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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