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.Bill Hallman page at Baseball Reference March 5, 1898: Tommy Tucker was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the Washington Senators.Tommy Tucker page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Billy Barnie 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 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.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 19, 1898: John Anderson was sent conditionally by the Bridegrooms to the Washington Senators.John Anderson page at Baseball Reference 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 1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Managers
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 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
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 40 39 339.1 16 22 3.37 123 73 38 41 37 322.2 16 21 3.60 82 66 31 36 33 291.1 12 22 3.65 80 70 32 23 21 151.2 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; 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 14 9 100.2 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
Notes
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page
External links Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet