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1889 New York Giants

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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 - 103, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 101


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1888 / 1890 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 Buck Ewing 29 99 444 407 91 133 23 13 4 87 34 37 32 .327 .383 .477 .860 135 194 0
2 1B Roger Connor* 31 131 591 496 117 157 32 17 13 130 21 93 46 .317 .426 .528 .955 161 262 2
3 2B Danny Richardson 26 125 544 497 88 139 22 8 7 100 32 46 37 .280 .342 .398 .740 103 198 1
4 SS Monte Ward* 29 114 508 479 87 143 13 4 1 67 62 27 7 .299 .339 .349 .687 89 167 2
5 3B Art Whitney 31 129 531 473 71 103 12 2 1 59 19 56 39 .218 .303 .258 .561 55 122 2
6 OF George Gore* 35 120 580 488 132 149 21 7 7 54 28 84 28 .305 .416 .420 .836 130 205 8
7 OF Jim O'Rourke 38 128 543 502 89 161 36 7 3 81 33 40 34 .321 .372 .438 .810 122 220 1
8 OF Mike Tiernan* 22 122 600 499 147 167 23 14 10 73 33 96 32 .335 .447 .497 .944 159 248 5
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 C William Brown 23 40 151 139 16 36 10 0 1 29 6 9 9 .259 .318 .353 .670 84 49 3
10 SS Gil Hatfield? 34 32 136 125 21 23 2 0 1 12 9 9 15 .184 .250 .224 .474 31 28 2
11 OF Mike Slattery* 22 12 52 48 7 14 2 0 1 12 2 4 3 .292 .346 .396 .742 103 19 0
12 C Pat Murphy 32 9 30 28 5 10 1 1 1 4 0 2 0 .357 .400 .571 .971 165 16 0
13 OF Harry Lyons 23 5 22 20 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 .100 .182 .200 .382 5 4 0
14 OF Bill George 24 3 15 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .267 .267 .267 .533 47 4 0
15 OF Elmer Foster 27 2 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 .000 .429 .000 .429 23 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
16 P Mickey Welch 29 45 161 156 20 30 5 1 0 12 0 5 27 .192 .217 .237 .455 25 37 0
17 P Tim Keefe 32 47 157 149 17 23 5 2 0 8 2 8 40 .154 .197 .215 .412 13 32 0
18 P Ed Crane 27 29 116 103 16 21 1 0 2 11 6 13 21 .204 .293 .272 .565 56 28 0
19 P Hank O'Day? 26 10 36 31 5 3 0 0 0 3 2 4 10 .097 .222 .097 .319 -11 3 1
20 P Cannonball Titcomb* 22 3 12 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .083 .167 -54 1 0
Team Totals 29.8 131 5236 4671 935 1319 208 77 52 744 292 538 386 .282 .360 .393 .753 107 1837 27
Rank in 8 NL teams 6 1 3 4 1 3 2 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 3 8 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 Mickey Welch 29 27 12 .692 3.02 45 41 4 39 3 2 375.0 340 196 126 14 149 125 10 0 18 1607 132 1.304 8.2 0.3 3.6 3.0 0.84
2 SP Tim Keefe 32 28 13 .683 3.36 47 45 2 39 3 1 364.0 319 216 136 9 151 225 18 0 11 1563 119 1.291 7.9 0.2 3.7 5.6 1.49
3 SP Ed Crane 27 14 11 .560 3.63 29 25 3 23 0 0 230.2 221 159 93 10 136 130 10 0 18 1048 110 1.548 8.6 0.4 5.3 5.1 0.96
4 SP Hank O'Day 26 9 1 .900 4.27 10 10 0 8 0 0 78.0 83 51 37 2 35 28 7 0 0 355 94 1.513 9.6 0.2 4.0 3.2 0.80
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 Gil Hatfield 34 2 4 .333 3.98 6 5 1 5 0 0 52.0 53 43 23 2 25 28 1 0 3 233 101 1.500 9.2 0.3 4.3 4.8 1.12
6 Cannonball Titcomb* 22 1 2 .333 6.58 3 3 0 3 0 0 26.0 27 26 19 1 16 7 2 0 0 122 61 1.654 9.3 0.3 5.5 2.4 0.44
7 Buck Ewing 29 2 0 1.000 4.05 3 2 1 2 0 0 20.0 23 14 9 0 8 12 0 0 1 90 100 1.550 10.4 0.0 3.6 5.4 1.50
8 Art Whitney 31 0 0 2.08 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 1 3 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 18 209 1.154 2.1 0.0 8.3 6.2 0.75
Team Totals 29.4 83 43 .659 3.47 131 131 12 119 6 3 1150.0 1067 708 444 38 524 558 48 0 51 5036 115 1.383 8.4 0.3 4.1 4.4 1.06
Rank in 8 NL teams 1 8 2 5 2 2 6 1 2 2 4 7 1
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
William Brown 23 40 217 146 39 32 3 .853 4.63 16 C-OF
Roger Connor 31 132 1329 1266 33 30 68 .977 9.84 1B-3B
Ed Crane 27 30 46 12 24 10 1 .783 1.20 P-1B
Buck Ewing 29 101 724 525 152 47 10 .935 6.70 35 P-C-OF
Elmer Foster 27 2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.50 OF
Bill George 24 3 8 7 0 1 0 .875 2.33 OF
George Gore 35 120 301 239 21 41 5 .864 2.17 OF
Gil Hatfield 34 32 162 55 85 22 7 .864 4.38 P-SS-3B
Tim Keefe 32 47 96 10 78 8 3 .917 1.87 P
Harry Lyons 23 5 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 OF
Pat Murphy 32 9 39 26 8 5 0 .872 3.78 0 C
Hank O'Day 26 10 17 5 11 1 1 .941 1.60 P
Jim O'Rourke 38 129 208 166 20 22 2 .894 1.44 0 OF-C
Danny Richardson 26 125 801 332 416 53 60 .934 5.98 2B
Mike Slattery 22 12 27 21 2 4 1 .852 1.92 OF
Mike Tiernan 22 122 221 179 19 23 2 .896 1.62 OF
Cannonball Titcomb 22 3 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.33 P
Monte Ward 29 115 660 245 339 76 38 .885 5.08 SS-2B
Mickey Welch 29 45 76 13 59 4 2 .947 1.60 P
Art Whitney 31 130 482 160 265 57 27 .882 3.27 P-3B
Team Totals 29.8 131 5428 3418 1574 436 230 .920 4.12 51
Rank in 8 NL teams 4 8 6
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
William Brown 23 40 151 -3 -0 0 -5 2 -6 -0.6 4 -2 -0.1 .487 .497 0.4 -0.3 3 $2,300 2/O
Roger Connor* 31 131 591 44 -2 0 3 0 45 3.6 17 62 5.3 .529 .523 5.3 0.2 60 $3,500 Free Agency *3/5
Ed Crane 27 29 116 -8 0 0 0 10 2 0.1 3 5 0.1 .506 .501 0.2 -0.0 5 $3,000 1/3
Buck Ewing 29 99 444 19 2 0 7 7 35 2.8 13 48 4.1 .530 .518 3.7 1.1 41 $5,000 Free Agency *2/1O
Elmer Foster 27 2 7 -0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .491 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ /O
Bill George 24 3 15 -1 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .456 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ /O
George Gore* 35 120 580 27 -2 0 -3 -6 16 1.1 17 32 2.8 .511 .508 3.2 -0.9 35 $1,500 Purchased *O
Gil Hatfield? 34 32 136 -13 1 0 -2 4 -10 -0.9 4 -6 -0.5 .472 .495 -0.3 -0.1 -4 $1,200 6/15
Tim Keefe 32 47 157 -22 -0 0 0 13 -9 -0.8 5 -4 -0.8 .484 .495 -0.8 -0.0 -4 $4,250 Purchased 1
Harry Lyons 23 5 22 -3 0 0 0 -0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .447 .498 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ /O
Pat Murphy 32 9 30 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.2 1 4 0.3 .528 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $1,800 /2
Hank O'Day? 26 10 36 -6 0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .479 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ Purchased 1
Jim O'Rourke 38 128 543 15 0 0 -4 -8 3 0.1 16 19 1.7 .502 .502 2.2 -1.1 23 $3,500 Unknown *O/2
Danny Richardson 26 125 544 1 0 0 15 2 19 1.4 16 35 3.1 .513 .510 1.9 1.4 20 $2,600 *4
Mike Slattery* 22 12 52 0 -0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .495 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 $2,250 O
Mike Tiernan* 22 122 600 48 -2 0 3 -7 42 3.3 18 59 5.0 .529 .521 5.0 -0.5 56 $2,200 *O
Cannonball Titcomb* 22 3 12 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .450 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ /1
Monte Ward* 29 114 508 -5 5 0 -1 7 7 0.4 15 22 1.9 .505 .504 2.2 0.5 22 $4,250 Free Agency *6/4
Mickey Welch 29 45 161 -18 0 0 0 13 -5 -0.5 5 -0 -0.5 .490 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -0 $2,800 Free Agency 1
Art Whitney 31 129 531 -28 -2 0 7 5 -18 -1.8 16 -3 -0.2 .488 .490 -0.6 0.9 -10 $2,500 Traded *5/1
Team Total 29.8 1205 5236 48 0 0 20 45 113 7.5 152 265 21.6 .508 .503 21.7 1.0 245 $42,650
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
Ed Crane 27 230.2 29 25 159 6.20 5.66 0.15 0.00 99.0 5.45 -14 -1.1 1.0 -0.2 0.6 7 .461 .493 $3,000
Buck Ewing 29 20.0 3 2 14 6.30 5.66 0.16 0.00 99.0 5.44 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .461 .499 $5,000 Free Agency
Gil Hatfield 34 52.0 6 5 43 7.44 5.66 0.16 0.00 99.0 5.45 -10 -0.8 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -6 .370 .495 $1,200
Tim Keefe 32 364.0 47 45 216 5.34 5.66 0.15 0.00 99.0 5.45 13 1.2 1.0 -0.4 3.9 46 .525 .507 $4,250 Purchased
Hank O'Day 26 78.0 10 10 51 5.88 5.66 0.17 0.00 99.0 5.43 -2 -0.2 -0.1 0.4 5 .483 .499 $ Purchased
Cannonball Titcomb* 22 26.0 3 3 26 9.00 5.66 0.17 0.00 99.0 5.43 -10 -0.7 -0.0 -0.5 -7 .281 .496 $
Mickey Welch 29 375.0 45 41 196 4.70 5.66 0.16 0.00 99.0 5.44 40 3.6 1.0 -0.4 6.3 73 .579 .522 $2,800 Free Agency
Art Whitney 31 4.1 1 0 3 6.23 5.66 0.12 0.00 99.0 5.49 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .479 .500 $2,500 Traded
Team Total 29.4 1150.0 144 131 708 5.54 5.66 0.16 0.00 99.0 5.45 16 1.9 1.0 -1.2 10.3 117 .513 .501 $18,750
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired

1888 / 1890 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics