1890 New York Giants

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74-57, Finished 3rd in Players League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Buck Ewing (74-57)
Scored 1018 runs, Allowed 875 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 75-56

Ballparks: Polo Grounds IV ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 107 · one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 107

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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
William Brown	24	R	R	6' 2"	190	1866	4	60		60		0	34	9	2	3	0	2	0	11	13			-0.1
Roger Connor HOF	32	L	L	6' 3"	220	Jul 1, 1857	11	123		123		0	0	123	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6.8
Ed Crane	28	R	R	5' 10"	204	May 27, 1862	6	43		43		43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.7
Fred Dunlap	31	R	R	5' 8"	165	May 21, 1859	11	1		1		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Buck Ewing HOF	30	R	R	5' 10"	188	Oct 17, 1859	11	83		83		1	81	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			4.3
John Ewing	27		R	6' 1"	168	Jun 1, 1863	5	35		35		35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3.3
George Gore	36	L	R	5' 11"	195	May 3, 1854	12	93		93		0	0	0	0	0	0	52	33	10	93			2.4
Gil Hatfield	35		R	5' 9"	168	Jan 27, 1855	5	71		71		3	0	0	0	42	27	0	1	0	1			-0.3
Dick Johnston	27	R	R	5' 8"	155	Apr 6, 1863	7	77		77		0	0	0	0	0	2	12	62	2	76			-1.5
Tim Keefe HOF	33	R	R	5' 10"	185	Jan 1, 1857	11	30		30		30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			4.8
Hank O'Day	27		R	6' 0"	180	Jul 8, 1862	7	43		43		43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3.7
Jim O'Rourke HOF	39	R	R	5' 8"	185	Sep 1, 1850	19	111		111		0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	100	111			3.3
Danny Richardson	27	R	R	5' 8"	165	Jan 25, 1863	7	123		123		0	0	0	56	0	68	0	0	0	0			0.0
Dan Shannon	25			5' 9"	175	Mar 23, 1865	2	83		83		0	0	0	77	0	6	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Mike Slattery	23	L	L	6' 2"	210	Nov 26, 1866	4	97		97		0	0	0	0	0	0	53	39	9	97			0.1
Farmer Vaughn	26	R	R	6' 3"	177	Mar 1, 1864	4	44		44		0	30	0	1	1	0	8	1	3	12			-0.4
Art Whitney	32	R	R	5' 8"	155	Jan 16, 1858	10	119		119		0	0	0	0	88	31	0	0	0	0			-1.7
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR

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