | 13 | 8 | 2.03 | 67 | 138 | 20 |
| Dave Foutz | 23 | 19 | 176.0 | 12 | 7 | 2.51 | 35 | 73 | 19 |
| Al Mays | 18 | 18 | 160.7 | 9 | 9 | 2.80 | 32 | 67 | 17 |
Notes
- ^ a b Jim Donahue page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Bill Fagan page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Frank Hankinson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Holbert page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Al Mays page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Darby O'Brien page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Paul Radford page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Doc Bushong page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Caruthers page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Foutz page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Phillips page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Henry Porter page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Steve Toole page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bert Cunningham page at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Harkins page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim McTamany page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Oyster Burns page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill McClellan page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Pop Corkhill page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Hub Collins page at Baseball Reference
References
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