The 1893 Brooklyn Grooms finished a disappointing seventh in the National League race under new player/manager Dave Foutz. The highlight of the year was when pitcher Brickyard Kennedy became the first major leaguer to pitch and win two games on the same day since the mound was moved back to 60 feet 6 inches. He allowed just eight hits in beating the Louisville Colonels 3–0 and 6–2 in a doubleheader on May 30, 1893.[1]
1893 Brooklyn Grooms | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Eastern Park |
City | Brooklyn, New York |
Owners | Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell, George Chauncey |
President | Charles Byrne |
Manager | Dave Foutz |
Offseason
edit- February 5, 1893: John Montgomery Ward was signed as a free agent by the Grooms.[2]
- February 15, 1893: John Montgomery Ward was sold by the Grooms to the New York Giants for $6,000.[2]
- February 18, 1893: Bill Joyce and cash were traded by the Grooms to the Washington Senators for Danny Richardson.[3]
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Beaneaters | 86 | 43 | .667 | — | 49–15 | 37–28 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 48 | .628 | 5 | 54–19 | 27–29 |
Cleveland Spiders | 73 | 55 | .570 | 12½ | 47–22 | 26–33 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 72 | 57 | .558 | 14 | 43–22 | 29–35 |
New York Giants | 68 | 64 | .515 | 19½ | 49–20 | 19–44 |
Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 63 | .508 | 20½ | 37–27 | 28–36 |
Brooklyn Grooms | 65 | 63 | .508 | 20½ | 43–24 | 22–39 |
Baltimore Orioles | 60 | 70 | .462 | 26½ | 36–24 | 24–46 |
Chicago Colts | 56 | 71 | .441 | 29 | 38–34 | 18–37 |
St. Louis Browns | 57 | 75 | .432 | 30½ | 40–30 | 17–45 |
Louisville Colonels | 50 | 75 | .400 | 34 | 24–28 | 26–47 |
Washington Senators | 40 | 89 | .310 | 46 | 21–27 | 19–62 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 2–10 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 1–11 | 9–3 | 7–5 | |||||
Boston | 10–2 | — | 8–4 | 8–3–1 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–6–1 | 10–2 | 7–5 | |||||
Brooklyn | 2–10 | 4–8 | — | 7–3 | 4–8 | 5–7–1 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–5–1 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 8–3 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | 3–8–1 | 3–7 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 9–3 | |||||
Cincinnati | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | 6–5 | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | 1–9–1 | 3–9 | 7–5–1 | 7–4 | |||||
Cleveland | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5–1 | 8–4 | 5–6 | — | 6–3 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 11–1 | |||||
Louisville | 5–5 | 2–10 | 5–7 | 4–6 | 6–6 | 3–6 | — | 5–7–1 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–4 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 7–5–1 | — | 7–5–1 | 4–8–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–6–1 | 6–6 | 9–1–1 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–7–1 | — | 7–5 | 4–8–1 | 8–4 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 11–1 | 6–4–1 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 8–4–1 | 5–7 | — | 9–3 | 9–2 | |||||
St. Louis | 3–9 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–7–1 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 3–9 | — | 8–4–1 | |||||
Washington | 5–7 | 5–7 | 3–8 | 3–9 | 4–7 | 1–11 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–9 | 4–8–1 | — |
Roster
edit1893 Brooklyn Grooms | |||||||||
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Notable transactions
edit- July 27, 1893: Willie Keeler was purchased by the Grooms from the New York Giants.[4]
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 |
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C | Tom Kinslow | 78 | 312 | 38 | 76 | .244 | 4 | 45 | 4 |
1B | Dan Brouthers | 77 | 282 | 57 | 95 | .337 | 2 | 59 | 9 |
2B | Tom Daly | 126 | 470 | 94 | 136 | .289 | 8 | 70 | 32 |
3B | George Shoch | 94 | 327 | 53 | 86 | .263 | 2 | 54 | 9 |
SS | Tommy Corcoran | 115 | 459 | 61 | 126 | .275 | 2 | 58 | 14 |
OF | Oyster Burns | 109 | 415 | 68 | 112 | .270 | 7 | 60 | 14 |
OF | Mike Griffin | 95 | 362 | 85 | 103 | .285 | 6 | 59 | 30 |
OF | Dave Foutz | 130 | 557 | 91 | 137 | .246 | 7 | 67 | 39 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
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Con Daily | 61 | 215 | 33 | 57 | .265 | 1 | 32 | 13 |
Danny Richardson | 54 | 206 | 36 | 46 | .223 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
Harry Stovey | 48 | 175 | 43 | 44 | .251 | 1 | 29 | 22 |
Gil Hatfield | 34 | 120 | 24 | 35 | .292 | 2 | 19 | 9 |
Willie Keeler | 20 | 80 | 14 | 25 | .313 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
Candy LaChance | 11 | 35 | 1 | 6 | .171 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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 |
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Brickyard Kennedy | 46 | 44 | 382.7 | 25 | 20 | 3.72 | 168 | 107 | 40 |
Ed Stein | 37 | 34 | 298.3 | 19 | 15 | 3.77 | 119 | 81 | 28 |
George Haddock | 23 | 20 | 151.0 | 8 | 9 | 5.60 | 89 | 37 | 12 |
Dan Daub | 12 | 12 | 103.0 | 6 | 6 | 3.84 | 61 | 25 | 12 |
George Sharrott | 13 | 10 | 95.0 | 4 | 6 | 5.87 | 58 | 24 | 10 |
Ed Crane | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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 |
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Tom Lovett | 14 | 8 | 96.0 | 3 | 5 | 6.56 | 35 | 15 | 6 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
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Dave Foutz | 6 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 8 | 3 |
Notes
edit- ^ "Dodgers Timeline". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
- ^ a b John Montgomery Ward page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Joyce page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Willie Keeler page at Baseball Reference
References
editExternal links
edit- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Acme Dodgers page Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Retrosheet