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1887 New York Giants

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding 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, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Game Results

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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 Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Tim Keefe 30 35 19 .648 3.12 56 56 1 54 2 0 476.2 428 256 165 11 108 189 11 0 37 1981 121 1.124 8.1 0.2 2.0 3.6 1.75
2 SP Mickey Welch 27 22 15 .595 3.36 41 40 1 39 2 0 346.0 339 191 129 7 91 115 5 0 16 1437 112 1.243 8.8 0.2 2.4 3.0 1.26
3 SP Bill George* 22 3 9 .250 5.25 13 13 0 11 0 0 108.0 126 112 63 1 89 49 14 0 22 534 72 1.991 10.5 0.1 7.4 4.1 0.55
4 SP Cannonball Titcomb* 20 4 3 .571 3.88 9 9 0 9 0 0 72.0 68 50 31 3 37 34 1 1 3 330 98 1.458 8.5 0.4 4.6 4.3 0.92
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
5 RP Mike Tiernan* 20 1 2 .333 8.69 5 0 4 0 0 1 19.2 33 25 19 2 7 3 1 0 1 91 44 2.034 15.1 0.9 3.2 1.4 0.43
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
6 Mike Mattimore* 28 3 3 .500 2.35 7 7 0 6 1 0 57.1 47 39 15 2 28 12 4 0 3 248 161 1.308 7.4 0.3 4.4 1.9 0.43
7 Bill Swarback? 19 0 2 .000 5.06 2 2 0 2 0 0 16.0 27 23 9 1 6 6 1 0 0 85 76 2.063 15.2 0.6 3.4 3.4 1.00
8 John Roach* 19 0 1 .000 11.25 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 18 17 10 0 4 3 1 0 1 48 35 2.750 20.3 0.0 4.5 3.4 0.75
9 Stump Wiedman 26 0 1 .000 1.13 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 10 6 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 37 352 1.500 11.3 0.0 2.3 4.5 2.00
10 Danny Richardson 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Team Totals 27.1 68 55 .553 3.58 129 129 6 123 5 1 1111.2 1096 719 442 27 373 415 38 1 84 4792 106 1.321 8.9 0.2 3.0 3.4 1.11
Rank in 8 NL teams 4 5 3 2 2 2 4 1 4 3 1 6 3
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos Summary
Buck Becannon 27 1 6 2 2 2 0 .667 4.00 3B
William Brown 21 51 333 231 71 31 5 .907 5.92 51 C-3B-OF
Roger Carey 22 1 10 2 6 2 1 .800 8.00 2B
Roger Connor 29 127 1379 1325 44 10 67 .993 10.78 1B
Pat Deasley 29 32 159 98 37 24 0 .849 4.22 15 C-3B-SS
Mike Dorgan 33 71 166 140 6 20 1 .880 2.06 OF-1B
Buck Ewing 27 78 374 153 173 48 17 .872 4.18 0 3B-2B-C
Bill George 22 14 41 8 27 6 0 .854 2.50 P-OF
Joe Gerhardt 32 1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 3B
Patrick Gillespie 35 77 111 91 14 6 1 .946 1.36 OF-3B
George Gore 33 111 271 221 20 30 7 .889 2.17 OF
Gil Hatfield 32 2 8 5 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 3B
Tim Keefe 30 58 135 18 102 15 1 .889 2.07 P-OF
Mike Mattimore 28 9 14 8 5 1 0 .929 1.44 P-OF
Pat Murphy 30 17 124 79 26 19 3 .847 6.18 9 C
Candy Nelson 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3B
Jim O'Rourke 36 108 423 248 127 48 8 .887 3.47 37 C-3B-OF-2B
John Rainey 22 17 55 19 26 10 3 .818 2.65 3B
Danny Richardson 24 123 745 273 413 59 47 .921 5.58 2B-3B-P
John Roach 19 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 P
Bill Swarback 19 2 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.50 P
Mike Tiernan 20 108 188 150 13 25 3 .867 1.51 P-OF
Cannonball Titcomb 20 9 10 0 9 1 1 .900 1.00 P
Monte Ward 27 129 756 226 469 61 53 .919 5.39 SS
Mickey Welch 27 42 80 17 51 12 0 .850 1.62 P-OF
Stump Wiedman 26 1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.00 P
Team Totals 28.3 129 5398 3317 1650 431 218 .920 4.17 112
Rank in 8 NL teams 6 5 3
Age G CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos Summary

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 Player Value--Pitchers

League Register · WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired
Bill George* 22 108.0 13 13 112 9.33 6.05 0.46 0.00 93.0 5.20 -45 -3.0 -0.2 -2.2 -37 .271 .482 $
Tim Keefe 30 476.2 56 56 256 4.83 6.05 0.44 0.00 93.0 5.21 39 3.3 -0.7 6.8 76 .559 .521 $3,000 Purchased
Mike Mattimore* 28 57.1 7 7 39 6.12 6.05 0.46 0.00 93.0 5.20 -4 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 1 .458 .498 $
Danny Richardson 24 0.0 1 0 0 93.0 1.0 0.0 $2,000
John Roach* 19 8.0 1 1 17 19.13 6.05 0.65 0.00 93.0 5.02 -12 -0.4 -0.0 -0.4 -12 .061 .497 $
Bill Swarback? 19 16.0 2 2 23 12.94 6.05 0.57 0.00 93.0 5.10 -13 -0.7 -0.0 -0.6 -12 .155 .496 $
Mike Tiernan* 20 19.2 5 0 25 11.44 6.05 0.51 0.00 93.0 5.15 -13 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -11 .318 .494 $
Cannonball Titcomb* 20 72.0 9 9 50 6.25 6.05 0.45 0.00 93.0 5.21 -6 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 0 .451 .497 $
Mickey Welch 27 346.0 41 40 191 4.97 6.05 0.45 0.00 93.0 5.21 23 1.9 1.0 -0.5 4.5 50 .547 .512 $ Free Agency
Stump Wiedman 26 8.0 1 1 6 6.75 6.05 0.49 0.00 93.0 5.17 -1 -0.1 -0.0 0.0 -0 .415 .499 $ Purchased
Team Total 27.1 1111.2 136 129 719 5.82 6.05 0.45 0.00 93.0 5.21 -33 -0.6 1.0 -1.6 7.5 53 .492 .500 $5,000
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired

1886 / 1888 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics