1890 New York Giants season
The 1890 New York Giants season was the franchise's eighth season. The team finished in sixth place in the National League with a 63–68 record, 24 games behind the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. They also had to contend with a new crosstown rival, the New York Giants of the Players' 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 | Dick Buckley | 70 | 266 | 68 | .256 | 2 | 26 |
| 1B | Lew Whistler | 45 | 170 | 49 | .288 | 2 | 29 |
| 2B | Charley Bassett | 100 | 410 | 98 | .239 | 0 | 54 |
| SS | Jack Glasscock | 124 | 512 | 172 | .336 | 1 | 66 |
| 3B | Jerry Denny | 114 | 437 | 93 | .213 | 3 | 42 |
| OF | 101 | 401 | 124 | .309 | 4 | 60 | |
| OF | Joe Hornung | 120 | 513 | 122 | .238 | 0 | 65 |
| OF | Mike Tiernan | 133 | 553 | 168 | .304 | 13 | 59 |
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 |
| Artie Clarke | 101 | 395 | 89 | .225 | 0 | 49 |
| Dude Esterbrook | 45 | 197 | 57 | .289 | 0 | 29 |
| John Henry | 37 | 144 | 35 | .243 | 0 | 16 |
| Pat Murphy | 32 | 119 | 28 | .235 | 0 | 9 |
| Shorty Howe | 19 | 64 | 11 | .172 | 0 | 4 |
| Andy Sommers | 17 | 47 | 5 | .106 | 0 | 1 |
| George McMillan | 10 | 35 | 5 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Crane | 4 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mort Scanlan | 3 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom O'Rourke | 2 | 7 | 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 |
| 67 | 548.2 | 29 | 34 | 2.56 | 341 | |
| Mickey Welch | 37 | 292.1 | 17 | 14 | 2.99 | 97 |
| Jack Sharrott | 25 | 184.0 | 11 | 10 | 2.89 | 84 |
Other 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 |
| 21 | 118.0 | 3 | 10 | 5.57 | 82 | |
| 3 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 5.50 | 8 | |
| Ed Daily | 2 | 16.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 |