1896 New York Giants season
1896 New York Giants | ||
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Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
City | New York, New York | |
Owners | Andrew Freedman | |
Managers | Arthur Irwin, Bill Joyce | |
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Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 39 | 0.698 | — | 49–16 | 41–23 |
Cleveland Spiders | 80 | 48 | 0.625 | 9½ | 43–19 | 37–29 |
Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 50 | 0.606 | 12 | 51–15 | 26–35 |
Boston Beaneaters | 74 | 57 | 0.565 | 17 | 42–24 | 32–33 |
Chicago Colts | 71 | 57 | 0.555 | 18½ | 42–24 | 29–33 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 63 | 0.512 | 24 | 35–31 | 31–32 |
New York Giants | 64 | 67 | 0.489 | 27 | 39–26 | 25–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 68 | 0.477 | 28½ | 42–27 | 20–41 |
Washington Senators | 58 | 73 | 0.443 | 33 | 38–29 | 20–44 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 58 | 73 | 0.443 | 33 | 35–28 | 23–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 40 | 90 | 0.308 | 50½ | 27–34 | 13–56 |
Louisville Colonels | 38 | 93 | 0.290 | 53 | 25–37 | 13–56 |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager |
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 |
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1B | Willie Clark | 72 | 247 | 72 | .291 | 0 | 33 |
3B | George Davis | 124 | 494 | 158 | .320 | 6 | 99 |
OF | George Van Haltren | 133 | 562 | 197 | .351 | 5 | 74 |
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 |
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Harry Davis | 64 | 233 | 64 | .275 | 2 | 50 |
Jake Beckley | 46 | 182 | 55 | .302 | 6 | 38 |
Bill Joyce | 49 | 165 | 61 | .370 | 5 | 43 |
Jack Warner | 19 | 54 | 14 | .259 | 0 | 3 |
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
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dad Clarke | 48 | 351 | 17 | 24 | 4.26 | 66 |
Jouett Meekin | 42 | 334.1 | 26 | 14 | 3.82 | 110 |
Ed Doheny | 17 | 108.1 | 6 | 7 | 4.49 | 39 |
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 |
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Sal Campfield | 6 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 6 |
Charlie Gettig | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 9.64 | 5 |
Cy Bowen | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 3 |
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
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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George Van Haltren | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 |
Les German | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
References