1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season


The 1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms suffered a huge loss on January 4 when team founder Charles Byrne died. Charles Ebbets became the new president of the team and moved them into the new Washington Park. The team struggled all season, finishing in a distant tenth place in the National League race.

Offseason

was fired as manager in June with the team's record at 15–20 and the team mired in ninth place. Ebbets took over himself for a while before they handed the team over to Mike Griffin to finish the season. The results weren't much better, as the team immediately lost five out of their next six, with an overall 39–71 record after Barnie's departure.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

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
PosPlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
C873013957.1890245
1B13652662130.24756523
2B13450957124.2442639
3B12046650105.2251413
SS933433577.2241397
OF14659689181.30416936
OF13453788161.30024015
OF10540851113.2774648

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
PlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
732833579.2791341
521992552.2610237
521781750.2810111
25901222.2440102
23731124.3290116
113829.237030

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
PlayerGGSIPWLERABBSOCG
4039339.316223.371237338
4137322.716213.60826631
3633291.312223.65807032
2321151.74145.34864316
2218.0205.001122
2216.0112.81902
2211.0024.91552
119.00110.00601
119.0104.00321

Other 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
PlayerGGSIPWLERABBSOCG
149100.7265.6345727
3223.0025.48962

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLSVERABBSO
17.00003.8650