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The 1889 New York Giants season was the franchise's seventh season. The team finished first in the National League with a record of 83–43. They beat the Boston Beaneaters 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 World Series, winning six games to three. The series marked the first meeting between the Giants and the team that would become the Dodgers, a rivalry that continues to this day.
1889 New York Giants | ||
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World Series Champions National League Champions | ||
League | National League | |
Ballpark | Oakland Park, St. George Cricket Grounds, Polo Grounds | |
City | New York City | |
Record | 83–43 (.659) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | John B. Day | |
Managers | Jim Mutrie | |
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Regular season edit
Season standings edit
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
Pittsburgh 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 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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Team | BOS | CHI | CLE | IND | NYG | PHI | PIT | WSH | |||||||||
Boston | — | 10–7–1 | 12–8–1 | 10–10 | 8–6–2 | 13–6 | 16–3 | 14–5–1 | |||||||||
Chicago | 7–10–1 | — | 11–9 | 13–7 | 5–13–1 | 9–10–1 | 10–9–1 | 12–7 | |||||||||
Cleveland | 8–12–1 | 9–11 | — | 9–10–1 | 4–14 | 10–9 | 7–13 | 14–3–1 | |||||||||
Indianapolis | 10–10 | 7–13 | 10–9–1 | — | 7–13 | 4–13 | 10–10 | 11–7 | |||||||||
New York | 6–8–2 | 13–5–1 | 14–4 | 13–7 | — | 12–7–1 | 12–7–1 | 13–5 | |||||||||
Philadelphia | 6–13 | 10–9–1 | 9–10 | 13–4 | 7–12–1 | — | 9–9 | 9–7–1 | |||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3–16 | 9–10–1 | 13–7 | 10–10 | 7–12–1 | 9–9 | — | 10–7 | |||||||||
Washington | 5–14–1 | 7–12 | 3–14–1 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 7–9–1 | 7–10 | — |
Roster edit
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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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C | Buck Ewing | 99 | 407 | 133 | .327 | 4 | 87 |
1B | Roger Connor | 131 | 496 | 157 | .317 | 13 | 130 |
2B | Danny Richardson | 125 | 497 | 139 | .280 | 7 | 100 |
SS | John Ward | 114 | 479 | 143 | .299 | 1 | 67 |
3B | Art Whitney | 129 | 473 | 103 | .218 | 1 | 59 |
OF | George Gore | 120 | 488 | 149 | .305 | 7 | 54 |
OF | Jim O'Rourke | 128 | 502 | 161 | .321 | 3 | 81 |
OF | Mike Tiernan | 122 | 499 | 167 | .335 | 10 | 73 |
Other batters edit
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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William Brown | 40 | 139 | 36 | .259 | 1 | 29 |
Gil Hatfield | 32 | 125 | 23 | .184 | 1 | 12 |
Mike Slattery | 12 | 48 | 14 | .292 | 1 | 12 |
Pat Murphy | 9 | 28 | 10 | .357 | 1 | 4 |
Harry Lyons | 5 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 2 |
Bill George | 3 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 0 |
Elmer Foster | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
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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Mickey Welch | 45 | 375.0 | 27 | 12 | 3.02 | 125 |
Tim Keefe | 47 | 364.0 | 28 | 13 | 3.36 | 225 |
Ed Crane | 29 | 230.0 | 14 | 10 | 3.68 | 130 |
Hank O'Day | 10 | 78.0 | 9 | 1 | 4.27 | 28 |
Gil Hatfield | 6 | 52.0 | 2 | 4 | 3.98 | 28 |
Ledell Titcomb | 3 | 26.0 | 1 | 2 | 6.58 | 7 |
Other pitchers edit
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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Buck Ewing | 3 | 20.0 | 2 | 0 | 4.05 | 12 |
Relief pitchers edit
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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Art Whitney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 3 |
1889 World Series edit
The Giants beat the Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three in the World Series.
References edit