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New York Giants Top 10 Career Batting Leaders

Team Name: New York Giants

Seasons: 1 (1890 to 1890)

Record: 74-57, .565 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 0

Pennants: 0

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Buck Ewing, 74-57, .565 W-L%

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Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †

1. Roger Connor 6.0

2. Buck Ewing 3.8

3. Jim O'Rourke 3.1

4. George Gore 2.3

5. Ed Crane 0.6

6. Mike Slattery 0.3

Offensive WAR †

1. Roger Connor 4.4

2. Buck Ewing 3.1

3. George Gore 2.5

Jim O'Rourke 2.5

5. Ed Crane 0.6

6. Mike Slattery 0.4

7. Gil Hatfield 0.1

Defensive WAR †

1. Roger Connor 1.6

2. Buck Ewing 1.1

3. Danny Richardson 0.7

4. Dan Shannon 0.6

5. Ed Crane 0.1

John Ewing 0.1

Hank O'Day 0.1

Jim O'Rourke 0.1

Games Played

1. Roger Connor 123

Danny Richardson 123

3. Art Whitney 119

4. Jim O'Rourke 111

5. Mike Slattery 97

6. George Gore 93

7. Buck Ewing 83

Dan Shannon 83

9. Dick Johnston 77

10. Gil Hatfield 71

At Bats

1. Danny Richardson 528

2. Roger Connor 484

3. Jim O'Rourke 478

4. Art Whitney 442

5. Mike Slattery 411

6. George Gore 399

7. Buck Ewing 352

8. Dan Shannon 324

9. Dick Johnston 306

10. Gil Hatfield 287

Plate Appearances

1. Roger Connor 573

2. Danny Richardson 567

3. Jim O'Rourke 519

4. Art Whitney 509

5. George Gore 479

6. Mike Slattery 440

7. Buck Ewing 392

8. Dan Shannon 350

9. Dick Johnston 326

10. Gil Hatfield 308

Runs Scored

1. Roger Connor 133

2. George Gore 132

3. Jim O'Rourke 112

4. Danny Richardson 102

5. Buck Ewing 98

6. Mike Slattery 80

7. Art Whitney 71

8. Dan Shannon 59

9. William Brown 47

10. Dick Johnston 37

Hits

1. Jim O'Rourke 172

2. Roger Connor 169

3. Danny Richardson 135

4. George Gore 127

5. Mike Slattery 126

6. Buck Ewing 119

7. Art Whitney 97

8. Gil Hatfield 80

9. Dick Johnston 74

10. Dan Shannon 70

Total Bases

1. Roger Connor 265

2. Jim O'Rourke 246

3. George Gore 199

4. Buck Ewing 192

5. Mike Slattery 183

6. Danny Richardson 177

7. Art Whitney 115

8. Gil Hatfield 111

9. Dan Shannon 102

10. Dick Johnston 100

Doubles

1. Jim O'Rourke 37

2. George Gore 26

3. Roger Connor 24

4. Mike Slattery 20

5. Buck Ewing 19

6. Gil Hatfield 13

7. Danny Richardson 12

Art Whitney 12

9. Dick Johnston 9

10. William Brown 8

Triples

1. Roger Connor 15

Buck Ewing 15

3. Mike Slattery 11

4. Danny Richardson 9

5. George Gore 8

Dan Shannon 8

7. Dick Johnston 7

8. Gil Hatfield 6

9. Jim O'Rourke 5

10. William Brown 4

Ed Crane 4

Home Runs

1. Roger Connor 14

2. George Gore 10

3. Jim O'Rourke 9

4. Buck Ewing 8

5. Mike Slattery 5

6. William Brown 4

Danny Richardson 4

8. Dan Shannon 3

9. John Ewing 2

Gil Hatfield 2

Tim Keefe 2

Runs Batted In

1. Jim O'Rourke 115

2. Roger Connor 103

3. Danny Richardson 80

4. Buck Ewing 72

5. Mike Slattery 67

6. George Gore 55

7. Art Whitney 45

8. Dan Shannon 44

9. William Brown 43

Dick Johnston 43

Bases on Balls

1. Roger Connor 88

2. George Gore 77

3. Art Whitney 64

4. Buck Ewing 39

5. Danny Richardson 37

6. Jim O'Rourke 33

7. Mike Slattery 27

8. Dan Shannon 25

9. Dick Johnston 18

10. Gil Hatfield 17

Strikeouts

1. John Ewing 35

2. Dan Shannon 34

3. Roger Connor 32

4. Hank O'Day 27

5. Ed Crane 26

Tim Keefe 26

7. Dick Johnston 25

Mike Slattery 25

9. George Gore 23

10. Jim O'Rourke 20

Stolen Bases

1. Danny Richardson 37

2. Buck Ewing 36

3. George Gore 28

4. Jim O'Rourke 23

5. Roger Connor 22

6. Dan Shannon 21

7. Mike Slattery 18

8. Gil Hatfield 12

9. Art Whitney 8

10. Dick Johnston 7

Singles

1. Jim O'Rourke 121

2. Roger Connor 116

3. Danny Richardson 110

4. Mike Slattery 90

5. George Gore 83

6. Art Whitney 82

7. Buck Ewing 77

8. Gil Hatfield 59

9. Dick Johnston 57

10. Dan Shannon 52

Runs Created

1. Roger Connor 119

2. Jim O'Rourke 99

3. George Gore 85

4. Buck Ewing 78

5. Mike Slattery 64

6. Danny Richardson 54

7. Art Whitney 37

8. Gil Hatfield 35

9. William Brown 29

10. Dick Johnston 28

Dan Shannon 28

Adj. Batting Runs

1. Roger Connor 42

2. George Gore 26

Jim O'Rourke 26

4. Buck Ewing 21

Adj. Batting Wins

1. Roger Connor 4.0

2. George Gore 2.5

3. Jim O'Rourke 2.4

4. Buck Ewing 1.9

Extra Base Hits

1. Roger Connor 53

2. Jim O'Rourke 51

3. George Gore 44

4. Buck Ewing 42

5. Mike Slattery 36

6. Danny Richardson 25

7. Gil Hatfield 21

8. Dan Shannon 18

9. Dick Johnston 17

10. William Brown 16

Times On Base

1. Roger Connor 258

2. Jim O'Rourke 213

3. George Gore 207

4. Danny Richardson 174

5. Art Whitney 164

6. Buck Ewing 159

7. Mike Slattery 155

8. Gil Hatfield 101

9. Dan Shannon 96

10. Dick Johnston 94

Hit By Pitch

1. Jim O'Rourke 8

2. Gil Hatfield 4

3. George Gore 3

Art Whitney 3

5. Dick Johnston 2

Tim Keefe 2

Danny Richardson 2

Mike Slattery 2

9. William Brown 1

Roger Connor 1

Ed Crane 1

Buck Ewing 1

Dan Shannon 1

Power-Speed #

1. Roger Connor 17.1

2. George Gore 14.7

3. Buck Ewing 13.1

4. Jim O'Rourke 12.9

5. Mike Slattery 7.8

6. Danny Richardson 7.2

7. Dan Shannon 5.3

8. William Brown 4.4

9. Gil Hatfield 3.4

10. John Ewing 2.0

Outs Made

1. Danny Richardson 393

2. Art Whitney 345

3. Roger Connor 315

4. Jim O'Rourke 306

5. Mike Slattery 285

6. George Gore 272

7. Dan Shannon 254

8. Buck Ewing 233

9. Dick Johnston 232

10. Gil Hatfield 207

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