1884 New York Gothams season
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{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = New York Gothams
| season = 1884
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Polo Grounds
| city = New York City
| record = {{winpct|62|50|record=y}}
| league_place = 4th
| owners = John B. Day
| managers = Jim Price, John Montgomery Ward
| television =
| radio =
| next_season = 1885 New York Giants season
| season_list = List of San Francisco Giants seasons
|}}
The 1884 New York Gothams season was the second season of that baseball franchise, eventually known as the San Francisco Giants. The team finished in fourth place, 22 games behind the pennant-winning Providence Grays.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1884 National League standings|highlight=New York Gothams}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1884 NL Record vs. opponents|team=NY}}
= Roster =
| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;" | |||||||||||||||||||
| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | 1884 New York Gothams | |||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Ed Bagley}}
{{MLBplayer | Jim Brown}}
{{MLBplayer | Mickey Welch}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Buck Ewing}}
{{MLBplayer | John Humphries}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Loughran}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Manlove}}
{{MLBplayer | Henry Oxley}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Ed Caskin}}
{{MLBplayer | Roger Connor}}
{{MLBplayer | Frank Hankinson}}
{{MLBplayer | Alex McKinnon}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Mike Dorgan}}
{{MLBplayer | Pete Gillespie}}
{{MLBplayer | Sandy Griffin}}
{{MLBplayer | Danny Richardson}}
{{MLBplayer | John Ward}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Jim Price}}
{{MLBplayer | John Ward}} |
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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| 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}} | 94 | 382 | 106 | .277 | 3 | 41 |
| align="center"
| 1B | Alex McKinnon | 116 | 470 | 128 | .272 | 3 | 73 |
| align="center"
| 2B | Roger Connor | 116 | 477 | 151 | .317 | 4 | 82 |
| align="center"
| SS | Ed Caskin | 100 | 351 | 81 | .231 | 1 | 40 |
| align="center"
| 3B | Frank Hankinson | 105 | 389 | 90 | .231 | 2 | 43 |
| align="center"
| OF | Mike Dorgan | 83 | 341 | 94 | .276 | 1 | 48 |
| align="center"
| OF | Patrick Gillespie | 101 | 413 | 109 | .264 | 2 | 44 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|John|Ward|John Montgomery Ward}} | 113 | 482 | 122 | .253 | 2 | 51 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| 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" | 74 | 277 | 70 | .253 | 1 | 27 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Humphries|John Humphries (baseball)}} | 20 | 64 | 6 | .094 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center" | 16 | 62 | 11 | .177 | 0 | 6 |
| align="center" | 9 | 29 | 3 | .103 | 0 | 3 |
| align="center" | 3 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center" | 2 | 4 | 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" | 65 | 557.1 | 39 | 21 | 2.50 | 345 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ed|Bagley}} | 31 | 266.0 | 12 | 18 | 4.16 | 104 |
| align="center" | 14 | 113.0 | 8 | 6 | 3.50 | 90 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jim|Brown|Jim Brown (pitcher)}} | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Buck|Ewing}} | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 3 |
== Other 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|John|Ward|John Montgomery Ward}} | 9 | 60.2 | 3 | 3 | 3.41 | 23 |
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYG/1884.shtml 1884 New York Gothams season at Baseball Reference]
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