1889 New York Giants season

1889 New York Giants 1889 National League Champions 1889 World Series Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Oakland Park, St. George Cricket Grounds, Polo Grounds (Since 1889) New York, New York (Since 1883)
1889 Information
Owner(s)	John B. Day
Manager(s)	Jim Mutrie
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The 1889 New York Giants season was the franchise's 7th season. The team finished first in the National League with a record of 83-43. They beat the Boston Beneaters by just one game. The Beaneaters won the same number of games as the Giants, but lost two more games, giving the pennant to the Giants. The Giants went on to face the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms in the 1889 World Series, winning six games to three. The series marked the very first meeting between the Giants and the team that would become the Dodgers, a rivalry that continues to this day.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	83	43	0.659	—	47–15	36–28
Boston Beaneaters	83	45	0.648	1	48–17	35–28
Chicago White Stockings	67	65	0.508	19	37–30	30–35
Philadelphia Quakers	63	64	0.496	20½	43–24	20–40
Pittsburg Alleghenys	61	71	0.462	25	40–28	21–43
Cleveland Spiders	61	72	0.459	25½	33–35	28–37
Indianapolis Hoosiers	59	75	0.440	28	32–36	27–39
Washington Nationals	41	83	0.331	41	24–29	17–54

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Ewing, BuckBuck Ewing	99	407	133	.327	4	87

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Brown, WilliamWilliam Brown	40	139	36	.259	1	29

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Keefe, TimTim Keefe	47	364	28	13	3.36	225
Crane, EdEd Crane	29	230	14	10	3.68	130

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ewing, BuckBuck Ewing	3	20	2	0	4.05	12

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

1889 World Series

Main article: 1889 World Series

The Giants beat the Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three in the World Series.

References

• 1889 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference

Preceded by New York Giants 1888

National League Championship Season 1889

Succeeded by Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1890