1893 Brooklyn Grooms season explained

Brooklyn Grooms
Season:	1893
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Eastern Park
City:	Brooklyn, New York
Owners:	Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell, George Chauncey
President:	Charles Byrne
Manager:	Dave Foutz

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]

Offseason

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.
February 18, 1893: Bill Joyce and cash were traded by the Grooms to the Washington Senators for Danny Richardson.^[3]

Regular season

Roster

1893 Brooklyn Grooms
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		Manager

Notable transactions

July 27, 1893: Willie Keeler was purchased by the Grooms from the New York Giants.^[4]

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	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C	78	312	38	76	.244	4	45	4
1B	77	282	57	95	.337	2	59	9
2B	126	470	94	136	.289	8	70	32
3B	94	327	53	86	.263	2	54	9
SS	115	459	61	126	.275	2	58	14
OF	109	415	68	112	.270	7	60	14
OF	95	362	85	103	.285	6	59	30
OF	130	557	91	137	.246	7	67	39

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

G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
61	215	33	57	.265	1	32	13
54	206	36	46	.223	0	27	7
48	175	43	44	.251	1	29	22
34	120	24	35	.292	2	19	9
20	80	14	25	.313	1	9	2
11	35	1	6	.171	0	6	0

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

G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO	CG
46	44	382.7	25	20	3.72	168	107	40
37	34	298.3	19	15	3.77	119	81	28
23	20	151.0	8	9	5.60	89	37	12
12	12	103.0	6	6	3.84	61	25	12
13	10	95.0	4	6	5.87	58	24	10
2	2	10.0	0	2	13.50	9	5	1

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

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts

References

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Dodgers Timeline . October 12, 2007 . July 4, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080704170220/http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/history/timeline01.jsp . dead .
https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wardjo01.shtml John Montgomery Ward page at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/joycebi01.shtml Bill Joyce page at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/keelewi01.shtml Willie Keeler page at Baseball Reference