 By 1898 , Kelley earned an annual salary of $ 2 @,@ 500 ( $ 71 @,@ 110 in current dollar terms ) , plus a $ 200 ( $ 5 @,@ 689 in current dollar terms ) bonus for serving as team captain . He finished third in the league with 110 RBI and ninth with a .438 SLG . Due to insolvency , the Brooklyn Superbas purchased the Orioles after the 1898 season and transferred Kelley , Hanlon , Keeler , Joe McGinnity , and Hughie Jennings to Brooklyn . Wanting an opportunity to manage , and to remain near Baltimore , Kelley requested a transfer to the Washington Senators , but Washington did not have enough talent to send to Brooklyn to make a trade . 
