1887 New York Giants season
{{More footnotes needed|date=March 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = New York Giants
| season = 1887
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Polo Grounds
| city = New York City
| record = {{winpct|68|55|record=y}}
| league_place = 4th
| owner = John B. Day
| manager = Jim Mutrie
| television =
| radio =
| season_list = List of San Francisco Giants seasons
|}}
The 1887 New York Giants season was the franchise's fifth season. The team finished in fourth place in the National League with a record of 68–55, {{frac|10|1|2}} games behind the Detroit Wolverines. The team amassed 415 stolen bases, the most for any team in the history of the National League.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_stba2.shtml |title=Team Stolen Base Records & Team Caught Stealing Records |website=Baseball Almanac |accessdate=April 17, 2022}}
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1887 National League standings|highlight=New York Giants}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1887 NL Record vs. opponents|team=NYG}}
= Roster =
| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | 1887 New York Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Bill George}}
{{MLBplayer | Tim Keefe}}
{{MLBplayer | Mike Mattimore}}
{{MLBplayer | John Roach}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Swarback}}
{{MLBplayer | Ledell Titcomb}}
{{MLBplayer | Mickey Welch}}
{{MLBplayer | Stump Weidman}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | William Brown}}
{{MLBplayer | Pat Deasley}}
{{MLBplayer | Pat Murphy}}
{{MLBplayer | Jim O'Rourke}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Buck Becannon}}
{{MLBplayer | Roger Carey}}
{{MLBplayer | Roger Connor}}
{{MLBplayer | Buck Ewing}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Gerhardt}}
{{MLBplayer | Gil Hatfield}}
{{MLBplayer | Candy Nelson}}
{{MLBplayer | John Rainey}}
{{MLBplayer | Danny Richardson}}
{{MLBplayer | John Ward}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Mike Dorgan}}
{{MLBplayer | Patrick Gillespie}}
{{MLBplayer | George Gore}}
{{MLBplayer | Mike Tiernan}}
| 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 | William Brown | 49 | 170 | 37 | .218 | 0 | 25 |
| align="center"
| 1B | Roger Connor | 127 | 471 | 134 | .285 | 17 | 104 |
| align="center"
| 2B | Danny Richardson | 122 | 450 | 125 | .278 | 3 | 62 |
| align="center"
| SS | John Montgomery Ward | 129 | 545 | 184 | .338 | 1 | 53 |
| align="center"
| 3B | Buck Ewing | 77 | 318 | 97 | .305 | 6 | 44 |
| align="center"
| OF | Mike Dorgan | 71 | 283 | 73 | .258 | 0 | 34 |
| align="center"
| OF | George Gore | 111 | 459 | 133 | .290 | 1 | 49 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Mike|Tiernan}} | 103 | 407 | 117 | .287 | 10 | 62 |
| align="center" |
== 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" | 103 | 397 | 113 | .285 | 3 | 88 |
| align="center" | 76 | 295 | 78 | .264 | 3 | 37 |
| align="center" | 30 | 118 | 37 | .314 | 0 | 23 |
| align="center" | 17 | 58 | 17 | .293 | 0 | 12 |
| align="center" | 17 | 56 | 12 | .214 | 0 | 4 |
| align="center" | 2 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 3 |
| align="center" | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center" | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center" | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center" | 1 | 2 | 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|Tim|Keefe}} | 56 | 476.2 | 35 | 19 | 3.12 | 189 |
| align="center" | 41 | 346.0 | 22 | 15 | 3.36 | 115 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|George|Bill George (baseball)}} | 13 | 108.0 | 3 | 9 | 5.25 | 49 |
| align="center" | 9 | 72.0 | 4 | 3 | 3.88 | 34 |
| align="center" | 7 | 57.1 | 3 | 3 | 2.35 | 12 |
| align="center" | 2 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.06 | 6 |
| align="center" | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.25 | 3 |
| align="center" | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 4 |
== 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|Mike|Tiernan}} | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.69 | 3 |
| align="center" | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYG/1887.shtml 1887 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference]
{{1887 MLB season by team}}
{{San Francisco Giants}}
Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons
Category:19th century in Manhattan
Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan
{{SanFranciscoGiants-season-stub}}
{{NYC-sport-stub}}