1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
[edit] Summary
The 1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms finished with a record of 61-71. They scored 802 runs and belted 24 home runs to go along with a .279 batting average. John Anderson, Candy LaChance, and Billy Shindle were tied for the team lead in home runs with 4. Billy Shindle knocked in 105 runs. Fielder Jones led the team with 172 hits for a .314 average. Fielder Jones had a great year on the basepaths with 48 stolen bases.
The team allowed 845 runs and had a team ERA of 4.60. Brickyard Kennedy led the team with 18 wins. Harley Payne struck out 86 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Jim Canavan
| 2B
| 63
| 240
| 25
| 52
| 2
| 34
| 9
| .299
| .304
| .603
| .217
|
| Candy LaChance
| 1B
| 126
| 520
| 86
| 160
| 4
| 90
| 26
| .333
| .446
| .779
| .308
|
| Jimmy Sheckard
| SS
| 13
| 49
| 12
| 14
| 3
| 14
| 5
| .364
| .612
| .976
| .286
|
| Billy Shindle
| 3B
| 134
| 542
| 83
| 154
| 4
| 105
| 23
| .336
| .387
| .723
| .284
|
| George Shoch
| 2B
| 85
| 284
| 42
| 79
| 0
| 38
| 6
| .393
| .324
| .717
| .278
|
| Germany Smith
| SS
| 112
| 428
| 47
| 86
| 0
| 29
| 1
| .233
| .255
| .488
| .201
|
| Outfielders
|
| John Anderson
| OF
| 117
| 492
| 93
| 160
| 4
| 85
| 29
| .357
| .455
| .812
| .325
|
| Mike Griffin
| OF
| 134
| 534
| 136
| 169
| 2
| 56
| 16
| .416
| .416
| .832
| .316
|
| Pat Hannivan
| OF
| 10
| 20
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 4
| .375
| .250
| .625
| .250
|
| Fielder Jones
| OF
| 135
| 548
| 134
| 172
| 1
| 49
| 48
| .392
| .383
| .775
| .314
|
| Catchers
|
| Buster Burrell
| C
| 33
| 103
| 15
| 25
| 2
| 18
| 1
| .310
| .320
| .630
| .243
|
| John Grim
| C
| 80
| 290
| 26
| 72
| 0
| 25
| 3
| .259
| .290
| .549
| .248
|
| Aleck Smith
| C
| 66
| 237
| 36
| 71
| 1
| 39
| 12
| .317
| .376
| .693
| .300
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 4810
| 802
| 1343
| 24
| 644
| 187
| .328
| .366
| .695
| .279
|
| Pitchers
|
| John Brown
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7.20
| 2.200
|
| Dan Daub
| 19
| 16
| 137.7
| 6
| 11
| .353
| 0
| 19
| 48
| 6.08
| 1.656
|
| Jack Dunn
| 25
| 21
| 216.7
| 14
| 9
| .609
| 0
| 26
| 66
| 4.57
| 1.463
|
| Chauncey Fisher
| 20
| 13
| 149
| 9
| 7
| .563
| 1
| 31
| 43
| 4.23
| 1.523
|
| Brickyard Kennedy
| 44
| 40
| 343.3
| 18
| 20
| .474
| 1
| 81
| 149
| 3.91
| 1.512
|
| Sadie McMahon
| 9
| 7
| 63
| 0
| 6
| .000
| 0
| 13
| 29
| 5.86
| 1.651
|
| Harley Payne
| 40
| 38
| 280
| 14
| 17
| .452
| 0
| 86
| 71
| 4.63
| 1.504
|
| Team Totals
| 158
| 136
| 1194.7
| 61
| 71
| .462
| 2
| 256
| 410
| 4.60
| 1.529
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
