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 .
Offseason [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Season standings [ edit ]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1888 American Association Records
Sources:
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team
BAL
BR
CIN
CLE
KC
LOU
PHI
STL
Baltimore
—
8–12
6–14
10–9
11–8
11–9
5–14
6–14
Brooklyn
12–8
—
14–6–1
16–4
11–9
13–7
12–8–1
10–10–1
Cincinnati
14–6
6–14–1
—
10–7–1
15–4
17–3–1
10–10
8–10
Cleveland
9–10
4–16
7–10–1
—
10–9
9–8–2
7–13
4–16
Kansas City
8–11
9–11
4–15
9–10
—
6–12
3–14
4–16
Louisville
9–11
7–13
3–17–1
8–9–2
12–6
—
5–15–1
4–16
Philadelphia
14–5
8–12–1
10–10
13–7
14–3
15–5–1
—
7–10–1
St. Louis
14–6
10–10–1
10–8
16–4
16–4
16–4
10–7–1
—
Notable transactions [ edit ]
1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Player stats [ edit ]
Batting [ edit ]
Starters by position [ edit ]
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
Bushong, Doc Doc Bushong
69
253
23
53
.209
0
16
9
1B
Orr, Dave Dave Orr
99
394
57
120
.305
1
59
11
2B
Burdock, Jack Jack Burdock
70
246
15
30
.122
1
8
9
3B
Smith, Germany Germany Smith
103
402
47
86
.214
3
61
27
SS
Pinkney, George George Pinkney
143
575
134
156
.271
4
52
51
OF
O'Brien, Darby Darby O'Brien
136
532
105
149
.280
2
65
55
OF
Radford, Paul Paul Radford
90
308
48
67
.218
2
29
33
OF
Foutz, Dave Dave Foutz
140
563
91
156
.277
3
99
35
Other batters [ edit ]
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
Pitching [ edit ]
Starting pitchers [ edit ]
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
Player
G
GS
IP
W
L
ERA
BB
SO
CG
Caruthers, Bob Bob Caruthers
44
42
391.7
29
15
2.39
53
140
42
Hughes, Mickey Mickey Hughes
40
40
363.0
25
13
2.13
98
159
40
Terry, Adonis Adonis Terry
23
23
195.0
13
8
2.03
67
138
20
Foutz, Dave Dave Foutz
23
19
176.0
12
7
2.51
35
73
19
Mays, Al Al Mays
18
18
160.7
9
9
2.80
32
67
17
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