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1887 New York Giants

Batting Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1886 / 1888

68-55, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim Mutrie (68-55)
Scored 816 runs, Allowed 723 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-55

Ballparks: Polo Grounds I (Southeast Diamond) ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 96, Pitching - 93 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104


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1886 / 1888 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 William Brown 21 49 183 170 17 37 3 2 0 25 10 10 15 .218 .273 .259 .532 51 44 3
2 1B Roger Connor* 29 127 554 471 113 134 26 22 17 104 43 75 50 .285 .392 .541 .933 161 255 8
3 2B Danny Richardson 24 122 490 450 79 125 19 10 3 62 41 36 25 .278 .337 .384 .721 103 173 4
4 SS Monte Ward* 27 129 578 545 114 184 16 5 1 53 111 29 12 .338 .375 .391 .766 116 213 4
5 3B Buck Ewing 27 77 351 318 83 97 17 13 6 44 26 30 33 .305 .370 .497 .867 143 158 3
6 OF Patrick Gillespie* 35 76 312 295 40 78 9 3 3 37 37 12 21 .264 .304 .346 .650 83 102 5
7 OF George Gore* 33 111 508 459 95 133 16 5 1 49 39 42 18 .290 .358 .353 .711 101 162 7
8 OF Mike Tiernan* 20 103 442 407 82 117 13 12 10 62 28 32 31 .287 .344 .452 .796 123 184 3
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 36 103 438 397 73 113 15 13 3 88 46 36 11 .285 .352 .411 .762 114 163 5
10 OF Mike Dorgan 33 71 301 283 41 73 10 0 0 34 22 15 20 .258 .302 .293 .596 69 83 3
11 C Pat Deasley 29 30 128 118 12 37 5 0 0 23 3 9 7 .314 .367 .356 .723 105 42 1
12 3B John Rainey* 22 17 63 58 6 17 3 0 0 12 0 5 6 .293 .349 .345 .694 96 20 0
13 C Pat Murphy 30 17 58 56 4 12 2 0 0 4 1 2 4 .214 .241 .250 .491 39 14 0
14 3B Gil Hatfield? 32 2 7 7 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 .429 .429 .571 1.000 180 4 0
15 3B Buck Becannon? 27 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
16 2B Roger Carey? 22 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
17 3B Joe Gerhardt 32 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
18 3B Candy Nelson* 38 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 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
19 P Tim Keefe 30 56 211 191 27 42 7 6 2 23 2 20 41 .220 .294 .351 .645 81 67 0
20 P Mickey Welch 27 41 155 148 16 36 4 2 2 15 2 6 1 .243 .277 .338 .615 73 50 1
21 P Bill George 22 13 54 53 6 9 0 0 0 5 2 1 6 .170 .185 .170 .355 1 9 0
22 P Mike Mattimore* 28 8 32 32 5 8 1 0 0 4 1 0 6 .250 .250 .281 .531 50 9 0
23 P Cannonball Titcomb* 20 9 30 29 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 9 .069 .100 .069 .169 -51 2 0
24 P Bill Swarback? 19 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
25 P John Roach 19 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0
26 P Stump Wiedman 26 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 89 1 0
Team Totals 28.4 129 4924 4516 816 1259 167 93 48 651 415 361 326 .279 .339 .389 .727 105 1756 47
Rank in 8 NL teams 4 4 3 6 4 4 1 1 3 7 2 2 4 3 5 2 1
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 (v2.1): 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
Buck Becannon? 27 1 5 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .356 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /5
William Brown 21 49 183 -11 -0 0 -3 3 -11 -1.1 6 -6 -0.5 .481 .494 -0.1 -0.1 -3 $1,500 2/5O
Roger Carey? 22 1 4 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .394 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /4
Roger Connor* 29 127 554 40 2 0 14 0 56 4.3 17 74 6.1 .536 .529 5.1 1.0 60 $3,000 Free Agency *3
Pat Deasley 29 30 128 2 -1 0 -4 2 -1 -0.2 4 3 0.3 .498 .500 0.6 -0.2 7 $ Free Agency 2/56
Mike Dorgan 33 71 301 -10 0 0 5 -4 -9 -1.0 9 0 0.0 .489 .495 -0.3 -0.0 -5 $ O/3
Buck Ewing 27 77 351 18 1 0 3 3 24 1.8 11 35 2.9 .526 .512 2.8 0.3 32 $3,500 Free Agency 54/2
Bill George 22 13 54 -7 -0 0 0 4 -4 -0.3 2 -2 -0.3 .476 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -2 $ 1/O
Joe Gerhardt 32 1 4 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .403 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /5
Patrick Gillespie* 35 76 312 -6 2 0 0 -5 -9 -0.9 10 1 0.1 .490 .495 0.2 -0.5 1 $ O/5
George Gore* 33 111 508 7 -0 0 3 -6 4 0.0 16 20 1.7 .503 .502 1.6 -0.4 17 $2,500 Purchased *O
Gil Hatfield? 32 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .533 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /5
Tim Keefe 30 56 211 -8 -1 0 0 16 7 0.5 7 14 0.5 .511 .504 0.6 -0.1 14 $3,000 Purchased 1/O
Mike Mattimore* 28 8 32 -3 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .492 .500 -0.1 -0.0 0 $ /1O
Pat Murphy 30 17 58 -5 -0 0 0 1 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .481 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 $ 2
Candy Nelson* 38 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 0.0 .440 .500 0.0 0.0 -1 $ /5
Jim O'Rourke 36 103 438 12 2 0 -4 2 12 0.8 14 26 2.2 .510 .506 2.7 -0.3 30 $3,500 Unknown 25O/4
John Rainey* 22 17 63 0 -0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 $ 5
Danny Richardson 24 122 490 5 2 0 18 3 27 2.0 15 43 3.6 .519 .514 2.3 1.5 25 $2,000 *45/1
John Roach 19 1 4 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .492 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
Bill Swarback? 19 2 7 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .421 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 $ /1
Mike Tiernan* 20 103 442 13 -0 0 -1 -5 7 0.3 14 20 1.7 .505 .503 2.0 -0.8 22 $ *O/1
Cannonball Titcomb* 20 9 30 -7 0 0 0 2 -5 -0.4 1 -4 -0.4 .456 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -4 $ /1
Monte Ward* 27 129 578 20 6 0 26 9 60 4.6 18 78 6.5 .539 .531 4.6 2.7 52 $3,000 Free Agency *6
Mickey Welch 27 41 155 -5 -1 0 0 12 6 0.4 5 11 0.4 .513 .503 0.5 -0.1 11 $ Free Agency 1/O
Stump Wiedman 26 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .516 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ Purchased /1
Team Total 28.4 1169 4924 48 11 0 56 40 155 9.7 154 309 24.2 .511 .503 21.4 3.0 253 $22,000
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
Buck Becannon? 27 5 5 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .270 .000 .327 .000 .384 .000 .711 -100 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /5
William Brown 21 183 133 11 2.2 94 .239 .218 .270 .273 .327 .259 .384 .532 .711 51 .212 -11.0 -1.1 .504 .159 .041 .0 2/5O
Roger Carey? 22 4 4 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .270 .000 .328 .000 .384 .000 .712 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /4
Roger Connor* 29 554 337 98 7.6 94 .290 .285 .270 .392 .327 .541 .384 .933 .711 161 .729 40.1 3.9 1.131 .507 .257 24.4 *3
Pat Deasley 29 128 81 15 4.8 94 .333 .314 .270 .367 .327 .356 .384 .723 .711 105 .540 1.4 0.1 .679 .144 .042 .0 2/56
Mike Dorgan 33 301 210 25 3.1 94 .278 .258 .270 .302 .327 .293 .384 .596 .711 69 .344 -11.0 -1.1 .586 .166 .035 .0 O/3
Buck Ewing 27 351 221 58 6.9 94 .326 .305 .270 .370 .327 .497 .384 .867 .711 143 .690 17.8 1.8 .982 .368 .192 9.8 54/2
Bill George 22 54 44 2 1.2 94 .191 .170 .270 .185 .327 .170 .384 .355 .711 1 .082 -7.0 -0.7 .273 .057 .000 .0 1/O
Joe Gerhardt 32 4 4 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .270 .000 .328 .000 .384 .000 .712 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /5
Patrick Gillespie* 35 312 217 30 3.6 94 .277 .264 .270 .304 .327 .346 .384 .650 .711 83 .408 -6.8 -0.7 .719 .247 .081 5.6 O/5
George Gore* 33 508 326 57 4.6 94 .300 .290 .270 .358 .327 .353 .384 .711 .711 101 .514 3.1 0.3 .767 .240 .063 2.0 *O
Gil Hatfield? 32 7 4 2 13.1 94 .500 .429 .270 .429 .327 .571 .384 1.000 .711 180 .879 0.7 0.1 1.000 .143 .143 /5
Tim Keefe 30 211 149 20 3.5 94 .270 .220 .270 .294 .327 .351 .384 .645 .711 81 .395 -5.0 -0.5 .597 .246 .131 2.0 1/O
Mike Mattimore* 28 32 24 2 2.2 94 .308 .250 .270 .250 .327 .281 .384 .531 .711 50 .214 -2.2 -0.2 .417 .063 .031 .0 /1O
Pat Murphy 30 58 44 3 1.8 94 .231 .214 .270 .241 .327 .250 .384 .491 .711 39 .159 -4.5 -0.4 .386 .089 .036 .0 2
Candy Nelson* 38 2 2 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .270 .000 .328 .000 .384 .000 .712 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /5
Jim O'Rourke 36 438 284 56 5.2 94 .287 .285 .270 .352 .327 .411 .384 .762 .711 114 .569 7.9 0.8 .880 .332 .126 5.6 25O/4
John Rainey* 22 63 41 7 4.5 94 .327 .293 .270 .349 .327 .345 .384 .694 .711 96 .503 0.0 0.0 .610 .138 .052 5
Danny Richardson 24 490 325 57 4.6 94 .289 .278 .270 .337 .327 .384 .384 .721 .711 103 .516 2.3 0.2 .782 .278 .107 5.6 *45/1
John Roach 19 4 3 0 0.0 94 .333 .250 .270 .250 .328 .250 .384 .500 .712 41 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .333 .000 .000 /1
Bill Swarback? 19 7 7 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .270 .000 .327 .000 .384 .000 .711 -100 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .000 .000 .000 /1
Mike Tiernan* 20 442 290 62 5.6 94 .292 .287 .270 .344 .327 .452 .384 .796 .711 123 .605 11.4 1.1 .852 .312 .165 14.7 *O/1
Cannonball Titcomb* 20 30 27 0 0.0 94 .100 .069 .270 .100 .327 .069 .384 .169 .711 -51 .000 -5.8 -0.6 .148 .069 .000 .0 /1
Monte Ward* 27 578 361 79 5.7 94 .344 .338 .270 .375 .327 .391 .384 .766 .711 116 .615 12.7 1.2 .989 .310 .053 2.0 *6
Mickey Welch 27 155 112 14 3.3 94 .234 .243 .270 .277 .327 .338 .384 .615 .711 73 .365 -5.7 -0.6 .527 .149 .095 2.0 1/O
Stump Wiedman 26 3 2 0 0.0 94 .333 .333 .270 .333 .327 .333 .384 .667 .711 89 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000 /1
League Average 4.5 97 .283 .268 .275 .325 .333 .380 .391 .705 .723 95 .504 .736 .262 .112
Team Total 28.4 4924 3257 598 4.8 94 .292 .279 .270 .339 .327 .389 .384 .727 .711 105 .537 32.3 3.0 .792 .282 .110 86.0
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
Buck Becannon? 27 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
William Brown 21 63 225 211 17 41 3 2 0 25 11 0 11 19 .194 .244 .227 .472 11 49 49
Roger Carey? 22 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Roger Connor* 29 162 664 574 109 144 28 24 18 101 46 0 81 64 .251 .352 .477 .830 94 127 127
Pat Deasley 29 38 155 144 12 41 6 0 0 23 3 0 10 9 .285 .335 .326 .662 15 30 30
Mike Dorgan 33 91 367 348 41 80 11 0 0 34 24 0 16 26 .230 .270 .261 .531 24 71 71
Buck Ewing 27 98 422 387 81 105 18 14 6 43 28 0 32 42 .271 .332 .437 .768 56 77 77
Bill George 22 17 66 65 5 9 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 8 .138 .152 .138 .290 1 13 13
Joe Gerhardt 32 101 378 353 34 67 13 2 0 23 15 0 24 0 .190 .243 .238 .481 20 86 86
Patrick Gillespie* 35 97 380 362 39 85 10 3 3 36 40 0 13 27 .235 .271 .304 .575 29 76 76
George Gore* 33 142 613 560 92 144 17 5 1 47 42 0 45 23 .257 .321 .311 .632 55 111 111
Gil Hatfield? 32 3 8 8 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .375 .375 .500 .875 1 2 2
Tim Keefe 30 71 258 236 26 46 8 7 2 22 2 0 22 52 .195 .264 .314 .577 19 56 56
Mike Mattimore* 28 10 41 41 6 10 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 8 .244 .244 .268 .512 3 8 8
Pat Murphy 30 22 72 70 5 14 2 0 0 5 1 0 2 5 .200 .222 .229 .451 4 17 17
Candy Nelson* 38 81 344 290 51 60 5 1 0 20 28 0 46 1 .207 .331 .231 .562 21 69 69
Jim O'Rourke 36 131 527 483 70 121 16 14 3 84 49 0 39 14 .251 .313 .360 .673 54 103 103
John Rainey* 22 22 75 70 5 18 3 0 0 11 0 0 5 8 .257 .307 .300 .607 6 17 17
Danny Richardson 24 156 592 549 76 134 20 11 3 59 44 0 39 32 .244 .299 .337 .636 55 122 122
John Roach 19 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Bill Swarback? 19 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
Mike Tiernan* 20 131 533 496 79 126 14 13 11 60 30 0 34 40 .254 .306 .401 .707 60 103 103
Cannonball Titcomb* 20 15 53 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 .000 .075 .000 .075 0 12 12
Monte Ward* 27 165 694 659 110 199 17 5 1 51 120 0 31 15 .302 .337 .347 .685 77 129 129
Mickey Welch 27 52 188 181 15 38 4 2 2 14 2 0 6 1 .210 .239 .287 .527 13 41 41
Stump Wiedman 26 45 162 155 14 24 3 1 1 10 8 0 7 4 .155 .191 .206 .398 6 36 36
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
Buck Becannon? 27 3 43 12 43 41 3 10 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 .244 .279 .244 .523 74 10 1
William Brown 21 1 183 49 183 170 17 37 3 2 0 25 10 10 15 .218 .273 .259 .532 51 44 3
Roger Carey? 22 1 4 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
Roger Connor* 29 8 3632 818 3632 3353 671 1107 191 108 39 492 60 271 182 .330 .382 .486 .868 166 1631 8
Pat Deasley 29 7 1390 368 1390 1339 155 338 36 9 0 116 5 47 71 .252 .280 .293 .573 80 392 4
Mike Dorgan 33 9 2890 682 2890 2785 424 772 104 34 4 328 31 102 179 .277 .303 .343 .647 102 956 3
Buck Ewing 27 8 2466 567 2466 2338 511 671 100 83 31 279 44 125 129 .287 .324 .441 .765 133 1030 3
Bill George 22 1 54 13 54 53 6 9 0 0 0 5 2 1 6 .170 .185 .170 .355 1 9 0
Joe Gerhardt 32 13 3768 933 3768 3640 444 832 112 51 4 331 23 6 122 195 .229 .255 .291 .545 73 1058 1 6
Patrick Gillespie* 35 8 3038 714 3038 2927 450 809 108 45 10 351 54 106 218 .276 .303 .354 .657 103 1037 5
George Gore* 33 9 3814 830 3814 3422 867 1066 178 65 25 429 62 385 194 .312 .382 .423 .806 144 1449 7
Gil Hatfield? 32 2 37 13 37 37 3 7 1 1 0 3 0 0 12 .189 .189 .270 .459 42 10 0
Tim Keefe 30 8 1537 410 1537 1415 185 299 45 35 7 96 5 121 189 .211 .274 .307 .581 80 435 1
Mike Mattimore* 28 1 32 8 32 32 5 8 1 0 0 4 1 0 6 .250 .250 .281 .531 50 9 0
Pat Murphy 30 1 58 17 58 56 4 12 2 0 0 4 1 2 4 .214 .241 .250 .491 39 14 0
Candy Nelson* 38 12 3410 757 3410 3071 604 777 90 25 3 196 56 2 317 33 .253 .327 .302 .629 102 926 3 22
Jim O'Rourke 36 16 5876 1272 5876 5560 1248 1736 301 114 39 716 98 12 311 193 .312 .349 .428 .778 143 2382 6 5
John Rainey* 22 1 63 17 63 58 6 17 3 0 0 12 0 5 6 .293 .349 .345 .694 96 20 0
Danny Richardson 24 4 1245 313 1245 1162 184 302 45 15 5 141 53 79 77 .260 .309 .337 .647 93 392 4
John Roach 19 1 4 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0
Bill Swarback? 19 1 7 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
Mike Tiernan* 20 1 442 103 442 407 82 117 13 12 10 62 28 32 31 .287 .344 .452 .796 123 184 3
Cannonball Titcomb* 20 2 58 17 58 55 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 .055 .103 .055 .158 -53 3 0
Monte Ward* 27 10 4052 937 4052 3914 694 1024 124 53 16 451 147 134 244 .262 .287 .333 .619 93 1302 4
Mickey Welch 27 8 1744 455 1744 1679 213 397 79 15 10 166 5 64 230 .236 .265 .319 .584 81 536 1
Stump Wiedman 26 8 1437 377 1437 1394 132 248 28 4 3 111 11 43 189 .178 .203 .210 .413 29 293 0
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

1886 / 1888 Batting Statistics