1889 New York Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1889 New York Giants season was the franchise's seventh season. The team finished first in the National League with a record of 83â43. They beat the Boston Beaneaters by just one game. The Beaneaters won the same number of games as the Giants, but lost two more games, giving the pennant to the Giants. The Giants went on to face the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms in the World Series, winning six games to three. The series marked the first meeting between the Giants and the team that would become the Dodgers, a rivalry that continues to this day.
St. George Cricket Grounds (23 games)
Polo Grounds (38 games)
| 1889 New York Giants | |
|---|---|
| World Series champions National League champions | |
| |
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Oakland Park (2 games) St. George Cricket Grounds (23 games) Polo Grounds (38 games) |
| City | New York City |
| Record | 83â43 (.659) |
| Divisional place | 1st |
| Owners | John B. Day |
| Managers | Jim Mutrie |
In the opening series of the season on April 24â25, the Giants hosted a two-game series against the Boston Beaneaters in Oakland Park, Jersey City, New Jersey, before playing the rest of April, May, and June at the St. George Cricket Grounds (of the former New York Metropolitans) in the then-new community of St. George on Staten Island. From July on, following a lengthy road trip, the Giants played at the newly relocated Polo Grounds.
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 83 | 43 | .659 | â | 47âââ15 | 36âââ28 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 83 | 45 | .648 | 1 | 48âââ17 | 35âââ28 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 67 | 65 | .508 | 19 | 37âââ30 | 30âââ35 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 63 | 64 | .496 | 20½ | 43âââ24 | 20âââ40 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 61 | 71 | .462 | 25 | 40âââ28 | 21âââ43 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 61 | 72 | .459 | 25½ | 33âââ35 | 28âââ37 |
| Indianapolis Hoosiers | 59 | 75 | .440 | 28 | 32âââ36 | 27âââ39 |
| Washington Nationals | 41 | 83 | .331 | 41 | 24âââ29 | 17âââ54 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BSN | CHI | CLE | IND | NYG | PHI | PIT | WAS | |||||||||
| Boston | â | 10â7â1 | 12â8â1 | 10â10 | 8â6â2 | 13â6 | 16â3 | 14â5â1 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 7â10â1 | â | 11â9 | 13â7 | 5â13â1 | 9â10â1 | 10â9â1 | 12â7 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 8â12â1 | 9â11 | â | 9â10â1 | 4â14 | 10â9 | 7â13 | 14â3â1 | |||||||||
| Indianapolis | 10â10 | 7â13 | 10â9â1 | â | 7â13 | 4â13 | 10â10 | 11â7 | |||||||||
| New York | 6â8â2 | 13â5â1 | 14â4 | 13â7 | â | 12â7â1 | 12â7â1 | 13â5 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 6â13 | 10â9â1 | 9â10 | 13â4 | 7â12â1 | â | 9â9 | 9â7â1 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3â16 | 9â10â1 | 13â7 | 10â10 | 7â12â1 | 9â9 | â | 10â7 | |||||||||
| Washington | 5â14â1 | 7â12 | 3â14â1 | 7â11 | 5â13 | 7â9â1 | 7â10 | â | |||||||||
Roster
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| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Buck Ewing | 99 | 407 | 133 | .327 | 4 | 87 |
| 1B | Roger Connor | 131 | 496 | 157 | .317 | 13 | 130 |
| 2B | Danny Richardson | 125 | 497 | 139 | .280 | 7 | 100 |
| SS | John Ward | 114 | 479 | 143 | .299 | 1 | 67 |
| 3B | Art Whitney | 129 | 473 | 103 | .218 | 1 | 59 |
| OF | George Gore | 120 | 488 | 149 | .305 | 7 | 54 |
| OF | Jim O'Rourke | 128 | 502 | 161 | .321 | 3 | 81 |
| OF | Mike Tiernan | 122 | 499 | 167 | .335 | 10 | 73 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Brown | 40 | 139 | 36 | .259 | 1 | 29 |
| Gil Hatfield | 32 | 125 | 23 | .184 | 1 | 12 |
| Mike Slattery | 12 | 48 | 14 | .292 | 1 | 12 |
| Pat Murphy | 9 | 28 | 10 | .357 | 1 | 4 |
| Harry Lyons | 5 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill George | 3 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Foster | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Welch | 45 | 375.0 | 27 | 12 | 3.02 | 125 |
| Tim Keefe | 47 | 364.0 | 28 | 13 | 3.36 | 225 |
| Ed Crane | 29 | 230.0 | 14 | 10 | 3.68 | 130 |
| Hank O'Day | 10 | 78.0 | 9 | 1 | 4.27 | 28 |
| Gil Hatfield | 6 | 52.0 | 2 | 4 | 3.98 | 28 |
| Ledell Titcomb | 3 | 26.0 | 1 | 2 | 6.58 | 7 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Ewing | 3 | 20.0 | 2 | 0 | 4.05 | 12 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Whitney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 3 |
1889 World Series
The Giants beat the Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three in the World Series.[1]
