1886 New York Giants season

1886 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
Record75–44 (.630)
League place3rd
OwnerJohn B. Day
ManagerJim Mutrie
← 1885 Seasons 1887 →

The 1886 New York Giants season was the franchise's fourth season. The team had a record of 75–44, finishing third in the National League, 12.5 games behind the Chicago White Stockings.

Regular season

Opening Day photo, Boston Beaneaters and New York Giants

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Stockings 90 34 .726 — 52‍–‍10 38‍–‍24
Detroit Wolverines 87 36 .707 2½ 49‍–‍13 38‍–‍23
New York Giants 75 44 .630 12½ 47‍–‍12 28‍–‍32
Philadelphia Quakers 71 43 .623 14 45‍–‍14 26‍–‍29
Boston Beaneaters 56 61 .479 30½ 32‍–‍26 24‍–‍35
St. Louis Maroons 43 79 .352 46 27‍–‍34 16‍–‍45
Kansas City Cowboys 30 91 .248 58½ 17‍–‍40 13‍–‍51
Washington Nationals 28 92 .233 60 19‍–‍43 9‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

1886 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS CHI DET KC NYG PHI STL WSH
Boston — 6–12 6–11 11–6 6–11 3–10 11–6–1 13–5
Chicago 12–6 — 11–7 17–1 10–8–1 10–7–1 13–4 17–1
Detroit 11–6 7–11 — 16–2 11–7 10–7–1 15–2–1 17–1–1
Kansas City 6–11 1–17 2–16 — 3–15–1 2–14–1 5–12–2 11–6–1
New York 11–6 8–10–1 7–11 15–3–1 — 8–8–1 15–3 11–3–2
Philadelphia 10–3 7–10–1 7–10–1 14–2–1 8–8–1 — 12–6 13–4–1
St. Louis 6–11–1 4–13 2–15–1 12–5–2 3–15 6–12 — 10–8
Washington 5–13 1–17 1–17–1 6–11–1 3–11–2 4–13–1 8–10 —


Roster

1886 New York Giants
Roster
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 73 275 85 .309 4 31
1B Roger Connor 118 485 172 .355 7 71
2B Joe Gerhardt 123 426 81 .190 0 40
SS John Montgomery Ward 122 491 134 .273 2 81
3B Dude Esterbrook 123 473 125 .264 3 43
OF Mike Dorgan 118 442 129 .292 2 79
OF Patrick Gillespie 97 396 108 .273 0 58
OF Jim O'Rourke 105 440 136 .309 1 34

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
Danny Richardson 68 237 55 .232 1 27
Pat Deasley 41 143 38 .266 0 17
Bill Finley 13 44 8 .182 0 5
Gene Bagley 5 16 2 .125 0 1
Ed Caskin 1 4 2 .500 0 1
Larry Corcoran 1 4 0 .000 0 0
Frank Diven 1 3 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
Tim Keefe 64 535.0 42 20 2.56 297
Mickey Welch 59 500.0 33 22 2.99 272

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
Danny Richardson 5 25.0 0 2 5.76 17

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
Jim Devlin 1 0 0 1 18.00 2

References


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