1896 New York Giants season
{{No footnotes|date=March 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = New York Giants
| season = 1896
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Polo Grounds
| city = New York City
| owners = Andrew Freedman
| managers = Arthur Irwin, Bill Joyce
| television =
| radio =
| season_list = List of San Francisco Giants seasons
}}
The 1896 New York Giants season was the franchise's 14th season. The team finished in seventh place in the National League with a 64–67 record, 27 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1896 National League standings|highlight=New York Giants}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1896 NL Record vs. opponents|team=NYG}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | 1896 New York Giants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Cy Bowen}}
{{MLBplayer | Sal Campfield}}
{{MLBplayer | Dad Clarke}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Doheny}}
{{MLBplayer | Carney Flynn}}
{{MLBplayer | Les German}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Gettig}}
{{MLBplayer | Jouett Meekin}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Reidy}}
{{MLBplayer | Cy Seymour}}
{{MLBplayer | Mike Sullivan}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Duke Farrell}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Warner}}
{{MLBplayer | Parke Wilson}}
{{MLBplayer | Dave Zearfoss}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Jake Beckley}}
{{MLBplayer | Willie Clark}}
{{MLBplayer | Frank Connaughton}}
{{MLBplayer | George Davis}}
{{MLBplayer | Shorty Fuller}}
{{MLBplayer | Kid Gleason}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Joyce}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Pfeffer}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Tom Bannon}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Davis}}
{{MLBplayer | General Stafford}}
{{MLBplayer | Mike Tiernan}}
{{MLBplayer | George Ulrich}}
{{MLBplayer | George Van Haltren}}
Other batters {{MLBplayer | Reddy Foster}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Arthur Irwin}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Joyce}} |
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 | Parke Wilson | 75 | 253 | 60 | .237 | 0 | 23 |
| align=center
| 1B | {{sortname|Willie|Clark|Willie Clark (baseball)}} | 72 | 247 | 72 | .291 | 0 | 33 |
| align="center"
| 2B | Kid Gleason | 133 | 541 | 162 | .299 | 4 | 89 |
| align=center
| SS | Frank Connaughton | 88 | 315 | 82 | .260 | 2 | 43 |
| align=center
| 3B | {{sortname|George|Davis|George Davis (shortstop)}} | 124 | 494 | 158 | .320 | 6 | 99 |
| align="center"
| OF | General Stafford | 59 | 230 | 66 | .287 | 0 | 40 |
| align=center
| OF | {{sortname|George|Van Haltren}} | 133 | 562 | 197 | .351 | 5 | 74 |
| align=center
| OF | Mike Tiernan | 133 | 521 | 192 | .369 | 7 | 89 |
== 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|Harry|Davis|Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)}} | 64 | 233 | 64 | .275 | 2 | 50 |
| align="center" | 58 | 191 | 54 | .283 | 1 | 37 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Jake|Beckley}} | 46 | 182 | 55 | .302 | 6 | 38 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Joyce|Bill Joyce (baseball)}} | 49 | 165 | 61 | .370 | 5 | 43 |
| align="center" | 18 | 72 | 12 | .167 | 0 | 7 |
| align=center | 19 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 0 | 6 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Jack|Warner|Jack Warner (catcher)}} | 19 | 54 | 14 | .259 | 0 | 3 |
| align="center" | 14 | 45 | 8 | .178 | 0 | 1 |
| align=center | 4 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 4 |
| align=center | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Reddy|Foster}} | 1 | 1 | 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|Dad|Clarke}} | 48 | 351.0 | 17 | 24 | 4.26 | 66 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jouett|Meekin}} | 42 | 334.1 | 26 | 14 | 3.82 | 110 |
| align="center" | 25 | 185.1 | 10 | 13 | 4.16 | 42 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Ed|Doheny}} | 17 | 108.1 | 6 | 7 | 4.49 | 39 |
| align="center" | 11 | 70.1 | 2 | 4 | 6.40 | 33 |
== 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|Sal|Campfield}} | 6 | 27.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 6 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Charlie|Gettig}} | 4 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 | 9.64 | 5 |
| align="center" | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.62 | 1 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Cy|Bowen}} | 2 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 3 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Carney|Flynn}} | 3 | 10.2 | 0 | 2 | 11.81 | 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|George|Van Haltren}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Les|German}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYG/1896.shtml 1896 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference]
{{1896 MLB season by team}}
{{San Francisco Giants}}
Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons
Category:19th century in Manhattan
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