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| 1888 New York Giants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World champions National League champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Record | 84–47 (.641) | |||
| League place | 1st | |||
| Owner | John B. Day | |||
| Manager | Jim Mutrie | |||
| ||||
The1888New York Giants season was the franchise's sixth season.
Claiming six futureHall of Famers (Roger Connor,Mickey Welch,Buck Ewing,Tim Keefe,Jim O'Rourke, andJohn Montgomery Ward), the team won theNational League pennant by nine games and defeated theSt. Louis Browns in the "World's Championship."
Keefe led the league in several major statistical categories, including wins,winning percentage,strikeouts, andearned run average.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 84 | 47 | .641 | — | 44–23 | 40–24 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 77 | 58 | .570 | 9 | 43–27 | 34–31 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 69 | 61 | .531 | 14½ | 37–29 | 32–32 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 70 | 64 | .522 | 15½ | 36–30 | 34–34 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 68 | 63 | .519 | 16 | 40–26 | 28–37 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 66 | 68 | .493 | 19½ | 37–30 | 29–38 |
| Indianapolis Hoosiers | 50 | 85 | .370 | 36 | 31–35 | 19–50 |
| Washington Nationals | 48 | 86 | .358 | 37½ | 26–38 | 22–48 |
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| Team | BSN | CHI | DET | IND | NYG | PHI | PIT | WAS | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 7–12 | 10–8–1 | 11–9 | 8–12 | 9–10 | 10–8–2 | 15–5 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 12–7 | — | 10–10 | 14–6 | 11–8–1 | 8–10 | 9–11 | 13–6 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 8–10–1 | 10–10 | — | 11–8 | 7–11–2 | 11–7 | 10–10 | 11–7 | |||||||||
| Indianapolis | 9–11 | 6–14 | 8–11 | — | 5–14 | 4–13 | 6–14 | 12–8–1 | |||||||||
| New York | 12–8 | 8–11–1 | 11–7–2 | 14–5 | — | 14–5–1 | 10–7–2 | 15–4–1 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 10–9 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 13–4 | 5–14–1 | — | 14–6–1 | 10–9 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–10–2 | 11–9 | 10–10 | 14–6 | 7–10–2 | 6–14–1 | — | 10–9 | |||||||||
| Washington | 5–15 | 6–13 | 7–11 | 8–12–1 | 4–15–1 | 9–10 | 9–10 | — | |||||||||
| 1888 New York Giants | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Buck Ewing | 103 | 415 | 127 | .306 | 6 | 58 |
| 1B | Roger Connor | 134 | 481 | 140 | .291 | 14 | 71 |
| 2B | Danny Richardson | 135 | 561 | 127 | .226 | 8 | 61 |
| SS | John Ward | 122 | 510 | 128 | .251 | 2 | 49 |
| 3B | Art Whitney | 90 | 328 | 72 | .220 | 1 | 28 |
| OF | Jim O'Rourke | 107 | 409 | 112 | .274 | 4 | 50 |
| OF | Mike Tiernan | 113 | 443 | 130 | .293 | 9 | 52 |
| OF | Mike Slattery | 103 | 391 | 96 | .246 | 1 | 35 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gore | 64 | 254 | 56 | .220 | 2 | 17 |
| Elmer Foster | 37 | 136 | 20 | .147 | 0 | 10 |
| Pat Murphy | 28 | 106 | 18 | .170 | 0 | 4 |
| Gil Hatfield | 28 | 105 | 19 | .181 | 0 | 9 |
| William Brown | 20 | 59 | 16 | .271 | 0 | 6 |
| Elmer Cleveland | 9 | 34 | 8 | .235 | 2 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Keefe | 51 | 434.1 | 35 | 12 | 1.74 | 335 |
| Mickey Welch | 47 | 425.1 | 26 | 19 | 1.93 | 167 |
| Ledell Titcomb | 23 | 197.0 | 14 | 8 | 2.24 | 129 |
| Ed Crane | 12 | 92.2 | 5 | 6 | 2.43 | 58 |
| Bill George | 4 | 33.2 | 2 | 1 | 1.34 | 26 |
| Stump Weidman | 2 | 18.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Ewing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 6 |
The Giants beat theAmerican Association championSt. Louis Browns in the World Series, six games to four.[1]
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