1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season

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1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Major league affiliations
Location
1897 Information
Owner(s) Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell, Charles Ebbets
Manager(s) Billy Barnie
Local television none
Local radio none

The 1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms finish the season in seventh place under new manager Billy Barnie. Also the team's ownership undergoes a change as Charles Byrne and Ferdinand Abell buy the shares previously owned by George Chauncey and Charles Ebbets becomes a part owner of the team.

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[edit] Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
Boston Beaneaters 93 39 -- .705
Baltimore Orioles 90 40 2 .692
New York Giants 83 48 9.5 .634
Cincinnati Reds 76 56 17.0 .576
Cleveland Spiders 69 62 23.5 .527
Washington Senators 61 71 32 .462
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 61 71 32 .462
Pittsburgh Pirates 60 71 32.5 .458
Chicago Colts 59 73 34 .447
Philadelphia Phillies 55 77 38 .417
Louisville Colonels 52 78 40 .400
St. Louis Browns 29 102 63.5 .221

[edit] 1897 Roster

1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Pitching Stats

Name Pos G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO CG
Brickyard Kennedy SP/RP 44 40 343.3 18-20 3.91 149 81 36
Harley Payne SP/RP/OF 40 38 280.0 14-17 4.63 71 86 30
Jack Dunn SP/RP/OF/2B/3B/SS 25 21 216.7 14-9 4.57 66 26 21
Dan Daub SP/RP 19 16 137.7 6-11 6.08 48 19 11
Chauncey Fisher SP/RP 20 13 149.0 9-7 4.23 43 31 11
Sadie McMahon SP/RP 9 7 63.0 0-6 5.86 29 13 5
John Brown SP 1 1 5.0 0-1 7.20 4 0 0

[edit] Batting Stats

Name Pos G AB Avg. R H HR RBI SB
John Grim C 80 290 .248 26 72 0 25 3
Aleck Smith C/OF/1B 66 237 .300 36 71 1 39 12
Buster Burrell C/1B 33 103 .243 15 25 2 18 1
Candy LaChance 1B 126 520 .308 86 160 4 90 26
George Shoch 2B/SS/OF 85 284 .278 42 79 0 38 6
Germany Smith SS 112 428 .201 47 86 0 29 1
Billy Shindle 3B 134 542 .284 83 154 4 105 23
Jim Canavan 2B 63 240 .217 25 52 2 34 9
Jimmy Sheckard SS/OF 13 49 .286 12 14 3 14 5
Fielder Jones OF 135 548 .314 134 172 1 49 48
Mike Griffin OF 134 534 .316 136 169 2 56 16
John Anderson OF/1B 117 492 .325 93 160 4 85 29
Pat Hannifan OF/2B 10 20 .250 4 5 0 2 4

[edit] 1897 Transactions

[edit] External links

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