1883 New York Gothams season
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{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = New York Gothams
| season = 1883
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Polo Grounds
| city = New York City
| record = {{winpct|46|50|record=y}}
| league_place = 6th
| owner = John B. Day
| manager = John Clapp
| television =
| radio =
| season_list = List of San Francisco Giants seasons
|}}
The 1883 New York Gothams season was the first professional baseball season played by the team now known as the San Francisco Giants. The team replaced the Troy Trojans when the National League awarded its franchise rights to John B. Day. The team went 46–50, finishing in sixth place.
Regular season
=Season standings=
{{1883 National League standings|highlight=New York Gothams}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1883 NL Record vs. opponents|team=NY}}
=Roster=
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | 1883 New York Gothams | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Myron Allen}}
{{MLBplayer | Tip O'Neill}}
{{MLBplayer | Mickey Welch}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | John Clapp}}
{{MLBplayer | Buck Ewing}}
{{MLBplayer | John Humphries}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Ed Caskin}}
{{MLBplayer | Roger Connor}}
{{MLBplayer | Frank Hankinson}}
{{MLBplayer | Dasher Troy}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Dick Cramer}}
{{MLBplayer | Mike Dorgan}}
{{MLBplayer | Patrick Gillespie}}
{{MLBplayer | Dave Orr}}
{{MLBplayer | Gracie Pierce}}
{{MLBplayer | John Ward}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | John Clapp}} |
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
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Buck|Ewing}} | 88 | 376 | 114 | .303 | 10 | 41 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Roger|Connor}} | 98 | 409 | 146 | .357 | 1 | 50 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Dasher|Troy}} | 85 | 316 | 68 | .215 | 0 | 20 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Frank|Hankinson}} | 94 | 337 | 74 | .220 | 2 | 30 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Ed|Caskin}} | 95 | 383 | 91 | .238 | 1 | 40 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Mike|Dorgan}} | 64 | 261 | 61 | .234 | 0 | 27 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Patrick|Gillespie|Patrick Gillespie (baseball)}} | 98 | 411 | 129 | .314 | 1 | 62 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|John|Ward|John Montgomery Ward}} | 88 | 380 | 97 | .255 | 7 | 54 |
==Other batters==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Humphries|John Humphries (baseball)}} | 29 | 107 | 12 | .112 | 0 | 4 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Clapp|John Clapp (baseball)}} | 20 | 73 | 13 | .178 | 0 | 5 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Gracie|Pierce}} | 18 | 62 | 5 | .081 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dick|Cramer}} | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dave|Orr}} | 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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Mickey|Welch}} | 52 | 426.0 | 25 | 23 | 2.73 | 144 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Ward|John Montgomery Ward}} | 34 | 277.0 | 16 | 13 | 2.70 | 121 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Tip|O'Neill|Tip O'Neill (baseball)}} | 19 | 148.0 | 5 | 12 | 4.07 | 55 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Myron|Allen}} | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.12 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Mike|Dorgan}} | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 3 |
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYG/1883.shtml 1883 New York Gothams season at Baseball Reference]
{{1883 MLB season by team}}
{{San Francisco Giants}}
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Category:19th century in Manhattan
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