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1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1890)
Location
Eastern Park (Since 1891) Brooklyn, New York (Since 1883)
1897 Information
Owner(s)	Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell, Charles Ebbets
Manager(s)	Billy Barnie
Local television	none
Local radio	none

The 1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms finished the season in seventh place under new manager Billy Barnie. Also the team's ownership underwent a change as Charles Byrne and Ferdinand Abell buy the shares previously owned by George Chauncey and Charles Ebbets becomes a part owner of the team.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Season standings
- 2.2 Roster
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
  - 3.2.1 Starting pitchers
  - 3.2.2 Other pitchers
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links

Offseason

November 13, 1896: Tommy Corcoran was traded by the Bridegrooms to the Cincinnati Reds for Germany Smith, Chauncey Fisher and cash.^[1]
Prior to 1897 season: Claude Ritchey was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Cincinnati Reds.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Boston Beaneaters	93	39	--	.705
Baltimore Orioles	90	40	2	.692
New York Giants	83	48	9.5	.634
Cincinnati Reds	76	56	17.0	.576
Cleveland Spiders	69	62	23.5	.527
Washington Senators	61	71	32	.462
Brooklyn Bridegrooms	61	71	32	.462
Pittsburgh Pirates	60	71	32.5	.458
Chicago Colts	59	73	34	.447
Philadelphia Phillies	55	77	38	.417
Louisville Colonels	52	78	40	.400
St. Louis Browns	29	102	63.5	.221

Roster

1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Billy Barnie

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; 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	Grim, JohnJohn Grim	80	290	26	72	.248	0	25	3
1B	LaChance, CandyCandy LaChance	126	520	86	160	.308	4	90	26
2B	Shoch, GeorgeGeorge Shoch	85	284	42	79	.278	0	38	6
3B	Shindle, BillyBilly Shindle	134	542	83	154	.284	4	105	23
SS	Smith, GermanyGermany Smith	112	428	47	86	.201	0	29	1
OF	Jones, FielderFielder Jones	135	548	134	172	.314	1	49	48
OF	Griffin, MikeMike Griffin	134	534	136	169	.316	2	56	16
OF	Anderson, JohnJohn Anderson	117	492	93	160	.325	4	85	29

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
Canavan, JimJim Canavan	63	240	25	52	.217	2	34	9
Smith, AleckAleck Smith	66	237	36	71	.300	1	39	12
Burrell, BusterBuster Burrell	33	103	15	25	.243	2	18	1
Sheckard, JimmyJimmy Sheckard	13	49	.286	12	14	3	14	5
Hannifan, PatPat Hannifan	10	20	4	5	.250	0	2	4

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; 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
Kennedy, BrickyardBrickyard Kennedy	44	40	343.3	18	20	3.91	149	81	36
Payne, HarleyHarley Payne	40	38	280.0	14	17	4.63	71	86	30
Dunn, JackJack Dunn	25	21	216.7	14	9	4.57	66	26	21
Daub, DanDan Daub	19	16	137.7	6	11	6.08	48	19	11
McMahon, SadieSadie McMahon	9	7	63.0	0	6	5.86	29	13	5
Brown, JohnJohn Brown	1	1	5.0	0	1	7.20	4	0	0

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; 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
Fisher, ChaunceyChauncey Fisher	20	13	149.0	9	7	4.23	43	31	11

Notes

References

External links

1897 MLB season by team

National League	Baltimore • Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • Cleveland • Louisville • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis • Washington

Temple Cup

Los Angeles Dodgers

Formerly the Brooklyn Robins and the Brooklyn Dodgers • Based in Los Angeles, California

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers • Owners & Executives • Broadcasters • Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network • Prime Ticket • KCAL-TV • Hall of Famers • Opening Day Starting Pitchers

Ballparks

Washington Park • Eastern Park • Washington Park • Ebbets Field • Roosevelt Stadium • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Dodger Stadium
Spring Training: Barrs Field • Tinker Field • Clearwater Athletic Field • City Island Ball Park • Gran Stadium de La Habana • Holman Stadium • Camelback Ranch

Culture

Dodger Dog • This is Next Year • Fernandomania • Kirk Gibson Walk-Off Home Run • Sandy Koufax's Perfect Game • Flag Burning • Chávez Ravine • Dodger Blue • I Love L.A. • Shot Heard 'Round the World

Rivalries

San Francisco Giants • Freeway Series • Subway Series • New York Yankees

Important Figures

Walter Alston • Red Barber • Charlie Byrne • Roy Campanella • Ron Cey • Willie Davis • Don Drysdale • Leo Durocher • Charles Ebbets • Carl Furillo • Éric Gagné • Steve Garvey • Kirk Gibson • Burleigh Grimes • Orel Hershiser • Gil Hodges • Eric Karros • Willie Keeler • Sandy Koufax • Tommy Lasorda • Davey Lopes • Larry MacPhail • Don Newcombe • Peter O'Malley • Walter O'Malley • Mike Piazza • Johnny Podres • Pee Wee Reese • Branch Rickey • Jackie Robinson • Wilbert Robinson • Johnny Roseboro • Bill Russell • Mike Scioscia • Vin Scully • Duke Snider • Don Sutton • Fernando Valenzuela • Dazzy Vance • Zack Wheat • Maury Wills

Retired Numbers

1 • 2 • 4 • 19 • 20 • 24 • 32 • 39 • 42 • 53

Key Personnel

Owner: Frank McCourt • President: Dennis Mannion • General Manager: Ned Colletti • Manager: Joe Torre

Championships (6)

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League Pennants

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Minors

AAA: Albuquerque Isotopes | AA: Chattanooga Lookouts | A: Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino • Great Lakes Loons | Rookie: Ogden Raptors • Arizona League Dodgers • Dominican Summer Dodgers • Minor League Rosters

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