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1886 New York Giants

Batting Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1885 / 1887

75-44, Finished 3rd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim Mutrie (75-44)
Scored 692 runs, Allowed 558 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 71-48

Ballparks: Polo Grounds I (Southeast Diamond) ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 89, Pitching - 86


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1885 / 1887 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Buck Ewing 26 73 291 275 59 85 11 7 4 31 18 16 17 .309 .347 .444 .791 137 122
2 1B Roger Connor* 28 118 526 485 105 172 29 20 7 71 17 41 15 .355 .405 .540 .945 183 262
3 2B Joe Gerhardt 31 123 448 426 44 81 11 7 0 40 8 22 63 .190 .230 .249 .479 44 106
4 SS Monte Ward* 26 122 510 491 82 134 17 5 2 81 36 19 46 .273 .300 .340 .640 92 167
5 3B Dude Esterbrook 29 123 481 473 62 125 20 6 3 43 13 8 43 .264 .277 .351 .627 88 166
6 OF Mike Dorgan 32 118 471 442 61 129 19 4 2 79 9 29 37 .292 .335 .367 .702 111 162
7 OF Patrick Gillespie* 34 97 412 396 65 108 13 8 0 58 17 16 30 .273 .301 .346 .647 94 137
8 OF Danny Richardson 23 68 254 237 43 55 9 1 1 27 12 17 21 .232 .283 .291 .575 73 69
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 UT Jim O'Rourke 35 105 479 440 106 136 26 6 1 34 14 39 21 .309 .365 .402 .768 131 177
10 UT Pat Deasley 28 41 147 143 18 38 6 1 0 17 2 4 12 .266 .286 .322 .607 83 46
11 UT Bill Finley? 22 13 45 44 2 8 0 0 0 5 2 1 8 .182 .200 .182 .382 16 8
12 UT Gene Bagley? 25 5 17 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 .125 .176 .125 .301 -8 2
13 SS Ed Caskin 34 1 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 202 2
14 OF Larry Corcoran# 26 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0
15 OF Frank Diven? 26 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
16 P Tim Keefe 29 64 222 205 26 35 10 1 1 20 3 17 42 .171 .234 .244 .478 44 50
17 P Mickey Welch 26 59 220 213 17 46 4 2 0 18 3 7 47 .216 .241 .254 .494 49 54
18 P Jim Devlin? 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0
Team Totals 29.4 124 4535 4298 692 1156 175 68 21 527 155 237 410 .269 .307 .356 .663 99 1530
Rank in 8 NL teams 3 3 3 5 3 7 6 7 8 3 3 3 3 3
Non-Pitcher Totals 29.6 124 4092 3879 649 1075 161 65 20 488 149 213 320 .277 .315 .368 .682 105 1426
Pitcher Totals 27.5 124 443 419 43 81 14 3 1 39 6 24 90 .193 .237 .248 .485 46 104
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Age G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos Summary
Gene Bagley? 25 5 17 -2 0 0 -2 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .426 .498 -0.1 -0.2 -1 /2O
Ed Caskin 34 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.1 .543 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /6
Roger Connor* 28 118 526 51 -2 0 10 -0 59 5.3 17 76 7.1 .545 .533 6.4 0.9 66 $3,000 Free Agency *3
Larry Corcoran# 26 1 4 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .384 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 /O
Pat Deasley 28 41 147 -3 -0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 5 3 0.3 .495 .499 0.4 0.1 3 Free Agency 2O
Jim Devlin? 20 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .474 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /1
Frank Diven? 26 1 3 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .421 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /O
Mike Dorgan 32 118 471 7 -1 0 0 -7 -1 -0.2 16 15 1.5 .499 .499 1.7 -0.7 15 *O/3
Dude Esterbrook 29 123 481 -8 -1 0 2 4 -3 -0.3 16 14 1.4 .498 .498 1.5 0.5 12 Purchased *5
Buck Ewing 26 73 291 13 1 0 4 2 19 1.7 10 29 2.8 .524 .511 2.5 0.5 25 $3,500 Free Agency 2O/3
Bill Finley? 22 13 45 -5 0 0 -3 0 -8 -0.7 2 -6 -0.6 .445 .496 -0.3 -0.3 -3 /2O
Joe Gerhardt 31 123 448 -30 -1 0 1 2 -28 -2.7 15 -13 -1.1 .478 .484 -1.0 0.2 -14 *4
Patrick Gillespie* 34 97 412 -2 -1 0 -4 -6 -13 -1.3 14 1 0.2 .488 .493 0.8 -1.0 5 *O
Tim Keefe 29 64 222 -16 -0 0 0 9 -6 -0.6 8 1 -0.6 .491 .496 -0.5 -0.0 1 $3,000 Purchased 1/O
Jim O'Rourke 35 105 479 20 -2 0 5 -0 23 2.0 15 38 3.7 .520 .513 3.4 0.4 33 $3,000 Unknown O2/3
Danny Richardson 23 68 254 -7 0 0 2 -4 -8 -0.8 9 0 0.1 .488 .495 0.0 -0.2 -2 $2,000 O/1456
Monte Ward* 26 122 510 -4 3 0 3 8 9 0.8 17 27 2.6 .507 .505 2.6 1.0 24 $3,000 Free Agency *6
Mickey Welch 26 59 220 -15 -0 0 -1 9 -8 -0.7 8 -0 -0.7 .488 .496 -0.6 -0.1 1 Free Agency 1/O
Team Total 29.4 1133 4535 -3 -5 0 17 19 28 1.6 153 180 16.2 .502 .501 16.7 1.0 163 $17,500
Age G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos Summary

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos Summary
Gene Bagley? 25 17 14 0 0.0 81 .154 .125 .260 .176 .310 .125 .356 .301 .666 -8 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .286 .125 .000 .0 /2O
Ed Caskin 34 4 2 1 12.9 81 .667 .500 .260 .500 .310 .500 .356 1.000 .666 202 .908 0.5 0.0 1.000 .000 .000 /6
Roger Connor* 28 526 313 106 8.8 81 .356 .355 .260 .405 .310 .540 .356 .945 .666 183 .829 47.7 5.0 1.022 .305 .186 9.9 *3
Larry Corcoran# 26 4 4 0 0.0 81 .000 .000 .260 .000 .310 .000 .356 .000 .666 -100 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /O
Pat Deasley 28 147 105 13 3.2 81 .290 .266 .260 .286 .309 .322 .356 .607 .665 83 .435 -3.2 -0.3 .495 .098 .056 .0 2O
Jim Devlin? 20 1 1 0 0.0 82 .000 .260 .000 .310 .000 .356 .000 .666 -100 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 .000 .000 /1
Frank Diven? 26 3 3 0 0.0 81 .000 .000 .260 .000 .309 .000 .356 .000 .665 -100 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /O
Mike Dorgan 32 471 313 54 4.5 81 .315 .292 .260 .335 .309 .367 .356 .702 .665 111 .586 6.4 0.7 .639 .161 .075 3.3 *O/3
Dude Esterbrook 29 481 348 46 3.4 81 .286 .264 .260 .277 .310 .351 .356 .627 .666 88 .464 -8.3 -0.9 .537 .131 .087 4.9 *5
Buck Ewing 26 291 190 42 5.7 81 .319 .309 .260 .347 .309 .444 .356 .791 .665 137 .690 11.4 1.2 .821 .258 .135 6.5 2O/3
Bill Finley? 22 45 36 2 1.4 81 .222 .182 .260 .200 .310 .182 .356 .382 .666 16 .150 -4.5 -0.5 .306 .068 .000 .0 /2O
Joe Gerhardt 31 448 345 24 1.8 81 .223 .190 .260 .230 .310 .249 .356 .479 .666 44 .212 -29.2 -3.2 .394 .129 .059 .0 *4
Patrick Gillespie* 34 412 288 41 3.7 81 .295 .273 .260 .301 .310 .346 .356 .647 .666 94 .499 -3.7 -0.4 .590 .157 .073 .0 *O
Tim Keefe 29 222 170 12 1.8 81 .210 .171 .260 .234 .310 .244 .356 .478 .666 44 .215 -13.4 -1.5 .412 .171 .073 1.5 1/O
Jim O'Rourke 35 479 304 65 5.5 81 .323 .309 .260 .365 .309 .402 .356 .768 .665 131 .676 17.9 1.9 .757 .214 .093 1.9 O2/3
Danny Richardson 23 254 182 20 2.8 81 .251 .232 .260 .283 .310 .291 .356 .575 .666 73 .382 -7.3 -0.8 .538 .181 .059 1.8 O/1456
Monte Ward* 26 510 357 50 3.6 81 .298 .273 .260 .300 .310 .340 .356 .640 .666 92 .491 -5.2 -0.6 .622 .179 .067 3.8 *6
Mickey Welch 26 220 167 13 2.0 81 .277 .216 .260 .241 .310 .254 .356 .494 .666 49 .248 -13.4 -1.5 .383 .085 .038 .0 1/O
League Average 3.7 80 .279 .250 .257 .298 .307 .341 .352 .639 .659 94 .496 .598 .199 .091
Team Total 29.3 4535 3142 489 4.0 81 .294 .269 .260 .307 .309 .356 .356 .663 .665 99 .539 -8.3 -1.2 .612 .178 .087 37.0
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Gene Bagley? 25 7 22 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 .000 .045 .000 .045 0 5 5
Ed Caskin 34 1 6 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 1 1
Roger Connor* 28 154 657 609 114 200 34 23 8 77 20 0 48 20 .328 .377 .499 .877 115 118 118
Larry Corcoran# 26 29 117 109 10 18 2 1 0 3 4 0 8 21 .165 .222 .202 .424 5 22 22
Pat Deasley 28 54 187 182 20 45 7 1 0 19 2 0 5 16 .247 .267 .297 .564 14 41 41
Jim Devlin? 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Frank Diven? 26 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Mike Dorgan 32 154 594 560 66 151 22 5 2 85 11 0 34 48 .270 .311 .338 .649 59 118 118
Dude Esterbrook 29 161 610 601 67 146 23 7 4 47 15 0 9 56 .243 .254 .324 .579 50 123 123
Buck Ewing 26 95 366 347 64 99 13 8 5 33 21 0 19 22 .285 .322 .412 .735 46 73 73
Bill Finley? 22 17 56 55 2 8 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 10 .145 .161 .145 .306 1 13 13
Joe Gerhardt 31 161 572 546 47 95 13 8 0 43 9 0 26 82 .174 .212 .227 .439 26 123 123
Patrick Gillespie* 34 127 521 502 70 126 15 9 0 62 20 0 19 39 .251 .278 .317 .595 44 97 97
Tim Keefe 29 84 284 264 29 42 12 1 1 22 4 0 20 55 .159 .218 .223 .442 13 64 64
Jim O'Rourke 35 137 602 556 116 159 30 7 1 37 16 0 46 27 .286 .341 .371 .711 71 105 105
Danny Richardson 23 89 322 302 46 64 10 1 1 29 14 0 20 27 .212 .261 .262 .522 21 68 68
Monte Ward* 26 159 644 622 88 156 20 6 2 87 42 0 22 60 .251 .276 .312 .588 54 122 122
Mickey Welch 26 77 281 273 19 55 5 2 0 20 4 0 8 61 .201 .224 .234 .459 14 59 59
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Gene Bagley? 25 1 17 5 17 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 .125 .176 .125 .301 -8 2
Ed Caskin 34 7 1953 482 1953 1871 229 427 50 10 2 163 0 82 170 .228 .261 .269 .529 69 503
Roger Connor* 28 7 3078 691 3078 2882 558 973 165 86 22 388 17 196 132 .338 .380 .477 .857 167 1376
Larry Corcoran# 26 7 1329 323 1329 1279 190 285 47 15 2 111 3 50 186 .223 .252 .288 .540 67 368
Pat Deasley 28 6 1262 338 1262 1221 143 301 31 9 0 93 2 38 64 .247 .271 .287 .558 77 350 3
Jim Devlin? 20 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0
Frank Diven? 26 2 12 3 12 12 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 5 2
Mike Dorgan 32 8 2589 611 2589 2502 383 699 94 34 4 294 9 87 159 .279 .304 .349 .653 107 873
Dude Esterbrook 29 6 2202 529 2202 2148 308 575 88 33 6 141 13 44 98 .268 .286 .348 .633 101 747 10
Buck Ewing 26 7 2115 490 2115 2020 428 574 83 70 25 235 18 95 96 .284 .316 .432 .748 131 872
Bill Finley? 22 1 45 13 45 44 2 8 0 0 0 5 2 1 8 .182 .200 .182 .382 16 8
Joe Gerhardt 31 12 3432 847 3432 3329 404 764 99 49 4 304 8 6 98 195 .229 .253 .292 .545 74 973 1 5
Patrick Gillespie* 34 7 2726 638 2726 2632 410 731 99 42 7 314 17 94 197 .278 .303 .355 .658 106 935
Tim Keefe 29 7 1326 354 1326 1224 158 257 38 29 5 73 3 101 148 .210 .271 .301 .571 80 368 1
Jim O'Rourke 35 15 5438 1169 5438 5163 1175 1623 286 101 36 628 52 12 275 182 .314 .349 .430 .779 145 2219 6
Danny Richardson 23 3 755 191 755 712 105 177 26 5 2 79 12 43 52 .249 .291 .308 .599 86 219
Monte Ward* 26 9 3474 808 3474 3369 580 840 108 48 15 398 36 105 232 .249 .272 .323 .595 88 1089
Mickey Welch 26 7 1589 414 1589 1531 197 361 75 13 8 151 3 58 229 .236 .264 .317 .581 82 486
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1885 / 1887 Batting Statistics