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1888 New York Giants Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1887 / 1889)
84-47, Finished 1st in National League
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Scored 659 runs, Allowed 479 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-47
Manager: Jim Mutrie (84-47)
Ballpark: Polo Grounds I (ballparks.com)

Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 96;   one-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 89
World Series Champs
Postseason:  Won World Series (6-4) over St. Louis Browns

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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 Buck Ewing 28 103 442 415 83 127 18 15 6 58 53 24 28 .306 .348 .465 .813 158 193 3
2 1B Roger Connor* 30 134 558 481 98 140 15 17 14 71 27 73 44 .291 .389 .480 .869 176 231 4
3 2B Danny Richardson 25 135 577 561 82 127 16 7 8 61 35 15 35 .226 .248 .323 .570 81 181 1
4 SS John Ward* 28 122 520 510 70 128 14 5 2 49 38 9 13 .251 .265 .310 .575 83 158 1
5 3B Art Whitney 30 90 337 328 28 72 1 4 1 28 7 8 22 .220 .240 .256 .496 59 84 1
6 OF Mike Slattery* 21 103 405 391 50 96 12 6 1 35 26 13 28 .246 .272 .315 .586 87 123 1
7 OF Jim O'Rourke 37 107 436 409 50 112 16 6 4 50 25 24 30 .274 .319 .372 .690 120 152 3
8 OF Mike Tiernan* 21 113 492 443 75 130 16 8 9 52 52 42 42 .293 .364 .427 .790 152 189 7
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 OF George Gore* 31 64 286 254 37 56 4 4 2 17 11 30 31 .220 .308 .291 .599 92 74 2
10 OF Elmer Foster 26 37 148 136 15 20 3 2 0 10 13 9 20 .147 .216 .199 .415 33 27 3
11 C Pat Murphy? 31 28 112 106 11 18 1 0 0 4 3 6 11 .170 .214 .179 .394 27 19 0
12 IF Gil Hatfield? 33 28 109 105 7 19 1 0 0 9 8 2 18 .181 .211 .190 .401 29 20 2
13 C Willard Brown 22 20 60 59 4 16 1 0 0 6 1 1 8 .271 .283 .288 .571 83 17 0
14 OF Bill George 23 9 39 39 7 9 1 0 1 6 1 0 2 .231 .231 .333 .564 78 13 0
15 3B Elmer Cleveland 25 9 37 34 6 8 0 2 2 5 1 3 1 .235 .297 .529 .827 160 18 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 31 51 185 181 10 23 3 0 2 8 3 4 56 .127 .146 .177 .323 3 32 0
17 P Mickey Welch 28 47 171 169 16 32 5 0 2 10 4 1 33 .189 .199 .254 .453 44 43 1
18 P Cannonball Titcomb* 21 23 83 82 6 10 1 0 0 5 5 1 22 .122 .133 .134 .267 -15 11 0
19 P Ed Crane 26 12 40 37 3 6 2 0 1 2 1 3 11 .162 .225 .297 .522 66 11 0
20 P Stump Wiedman 27 2 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .000 .222 .000 .222 -24 0 0
Team Totals 27.7 138 5046 4747 659 1149 130 76 55 487 314 270 456 .242 .287 .336 .623 99 1596 29
Rank in 8 NL teams 3 4 4 7 3 3 3 4 7 4 4 4 4 4
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
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

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
Willard Brown 22 60 43 5 3.1 71 .314 .271 .245 .283 .292 .288 .335 .571 .627 83 .472 -1.3 -0.2 .442 .051 .017 .0 2
Elmer Cleveland 25 37 26 5 5.1 71 .194 .235 .245 .297 .292 .529 .335 .827 .627 160 .693 2.0 0.2 .846 .412 .294 1.3 /5
*Roger Connor 30 558 341 89 6.9 71 .298 .291 .245 .389 .292 .480 .335 .869 .627 176 .798 44.2 5.0 .982 .397 .189 18.4 *3/4
Ed Crane 26 40 31 2 1.7 71 .200 .162 .245 .225 .292 .297 .335 .522 .627 66 .234 -1.3 -0.2 .484 .243 .135 1.0 1
Buck Ewing 28 442 288 66 6.0 71 .318 .306 .245 .348 .292 .465 .335 .813 .627 158 .757 25.8 2.9 .948 .345 .159 10.8 25/61
Elmer Foster 26 148 116 5 1.1 71 .172 .147 .245 .216 .292 .199 .335 .415 .627 33 .128 -10.0 -1.2 .448 .213 .051 .0 O/5
Bill George 23 39 30 3 2.6 71 .222 .231 .245 .231 .292 .333 .335 .564 .627 78 .404 -1.1 -0.1 .467 .128 .103 1.0 /O1
*George Gore 31 286 198 22 2.9 71 .244 .220 .245 .308 .292 .291 .335 .599 .627 92 .453 -1.2 -0.1 .591 .232 .071 3.4 O
?Gil Hatfield 33 109 86 4 1.2 71 .218 .181 .245 .211 .292 .190 .335 .401 .627 29 .144 -8.3 -1.0 .372 .105 .010 .0 56/4O
Tim Keefe 31 185 158 5 0.8 71 .171 .127 .245 .146 .292 .177 .335 .323 .627 3 .076 -19.7 -2.4 .247 .088 .050 2.4 1/O
?Pat Murphy 31 112 88 4 1.2 71 .189 .170 .245 .214 .292 .179 .335 .394 .627 27 .139 -8.6 -1.0 .318 .094 .009 .0 2
Jim O'Rourke 37 436 297 48 4.3 71 .288 .274 .245 .319 .292 .372 .335 .690 .627 120 .621 9.2 1.1 .687 .218 .098 6.9 O2/35
Danny Richardson 25 577 434 45 2.7 71 .230 .226 .245 .248 .292 .323 .335 .570 .627 81 .421 -13.4 -1.6 .535 .185 .096 13.0 *4
*Mike Slattery 21 405 295 33 3.0 71 .262 .246 .245 .272 .292 .315 .335 .586 .627 87 .456 -6.5 -0.8 .553 .169 .069 1.9 *O
*Mike Tiernan 21 492 313 67 5.6 71 .309 .293 .245 .364 .292 .427 .335 .790 .627 152 .733 27.1 3.1 .927 .345 .133 15.3 *O
*Cannonball Titcomb 21 83 72 1 0.4 71 .167 .122 .245 .133 .292 .134 .335 .267 .627 -15 .018 -10.5 -1.3 .236 .085 .012 .0 1/5
*John Ward 28 520 382 42 2.9 71 .255 .251 .245 .265 .292 .310 .335 .575 .627 83 .448 -10.9 -1.3 .539 .151 .059 3.8 *6
Mickey Welch 28 171 137 8 1.5 71 .224 .189 .245 .199 .292 .254 .335 .453 .627 44 .203 -10.8 -1.3 .358 .095 .065 2.7 1
Art Whitney 30 337 256 20 2.1 71 .233 .220 .245 .240 .292 .256 .335 .496 .627 59 .303 -16.2 -1.9 .391 .082 .037 1.8 5
Stump Wiedman 27 9 7 0 0.0 71 .000 .000 .245 .222 .292 .000 .335 .222 .627 -24 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .286 .286 .000 /1
League Average 3.3 72 .260 .239 .246 .285 .294 .325 .337 .610 .631 93 .503 .592 .203 .086
Team Total 5046 3598 474 3.5 71 .258 .242 .245 .287 .292 .336 .335 .623 .627 99 .530 -12.4 -1.9 .614 .217 .094 93.6
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
Willard Brown 22 24 71 70 5 19 1 0 0 7 1 1 10 .271 .282 .286 .567 6 20 20
Elmer Cleveland 25 46 183 171 20 40 2 4 5 20 5 10 29 .234 .284 .380 .664 18 39 39
*Roger Connor 30 160 662 571 114 165 18 20 16 83 32 86 52 .289 .387 .475 .861 104 134 134
Ed Crane 26 14 46 43 3 6 2 0 1 2 1 3 13 .140 .196 .256 .451 2 12 12
Buck Ewing 28 123 524 492 97 149 21 18 7 68 62 28 33 .303 .345 .461 .807 77 103 103
Elmer Foster 26 44 174 161 17 23 3 2 0 11 15 10 24 .143 .207 .186 .393 6 37 37
Bill George 23 11 46 46 8 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 4 9 9
*George Gore 31 76 339 302 43 66 5 5 2 20 13 35 37 .219 .304 .288 .592 26 64 64
?Gil Hatfield 33 33 129 125 8 23 1 0 0 11 10 2 21 .184 .209 .192 .401 5 28 28
Tim Keefe 31 61 221 216 13 28 4 0 2 10 4 5 67 .130 .149 .176 .325 6 51 51
?Pat Murphy 31 33 133 126 13 21 1 0 0 5 4 7 13 .167 .211 .175 .385 5 28 28
Jim O'Rourke 37 127 518 486 59 132 19 7 5 59 29 28 36 .272 .317 .370 .687 56 107 107
Danny Richardson 25 161 686 667 96 150 19 8 9 72 41 18 42 .225 .246 .318 .564 52 135 135
*Mike Slattery 21 123 481 465 59 114 14 7 1 41 31 15 33 .245 .270 .312 .582 39 103 103
*Mike Tiernan 21 135 583 526 88 153 19 9 11 61 61 49 50 .291 .360 .424 .784 79 113 113
*Cannonball Titcomb 21 27 97 96 5 10 1 0 0 4 5 1 26 .104 .113 .115 .228 1 23 23
*John Ward 28 145 618 606 82 151 17 6 2 57 45 11 15 .249 .264 .307 .571 49 122 122
Mickey Welch 28 56 202 200 18 37 6 0 2 11 5 1 39 .185 .193 .245 .438 10 47 47
Art Whitney 30 107 402 391 33 86 1 5 1 33 8 10 26 .220 .241 .256 .497 24 90 90
Stump Wiedman 27 2 10 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 2 2
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
Willard Brown 22 2 243 69 243 229 21 53 4 2 0 31 11 11 23 .231 .276 .266 .542 58 61 3
Elmer Cleveland 25 2 271 68 271 257 40 69 11 5 4 16 4 12 24 .268 .306 .397 .703 127 102 2
*Roger Connor 30 9 4190 952 4190 3834 769 1247 206 125 53 563 87 344 226 .325 .383 .486 .868 167 1862 12
Ed Crane 26 4 844 207 844 810 111 192 36 10 15 31 9 34 74 .237 .268 .362 .630 103 293 0
Buck Ewing 28 9 2908 670 2908 2753 594 798 118 98 37 337 97 149 157 .290 .328 .444 .772 136 1223 6
Elmer Foster 26 2 282 72 282 261 31 43 3 3 0 17 16 16 20 .165 .227 .199 .426 37 52 5
Bill George 23 2 93 22 93 92 13 18 1 0 1 11 3 1 8 .196 .204 .239 .443 31 22 0
*George Gore 31 10 4100 894 4100 3676 904 1122 182 69 27 446 73 415 225 .305 .377 .414 .791 140 1523 9
?Gil Hatfield 33 3 146 41 146 142 10 26 2 1 0 12 8 2 30 .183 .205 .211 .417 32 30 2
Tim Keefe 31 9 1722 461 1722 1596 195 322 48 35 9 104 8 125 245 .202 .260 .293 .553 72 467 1
?Pat Murphy 31 2 170 45 170 162 15 30 3 0 0 8 4 8 15 .185 .224 .204 .427 31 33 0
Jim O'Rourke 37 17 6311 1379 6311 5971 1298 1852 314 122 43 761 118 8 332 221 .310 .347 .425 .773 141 2539 8
Danny Richardson 25 5 1822 448 1822 1723 266 429 61 22 13 202 88 94 112 .249 .290 .333 .622 89 573 5
*Mike Slattery 21 2 822 209 822 804 110 182 18 8 1 35 26 17 28 .226 .243 .272 .516 69 219 1
*Mike Tiernan 21 2 934 216 934 850 157 247 29 20 19 114 80 74 73 .291 .354 .439 .793 137 373 10
*Cannonball Titcomb 21 3 141 40 141 137 7 13 1 0 0 7 6 4 27 .095 .121 .102 .223 -31 14 0
*John Ward 28 11 4572 1059 4572 4424 764 1152 138 58 18 500 185 143 257 .260 .284 .330 .614 91 1460 5
Mickey Welch 28 9 1915 501 1915 1848 229 429 84 15 12 176 9 65 263 .232 .259 .313 .572 77 579 2
Art Whitney 30 8 2568 634 2568 2408 291 551 59 26 2 212 32 150 93 .229 .277 .277 .554 73 668 10
Stump Wiedman 27 9 1446 379 1446 1401 132 248 28 4 2 112 11 45 190 .177 .203 .207 .410 28 290 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

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