The 1893 Brooklyn Grooms finished a disappointing seventh in the National League race under new player/manager

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. The highlight of the year was when pitcher

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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.

Offseason

* February 5, 1893: John Montgomery Ward was signed as a free agent by the Grooms.John Montgomery Ward page at Baseball Reference
/ref> * February 15, 1893: John Montgomery Ward was sold by the Grooms to the

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for $6,000. * February 18, 1893: Bill Joyce and cash were traded by the Grooms to the Washington Senators for

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Notable transactions

* July 27, 1893: Willie Keeler was purchased by the Grooms from the

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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''

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''

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''

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''

Notes

References

Baseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season page

External links

Acme Dodgers page

Retrosheet
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