The 1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms finished the season tied for sixth 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.
Offseason November 13, 1896: Tommy Corcoran was traded by the Bridegrooms to the Cincinnati Reds for Germany Smith, Chauncey Fisher and cash.Tommy Corcoran page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1897 season: Claude Ritchey was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the Cincinnati Reds.Claude Ritchey page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 80 290 26 72 .248 0 25 3 1B 126 520 86 160 .308 4 90 26 2B 85 284 42 79 .278 0 38 6 3B 134 542 83 154 .284 4 105 23 SS 112 428 47 86 .201 0 29 1 OF 135 548 134 172 .314 1 49 48 OF 134 534 136 169 .316 2 56 16 OF 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 63 240 25 52 .217 2 34 9 66 237 36 71 .300 1 39 12 33 103 15 25 .243 2 18 1 13 49 12 14 .286 3 14 5 10 20 4 5 .250 0 2 4
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 Player G GS IP W L ERA BB SO CG 44 40 343.1 18 20 3.91 149 81 36 40 38 280.0 14 17 4.63 71 86 30 25 21 216.2 14 9 4.57 66 26 21 19 16 137.2 6 11 6.08 48 19 11 9 7 63.0 0 6 5.86 29 13 5 1 1 5.0 0 1 7.20 4 0 0
Other 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 Player G GS IP W L ERA BB SO CG 20 13 149.0 9 7 4.23 43 31 11
Notes
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page
External links Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet