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1898 New York Giants Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1897 / 1899)
77-73, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 837 runs, Allowed 800 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-72
Manager: Bill Joyce (68-60) and Cap Anson (9-13)
Ballpark: Polo Grounds III (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 265,414 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 97, Pitching - 96;   one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 94

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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 John Warner* 25 110 409 373 40 96 14 5 0 42 9 22 .257 .316 .322 .638 85 120 10 4
2 1B Bill Joyce* 32 145 619 508 91 131 20 9 10 91 34 88 .258 .386 .392 .778 125 199 18 5
3 2B Kid Gleason# 31 150 619 570 78 126 8 5 0 62 21 39 .221 .278 .253 .531 54 144 6 4
4 SS George Davis# 27 121 529 486 80 149 20 5 2 86 26 32 .307 .351 .381 .731 112 185 1 10
5 3B Fred Hartman 30 123 507 475 57 129 16 11 2 88 11 25 .272 .313 .364 .678 96 173 4 3
6 OF Jack Doyle 28 82 316 297 42 84 15 3 1 43 14 12 .283 .317 .364 .681 97 108 3 4
7 OF Mike Tiernan* 31 103 475 415 90 116 15 11 5 49 19 43 .280 .357 .405 .762 121 168 7 10
8 OF George Van Haltren* 32 156 722 654 129 204 28 16 2 68 36 59 .312 .372 .413 .785 127 270 4 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 UT Mike Grady 28 93 340 287 64 85 19 5 3 49 20 38 .296 .399 .429 .827 140 123 11 4
10 UT Charlie Gettig 27 64 214 196 30 49 6 2 0 26 5 15 .250 .310 .301 .611 77 59 2 1
11 OF Walt Wilmot# 34 35 149 138 16 33 4 2 2 22 4 9 .239 .286 .341 .626 81 47 0 2
12 OF Tom McCreery# 23 35 142 121 15 24 4 3 1 17 3 19 .198 .307 .306 .613 78 37 0 2
13 OF Pop Foster 20 32 113 112 10 30 6 1 0 9 0 0 .268 .268 .339 .607 76 38 0 1
14 UT Tacks Latimer 20 5 17 17 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 .294 .294 .353 .647 87 6 0 0
15 SS Ed Glenn 22 2 11 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 .571 .250 .821 140 1 0 4
16 3B John Puhl? 22 2 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444 29 2 0 0
17 OF Joe Regan 25 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 16 1 0 0
18 OF Jack Gilbert? 22 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 45 1 0 0
19 OF Parke Wilson 30 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
20 C Dave Zearfoss? 30 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 480 1 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
21 P Cy Seymour* 25 80 309 297 41 82 5 2 4 23 8 9 .276 .300 .347 .646 87 103 1 2
22 P Amos Rusie 27 41 139 138 23 29 2 4 0 8 2 1 .210 .216 .283 .498 44 39 0 0
23 P Jouett Meekin 31 38 138 129 16 27 5 1 0 12 0 9 .209 .261 .264 .524 52 34 0 0
24 P Ed Doheny* 24 28 92 86 11 14 1 1 2 11 0 4 .163 .217 .267 .485 40 23 2 0
25 P Bill Carrick 24 5 19 18 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .167 .211 .222 .433 25 4 0 0
26 P Jock Menefee 30 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
Team Totals 28.9 157 5907 5349 837 1422 190 86 34 712 214 428 .266 .328 .353 .681 97 1886 69 61
Rank in 12 NL teams 1 3 7 3 3 3 4 6 6 8 7 6 7 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
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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
Bill Carrick 24 19 15 1 1.7 89 .167 .167 .274 .211 .338 .222 .352 .433 .690 25 .182 -1.7 -0.2 .333 .111 .056 /1
#George Davis 27 529 347 65 4.9 89 .304 .307 .274 .351 .338 .381 .352 .731 .690 112 .596 6.8 0.7 .724 .193 .074 3.7 *6
*Ed Doheny 24 92 72 5 1.8 89 .143 .163 .274 .217 .338 .267 .352 .485 .690 40 .192 -7.2 -0.8 .403 .151 .105 .0 1
Jack Doyle 28 316 217 34 4.1 89 .280 .283 .274 .317 .338 .364 .352 .681 .690 97 .515 -1.9 -0.2 .643 .168 .081 1.9 O36/52
Pop Foster 20 113 83 10 3.1 89 .268 .268 .274 .268 .338 .339 .352 .607 .690 76 .396 -4.1 -0.4 .463 .071 .071 O5/6
Charlie Gettig 27 214 148 18 3.2 89 .250 .250 .274 .310 .338 .301 .352 .611 .690 77 .400 -5.7 -0.6 .551 .153 .051 .0 O14/6532
?Jack Gilbert 22 4 3 0 0.0 89 .250 .250 .274 .250 .338 .250 .352 .500 .690 45 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .667 .250 .000 .0 /O
#Kid Gleason 31 619 448 39 2.3 89 .221 .221 .274 .278 .338 .253 .352 .531 .690 54 .266 -34.1 -3.6 .473 .137 .032 .0 *4/6
Ed Glenn 22 11 7 1 3.7 89 .250 .250 .274 .571 .338 .250 .352 .821 .690 140 .472 0.7 0.1 1.667 1.000 .000 .0 /6
Mike Grady 28 340 206 47 5.9 89 .289 .296 .274 .399 .338 .429 .352 .827 .690 140 .679 17.2 1.8 .950 .334 .132 5.2 2O/36
Fred Hartman 30 507 349 53 4.0 89 .268 .272 .274 .313 .338 .364 .352 .678 .690 96 .501 -4.5 -0.5 .616 .168 .093 3.4 *5
*Bill Joyce 32 619 382 73 5.0 89 .243 .258 .274 .386 .338 .392 .352 .778 .690 125 .604 21.9 2.3 .899 .374 .134 15.5 *35/4
Tacks Latimer 20 17 12 2 4.3 89 .294 .294 .274 .294 .338 .353 .352 .647 .690 87 .543 -0.4 -0.0 .500 .059 .059 /2O
#Tom McCreery 23 142 99 11 2.9 89 .192 .198 .274 .307 .338 .306 .352 .613 .690 78 .362 -3.2 -0.3 .608 .289 .107 1.5 O
Jouett Meekin 31 138 102 9 2.3 89 .209 .209 .274 .261 .338 .264 .352 .524 .690 52 .270 -8.1 -0.9 .422 .124 .054 1
Jock Menefee 30 5 5 0 0.0 89 .000 .000 .274 .000 .338 .000 .352 .000 .690 -100 .000 -1.3 -0.2 .000 .000 .000 /1
?John Puhl 22 9 7 0 0.0 89 .222 .222 .274 .222 .338 .222 .352 .444 .690 29 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .286 .000 .000 /5
Joe Regan 25 5 4 0 0.0 89 .200 .200 .274 .200 .338 .200 .352 .400 .690 16 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .250 .000 .000 /O
Amos Rusie 27 139 109 8 1.9 89 .210 .210 .274 .216 .338 .283 .352 .498 .690 44 .210 -11.1 -1.2 .385 .094 .072 .0 1/3O
*Cy Seymour 25 309 217 31 3.7 89 .266 .276 .274 .300 .338 .347 .352 .646 .690 87 .472 -6.6 -0.7 .563 .128 .071 5.3 1O/4
*Mike Tiernan 31 475 309 58 4.9 89 .271 .280 .274 .357 .338 .405 .352 .762 .690 121 .597 10.9 1.1 .793 .275 .125 7.9 *O
*George Van Haltren 32 722 455 100 5.7 89 .310 .312 .274 .372 .338 .413 .352 .785 .690 127 .664 22.8 2.4 .820 .246 .101 3.8 *O
*John Warner 25 409 281 36 3.3 89 .257 .257 .274 .316 .338 .322 .352 .638 .690 85 .424 -7.3 -0.8 .581 .147 .064 .0 *2/O
#Walt Wilmot 34 149 107 13 3.2 89 .228 .239 .274 .286 .338 .341 .352 .626 .690 81 .400 -4.0 -0.4 .571 .196 .101 2.7 O
Parke Wilson 30 4 4 0 0.0 89 .000 .000 .274 .000 .338 .000 .352 .000 .690 -100 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /O
?Dave Zearfoss 30 1 0 1 89 1.000 1.000 .274 1.000 .338 1.000 .352 2.000 .690 480 0.5 0.0 .000 .000 /2
League Average 4.0 91 .267 .270 .278 .333 .342 .347 .357 .680 .699 94 .505 .649 .190 .077
Team Total 5907 3988 615 4.0 89 .261 .266 .274 .328 .338 .353 .352 .681 .690 97 .508 -23.1 -2.7 .661 .207 .087 58.7
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
Bill Carrick 24 5 20 19 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .158 .200 .211 .411 1 5 5
#George Davis 27 127 536 503 77 148 20 5 2 83 26 32 0 .294 .338 .366 .703 62 121 121
*Ed Doheny 24 29 96 90 10 14 1 1 2 10 0 4 0 .156 .208 .256 .464 4 28 28
Jack Doyle 28 131 513 490 65 137 17 5 3 65 23 19 0 .280 .312 .353 .665 53 125 125
Pop Foster 20 34 118 118 9 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 9 32 32
Charlie Gettig 27 67 220 203 28 48 6 2 0 24 5 15 0 .236 .295 .286 .581 17 64 64
?Jack Gilbert 22 3 14 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 .300 .500 .300 .800 1 3 3
#Kid Gleason 31 158 639 594 76 127 8 5 0 60 21 39 0 .214 .269 .244 .513 38 150 150
Ed Glenn 22 3 15 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 .222 .533 .222 .756 1 3 3
Mike Grady 28 98 346 297 62 85 19 5 3 48 20 38 0 .286 .387 .414 .801 45 93 93
Fred Hartman 30 129 522 493 55 129 16 11 2 85 11 25 0 .262 .303 .351 .654 52 123 123
*Bill Joyce 32 153 634 528 88 131 20 9 10 88 34 88 0 .248 .374 .377 .751 70 145 145
Tacks Latimer 20 5 18 18 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 5 5
#Tom McCreery 23 93 370 324 47 84 9 10 3 36 6 46 0 .259 .351 .377 .728 43 88 88
Jouett Meekin 31 40 143 134 15 27 5 1 0 11 0 9 0 .201 .252 .254 .505 8 38 38
Jock Menefee 30 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
?John Puhl 22 2 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
Joe Regan 25 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
Amos Rusie 27 43 146 145 23 30 2 4 0 8 2 1 0 .207 .212 .276 .488 8 41 41
*Cy Seymour 25 84 318 308 39 82 5 2 4 22 8 9 0 .266 .289 .334 .624 29 80 80
*Mike Tiernan 31 108 481 431 88 116 15 11 5 48 19 43 0 .269 .345 .390 .735 57 103 103
*George Van Haltren 32 164 740 677 125 204 28 16 2 66 36 59 0 .301 .361 .399 .760 97 156 156
*John Warner 25 116 419 387 39 96 14 5 0 41 9 22 0 .248 .305 .310 .616 35 110 110
#Walt Wilmot 34 37 152 143 15 33 4 2 2 21 4 9 0 .231 .276 .329 .605 13 35 35
Parke Wilson 30 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
?Dave Zearfoss 30 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 1 1
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
Bill Carrick 24 1 19 5 19 18 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .167 .211 .222 .433 25 4 0 0
#George Davis 27 9 5160 1156 5160 4648 938 1447 244 115 56 876 364 450 180 .311 .377 .449 .826 126 2089 38 24
*Ed Doheny 24 4 184 58 184 171 21 28 3 2 2 17 3 10 11 .164 .223 .240 .463 28 41 3 0
Jack Doyle 28 10 3807 897 3807 3518 647 1117 201 43 19 633 382 245 132 .318 .367 .415 .782 113 1461 29 15
Pop Foster 20 1 113 32 113 112 10 30 6 1 0 9 0 0 .268 .268 .339 .607 76 38 0 1
Charlie Gettig 27 3 306 92 306 280 41 67 13 2 0 38 8 21 0 .239 .302 .300 .602 70 84 4 1
?Jack Gilbert 22 1 12 3 12 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .222 .364 .222 .586 69 2 1 1
#Kid Gleason 31 11 3528 868 3528 3238 485 870 85 36 8 441 162 245 131 .269 .324 .325 .649 77 1051 20 25
Ed Glenn 22 1 15 3 15 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125 .364 .125 .489 42 1 0 4
Mike Grady 28 5 1338 357 1338 1177 228 363 66 24 12 201 45 109 40 .308 .386 .436 .822 119 513 40 12
Fred Hartman 30 3 1265 296 1265 1173 165 345 41 26 6 175 41 67 11 .294 .342 .389 .731 97 456 18 7
*Bill Joyce 32 8 4149 904 4149 3304 820 970 152 106 70 607 264 718 280 .294 .435 .467 .902 143 1544 108 19
Tacks Latimer 20 1 17 5 17 17 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 .294 .294 .353 .647 87 6 0 0
#Tom McCreery 23 4 1581 372 1581 1375 244 422 48 43 15 179 63 155 73 .307 .378 .437 .815 121 601 3 48
Jouett Meekin 31 8 1061 306 1061 995 152 248 27 22 14 123 15 64 87 .249 .296 .363 .659 78 361 2 0
Jock Menefee 30 5 233 69 233 207 23 45 4 3 0 23 6 0 24 15 .217 .305 .266 .570 47 55 0 2 0 0 0
?John Puhl 22 1 9 2 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444 29 2 0 0
Joe Regan 25 1 5 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 16 1 0 0
Amos Rusie 27 9 1754 484 1754 1722 209 427 42 29 8 175 25 27 170 .248 .262 .320 .582 61 551 5 0
*Cy Seymour 25 3 483 136 483 466 56 122 10 3 6 37 11 13 7 .262 .283 .335 .618 73 156 1 3
*Mike Tiernan 31 12 6568 1441 6568 5769 1296 1799 252 160 106 844 426 737 318 .312 .394 .466 .860 139 2689 41 21
*George Van Haltren 32 12 6635 1449 6635 5935 1270 1893 204 142 65 823 463 648 305 .319 .389 .434 .823 124 2576 31 21
*John Warner 25 4 1302 342 1302 1173 130 307 26 11 3 127 31 73 33 .262 .325 .310 .635 74 364 37 19
#Walt Wilmot 34 10 4360 960 4360 3981 725 1098 152 92 58 594 381 349 222 .276 .337 .404 .741 104 1608 17 13
Parke Wilson 30 6 1018 269 1018 938 145 248 29 9 3 128 38 63 44 .264 .314 .324 .638 66 304 5 12
?Dave Zearfoss 30 3 77 25 77 71 6 17 1 2 0 6 2 5 5 .239 .299 .310 .609 63 22 1 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

1897 / 1899 Batting Statistics