1885 New York Giants

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85-27, Finished 2nd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim Mutrie (85-27)
Scored 691 runs, Allowed 370 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-27

Ballparks: Polo Grounds I (Southeast Diamond) ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 116, Pitching - 109

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1884 / 1886 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Roger Connor HOF	27	L	L	6' 3"	220	Jul 1, 1857	6	110		110		0	0	110	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			9.5	$2,200
Larry Corcoran	25	B	R	5' 3"	127	Aug 10, 1859	6	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3	$
Pat Deasley	27	R	R	5' 8"	154	Nov 17, 1857	5	54		54		0	54	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2			1.0	$
Mike Dorgan	31	R	R	5' 9"	180	Oct 2, 1853	7	89		89		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	88	88			3.4	$
Dude Esterbrook	28	R	R	5' 11"	167	Jun 9, 1857	5	88		88		0	0	0	0	84	0	1	0	3	4			1.7	$
Buck Ewing HOF	25	R	R	5' 10"	188	Oct 17, 1859	6	81		81		1	63	1	0	8	1	1	3	10	14			4.5	$3,100
Joe Gerhardt	30	R	R	6' 0"	160	Feb 14, 1855	11	112		112		0	0	0	112	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5	$
Patrick Gillespie	33	L	R	6' 1"	178	Nov 30, 1851	6	102		102		0	0	0	0	0	0	102	0	0	102			2.2	$
Tim Keefe HOF	28	R	R	5' 10"	185	Jan 1, 1857	6	47		47		46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			6.8	$3,000
Jim O'Rourke HOF	34	R	R	5' 8"	185	Sep 1, 1850	14	112		112		0	8	0	0	0	0	0	112	0	112			5.0	$4,500
Danny Richardson	22	R	R	5' 8"	165	Jan 25, 1863	2	49		49		9	0	0	0	21	0	10	2	12	22			2.7	$1,100
Monte Ward HOF	25	L	R	5' 9"	165	Mar 3, 1860	8	111		111		0	0	0	0	0	111	0	0	0	0			2.5	$3,000
Mickey Welch HOF	25	R	R	5' 8"	160	Jul 4, 1859	6	56		56		56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			10.9	$
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

1884 / 1886 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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