1890 New York Giants (PL) season
| 1890 New York Giants | |
|---|---|
| League | Players' League |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York City |
| Record | 74–57 (.565) |
| League place | 3rd |
| Manager | Buck Ewing |
The 1890 New York Giants baseball team was a member of the short lived Players' League. They compiled a 74–57 record, good for third place, eight games behind the league champion Boston Reds. After the season, the league folded, and the Giants were bought out by their National League New York Giants. The Giants were the original tenants of the Polo Grounds stadium that afterwards was occupied by the National League's New York Giants for 66 years.
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Reds | 81 | 48 | .628 | — | 48–21 | 33–27 |
| Brooklyn Ward's Wonders | 76 | 56 | .576 | 6½ | 46–19 | 30–37 |
| 74 | 57 | .565 | 8 | 47–19 | 27–38 | |
| Chicago Pirates | 75 | 62 | .547 | 10 | 46–23 | 29–39 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 63 | .519 | 14 | 35–30 | 33–33 |
| Pittsburgh Burghers | 60 | 68 | .469 | 20½ | 37–28 | 23–40 |
| Cleveland Infants | 55 | 75 | .423 | 26½ | 31–30 | 24–45 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 36 | 96 | .273 | 46½ | 23–42 | 13–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | BUF | CHI | CLE | NY | PHI | PIT | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 11–7 | 14–6–1 | 12–8 | 12–8 | 12–8 | 10–6 | 10–5 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn | 7–11 | — | 12–6–1 | 10–9 | 12–8 | 7–10 | 14–6 | 14–6 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 6–14–1 | 6–12–1 | — | 5–15 | 7–9 | 3–17 | 4–16 | 5–13 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 8–12 | 9–10 | 15–5 | — | 13–7 | 9–9–1 | 10–10 | 11–9 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 8–12 | 8–12 | 9–7 | 7–13 | — | 8–11 | 8–11–1 | 7–9 | |||||||||
| 8–12 | 10–7 | 17–3 | 9–9–1 | 11–8 | — | 5–12 | 14–6 | ||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 6–10 | 6–14 | 16–4 | 10–10 | 11–8–1 | 12–5 | — | 7–12 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5–10 | 6–14 | 13–5 | 9–11 | 9–7 | 6–14 | 12–7 | — | |||||||||
Roster
| 1890 New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Buck Ewing | 83 | 352 | 119 | .338 | 8 | 72 |
| 1B | Roger Connor | 123 | 484 | 169 | .349 | 14 | 103 |
| 2B | Dan Shannon | 83 | 324 | 70 | .216 | 3 | 44 |
| SS | Danny Richardson | 123 | 528 | 135 | .256 | 4 | 80 |
| 3B | Art Whitney | 119 | 442 | 97 | .219 | 0 | 45 |
| OF | George Gore | 93 | 399 | 127 | .318 | 10 | 55 |
| OF | Jim O'Rourke | 111 | 478 | 172 | .360 | 9 | 115 |
| OF | Mike Slattery | 97 | 411 | 126 | .307 | 5 | 67 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Johnston | 77 | 306 | 74 | .242 | 1 | 43 |
| Gil Hatfield | 71 | 287 | 80 | .279 | 2 | 37 |
| William Brown | 60 | 230 | 64 | .278 | 4 | 43 |
| Farmer Vaughn | 44 | 166 | 44 | .265 | 1 | 22 |
| Fred Dunlap | 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Crane | 43 | 330.1 | 16 | 19 | 4.63 | 116 |
| Hank O'Day | 43 | 329.0 | 22 | 13 | 4.21 | 94 |
| John Ewing | 35 | 267.1 | 18 | 12 | 4.24 | 145 |
| Tim Keefe | 30 | 229.0 | 17 | 11 | 3.38 | 89 |
| Buck Ewing | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Hatfield | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.52 | 3 |