# 1893 Brooklyn Grooms season

The 1893 Brooklyn Grooms finished a disappointing seventh in the National League race under new player/manager Dave Foutz. The highlight of the year was when pitcher Brickyard Kennedy 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.
* February 15, 1893: John Montgomery Ward was sold by the Grooms to the New York Giants for $6,000.
* February 18, 1893: Bill Joyce and cash were traded by the Grooms to the Washington Senators for Danny Richardson.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Boston Beaneaters | 86 | 43 | .667 | — | 49‍–‍15 | 37‍–‍28 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 48 | .628 | 5 | 54‍–‍19 | 27‍–‍29 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 73 | 55 | .570 | 12½ | 47‍–‍22 | 26‍–‍33 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 72 | 57 | .558 | 14 | 43‍–‍22 | 29‍–‍35 |
| New York Giants | 68 | 64 | .515 | 19½ | 49‍–‍20 | 19‍–‍44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 63 | .508 | 20½ | 37‍–‍27 | 28‍–‍36 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 65 | 63 | .508 | 20½ | 43‍–‍24 | 22‍–‍39 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 60 | 70 | .462 | 26½ | 36‍–‍24 | 24‍–‍46 |
| Chicago Colts | 56 | 71 | .441 | 29 | 38‍–‍34 | 18‍–‍37 |
| St. Louis Browns | 57 | 75 | .432 | 30½ | 40‍–‍30 | 17‍–‍45 |
| Louisville Colonels | 50 | 75 | .400 | 34 | 24‍–‍28 | 26‍–‍47 |
| Washington Senators | 40 | 89 | .310 | 46 | 21‍–‍27 | 19‍–‍62 |

### Record vs. opponents

1893 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH |
| Baltimore | — | 2–10 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 1–11 | 9–3 | 7–5 |
| Boston | 10–2 | — | 8–4 | 8–3–1 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–6–1 | 10–2 | 7–5 |
| Brooklyn | 2–10 | 4–8 | — | 7–3 | 4–8 | 5–7–1 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–5–1 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 8–3 |
| Chicago | 7–5 | 3–8–1 | 3–7 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 9–3 |
| Cincinnati | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | 6–5 | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | 1–9–1 | 3–9 | 7–5–1 | 7–4 |
| Cleveland | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5–1 | 8–4 | 5–6 | — | 6–3 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 11–1 |
| Louisville | 5–5 | 2–10 | 5–7 | 4–6 | 6–6 | 3–6 | — | 5–7–1 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–4 |
| New York | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 7–5–1 | — | 7–5–1 | 4–8–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 |
| Philadelphia | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–6–1 | 6–6 | 9–1–1 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–7–1 | — | 7–5 | 4–8–1 | 8–4 |
| Pittsburgh | 11–1 | 6–4–1 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 8–4–1 | 5–7 | — | 9–3 | 9–2 |
| St. Louis | 3–9 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–7–1 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 3–9 | — | 8–4–1 |
| Washington | 5–7 | 5–7 | 3–8 | 3–9 | 4–7 | 1–11 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–9 | 4–8–1 | — |

### Notable transactions

* July 27, 1893: Willie Keeler was purchased by the Grooms from the New York Giants.

## 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| C | Tom Kinslow | 78 | 312 | 38 | 76 | .244 | 4 | 45 | 4 |
| 1B | Dan Brouthers | 77 | 282 | 57 | 95 | .337 | 2 | 59 | 9 |
| 2B | Tom Daly | 126 | 470 | 94 | 136 | .289 | 8 | 70 | 32 |
| 3B | George Shoch | 94 | 327 | 53 | 86 | .263 | 2 | 54 | 9 |
| SS | Tommy Corcoran | 115 | 459 | 61 | 126 | .275 | 2 | 58 | 14 |
| OF | Oyster Burns | 109 | 415 | 68 | 112 | .270 | 7 | 60 | 14 |
| OF | Mike Griffin | 95 | 362 | 85 | 103 | .285 | 6 | 59 | 30 |
| OF | Dave Foutz | 130 | 557 | 91 | 137 | .246 | 7 | 67 | 39 |

#### 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
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| Con Daily | 61 | 215 | 33 | 57 | .265 | 1 | 32 | 13 |
| Danny Richardson | 54 | 206 | 36 | 46 | .223 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
| Harry Stovey | 48 | 175 | 43 | 44 | .251 | 1 | 29 | 22 |
| Gil Hatfield | 34 | 120 | 24 | 35 | .292 | 2 | 19 | 9 |
| Willie Keeler | 20 | 80 | 14 | 25 | .313 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Candy LaChance | 11 | 35 | 1 | 6 | .171 | 0 | 6 | 0 |

### 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
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
| Brickyard Kennedy | 46 | 44 | 382.7 | 25 | 20 | 3.72 | 168 | 107 | 40 |
| Ed Stein | 37 | 34 | 298.3 | 19 | 15 | 3.77 | 119 | 81 | 28 |
| George Haddock | 23 | 20 | 151.0 | 8 | 9 | 5.60 | 89 | 37 | 12 |
| Dan Daub | 12 | 12 | 103.0 | 6 | 6 | 3.84 | 61 | 25 | 12 |
| George Sharrott | 13 | 10 | 95.0 | 4 | 6 | 5.87 | 58 | 24 | 10 |
| Ed Crane | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | 9 | 5 | 1 |

#### 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
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
| Tom Lovett | 14 | 8 | 96.0 | 3 | 5 | 6.56 | 35 | 15 | 6 |

#### 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
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
| Dave Foutz | 6 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 8 | 3 |