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1887 New York Giants

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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 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
Buck Becannon 27 5' 10" 165 Aug 22, 1859 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
William Brown 21 R R 6' 2" 190 1866 1st 49 49 0 46 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 -0.6 $1,500
Roger Carey 22 1865 1st 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Roger Connor HOF 29 L L 6' 3" 220 Jul 1, 1857 8 127 127 0 0 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.7 $3,000
Pat Deasley 29 R R 5' 8" 154 Nov 17, 1857 7 30 30 0 24 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 $
Mike Dorgan 33 R R 5' 9" 180 Oct 2, 1853 9 71 71 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 68 69 0.0 $
Buck Ewing HOF 27 R R 5' 10" 188 Oct 17, 1859 8 77 77 0 8 0 19 51 0 0 0 0 0 3.4 $3,500
Bill George 22 R L 5' 8" 165 Jan 27, 1865 1st 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 -3.6 $
Joe Gerhardt 32 R R 6' 0" 160 Feb 14, 1855 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Patrick Gillespie 35 L R 6' 1" 178 Nov 30, 1851 8 76 76 0 0 0 0 1 0 76 0 0 76 -0.1 $
George Gore 33 L R 5' 11" 195 May 3, 1854 9 111 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 0 111 1.7 $2,500
Gil Hatfield 32 R 5' 9" 168 Jan 27, 1855 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 $
Tim Keefe HOF 30 R R 5' 10" 185 Jan 1, 1857 8 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6.6 $3,000
Mike Mattimore 28 L L 5' 8" 160 Aug, 1858 1st 8 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -0.1 $
Pat Murphy 30 R R 5' 10" 160 Jan 2, 1857 1st 17 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Candy Nelson 38 L R 5' 6" 145 Mar 14, 1849 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Jim O'Rourke HOF 36 R R 5' 8" 185 Sep 1, 1850 16 103 103 0 40 0 2 38 0 19 6 3 28 2.3 $3,500
John Rainey 22 L R 5' 10" 164 Jul 26, 1864 1st 17 17 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 $
Danny Richardson 24 R R 5' 8" 165 Jan 25, 1863 4 122 122 1 0 0 108 14 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 $2,000
John Roach 19 R L 5' 9" 175 Nov 19, 1867 1st 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.0 $
Bill Swarback 19 Oct, 1867 1st 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.2 $
Mike Tiernan 20 L L 5' 11" 165 Jan 21, 1867 1st 103 103 5 0 0 0 0 0 34 11 58 103 0.7 $
Cannonball Titcomb 20 L L 5' 6" 157 Aug 21, 1866 2 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 $
Monte Ward HOF 27 L R 5' 9" 165 Mar 3, 1860 10 129 129 0 0 0 0 0 129 0 0 0 0 7.4 $3,000
Mickey Welch HOF 27 R R 5' 8" 160 Jul 4, 1859 8 41 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4.7 $
Stump Wiedman 26 R R 5' 7" 165 Feb 17, 1861 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
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

1886 / 1888 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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