1890 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1890 Brooklyn Bridegrooms left the American Association and joined the National League. They won the league championship, becoming one of a select few teams to win championships in different leagues in back-to-back seasons.
| 1890 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | |
|---|---|
| National League champions | |
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Washington Park |
| City | Brooklyn, New York |
| Record | 86â43 (.667) |
| League place | 1st |
| Owners | Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell |
| President | Charles Byrne |
| Manager | Bill McGunnigle |
| Captain | Darby O'Brien |
Regular season






Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 86 | 43 | .667 | â | 58âââ16 | 28âââ27 |
| Chicago Colts | 83 | 53 | .610 | 6½ | 48âââ24 | 35âââ29 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 53 | .595 | 9 | 54âââ21 | 24âââ32 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 55 | .583 | 10½ | 50âââ23 | 27âââ32 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 76 | 57 | .571 | 12 | 43âââ23 | 33âââ34 |
| New York Giants | 63 | 68 | .481 | 24 | 37âââ27 | 26âââ41 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 44 | 88 | .333 | 43½ | 30âââ37 | 14âââ51 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 23 | 113 | .169 | 66½ | 14âââ25 | 9âââ88 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHI | CIN | CLE | NYG | PHI | PIT | |||||||||
| Boston | â | 6â11 | 8â11 | 11â8 | 13â7 | 11â8â1 | 11â9 | 16â3 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn | 11â6 | â | 11â9 | 9â7 | 17â3 | 10â8 | 10â8 | 18â2 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 11â8 | 9â11 | â | 12â8â2 | 13â7 | 13â6 | 8â10â1 | 17â3 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 8â11 | 7â9 | 8â12â2 | â | 13â4 | 14â6 | 11â9 | 16â4 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 7â13 | 3â17 | 7â13 | 4â13 | â | 6â12â2 | 5â14â1 | 12â6â1 | |||||||||
| New York | 8â11â1 | 8â10 | 6â13 | 6â14 | 12â6â2 | â | 6â11 | 17â3â1 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 9â11 | 8â10 | 10â8â1 | 9â11 | 14â5â1 | 11â6 | â | 17â2 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3â16 | 2â18 | 3â17 | 4â16 | 6â12â1 | 3â17â1 | 2â17 | â | |||||||||
Roster
| 1890 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Tom Daly | 82 | 292 | 55 | 71 | .243 | 5 | 43 | 20 |
| 1B | Dave Foutz | 129 | 509 | 106 | 154 | .303 | 5 | 98 | 42 |
| 2B | Hub Collins | 129 | 510 | 148 | 142 | .278 | 3 | 69 | 85 |
| SS | Germany Smith | 129 | 481 | 76 | 92 | .191 | 1 | 47 | 24 |
| 3B | George Pinkney | 126 | 485 | 115 | 150 | .309 | 7 | 83 | 47 |
| OF | Oyster Burns | 119 | 472 | 102 | 134 | .284 | 13 | 128 | 21 |
| OF | Darby O'Brien | 85 | 350 | 78 | 110 | .314 | 2 | 63 | 38 |
| OF | Adonis Terry | 99 | 363 | 63 | 101 | .278 | 4 | 59 | 32 |
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
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Caruthers | 71 | 238 | 46 | 63 | .265 | 1 | 29 | 13 |
| Pop Corkhill | 51 | 204 | 23 | 46 | .225 | 1 | 21 | 6 |
| Bob Clark | 43 | 151 | 24 | 33 | .219 | 0 | 15 | 10 |
| Patsy Donovan | 28 | 105 | 17 | 23 | .219 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Doc Bushong | 16 | 55 | 5 | 13 | .236 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| George Stallings | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Lovett | 44 | 41 | 39 | 372.0 | 30 | 11 | 2.78 | 141 | 124 |
| Adonis Terry | 46 | 44 | 38 | 370.0 | 26 | 16 | 2.94 | 133 | 185 |
| Bob Caruthers | 37 | 33 | 30 | 300.0 | 23 | 11 | 3.09 | 87 | 64 |
| Mickey Hughes | 9 | 8 | 6 | 66.1 | 4 | 4 | 5.16 | 30 | 22 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Foutz | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29.0 | 2 | 1 | 1.86 | 6 | 4 |
| Lady Baldwin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 7.04 | 4 | 4 |
1890 World Series
In the 1890 World Series, the Bridegrooms faced the American Association Champions, the Louisville Colonels. The Series ended in a 3â3â1 tie.
References
External links
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Acme Dodgers page Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Retrosheet