1890 Brooklyn Gladiators season explained

Brooklyn Gladiators
Season:	1890
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:	Ridgewood Park
City:	Brooklyn, New York
Manager:	Jim Kennedy

The 1890 Brooklyn Gladiators baseball team finished with a 26–73 record, last place in the American Association during their only season in existence. The team failed to finish the season, folding after their game against the Syracuse Stars on August 25. They were replaced by the resurrected Baltimore Orioles franchise, which had left the league at the end of the 1889 season.

Regular season

Roster

1890 Brooklyn Gladiators
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		Manager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		44	160	29	.181	0	7
1B		96	388	108	.278	4	67
2B		99	369	75	.203	2	40
SS		60	223	56	.251	0	12
3B		38	142	43	.303	2	28
OF		89	373	96	.257	0	38
OF		98	384	87	.227	1	33
OF		91	394	94	.239	1	39

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	61	232	51	.220	0	24
	61	189	26	.138	0	6
	45	178	44	.247	2	18
	16	58	8	.138	0	3
	11	40	9	.225	0	3
	3	9	1	.111	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	27	235.2	10	14	4.05	82
	26	215.2	4	21	4.59	61
	19	178.1	6	13	4.54	33
	12	96.0	3	9	5.72	26
	6	53.1	2	4	4.05	10
	7	49.0	0	6	5.14	12
	2	12.0	0	1	7.50	2
	1	9.0	0	1	12.00	1

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

References

• 1890 Brooklyn Gladiators team page at Baseball Reference