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1889 New York Giants

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1888 / 1890

83-43, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim Mutrie (83-43)
Scored 935 runs, Allowed 708 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-47

Ballparks: Polo Grounds III, St. George Cricket Grounds & Oakdale Park ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 104, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 101


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1888 / 1890 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
William Brown 23 R R 6' 2" 190 1866 3 40 40 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 -0.2 $2,300
Roger Connor HOF 31 L L 6' 3" 220 Jul 1, 1857 10 131 131 0 0 131 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 $3,500
Ed Crane 27 R R 5' 10" 204 May 27, 1862 5 29 29 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 $3,000
Buck Ewing HOF 29 R R 5' 10" 188 Oct 17, 1859 10 99 99 3 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4.8 $5,000
Elmer Foster 27 R L 5' 10" 178 Aug 15, 1861 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.0 $
Bill George 24 R L 5' 8" 165 Jan 27, 1865 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 -0.1 $
George Gore 35 L R 5' 11" 195 May 3, 1854 11 120 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 3 120 3.5 $1,500
Gil Hatfield 34 R 5' 9" 168 Jan 27, 1855 4 32 32 6 0 0 0 2 24 0 0 0 0 -1.0 $1,200
Tim Keefe HOF 32 R R 5' 10" 185 Jan 1, 1857 10 47 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.8 $4,250
Harry Lyons 23 R R 5' 10" 157 Mar 25, 1866 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 -0.2 $
Pat Murphy 32 R R 5' 10" 160 Jan 2, 1857 3 9 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 $1,800
Hank O'Day 26 R 6' 0" 180 Jul 8, 1862 6 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 $
Jim O'Rourke HOF 38 R R 5' 8" 185 Sep 1, 1850 18 128 128 0 1 0 0 0 0 128 0 0 128 2.0 $3,500
Danny Richardson 26 R R 5' 8" 165 Jan 25, 1863 6 125 125 0 0 0 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 $2,600
Mike Slattery 22 L L 6' 2" 210 Nov 26, 1866 3 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1 12 0.1 $2,250
Mike Tiernan 22 L L 5' 11" 165 Jan 21, 1867 3 122 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 122 122 6.0 $2,200
Cannonball Titcomb 22 L L 5' 6" 157 Aug 21, 1866 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8 $
Monte Ward HOF 29 L R 5' 9" 165 Mar 3, 1860 12 114 114 0 0 0 7 0 108 0 0 0 0 2.2 $4,250
Mickey Welch HOF 29 R R 5' 8" 160 Jul 4, 1859 10 45 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.3 $2,800
Art Whitney 31 R R 5' 8" 155 Jan 16, 1858 9 129 129 1 0 0 0 129 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $2,500
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

1888 / 1890 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers