1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season
The 1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms won the American Association championship by two games over the St. Louis Browns.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 | | 53 | 182 | 32 | 50 | .275 | 0 | 22 | 18 |
1B | | 138 | 553 | 118 | 152 | .275 | 6 | 113 | 43 |
2B | | 138 | 560 | 139 | 149 | .266 | 2 | 73 | 65 |
3B | | 121 | 446 | 89 | 103 | .231 | 3 | 53 | 35 |
SS | | 138 | 545 | 103 | 134 | .246 | 4 | 82 | 47 |
OF | | 138 | 537 | 91 | 134 | .250 | 8 | 78 | 22 |
OF | | 136 | 567 | 146 | 170 | .300 | 5 | 80 | 91 |
OF | | 131 | 504 | 105 | 153 | .304 | 5 | 100 | 32 |
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 |
| 80 | 295 | 56 | 76 | .258 | 8 | 68 | 13 |
| 25 | 84 | 15 | 13 | .155 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | 42 | 5 | 9 | .214 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Pitching
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 |
| 56 | 50 | 445.0 | 40 | 11 | 3.13 | 104 | 118 | 46 |
| 41 | 39 | 326.0 | 22 | 15 | 3.29 | 126 | 186 | 35 |
| 29 | 28 | 229.0 | 17 | 10 | 4.32 | 65 | 92 | 23 |
| 20 | 17 | 153.0 | 9 | 8 | 4.35 | 86 | 54 | 13 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 12 | 59.7 | 3 | 0 | 4.37 | 21 |
The Bridegrooms played in the 1889 World Series representing the American Association against the New York Giants, champions of the National League. The Giants won the series, 6 games to 3. This series would be the first meeting between these two historic rivals.