The 1891 Brooklyn Grooms (the name was shortened from "Bridegrooms" this season) started the year with real estate mogul George Chauncey purchasing a controlling interest in the ballclub to join Ferdinand Abell and Charles Byrne in the ownership group. The former owner of the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders in the now defunct Players' League, Chauncey organized a merger of his team with the Grooms, forcing the firing of manager Bill McGunnigle (despite his winning two league championships) and replacing him with former Wonders manager and shortstop, John Montgomery Ward. The new owner also thought the team could generate larger revenue from a bigger stadium, so they decided to move the team to his stadium, Eastern Park. Games would be split between the new facility and old Washington Park during the 1891 season and the team would move full-time in 1892.Dodgers park history from MLB.com With all the turmoil, the team fell back into the pack, finishing the season in sixth place.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1891 Brooklyn Grooms Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 61 228 22 54 .237 0 33 3 1B 130 521 87 134 .257 2 73 48 2B 107 435 82 120 .276 3 31 32 3B 135 501 80 137 .273 2 71 44 SS 105 441 85 122 .277 0 39 57 OF 134 521 106 139 .267 3 65 65 OF 123 470 75 134 .285 4 83 21 OF 103 395 79 100 .253 5 57 31
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 60 206 25 66 .320 0 30 7 58 200 29 50 .250 2 27 7 56 171 24 48 .281 2 23 4 43 167 22 41 .246 0 26 4 31 111 9 17 .153 0 11 4 3 12 1 1 .083 0 1 0 3 8 1 3 .375 0 0 0
Pitching
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 44 43 365.2 23 19 3.69 129 129 39 38 32 297.0 18 14 3.12 107 69 29 27 22 199.2 8 15 4.96 84 84 19 25 22 194.0 6 16 4.22 80 65 18 13 13 96.1 3 10 4.02 43 47 11 6 5 52.0 3 2 3.29 16 14 5
Notes
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page
External links Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet