1894 New York Giants | ||
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Temple Cup Champions | ||
League | National League | |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | Cornelius Van Cott | |
Managers | John Montgomery Ward | |
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The 1894 New York Giants season was the franchise's 12th season. The team finished second in the National League pennant race with an 88–44 record, 3 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. After the regular season's conclusion, they participated in the first Temple Cup competition against the first-place Orioles, sweeping the Orioles four games to none. During the season, the Giants scored 962 runs, the most in franchise history.[1]
Offseason
[edit]- February 27, 1894: Charlie Petty, Jack McMahon, and $7,500 were traded by the Giants to the Washington Senators for Duke Farrell and Jouett Meekin.[2]
Regular season
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Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 39 | .695 | — | 52–15 | 37–24 |
New York Giants | 88 | 44 | .667 | 3 | 49–17 | 39–27 |
Boston Beaneaters | 83 | 49 | .629 | 8 | 44–19 | 39–30 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 57 | .555 | 18 | 48–20 | 23–37 |
Brooklyn Grooms | 70 | 61 | .534 | 20½ | 42–24 | 28–37 |
Cleveland Spiders | 68 | 61 | .527 | 21½ | 35–24 | 33–37 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 65 | .500 | 25 | 46–28 | 19–37 |
Chicago Colts | 57 | 75 | .432 | 34 | 35–30 | 22–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 56 | 76 | .424 | 35 | 34–32 | 22–44 |
Cincinnati Reds | 55 | 75 | .423 | 35 | 37–28 | 18–47 |
Washington Senators | 45 | 87 | .341 | 46 | 32–30 | 13–57 |
Louisville Colonels | 36 | 94 | .277 | 54 | 24–38 | 12–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 6–4–1 | 6–4 | 10–2 | 11–1 | |||||
Boston | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | |||||
Brooklyn | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 8–4 | 5–7–1 | 5–7–1 | 7–5–1 | 8–4 | 9–3 | |||||
Chicago | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–6–1 | — | 6–6–1 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 1–11–2 | 7–5 | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 7–5 | |||||
Cincinnati | 2–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | — | 3–8–1 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–8–2 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | |||||
Cleveland | 3–9 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 10–2 | 8–3–1 | — | 8–3 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 8–4 | |||||
Louisville | 2–10 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–8 | — | 0–12–1 | 3–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | |||||
New York | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | 7–5–1 | 11–1–2 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 12–0–1 | — | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | 7–5–1 | 10–2 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4–6–1 | 6–6 | 7–5–1 | 5–7 | 8–3–2 | 5–7 | 8–3 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 4–6 | 4–8 | 5–7–1 | 6–6–1 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 4–8–1 | 4–8 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | |||||
St. Louis | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7–1 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | 6–6 | |||||
Washington | 1–11 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders | Manager |
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 | Duke Farrell | 116 | 404 | 116 | .287 | 5 | 70 |
1B | Jack Doyle | 107 | 427 | 157 | .368 | 3 | 103 |
2B | John Ward | 138 | 549 | 146 | .266 | 0 | 79 |
SS | Shorty Fuller | 95 | 377 | 104 | .276 | 2 | 47 |
3B | George Davis | 124 | 486 | 171 | .352 | 9 | 93 |
OF | Eddie Burke | 138 | 574 | 176 | .307 | 4 | 77 |
OF | Mike Tiernan | 113 | 429 | 120 | .280 | 5 | 79 |
OF | George Van Haltren | 139 | 528 | 175 | .331 | 7 | 105 |
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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Yale Murphy | 75 | 283 | 77 | .272 | 0 | 28 |
Parke Wilson | 51 | 181 | 59 | .326 | 1 | 34 |
Roger Connor | 22 | 82 | 24 | .293 | 1 | 14 |
General Stafford | 14 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 0 | 4 |
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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Amos Rusie | 54 | 444.0 | 36 | 13 | 2.78 | 195 |
Jouett Meekin | 53 | 418.0 | 33 | 9 | 3.70 | 137 |
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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Les German | 24 | 143.0 | 9 | 8 | 5.54 | 21 |
Huyler Westervelt | 23 | 141.0 | 7 | 10 | 5.04 | 35 |
Dad Clarke | 15 | 84.0 | 3 | 4 | 4.93 | 15 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]Media related to 1894 New York Giants season at Wikimedia Commons