1898 BROOKLYN SEASON PASS AT WASHINGTON PARK

This pass is from the 1898 Brooklyn National League baseball club. It is one of the most significant major league baseball passes I have ever seen.  Here is some interesting information about the 1898 team:

• This is the first year that Charles Ebetts name appears on season passes because the team founder, Charles Byrne, passed away in January 1898.
• The media commonly called the team the Brooklyn Bridegrooms because so many of the players were recently married.
• 1898 Brooklyn team played at Washington Park–where Ebetts moved them from Eastern Park.  they would continue to play at Washington Park through the 1912 season, with Ebetts Field opened in 1913.
• The team finished in 10th place in 1898 in a 12 team league.
• Billy Barnie 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 Mike Griffin to finish the season.

Roster

Pitchers

• Bert Abbey
• Jack Dunn
• Welcome Gaston
• Frank Hansford
• Lefty Hopper
• Elmer Horton
• Harry Howell
• Brickyard Kennedy
• Kit McKenna
• Ralph Miller
• Harley Payne
• Ed Stein
• Joe Yeager

Catchers

• John Grim
• Jack Ryan

Infielders

• Tom Daly
• Bill Hallman
• Candy LaChance
• George Magoon
• Billy Shindle
• Tommy Tucker
• Butts Wagner

Outfielders

• John Anderson
• Mike Griffin
• Fielder Jones
• Joe Kelley
• Aleck Smith

Manager

• Dave FouBilly Barnie
• Charles Ebbets
• Mike Griffin