1898 New York Giants season
{{No footnotes|date=March 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = New York Giants
| season = 1898
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Polo Grounds
| city = New York City
| owners = Andrew Freedman
| managers = Bill Joyce, Cap Anson
| television =
| radio =
| season_list = List of San Francisco Giants seasons
|}}
The 1898 New York Giants season was the franchise's 16th season. The team finished in seventh place in the National League with a 77–73 record, 25.5 games behind the Boston Beaneaters.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1898 National League standings|highlight=New York Giants}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1898 NL Record vs. opponents|team=NYG}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | 1898 New York Giants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Bill Carrick}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Doheny}}
{{MLBplayer | Jouett Meekin}}
{{MLBplayer | Jock Menefee}}
{{MLBplayer | Amos Rusie}}
{{MLBplayer | Cy Seymour}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Mike Grady}}
{{MLBplayer | Tacks Latimer}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Warner}}
{{MLBplayer | Dave Zearfoss}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | George Davis}}
{{MLBplayer | Kid Gleason}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Glenn}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Hartman}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Joyce}}
{{MLBplayer | John Puhl}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Jack Doyle}}
{{MLBplayer | Pop Foster}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Gettig}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Gilbert}}
{{MLBplayer | Tom McCreery}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Regan}}
{{MLBplayer | Mike Tiernan}}
{{MLBplayer | George Van Haltren}}
{{MLBplayer | Walt Wilmot}}
{{MLBplayer | Parke Wilson}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Cap Anson}}
{{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
| 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|Jack|Warner|Jack Warner (catcher)}} | 110 | 373 | 96 | .257 | 0 | 42 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Bill|Joyce|Bill Joyce (baseball)}} | 145 | 508 | 131 | .258 | 10 | 91 |
| align="center"
| 2B | Kid Gleason | 150 | 570 | 126 | .221 | 0 | 62 |
| align=center
| SS | {{sortname|George|Davis|George Davis (shortstop)}} | 121 | 486 | 149 | .307 | 2 | 86 |
| align="center"
| 3B | Fred Hartman | 123 | 475 | 129 | .272 | 2 | 88 |
| align=center
| OF | Mike Tiernan | 103 | 415 | 116 | .280 | 5 | 49 |
| align=center
| OF | George Van Haltren | 156 | 654 | 204 | .312 | 2 | 68 |
| align=center
| OF | Jack Doyle | 82 | 297 | 84 | .283 | 1 | 43 |
== 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" | 93 | 287 | 85 | .296 | 3 | 49 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Charlie|Gettig}} | 64 | 196 | 49 | .250 | 0 | 26 |
| align="center" | 35 | 138 | 33 | .239 | 2 | 22 |
| align=center | 35 | 121 | 24 | .198 | 1 | 17 |
| align=center | 32 | 112 | 30 | .268 | 0 | 9 |
| align=center | 5 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 1 |
| align=center | 2 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| align=center | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| align=center
| Ed Glenn | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 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" | 45 | 356.2 | 25 | 19 | 3.18 | 239 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Jouett|Meekin}} | 38 | 320.0 | 16 | 18 | 3.77 | 82 |
| align="center" | 37 | 300.0 | 20 | 11 | 3.03 | 114 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Ed|Doheny}} | 28 | 213.0 | 7 | 19 | 3.68 | 96 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Carrick}} | 5 | 39.2 | 3 | 1 | 3.40 | 10 |
| align="center" | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.82 | 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|Charlie|Gettig}} | 17 | 115.0 | 6 | 3 | 3.83 | 14 |
| align="center" |
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYG/1898.shtml 1898 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference]
{{1898 MLB season by team}}
{{San Francisco Giants}}
Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons