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1896 Brooklyn Grooms Roster (40-man)

Record: 58-73-2, Finished 10th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Dave Foutz (58-73-2)

Ballpark: Eastern Park

Attendance: 201,000 (8th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 94
One-year: Batting - 87, Pitching - 88

Pythagorean W-L: 60-71, 692 Runs, 764 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Bert Abbey	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Nov 11, 1869	5	25		25		25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.8
John Anderson	22	no NO	B	R	6' 2"	180	Dec 14, 1873	3	108		108		0	0	42	0	0	0	33	9	26	68			2.0
Frank Bonner	26	us US	R	R	5' 7"	169	Aug 20, 1869	3	9		9		0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Frank Burrell	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Dec 22, 1866	3	62		62		0	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.5
Tommy Corcoran	27	us US	R	R	5' 9"	164	Jan 4, 1869	7	132		132		0	0	0	0	0	132	0	0	0	0			2.2
Con Daily	31	us US	L	R	6' 0"	192	Sep 11, 1864	12	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Tom Daly	30	us US	B	R	5' 7"	170	Feb 7, 1866	11	66		66		0	0	0	66	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.1
Dan Daub	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Jan 12, 1868	5	32		32		32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			4.5
Dave Foutz	39	us US	R	R	6' 2"	161	Sep 7, 1856	13	2		2		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.0
Mike Griffin	31	us US	L	R	5' 7"	160	Mar 20, 1865	10	122		122		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	122	0	122			3.1
John Grim	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	Aug 9, 1867	8	81		81		0	77	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.8
Ad Gumbert	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	200	Oct 10, 1867	9	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.5
George Harper	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Aug 17, 1866	2	16		16		16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Fielder Jones	24	us US	L	R	5' 11"	180	Aug 13, 1871	1st	104		104		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	103	103			3.0
Brickyard Kennedy	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	160	Oct 7, 1867	5	42		42		42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.1
George LaChance	26	us US	B	R	6' 1"	183	Feb 14, 1870	4	89		89		0	0	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.5
Tommy McCarthy HOF	32	us US	R	R	5' 7"	170	Jul 24, 1863	13	104		104		0	0	0	0	0	0	102	0	1	103			-0.7
Harley Payne	28	us US	B	L	6' 0"	160	Jan 9, 1868	1st	38		38		34	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			4.7
Billy Shindle	35	us US	R	R	5' 8"	155	Dec 5, 1860	11	131		131		0	0	0	0	131	0	0	0	0	0			1.2
George Shoch	37	us US	R	R	5' 6"	158	Jan 6, 1859	10	76		76		0	0	0	62	3	1	2	3	5	10			1.5
Ed Stein	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Sep 5, 1869	7	17		17		17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR