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:
- There few existing pre-1900 passes so this pass is special because of its age. It is also in fantastic condition.
- 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.
| 1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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