| Brooklyn Bridegrooms | |
| Season: | 1897 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Eastern Park |
| City: | Brooklyn, New York |
| Owners: | Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell, Charles Ebbets |
| President: | Charles Byrne |
| Managers: | Billy Barnie |
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.
| 1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 |
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 |
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 |
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