1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
[edit] Summary
The 1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms finished with a record of 54-91. They scored 638 runs and belted 17 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. Candy LaChance provided the power for the team with 5 homers. The offense was powered by Fielder Jones, who led the team with 69 RBI and 181 hits. Fielder Jones had a great year on the basepaths with 36 stolen bases.
The team allowed 811 runs and had a team ERA of 4.01. Jack Dunn and Brickyard Kennedy were tied for the team lead in wins with 16. Brickyard Kennedy struck out 73 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tom Daly | 2B | 23 | 73 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 6 | .443 | .397 | .840 | .329 |
| Bill Hallman | 2B | 134 | 509 | 57 | 124 | 2 | 63 | 9 | .291 | .303 | .594 | .244 |
| Candy LaChance | 1B | 136 | 526 | 62 | 130 | 5 | 65 | 23 | .299 | .346 | .645 | .247 |
| George Magoon | SS | 93 | 343 | 35 | 77 | 1 | 39 | 7 | .293 | .254 | .547 | .224 |
| Billy Shindle | 3B | 120 | 466 | 50 | 105 | 1 | 41 | 3 | .249 | .266 | .515 | .225 |
| Tommy Tucker | 1B | 73 | 283 | 35 | 79 | 1 | 34 | 1 | .325 | .350 | .675 | .279 |
| Butts Wagner | 3B | 11 | 38 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .275 | .316 | .591 | .237 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| John Anderson | OF | 6 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .217 | .238 | .455 | .143 |
| Mike Griffin | OF | 134 | 537 | 88 | 161 | 2 | 40 | 15 | .379 | .367 | .746 | .300 |
| Fielder Jones | OF | 146 | 596 | 89 | 181 | 1 | 69 | 36 | .362 | .364 | .726 | .304 |
| Jimmy Sheckard | OF | 105 | 408 | 51 | 113 | 4 | 64 | 8 | .349 | .392 | .741 | .277 |
| Aleck Smith | OF | 52 | 199 | 25 | 52 | 0 | 23 | 7 | .276 | .342 | .618 | .261 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Grim | C | 52 | 178 | 17 | 50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .323 | .320 | .643 | .281 |
| Jack Ryan | C | 87 | 301 | 39 | 57 | 0 | 24 | 5 | .233 | .252 | .485 | .189 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5126 | 638 | 1314 | 17 | 563 | 130 | .304 | .322 | .627 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Dunn | 41 | 37 | 322.7 | 16 | 21 | .432 | 0 | 66 | 82 | 3.60 | 1.345 | |||
| Welcome Gaston | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.81 | 1.625 | |||
| Frank Hansford | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.86 | 2.143 | |||
| Lefty Hopper | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4.91 | 1.727 | |||
| Elmer Horton | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.00 | 2.444 | |||
| Harry Howell | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.00 | 1.444 | |||
| Brickyard Kennedy | 40 | 39 | 339.3 | 16 | 22 | .421 | 0 | 73 | 123 | 3.37 | 1.424 | |||
| Kit McKenna | 14 | 9 | 100.7 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 27 | 57 | 5.63 | 1.738 | |||
| Ralph Miller | 23 | 21 | 151.7 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 0 | 43 | 86 | 5.34 | 1.628 | |||
| Harley Payne | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.00 | 1.556 | |||
| Ed Stein | 3 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5.48 | 2.087 | |||
| Joe Yeager | 36 | 33 | 291.3 | 12 | 22 | .353 | 0 | 70 | 80 | 3.65 | 1.418 | |||
| Team Totals | 166 | 149 | 1298.7 | 54 | 91 | .372 | 0 | 294 | 476 | 4.01 | 1.480 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Fielder Jones | 146 |
| At Bats | Fielder Jones | 596 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Fielder Jones | 667 |
| Batting Average | Fielder Jones | .304 |
| On-Base % | Mike Griffin | .379 |
| Slugging % | Mike Griffin | .367 |
| OPS | Mike Griffin | .746 |
| Runs | Fielder Jones | 89 |
| Hits | Fielder Jones | 181 |
| Total Bases | Fielder Jones | 217 |
| Doubles | Candy LaChance | 23 |
| Triples | Fielder Jones and Jimmy Sheckard | 9 |
| Home Runs | Candy LaChance | 5 |
| RBI | Fielder Jones | 69 |
| Walks | Mike Griffin | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | Fielder Jones | 36 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Fielder Jones | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jack Dunn and Brickyard Kennedy | 16 |
| Losses | Brickyard Kennedy and Joe Yeager | 22 |
| Won-Loss % | Jack Dunn | .432 |
| ERA | Brickyard Kennedy | 3.37 |
| WHIP | Jack Dunn | 1.345 |
| Innings Pitched | Brickyard Kennedy | 339.3 |
| Games | Jack Dunn | 41 |
| Games Started | Brickyard Kennedy | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Brickyard Kennedy | 73 |
| Complete Games | Brickyard Kennedy | 38 |
| Batters Faced | Harry Howell | 76 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Dunn | 129 |
| Hits Allowed | Brickyard Kennedy | 360 |
| Walks Allowed | Brickyard Kennedy | 123 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Brickyard Kennedy | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Dunn | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kit McKenna | 17 |
