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1888 New York Giants | ||
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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.
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York Giants | 84 | 47 | 0.641 | — | 44–23 | 40–24 |
Chicago White Stockings | 77 | 58 | 0.570 | 9 | 43–27 | 34–31 |
Philadelphia Quakers | 69 | 61 | 0.531 | 14½ | 37–29 | 32–32 |
Boston Beaneaters | 70 | 64 | 0.522 | 15½ | 36–30 | 34–34 |
Detroit Wolverines | 68 | 63 | 0.519 | 16 | 40–26 | 28–37 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 66 | 68 | 0.493 | 19½ | 37–30 | 29–38 |
Indianapolis Hoosiers | 50 | 85 | 0.370 | 36 | 31–35 | 19–50 |
Washington Nationals | 48 | 86 | 0.358 | 37½ | 26–38 | 22–48 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | — |
1888 New York Giants | |||||||||
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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 the American Association champion St. Louis Browns in the World Series, six games to four.
This article includes a
list of references,
related reading, or
external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
inline citations. (March 2020) |
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.
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York Giants | 84 | 47 | 0.641 | — | 44–23 | 40–24 |
Chicago White Stockings | 77 | 58 | 0.570 | 9 | 43–27 | 34–31 |
Philadelphia Quakers | 69 | 61 | 0.531 | 14½ | 37–29 | 32–32 |
Boston Beaneaters | 70 | 64 | 0.522 | 15½ | 36–30 | 34–34 |
Detroit Wolverines | 68 | 63 | 0.519 | 16 | 40–26 | 28–37 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 66 | 68 | 0.493 | 19½ | 37–30 | 29–38 |
Indianapolis Hoosiers | 50 | 85 | 0.370 | 36 | 31–35 | 19–50 |
Washington Nationals | 48 | 86 | 0.358 | 37½ | 26–38 | 22–48 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | — |
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 the American Association champion St. Louis Browns in the World Series, six games to four.