The 1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms won the American Association championship by two games over the St. Louis Browns.

Offseason December 23, 1888: Al MaysAl Mays page at Baseball Reference and Dave OrrDave Orr page at Baseball Reference were purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Columbus Solons. Prior to 1889 season: Paul Radford was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Cleveland Spiders.Paul Radford page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 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 53 182 32 50 .275 0 22 18 1B 138 553 118 152 .275 6 113 43 2B 138 560 139 149 .266 2 73 65 3B 121 446 89 103 .231 3 53 35 SS 138 545 103 134 .246 4 82 47 OF 138 537 91 134 .250 8 78 22 OF 136 567 146 170 .300 5 80 91 OF 131 504 105 153 .304 5 100 32

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 80 295 56 76 .258 8 68 13 25 84 15 13 .155 0 8 2 12 42 5 9 .214 0 3 2

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 56 50 445.0 40 11 3.13 104 118 46 41 39 326.0 22 15 3.29 126 186 35 29 28 229.0 17 10 4.32 65 92 23 20 17 153.0 9 8 4.35 86 54 13

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 12 59.2 3 0 4.37 21

1889 World Series

The Bridegrooms played in the 1889 World Series representing the American Association against the New York Giants, champions of the National League. The Giants won the series, 6 games to 3. This series would be the first meeting between these two historic rivals.

Notes

References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page

External links Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Retrosheet