1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season

With the 1888 season, the Brooklyn Grays underwent a name change to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, a nickname that resulted from several team members getting married around the same time. Also, owner Charles Byrne decided to withdraw from managing the team's on field activities and turned the reins over to more experienced baseball manager Bill McGunnigle. That, along with the Bridegrooms' purchase of several top players from the defunct New York Metropolitans, led to a dramatic on field improvement as the team finished in second place in the American Association.

LeagueAmerican Association

BallparkWashington Park

Record88â52 (.629)

OwnersCharles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell

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1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms

League	American Association
Ballpark	Washington Park
City	Brooklyn, New York
Record	88â52 (.629)
League place	2nd
Owners	Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell
President	Charles Byrne
Manager	Bill McGunnigle
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Offseason

October 20, 1887: Jim Donahue was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the New York Metropolitans for $25,000.^[1]
October 20, 1887: Bill Fagan,^[2] Frank Hankinson,^[3] Bill Holbert,^[4] Al Mays,^[5] Darby O'Brien^[6] and Paul Radford^[7] were purchased by the Bridegrooms from the New York Metropolitans.
November 21, 1887: Doc Bushong was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the St. Louis Browns.^[8]
November 26, 1887: Bob Caruthers was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the St. Louis Browns.^[9]
November 29, 1887: Dave Foutz was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the St. Louis Browns.^[10]
January 15, 1888, Jim Donahue,^[1] Bill Fagan,^[2] Frank Hankinson,^[3] Bill Phillips,^[11] Henry Porter^[12] and Steve Toole^[13] were purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Kansas City Cowboys.
February, 1888: Bert Cunningham^[14] and John Harkins^[15] were purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Baltimore Orioles.
February 15, 1888: Jim McTamany was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Kansas City Cowboys.^[16]

Regular season

Season standings

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American Association
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Browns	92	43	.681	â	60âââ21	32âââ22
Brooklyn Bridegrooms	88	52	.629	6Â½	53âââ20	35âââ32
Philadelphia Athletics	81	52	.609	10	55âââ20	26âââ32
Cincinnati Red Stockings	80	54	.597	11Â½	56âââ25	24âââ29
Baltimore Orioles	57	80	.416	36	30âââ26	27âââ54
Cleveland Blues	50	82	.379	40Â½	33âââ27	17âââ55
Louisville Colonels	48	87	.356	44	27âââ29	21âââ58
Kansas City Cowboys	43	89	.326	47Â½	23âââ34	20âââ55

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Record vs. opponents

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1888 American Association record v t e Sources:
Team	BAL	BRO	CIN	CLE	KC	LOU	PHA	STL
Baltimore	â	8â12	6â14	10â9	11â8	11â9	5â14	6â14
Brooklyn	12â8	â	14â6â1	16â4	11â9	13â7	12â8â1	10â10â1
Cincinnati	14â6	6â14â1	â	10â7â1	15â4	17â3â1	10â10	8â10
Cleveland	9â10	4â16	7â10â1	â	10â9	9â8â2	7â13	4â16
Kansas City	8â11	9â11	4â15	9â10	â	6â12	3â14	4â16
Louisville	9â11	7â13	3â17â1	8â9â2	12â6	â	5â15â1	4â16
Philadelphia	14â5	8â12â1	10â10	13â7	14â3	15â5â1	â	7â10â1
St. Louis	14â6	10â10â1	10â8	16â4	16â4	16â4	10â7â1	â

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Notable transactions

August 10, 1888: Oyster Burns was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the Baltimore Orioles.^[17]
September 15, 1888: Bill McClellan was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Cleveland Blues.^[18]
September 23, 1888: Pop Corkhill was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the Cincinnati Red Stockings.^[19]
September 30, 1888: Hub Collins was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the Louisville Colonels.^[20]

Roster

1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Roster
Pitchers Mickey Hughes Al Mays Adonis Terry	Catchers Doc Bushong Bob Clark Bill Holbert Jimmy Peoples		Infielders Jack Burdock Oyster Burns Hub Collins Bill McClellan Dave Orr George Pinkney Germany Smith		Outfielders Bob Caruthers Pop Corkhill Dave Foutz Darby O'Brien Paul Radford Ed Silch		Manager Bill McGunnigle

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

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Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C	Doc Bushong	69	253	23	53	.209	0	16	9
1B	Dave Orr	99	394	57	120	.305	1	59	11
2B	Jack Burdock	70	246	15	30	.122	1	8	9
3B	Germany Smith	103	402	47	86	.214	3	61	27
SS	George Pinkney	143	575	134	156	.271	4	52	51
OF	Darby O'Brien	136	532	105	149	.280	2	65	55
OF	Paul Radford	90	308	48	67	.218	2	29	33
OF	Dave Foutz	140	563	91	156	.277	3	99	35

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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

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Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
Bob Caruthers	94	335	58	77	.230	5	54	23
Bill McClellan	74	278	33	57	.205	0	21	13
Oyster Burns	52	204	40	58	.284	2	25	21
Bob Clark	45	150	23	36	.240	1	20	11
Jimmy Peoples	32	103	15	20	.194	0	17	10
Pop Corkhill	19	71	17	27	.380	1	19	3
Bill Holbert	15	50	4	6	.120	0	1	0
Ed Silch	14	48	5	13	.271	0	3	4
Hub Collins	12	42	16	13	.310	0	3	9

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Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

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Player	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO	CG
Bob Caruthers	44	42	391.2	29	15	2.39	53	140	42
Mickey Hughes	40	40	363.0	25	13	2.13	98	159	40
Adonis Terry	23	23	195.0	13	8	2.03	67	138	20
Dave Foutz	23	19	176.0	12	7	2.51	35	73	19
Al Mays	18	18	160.2	9	9	2.80	32	67	17

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1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Notes

References

External links

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