1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms

58-73 • .443 Win% • 10th in NL

The 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms went 58-73 (.443) finishing 10th in the NL. The club scored 692 runs, allowed 764, and played home games at Eastern Park. Team leaders included George LaChance (7 HR, 58 RBI) and Brickyard Kennedy (17-20, 4.42 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

58 Wins
73 Losses
.443 Win %
10th Rank
692 R 764 RA
Diff -72

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692 Runs Scored
764 Runs Allowed
-72 Run Diff
204K Attendance

📈 vs. 1896 NL Average

Batting Avg .284 2% below the 1896 league average (.290)
OBP .339 4% below the 1896 league average (.354)
SLG .379 2% below the 1896 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.25 3% better than the 1896 league average (4.36)
Runs Scored 692 13% below the 1896 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEastern Park
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Home Games 65
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Total Attendance 204,200
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Avg per Game 3,141

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1896

Batting Avg

1 Fielder Jones 0.354 2 John Anderson 0.314 3 Mike Griffin 0.308 4 Frank Burrell 0.301 5 George Shoch 0.292

Home Runs

1 George LaChance 7 2 Mike Griffin 4 3 Tommy Corcoran 3 4 Tom Daly 3 5 Fielder Jones 3

RBI

1 Tommy Corcoran 73 2 Billy Shindle 61 3 George LaChance 58 4 John Anderson 55 5 Mike Griffin 51
1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy Corcoran 132 532 63 154 15 7 3 73 15 13 16 0.289
Billy Shindle 131 516 75 144 24 9 1 61 24 20 24 0.279
Mike Griffin 122 493 101 152 27 9 4 51 48 25 23 0.308
John Anderson 108 430 70 135 23 17 1 55 18 23 37 0.314
Fielder Jones 104 395 82 140 10 8 3 46 48 15 18 0.354
Tommy McCarthy 104 377 62 94 8 4 3 47 34 17 22 0.249
George LaChance 89 348 60 99 10 13 7 58 23 32 17 0.284
John Grim 81 281 32 75 13 1 2 35 12 14 7 0.267
George Shoch 76 250 36 73 7 4 1 28 33 10 11 0.292
Tom Daly 66 223 43 63 13 6 3 29 33 25 19 0.283
Frank Burrell 62 206 19 62 11 3 0 23 15 13 1 0.301
Brickyard Kennedy 42 122 12 23 2 0 0 10 2 15 1 0.189
Harley Payne 38 98 5 21 4 1 0 10 9 3 0 0.214
Dan Daub 32 84 9 19 1 2 0 14 10 12 1 0.226
Bert Abbey 25 63 7 12 1 2 0 7 6 13 0 0.190
Ed Stein 17 39 3 10 1 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.256
George Harper 16 37 5 6 0 1 0 3 8 3 0 0.162
Frank Bonner 9 34 8 6 2 0 0 5 2 8 1 0.176
Ad Gumbert 5 11 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.182
Dave Foutz 2 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Con Daily 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1896

ERA

1 Harley Payne 3.39 2 Dan Daub 3.60 3 Ad Gumbert 3.77 4 Brickyard Kennedy 4.42 5 Ed Stein 4.88

Wins

1 Brickyard Kennedy 17 2 Harley Payne 14 3 Dan Daub 12 4 Bert Abbey 8 5 George Harper 4

Strikeouts

1 Brickyard Kennedy 76 2 Dan Daub 53 3 Harley Payne 52 4 Bert Abbey 37 5 George Harper 22
1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Brickyard Kennedy 17 20 4.42 42 38 1 305.2 334 150 130 76
Harley Payne 14 16 3.39 34 28 0 241.2 284 91 58 52
Dan Daub 12 11 3.60 32 24 0 225.0 255 90 63 53
Bert Abbey 8 8 5.15 25 18 0 164.1 210 94 48 37
Ed Stein 3 6 4.88 17 10 0 90.1 130 49 51 16
George Harper 4 8 5.55 16 11 0 86.0 106 53 39 22
Ad Gumbert 0 4 3.77 5 4 0 31.0 34 13 11 3

👥 Roster (21)

Bert Abbey John Anderson Frank Bonner Frank Burrell Tommy Corcoran Con Daily Tom Daly Dan Daub Dave Foutz Mike Griffin John Grim Ad Gumbert +9 more

21 players

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The 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms in brief

In 1896 the Brooklyn Bridegrooms posted a 58-73 mark (.443) and finished 10th in the NL. The run column shows 692 for and 764 against. At the plate the Brooklyn Bridegrooms hit .284, 2% worse than the league's .290. The Brooklyn Bridegrooms staff finished with a 4.25 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.36. The 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms scored 13% fewer runs than the average club (692 against 797).

Home games were played at Eastern Park, where 204,200 fans came through the gates. George LaChance topped the Brooklyn Bridegrooms with 7 home runs. Tommy Corcoran led in RBI with 73. On the mound, Brickyard Kennedy won 17 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 21 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms

What was the 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms record?
The 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms finished 58-73 (.443 win pct).
Who led the 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms in home runs?
George LaChance led the 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms with 7 home runs.
What was the 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms team ERA?
The 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms posted a team ERA of 4.25.
Did the 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms win the World Series?
No. The 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms play?
The 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms played home games at Eastern Park.
Who led the 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George LaChance (7 HR, 58 RBI) and Brickyard Kennedy (17-20, 4.42 ERA).
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