1886 New York Giants season

{{No footnotes|date=March 2020}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = New York Giants

| season = 1886

| misc =

| league = National League

| ballpark = Polo Grounds

| city = New York City

| record = {{winpct|75|44|record=y}}

| league_place = 3rd

| owner = John B. Day

| manager = Jim Mutrie

| television =

| radio =

| prev_season = 1885 New York Giants season

| season_list = List of San Francisco Giants seasons

|}}

The 1886 New York Giants season was the franchise's fourth season. The team had a record of 75–44, finishing third in the National League, 12.5 games behind the Chicago White Stockings.

Regular season

= Season standings =

{{1886 National League standings|highlight=New York Giants}}

= Record vs. opponents =

{{1886 NL Record vs. opponents|team=NYG}}

= Roster =

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | 1886 New York Giants
colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | Roster
valign="top" | Pitchers

{{MLBplayer

Jim Devlin}}

{{MLBplayer

Tim Keefe}}

{{MLBplayer

Mickey Welch}}

Catchers

{{MLBplayer

Gene Bagley}}

{{MLBplayer

Pat Deasley}}

{{MLBplayer

Buck Ewing}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Infielders

{{MLBplayer

Ed Caskin}}

{{MLBplayer

Roger Connor}}

{{MLBplayer

Dude Esterbrook}}

{{MLBplayer

Joe Gerhardt}}

{{MLBplayer

John Ward}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

{{MLBplayer

Larry Corcoran}}

{{MLBplayer

Frank Diven}}

{{MLBplayer

Mike Dorgan}}

{{MLBplayer

Bill Finley}}

{{MLBplayer

Pete Gillespie}}

{{MLBplayer

Jim O'Rourke}}

{{MLBplayer

Danny Richardson}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

{{MLBplayer

Jim Mutrie}}

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}}7327585.309431
align="center"

| 1B

{{sortname|Roger|Connor}}118485172.355771
align="center"

| 2B

{{sortname|Joe|Gerhardt}}12342681.190040
align="center"

| SS

{{sortname|John|Montgomery Ward}}122491134.273281
align="center"

| 3B

{{sortname|Dude|Esterbrook}}123473125.264343
align="center"

| OF

{{sortname|Mike|Dorgan}}118442129.292279
align="center"

| OF

{{sortname|Patrick|Gillespie|Patrick Gillespie (baseball)}}97396108.273058
align="center"

| OF

{{sortname|Jim|O'Rourke|Jim O'Rourke (baseball)}}105440136.309134

== 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"

| {{sortname|Danny|Richardson|dab=baseball}}

6823755.232127
align="center"

| {{sortname|Pat|Deasley}}

4114338.266017
align="center"

| {{sortname|Bill|Finley}}

13448.18205
align="center"

| {{sortname|Gene|Bagley}}

5162.12501
align="center"

| {{sortname|Ed|Caskin}}

142.50001
align="center"

| {{sortname|Larry|Corcoran}}

140.00000
align="center"

| {{sortname|Frank|Diven}}

130.00000

= 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|Tim|Keefe}}

64535.042202.56297
align="center"

| {{sortname|Mickey|Welch}}

59500.033222.99272

== 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|Danny|Richardson|dab=baseball}}

525.0025.7617

== Relief pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO

align="center"

| {{sortname|Jim|Devlin|Jim Devlin (pitcher)}}

100118.002

References

  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYG/1886.shtml 1886 New York Gothams season at Baseball Reference]

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