1896 New York Giants | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | Andrew Freedman | |
Managers | Arthur Irwin, Bill Joyce | |
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The 1896 New York Giants season was the franchise's 14th season. The team finished in seventh place in the National League with a 64–67 record, 27 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.
Regular season
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Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 39 | .698 | — | 49–16 | 41–23 |
Cleveland Spiders | 80 | 48 | .625 | 9½ | 43–19 | 37–29 |
Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 50 | .606 | 12 | 51–15 | 26–35 |
Boston Beaneaters | 74 | 57 | .565 | 17 | 42–24 | 32–33 |
Chicago Colts | 71 | 57 | .555 | 18½ | 42–24 | 29–33 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 63 | .512 | 24 | 35–31 | 31–32 |
New York Giants | 64 | 67 | .489 | 27 | 39–26 | 25–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 68 | .477 | 28½ | 42–27 | 20–41 |
Washington Senators | 58 | 73 | .443 | 33 | 38–29 | 20–44 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 58 | 73 | .443 | 33 | 35–28 | 23–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 40 | 90 | .308 | 50½ | 27–34 | 13–56 |
Louisville Colonels | 38 | 93 | .290 | 53 | 25–37 | 13–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–4–2 | 10–2 | 3–8–1 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 12–0 | 9–2 | 9–3 | 10–2 | |||||
Boston | 7–5 | — | 10–2 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 5–7–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | |||||
Brooklyn | 6–6 | 2–10 | — | 6–6 | 2–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–5–1 | 7–5 | 4–8–1 | |||||
Chicago | 4–7–2 | 9–3 | 6–6 | — | 4–6–1 | 2–9–1 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 11–1 | 9–3 | 8–4 | |||||
Cincinnati | 2–10 | 6–5 | 10–2 | 6–4–1 | — | 6–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 12–0 | 7–4 | |||||
Cleveland | 8–3–1 | 7–5–1 | 5–7 | 9–2–1 | 5–6 | — | 8–3–2 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–8–1 | 10–2 | 9–3–1 | |||||
Louisville | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 3–8–2 | — | 4–8–1 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 3–9 | |||||
New York | 3–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | — | 3–8 | 4–8 | 9–3–1 | 6–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 0–12 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–3 | — | 6–6 | 8–3 | 8–4 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 2–9 | 5–7 | 5–6–1 | 1–11 | 7–5 | 8–4–1 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 6–6 | — | 8–3 | 6–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 3–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 0–12 | 2–10 | 9–3 | 3–9–1 | 3–8 | 3–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
Washington | 2–10 | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | 4–8 | 4–7 | 3–9–1 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
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C | Parke Wilson | 75 | 253 | 60 | .237 | 0 | 23 |
1B | Willie Clark | 72 | 247 | 72 | .291 | 0 | 33 |
2B | Kid Gleason | 133 | 541 | 162 | .299 | 4 | 89 |
SS | Frank Connaughton | 88 | 315 | 82 | .260 | 2 | 43 |
3B | George Davis | 124 | 494 | 158 | .320 | 6 | 99 |
OF | General Stafford | 59 | 230 | 66 | .287 | 0 | 40 |
OF | George Van Haltren | 133 | 562 | 197 | .351 | 5 | 74 |
OF | Mike Tiernan | 133 | 521 | 192 | .369 | 7 | 89 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
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Harry Davis | 64 | 233 | 64 | .275 | 2 | 50 |
Duke Farrell | 58 | 191 | 54 | .283 | 1 | 37 |
Jake Beckley | 46 | 182 | 55 | .302 | 6 | 38 |
Bill Joyce | 49 | 165 | 61 | .370 | 5 | 43 |
Shorty Fuller | 18 | 72 | 12 | .167 | 0 | 7 |
Dave Zearfoss | 19 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 0 | 6 |
Jack Warner | 19 | 54 | 14 | .259 | 0 | 3 |
George Ulrich | 14 | 45 | 8 | .178 | 0 | 1 |
Fred Pfeffer | 4 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 4 |
Tom Bannon | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Reddy Foster | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dad Clarke | 48 | 351.0 | 17 | 24 | 4.26 | 66 |
Jouett Meekin | 42 | 334.1 | 26 | 14 | 3.82 | 110 |
Mike Sullivan | 25 | 185.1 | 10 | 13 | 4.16 | 42 |
Ed Doheny | 17 | 108.1 | 6 | 7 | 4.49 | 39 |
Cy Seymour | 11 | 70.1 | 2 | 4 | 6.40 | 33 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Sal Campfield | 6 | 27.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 6 |
Charlie Gettig | 4 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 | 9.64 | 5 |
Bill Reidy | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.62 | 1 |
Cy Bowen | 2 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 3 |
Carney Flynn | 3 | 10.2 | 0 | 2 | 11.81 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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George Van Haltren | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 |
Les German | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
References
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