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1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1896 / 1898

61-71, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Billy Barnie (61-71)
Scored 802 runs, Allowed 845 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 63-69

Ballparks: Eastern Park · Attendance: 220,831 (7th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 94, Pitching - 95 · one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 102


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1896 / 1898 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR
John Anderson 23 B R 6' 2" 180 Dec 14, 1873 4 117 117 0 0 3 0 0 0 115 0 0 115 3.3
John Brown 20 R Aug 24, 1876 1st 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4
Buster Burrell 30 R R 5' 10" 165 Dec 22, 1866 4 33 33 0 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Jim Canavan 30 R R 5' 8" 160 Nov 26, 1866 5 63 63 0 0 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7
Dan Daub 29 R R 5' 10" 160 Jan 12, 1868 6 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.3
Jack Dunn 24 R R 5' 9" Oct 6, 1872 1st 36 36 25 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 0 3 0.3
Chauncey Fisher 25 R R 5' 11" 175 Jan 8, 1872 4 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9
Mike Griffin 32 L R 5' 7" 160 Mar 20, 1865 11 134 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 0 134 5.4
John Grim 29 R R 6' 2" 175 Aug 9, 1867 9 80 80 0 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4
Pat Hannivan 31 B L Apr 20, 1866 1st 10 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 3 0.0
Fielder Jones 25 L R 5' 11" 180 Aug 13, 1871 2 135 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 133 135 4.0
Brickyard Kennedy 29 R R 5' 11" 160 Oct 7, 1867 6 45 45 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.9
Candy LaChance 27 B R 6' 1" 183 Feb 14, 1870 5 126 126 0 0 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.6
Sadie McMahon 29 R R 5' 9" 165 Sep 19, 1867 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.0
Harley Payne 29 B L 6' 0" 160 Jan 9, 1868 2 41 41 40 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 -1.2
Jimmy Sheckard 18 L R 5' 9" 175 Nov 23, 1878 1st 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 2 2 0.5
Billy Shindle 36 R R 5' 8" 155 Dec 5, 1860 12 134 134 0 0 0 0 134 0 0 0 0 0 2.1
George Shoch 38 R R 5' 6" 158 Jan 6, 1859 11 85 85 0 0 0 68 0 13 3 1 0 4 1.5
Aleck Smith 26 R 1871 1st 66 66 0 43 6 0 0 0 14 2 2 18 0.6
Germany Smith 34 R R 6' 0" 175 Apr 21, 1863 14 112 112 0 0 0 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 -1.0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

1896 / 1898 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers