1890 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders season explained

Brooklyn Ward's Wonders
Season:	1890
League:	Players' League
City:	Brooklyn, New York
Manager:	John Montgomery Ward

The 1890 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders baseball team was a member of the short lived Players' League. They compiled a 76–56 record, good for second place. The team was named by the press for their manager, John Montgomery Ward, who helped to organize the Players' League. After the season, the league folded, and the Wonders were bought out by the National League's Brooklyn Bridegrooms.

Regular season

Roster

1890 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders
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		64	242	64	.264	4	46
1B		107	464	172	.371	6	124
2B		133	589	180	.306	7	99
3B		133	489	123	.252	1	78
SS		128	561	188	.335	4	60
OF		104	394	88	.223	1	50
OF		94	395	100	.253	3	38
OF		104	443	108	.244	1	65

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
	92	376	126	.335	5	54
	58	218	55	.252	0	31
	46	168	42	.250	0	35
	24	83	22	.265	0	13
	12	42	8	.190	0	5

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
	49	390.0	30	16	3.60	177
	39	309.0	19	16	3.82	91
	28	223.0	15	10	4.28	48

Other 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
	20	139.0	4	10	4.79	29
	19	123.0	8	4	3.80	32

References

• 1890 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders team page at Baseball Reference