1883 New York Gothams season

The 1883 New York Gothams season was the first professional baseball season played by the team now known as the San Francisco Giants. The team replaced the Troy Trojans when the National League awarded its franchise rights to John B. Day. The team went 46–50, finishing in sixth place.

1883 New York Gothams
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
Record46–50 (.479)
League place6th
OwnerJohn B. Day
ManagerJohn Clapp
Seasons 1884 →

Regular season

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1883 New York Gothams

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 63 35 .643 41‍–‍8 22‍–‍27
Chicago White Stockings 59 39 .602 4 36‍–‍13 23‍–‍26
Providence Grays 58 40 .592 5 34‍–‍15 24‍–‍25
Cleveland Blues 55 42 .567 31‍–‍18 24‍–‍24
Buffalo Bisons 49 45 .521 12 36‍–‍13 13‍–‍32
New York Gothams 46 50 .479 16 28‍–‍19 18‍–‍31
Detroit Wolverines 40 58 .408 23 23‍–‍26 17‍–‍32
Philadelphia Quakers 17 81 .173 46 9‍–‍40 8‍–‍41

Record vs. opponents

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Team BOS BUF CHI CLE DET NYG PHI PRV
Boston 7–7 7–7 10–4 10–4 7–7 14–0 8–6
Buffalo 7–7 5–9 7–7 9–5–1 8–5 9–5 7–7
Chicago 7–7 9–5 6–8 9–5 9–5 12–2 7–7
Cleveland 4–10 7–7 8–6 9–5–1 7–6–2 12–2 8–6
Detroit 4–10 5–9–1 5–9 5–9–1 8–6 11–3–1 2–12
New York 7–7 5–8 5–9 6–7–2 6–8 12–2 5–9
Philadelphia 0–14 5–9 2–12 2–12 3–11–1 2–12 3–11
Providence 6–8 7–7 7–7 6–8 12–2 9–5 11–3


Roster

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1883 New York Gothams
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 88 376 114 .303 10 41
1B Roger Connor 98 409 146 .357 1 50
2B Dasher Troy 85 316 68 .215 0 20
3B Frank Hankinson 94 337 74 .220 2 30
SS Ed Caskin 95 383 91 .238 1 40
OF Mike Dorgan 64 261 61 .234 0 27
OF Patrick Gillespie 98 411 129 .314 1 62
OF John Ward 88 380 97 .255 7 54

Other batters

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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
John Humphries 29 107 12 .112 0 4
John Clapp 20 73 13 .178 0 5
Gracie Pierce 18 62 5 .081 0 2
Dick Cramer 2 6 0 .000 0 0
Dave Orr 1 3 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Mickey Welch 52 426.0 25 23 2.73 144
John Ward 34 277.0 16 13 2.70 121
Tip O'Neill 19 148.0 5 12 4.07 55
Myron Allen 1 8.0 0 1 1.12 0
Mike Dorgan 1 7.0 0 1 3.86 3

References

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