1887 New York Giants season


The 1887 New York Giants season was the franchise's fifth season. The team finished in fourth place in the National League with a record of 68–55, games behind the Detroit Wolverines. The team amassed 415 stolen bases, the most for any team in the history of the National League.

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CWilliam Brown4917037.218025
1BRoger Connor127471134.28517104
2BDanny Richardson122450125.278362
SSJohn Montgomery Ward129545184.338153
3BBuck Ewing7731897.305644
OFMike Dorgan7128373.258034
OFGeorge Gore111459133.290149
OF103407117.2871062

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Jim O'Rourke103397113.285388
Patrick Gillespie7629578.264337
Pat Deasley3011837.314023
John Rainey175817.293012
Pat Murphy175612.21404
Gil Hatfield273.42903
Buck Becannon150.00000
Roger Carey140.00002
Joe Gerhardt140.00000
Candy Nelson120.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
56476.235193.12189
Mickey Welch41346.022153.36115
13108.0395.2549
Ledell Titcomb972.0433.8834
Mike Mattimore757.1332.3512
Bill Swarback216.0025.066
John Roach18.00111.253
Stump Weidman18.0011.134

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
51218.693
Danny Richardson1000---0