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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | William Brown | 49 | 170 | 37 | .218 | 0 | 25 |
| 1B | Roger Connor | 127 | 471 | 134 | .285 | 17 | 104 |
| 2B | Danny Richardson | 122 | 450 | 125 | .278 | 3 | 62 |
| SS | John Montgomery Ward | 129 | 545 | 184 | .338 | 1 | 53 |
| 3B | Buck Ewing | 77 | 318 | 97 | .305 | 6 | 44 |
| OF | Mike Dorgan | 71 | 283 | 73 | .258 | 0 | 34 |
| OF | George Gore | 111 | 459 | 133 | .290 | 1 | 49 |
| OF | 103 | 407 | 117 | .287 | 10 | 62 |
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 |
| Jim O'Rourke | 103 | 397 | 113 | .285 | 3 | 88 |
| Patrick Gillespie | 76 | 295 | 78 | .264 | 3 | 37 |
| Pat Deasley | 30 | 118 | 37 | .314 | 0 | 23 |
| John Rainey | 17 | 58 | 17 | .293 | 0 | 12 |
| Pat Murphy | 17 | 56 | 12 | .214 | 0 | 4 |
| Gil Hatfield | 2 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 3 |
| Buck Becannon | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Carey | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Gerhardt | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Candy Nelson | 1 | 2 | 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 |
| 56 | 476.2 | 35 | 19 | 3.12 | 189 | |
| Mickey Welch | 41 | 346.0 | 22 | 15 | 3.36 | 115 |
| 13 | 108.0 | 3 | 9 | 5.25 | 49 | |
| Ledell Titcomb | 9 | 72.0 | 4 | 3 | 3.88 | 34 |
| Mike Mattimore | 7 | 57.1 | 3 | 3 | 2.35 | 12 |
| Bill Swarback | 2 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.06 | 6 |
| John Roach | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.25 | 3 |
| Stump Weidman | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 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 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.69 | 3 | |
| Danny Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 |