1888 New York Giants

Fielding Statistics

84-47, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim Mutrie (84-47)
Scored 659 runs, Allowed 479 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-47

Ballparks: Polo Grounds I (Southeast Diamond) ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 96 · one-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 89

Postseason:

Won World Series (6-4) over St. Louis Browns

World Series Champs

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1887 / 1889 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register

	Age	G	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos Summary
William Brown	22	20		177	134	24	19	0	.893	7.90	26		0	0				C
Elmer Cleveland	25	9		15	4	6	5	0	.667	1.11								3B
Roger Connor	30	134		1417	1346	45	26	59	.982	10.38								1B-2B
Ed Crane	26	12		30	3	23	4	0	.867	2.17								P
Buck Ewing	28	105		753	515	185	53	16	.930	6.67	65		0	0				P-C-3B-SS
Elmer Foster	26	38		83	64	5	14	0	.831	1.82								OF-3B
Bill George	23	10		11	4	6	1	0	.909	1.00								P-OF
George Gore	34	64		110	88	4	18	0	.836	1.44								OF
Gil Hatfield	33	29		117	30	63	24	5	.795	3.21								3B-SS-OF-2B
Tim Keefe	31	52		120	30	79	11	1	.908	2.10								P-OF
Pat Murphy	31	28		265	186	56	23	3	.913	8.64	23		0	0				C
Jim O'Rourke	37	108		305	251	40	14	4	.954	2.69	14		0	0				OF-C-1B-3B
Danny Richardson	25	135		790	321	423	46	43	.942	5.51								2B
Mike Slattery	21	103		221	187	16	18	3	.919	1.97								OF
Mike Tiernan	21	113		198	174	16	8	2	.960	1.68								OF
Cannonball Titcomb	21	24		35	1	26	8	0	.771	1.13								P-3B
Monte Ward	28	122		602	185	331	86	39	.857	4.23								SS
Mickey Welch	28	47		108	16	75	17	1	.843	1.94								P
Art Whitney	30	90		309	90	184	35	11	.887	3.04								3B
Stump Wiedman	27	2		7	3	2	2	0	.714	2.50								P
Team Totals	27.8	138		5673	3632	1609	432	187	.924	4.21	128		0	0
Rank in 8 NL teams							5	6	3
	Age	G	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register

	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS
Buck Ewing	28	78	658	480	143	35	12	.947	7.99	65	0	0
Pat Murphy	31	28	265	186	56	23	3	.913	8.64	23	0	0
William Brown	22	20	177	134	24	19	0	.893	7.90	26	0	0
Jim O'Rourke	37	15	104	77	22	5	0	.952	6.60	14	0	0
League Average								.911	6.71
Team Total		138	1204	877	245	82	15	.932	7.96	128	0	0

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Roger Connor	30	133	1406	1337	43	26	57	.982	10.38
Jim O'Rourke	37	4	46	43	2	1	3	.978	11.25
League Average								.977	10.47
Team Total		138	1452	1380	45	27	60	.981	10.40

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Danny Richardson	25	135	790	321	423	46	43	.942	5.51
Roger Connor	30	1	11	9	2	0	2	1.000	11.00
Gil Hatfield	33	1	8	3	4	1	1	.875	7.00
League Average								.920	5.65
Team Total		138	809	333	429	47	46	.942	5.56

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Art Whitney	30	90	309	90	184	35	11	.887	3.04
Buck Ewing	28	21	76	32	29	15	3	.803	2.90
Gil Hatfield	33	14	48	18	21	9	0	.813	2.79
Elmer Cleveland	25	9	15	4	6	5	0	.667	1.11
Jim O'Rourke	37	2	6	1	3	2	0	.667	2.00
Elmer Foster	26	1	2	0	0	2	0	.000	0.00
Cannonball Titcomb	21	1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	2.00
League Average								.875	3.07
Team Total		138	458	145	245	68	14	.852	2.83

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Monte Ward	28	122	602	185	331	86	39	.857	4.23
Gil Hatfield	33	13	56	7	36	13	3	.768	3.31
Buck Ewing	28	4	19	3	13	3	1	.842	4.00
League Average								.881	4.45
Team Total		138	677	195	380	102	43	.849	4.14

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	LF	CF	RF	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Mike Tiernan	21	113	0	1	112	198	174	16	8	2	.960	1.68
Mike Slattery	21	103	4	90	9	221	187	16	18	3	.919	1.97
Jim O'Rourke	37	87	75	3	9	149	130	13	6	1	.960	1.64
George Gore	34	64	42	21	1	110	88	4	18	0	.836	1.44
Elmer Foster	26	37	16	21	0	81	64	5	12	0	.852	1.86
Bill George	23	6	0	0	6	4	3	1	0	0	1.000	0.67
Gil Hatfield	33	1	0	1	0	5	2	2	1	1	.800	4.00
Tim Keefe	31	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	.500	1.00
League Average											.906	1.90
Team Total		138				770	649	57	64	7	.917	1.71

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Tim Keefe	31	51	118	29	79	10	1	.915	2.12
Mickey Welch	28	47	108	16	75	17	1	.843	1.94
Cannonball Titcomb	21	23	33	1	24	8	0	.758	1.09
Ed Crane	26	12	30	3	23	4	0	.867	2.17
Bill George	23	4	7	1	5	1	0	.857	1.50
Stump Wiedman	27	2	7	3	2	2	0	.714	2.50
Buck Ewing	28	2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average								.895	2.23
Team Total		138	303	53	208	42	2	.861	1.85

1887 / 1889 Fielding Statistics

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