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1896 New York Giants Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1895 / 1897)
64-67, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 829 runs, Allowed 821 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 66-65
Manager: Arthur Irwin (36-53) and Bill Joyce (28-14)
Ballpark: Polo Grounds III (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 274,000 (4th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 97, Pitching - 96;   one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98

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1895 / 1897 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Tom Bannon 27 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.50 OF
Jake Beckley 28 47 2 0 0 452 421 22 9 18 .980 9.43 1B-OF
Cy Bowen 25 2 7 0 5 2 0 .714 2.50 P
Sal Campfield 28 6 6 0 5 1 0 .833 0.83 P
Dad Clarke 31 48 92 12 72 8 1 .913 1.75 P
Willie Clark 23 65 676 634 25 17 40 .975 10.14 1B
Frank Connaughton 27 84 30 0 0 380 133 204 43 20 .887 4.01 SS-OF
George Davis 25 125 3 0 0 618 257 314 47 22 .924 4.57 3B-SS-OF-1B
Harry Davis 22 63 39 1 0 335 307 13 15 14 .955 5.08 OF-1B
Ed Doheny 22 17 33 5 23 5 2 .848 1.65 P
Duke Farrell 29 54 253 144 83 26 13 .897 4.20 9 C-SS-3B
Carney Flynn 21 3 9 5 2 2 0 .778 2.33 P
Shorty Fuller 28 18 119 42 62 15 8 .874 5.78 SS
Les German 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Charlie Gettig 25 4 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.25 P
Kid Gleason 29 134 0 1 0 788 334 404 50 38 .937 5.51 2B-3B-OF
Bill Joyce 30 49 197 71 103 23 4 .883 3.55 3B
Jouett Meekin 29 42 87 17 62 8 3 .908 1.88 P
Fred Pfeffer 36 4 25 9 10 6 0 .760 4.75 2B
Bill Reidy 22 2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.00 P
Cy Seymour 23 12 0 1 0 28 5 19 4 1 .857 2.00 P-OF
General Stafford 28 59 53 0 0 131 93 26 12 5 .908 2.02 OF-SS
Mike Sullivan 29 25 59 8 45 6 2 .898 2.12 P
Mike Tiernan 29 133 0 0 133 235 213 15 7 4 .970 1.71 OF
George Ulrich 27 14 11 0 0 31 20 6 5 1 .839 1.86 OF-3B
George Van Haltren 30 135 0 133 0 314 273 26 15 4 .952 2.21 OF-P
John Warner 23 19 90 68 15 7 0 .922 4.37 9 C
Parke Wilson 28 73 365 278 64 23 4 .937 4.68 23 C-1B
Dave Zearfoss 28 19 75 53 14 8 1 .893 3.53 2 C
Team Totals 27.6 133 5416 3404 1647 365 205 .933 4.01 43
Rank in 12 NL teams 5 9
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Parke Wilson 28 71 342 256 64 22 4 .936 4.51
Duke Farrell 29 34 151 110 34 7 3 .954 4.24
John Warner 23 19 90 68 15 7 0 .922 4.37
Dave Zearfoss 28 19 75 53 14 8 1 .893 3.53
League Average .943 4.35
Team Total 133 658 487 127 44 8 .933 4.29

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Willie Clark 23 65 676 634 25 17 40 .975 10.14
Jake Beckley 28 45 448 418 22 8 18 .982 9.78
Harry Davis 22 23 241 226 11 4 14 .983 10.30
George Davis 25 3 36 31 4 1 0 .972 11.67
Parke Wilson 28 2 23 22 0 1 0 .957 11.00
League Average .980 10.21
Team Total 133 1424 1331 62 31 72 .978 10.09

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Kid Gleason 29 130 774 329 397 48 38 .938 5.58
Fred Pfeffer 36 4 25 9 10 6 0 .760 4.75
League Average .939 5.43
Team Total 133 799 338 407 54 38 .932 5.56

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
George Davis 25 74 312 117 169 26 11 .917 3.86
Bill Joyce 30 49 197 71 103 23 4 .883 3.55
Duke Farrell 29 7 20 8 8 4 1 .800 2.29
Kid Gleason 29 3 13 4 7 2 0 .846 3.67
George Ulrich 27 3 6 0 3 3 0 .500 1.00
League Average .891 3.40
Team Total 133 548 200 290 58 16 .894 3.60

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Frank Connaughton 27 54 323 89 199 35 19 .892 5.33
George Davis 25 45 268 107 141 20 11 .925 5.51
Shorty Fuller 28 18 119 42 62 15 8 .874 5.78
Duke Farrell 29 13 82 26 41 15 9 .817 5.15
General Stafford 28 6 34 15 17 2 3 .941 5.33
League Average .903 5.52
Team Total 133 826 279 460 87 50 .895 5.43

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Mike Tiernan 29 133 0 0 133 235 213 15 7 4 .970 1.71
George Van Haltren 30 133 0 133 0 312 272 25 15 4 .952 2.23
General Stafford 28 53 53 0 0 97 78 9 10 2 .897 1.64
Harry Davis 22 40 39 1 0 94 81 2 11 0 .883 2.08
Frank Connaughton 27 30 30 0 0 57 44 5 8 1 .860 1.63
George Ulrich 27 11 11 0 0 25 20 3 2 1 .920 2.09
George Davis 25 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.67
Tom Bannon 27 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.50
Jake Beckley 28 2 2 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 1.50
Kid Gleason 29 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
Cy Seymour 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .933 2.12
Team Total 133 829 715 59 55 12 .934 1.89

Player Standard Fielding--P

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Dad Clarke 31 48 92 12 72 8 1 .913 1.75
Jouett Meekin 29 42 87 17 62 8 3 .908 1.88
Mike Sullivan 29 25 59 8 45 6 2 .898 2.12
Ed Doheny 22 17 33 5 23 5 2 .848 1.65
Cy Seymour 23 11 28 5 19 4 1 .857 2.18
Sal Campfield 28 6 6 0 5 1 0 .833 0.83
Charlie Gettig 25 4 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.25
Carney Flynn 21 3 9 5 2 2 0 .778 2.33
Cy Bowen 25 2 7 0 5 2 0 .714 2.50
Bill Reidy 22 2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.00
George Van Haltren 30 2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.00
Les German 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .916 2.19
Team Total 133 332 54 242 36 9 .892 1.82

1895 / 1897 Fielding Statistics