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.

Offseason

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

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
PosPlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
C692532353.2090169
1B 9939457120.30515911
2B 702461530.122189
3B1034024786.21436127
SS143575134156.27145251
OF136532105149.28026555
OF903084867.21822933
OF14056391156.27739935

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
PlayerGRABHAvg.HRRBISB
943355877.23055423
742783357.20502113
522044058.28422521
451502336.24012011
321031520.19401710
19711727.3801193
155046.120010
1448513.271034
12421613.310039

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
PlayerGGSIPWLERABBSOCG
4442391.729152.395314042
4040363.025132.139815940
2323195.01382.036713820
2319176.01272.51357319
1818160.7992.80326717