1888 New York Giants season
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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 | |
| ||
The 1888 New York Giants season was the franchise's sixth season.
Claiming six future Hall of Famers (Roger Connor, Mickey Welch, Buck Ewing, Tim Keefe, Jim O'Rourke, and John Montgomery Ward), the team won the National League pennant by nine games and defeated the St. Louis Browns in the "World's Championship."
Keefe led the league in several major statistical categories, including wins, winning percentage, strikeouts, and earned run average.
Regular season
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Season standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | IND | NYG | PHI | PIT | WSH | |||||||||
| 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 | — | |||||||||
Roster
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]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 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]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 |
1888 World Series
[edit]The Giants beat the American Association champion St. Louis Browns in the World Series, six games to four.
References
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