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1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1897 / 1899

54-91, Finished 10th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Billy Barnie (15-20), Mike Griffin (1-3) and Charlie Ebbets (38-68)
Scored 638 runs, Allowed 811 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-88

Ballparks: Washington Park III & West New York Field Club Grounds · Attendance: 122,514 (8th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 100, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 96


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1897 / 1899 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 24 B R 6' 2" 180 Dec 14, 1873 5 25 25 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 22 0.0
Tom Daly 32 B R 5' 7" 170 Feb 7, 1866 12 23 23 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Jack Dunn 25 R R 5' 9" Oct 6, 1872 2 51 51 41 0 0 0 2 4 1 2 1 4 1.8
Welcome Gaston 23 L Dec 19, 1874 1st 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Mike Griffin 33 L R 5' 7" 160 Mar 20, 1865 12 134 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 0 134 2.8
John Grim 30 R R 6' 2" 175 Aug 9, 1867 10 52 52 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4
Bill Hallman 31 R R 5' 8" 160 Mar 31, 1867 11 134 134 0 0 0 124 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.5
Frank Hansford 23 L 6' 0" 180 Dec 26, 1874 1st 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Lefty Hopper 23 L 6' 0" May 27, 1875 1st 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5
Elmer Horton 28 R R 5' 9" 157 Sep 4, 1869 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7
Harry Howell 21 R R 5' 9" Nov 14, 1876 1st 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Fielder Jones 26 L R 5' 11" 180 Aug 13, 1871 3 146 146 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 144 144 1.9
Brickyard Kennedy 30 R R 5' 11" 160 Oct 7, 1867 7 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Candy LaChance 28 B R 6' 1" 183 Feb 14, 1870 6 136 136 0 0 74 0 0 48 11 2 0 13 0.2
George Magoon 23 R R 5' 10" 160 Mar 27, 1875 1st 93 93 0 0 0 0 0 93 0 0 0 0 0.5
Kit McKenna 25 R 5' 9" 180 Feb 10, 1873 1st 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.2
Ralph Miller 25 R R 5' 11" 170 Mar 15, 1873 1st 24 24 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 -2.6
Harley Payne 30 B L 6' 0" 160 Jan 9, 1868 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Jack Ryan 29 R R 5' 10" 165 Nov 12, 1868 7 87 87 0 84 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3
Jimmy Sheckard 19 L R 5' 9" 175 Nov 23, 1878 2 105 105 0 0 0 0 1 0 101 4 0 105 0.9
Billy Shindle 37 R R 5' 8" 155 Dec 5, 1860 13 120 120 0 0 0 0 120 0 0 0 0 0 -1.1
Aleck Smith 27 R 1871 2 52 52 0 20 1 2 2 0 17 5 5 26 -0.2
Ed Stein 28 R R 5' 11" 170 Sep 5, 1869 8 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5
Tommy Tucker 34 B R 5' 11" 165 Oct 28, 1863 12 73 73 0 0 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4
Butts Wagner 26 R R 5' 10" 170 Sep 17, 1871 1st 11 11 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3
Joe Yeager 22 R R 5' 10" 160 Aug 28, 1875 1st 43 43 36 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 4 -0.1
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

1897 / 1899 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers