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
Roster
Pitchers 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		Managers Billy Barnie Charles Ebbets Mike Griffin

 

1896 Brooklyn Press Pass at Eastern Park

This press pass is from the 1896 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.
• The Brooklyn team played at Eastern Park in 1896, where the team played from 1890 to 1897.
• The pass is personally signed by Charles H. Bryne, the team's founder and president.  Bryne died in January 1998.
• The media commonly called the team the Brooklyn Bridegrooms because so many of the players were recently married.

1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Roster
Pitchers Bert Abbey Dan Daub Ad Gumbert George Harper Brickyard Kennedy Harley Payne Ed Stein		Catchers Buster Burrell John Grim Infielders Frank Bonner Tommy Corcoran Tom Daly Candy LaChance Billy Shindle George Shoch		Outfielders John Anderson Dave Foutz Mike Griffin Fielder Jones Tommy McCarthy		Manager Dave Foutz