The 1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms suffered a huge loss on January 4 when team founder Charles Byrne died.

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became the new president of the team and moved them into the new Washington Park. The team struggled all season, finishing in a distant tenth place in the

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race.

Offseason

* November 12, 1897:

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and cash were traded by the Bridegrooms to the

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for Bill Hallman.Bill Hallman page at Baseball Reference
/ref> * March 5, 1898: Tommy Tucker was purchased by the Bridegrooms from the Washington Senators.Tommy Tucker page at Baseball Reference
/ref>

Regular season

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was fired as manager in June with the team's record at 15–20 and the team mired in ninth place. Ebbets took over himself for a while before they handed the team over to

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to finish the season. The results weren't much better, as the team immediately lost five out of their next six, with an overall 39–71 record after Barnie's departure.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* May 19, 1898: John Anderson was sent conditionally by the Bridegrooms to the Washington Senators.John Anderson page at Baseball Reference
/ref> * July 19, 1898: Tommy Tucker was purchased from the Bridegrooms by the

. * September 21, 1898: John Anderson was returned to the Bridegrooms by the Washington Senators.

Roster

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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