1897 New York Giants season
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1897 New York Giants | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | Andrew Freedman | |
Managers | Bill Joyce | |
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The 1897 New York Giants season was the franchise's 15th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 83–48 record, 9.5 games behind the Boston Beaneaters.
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Beaneaters | 93 | 39 | .705 | — | 54–12 | 39–27 |
Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 40 | .692 | 2 | 51–15 | 39–25 |
New York Giants | 83 | 48 | .634 | 9½ | 51–19 | 32–29 |
Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 56 | .576 | 17 | 49–18 | 27–38 |
Cleveland Spiders | 69 | 62 | .527 | 23½ | 49–16 | 20–46 |
Washington Senators | 61 | 71 | .462 | 32 | 40–26 | 21–45 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 61 | 71 | .462 | 32 | 38–29 | 23–42 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 71 | .458 | 32½ | 38–27 | 22–44 |
Chicago Colts | 59 | 73 | .447 | 34 | 36–30 | 23–43 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 55 | 77 | .417 | 38 | 32–34 | 23–43 |
Louisville Colonels | 52 | 78 | .400 | 40 | 34–31 | 18–47 |
St. Louis Browns | 29 | 102 | .221 | 63½ | 18–41 | 11–61 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 6–6 | 9–3–2 | 9–3–3 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 10–1 | 5–7 | 10–2–1 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 9–3 | |||||
Boston | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4–1 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 10–2–1 | 10–2 | 10–2 | 7–5–1 | |||||
Brooklyn | 3–9–2 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–9–2 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | |||||
Chicago | 3–9–3 | 4–8–1 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6–1 | 5–7–1 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–5–1 | 8–4 | 5–7–1 | 11–1 | 8–4 | |||||
Cleveland | 4–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 11–1–1 | 8–4 | |||||
Louisville | 1–10 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6–1 | 3–9 | 7–5 | — | 6–6–1 | 3–9 | 4–8–2 | 8–3–1 | 4–8–1 | |||||
New York | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–3–2 | 7–5–1 | 5–7–1 | 9–3 | 6–6–1 | — | 7–5 | 8–3–1 | 12–0 | 9–3–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 2–10–1 | 2–10–1 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 2–10 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5–1 | 6–6 | 8–4–2 | 3–8–1 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 2–10 | 2–10 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 1–11–1 | 3–8–1 | 0–12 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–9 | |||||
Washington | 3–9 | 5–7–1 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 3–9–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
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 | Jack Warner | 111 | 400 | 109 | .273 | 2 | 51 |
1B | Willie Clark | 117 | 436 | 122 | .280 | 1 | 75 |
2B | Kid Gleason | 132 | 543 | 172 | .317 | 1 | 106 |
3B | Bill Joyce | 109 | 388 | 118 | .304 | 3 | 64 |
SS | George Davis | 131 | 521 | 184 | .353 | 10 | 135 |
OF | Mike Tiernan | 128 | 532 | 174 | .327 | 5 | 72 |
OF | George Van Haltren | 130 | 566 | 186 | .329 | 3 | 64 |
OF | Ducky Holmes | 80 | 310 | 82 | .265 | 1 | 45 |
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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Tom McCreery | 49 | 177 | 53 | .299 | 1 | 28 |
Parke Wilson | 47 | 158 | 47 | .297 | 0 | 23 |
Jim Donnelly | 23 | 85 | 16 | .188 | 0 | 11 |
Charlie Gettig | 22 | 75 | 15 | .200 | 0 | 12 |
Jake Beckley | 17 | 68 | 17 | .250 | 1 | 11 |
Walt Wilmot | 11 | 34 | 9 | .265 | 1 | 4 |
General Stafford | 7 | 23 | 2 | .087 | 0 | 3 |
Dave Zearfoss | 5 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
Yale Murphy | 5 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
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 | 38 | 322.1 | 28 | 10 | 2.54 | 135 |
Jouett Meekin | 37 | 303.2 | 20 | 11 | 3.76 | 83 |
Cy Seymour | 39 | 286.2 | 18 | 14 | 3.27 | 156 |
Mike Sullivan | 23 | 148.2 | 8 | 7 | 5.09 | 35 |
Ed Doheny | 10 | 85.0 | 4 | 4 | 2.12 | 37 |
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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Dad Clarke | 6 | 31.0 | 2 | 1 | 6.10 | 10 |
Charlie Gettig | 3 | 19.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.21 | 7 |
References
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