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1896 New York Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1896 New York Giants season was the franchise's 14th season. The team finished in seventh place in the National League with a 64–67 record, 27 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.
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1896 New York Giants | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
City | New York City | |||
Owners | Andrew Freedman | |||
Managers | Arthur Irwin, Bill Joyce | |||
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Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 39 | 0.698 | — | 49–16 | 41–23 |
Cleveland Spiders | 80 | 48 | 0.625 | 9½ | 43–19 | 37–29 |
Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 50 | 0.606 | 12 | 51–15 | 26–35 |
Boston Beaneaters | 74 | 57 | 0.565 | 17 | 42–24 | 32–33 |
Chicago Colts | 71 | 57 | 0.555 | 18½ | 42–24 | 29–33 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 63 | 0.512 | 24 | 35–31 | 31–32 |
New York Giants | 64 | 67 | 0.489 | 27 | 39–26 | 25–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 68 | 0.477 | 28½ | 42–27 | 20–41 |
Washington Senators | 58 | 73 | 0.443 | 33 | 38–29 | 20–44 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 58 | 73 | 0.443 | 33 | 35–28 | 23–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 40 | 90 | 0.308 | 50½ | 27–34 | 13–56 |
Louisville Colonels | 38 | 93 | 0.290 | 53 | 25–37 | 13–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–4–2 | 10–2 | 3–8–1 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 12–0 | 9–2 | 9–3 | 10–2 | |||||
Boston | 7–5 | — | 10–2 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 5–7–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | |||||
Brooklyn | 6–6 | 2–10 | — | 6–6 | 2–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–5–1 | 7–5 | 4–8–1 | |||||
Chicago | 4–7–2 | 9–3 | 6–6 | — | 4–6–1 | 2–9–1 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 11–1 | 9–3 | 8–4 | |||||
Cincinnati | 2–10 | 6–5 | 10–2 | 6–4–1 | — | 6–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 12–0 | 7–4 | |||||
Cleveland | 8–3–1 | 7–5–1 | 5–7 | 9–2–1 | 5–6 | — | 8–3–2 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–8–1 | 10–2 | 9–3–1 | |||||
Louisville | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 3–8–2 | — | 4–8–1 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 3–9 | |||||
New York | 3–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | — | 3–8 | 4–8 | 9–3–1 | 6–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 0–12 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–3 | — | 6–6 | 8–3 | 8–4 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 2–9 | 5–7 | 5–6–1 | 1–11 | 7–5 | 8–4–1 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 6–6 | — | 8–3 | 6–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 3–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 0–12 | 2–10 | 9–3 | 3–9–1 | 3–8 | 3–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
Washington | 2–10 | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | 4–8 | 4–7 | 3–9–1 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
Roster
1896 New York Giants | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager |
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 |
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C | Parke Wilson | 75 | 253 | 60 | .237 | 0 | 23 |
1B | Willie Clark | 72 | 247 | 72 | .291 | 0 | 33 |
2B | Kid Gleason | 133 | 541 | 162 | .299 | 4 | 89 |
SS | Frank Connaughton | 88 | 315 | 82 | .260 | 2 | 43 |
3B | George Davis | 124 | 494 | 158 | .320 | 6 | 99 |
OF | General Stafford | 59 | 230 | 66 | .287 | 0 | 40 |
OF | George Van Haltren | 133 | 562 | 197 | .351 | 5 | 74 |
OF | Mike Tiernan | 133 | 521 | 192 | .369 | 7 | 89 |
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 |
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Harry Davis | 64 | 233 | 64 | .275 | 2 | 50 |
Duke Farrell | 58 | 191 | 54 | .283 | 1 | 37 |
Jake Beckley | 46 | 182 | 55 | .302 | 6 | 38 |
Bill Joyce | 49 | 165 | 61 | .370 | 5 | 43 |
Shorty Fuller | 18 | 72 | 12 | .167 | 0 | 7 |
Dave Zearfoss | 19 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 0 | 6 |
Jack Warner | 19 | 54 | 14 | .259 | 0 | 3 |
George Ulrich | 14 | 45 | 8 | .178 | 0 | 1 |
Fred Pfeffer | 4 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 4 |
Tom Bannon | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Reddy Foster | 1 | 1 | 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 |
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Dad Clarke | 48 | 351.0 | 17 | 24 | 4.26 | 66 |
Jouett Meekin | 42 | 334.1 | 26 | 14 | 3.82 | 110 |
Mike Sullivan | 25 | 185.1 | 10 | 13 | 4.16 | 42 |
Ed Doheny | 17 | 108.1 | 6 | 7 | 4.49 | 39 |
Cy Seymour | 11 | 70.1 | 2 | 4 | 6.40 | 33 |
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 |
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Sal Campfield | 6 | 27.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 6 |
Charlie Gettig | 4 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 | 9.64 | 5 |
Bill Reidy | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.62 | 1 |
Cy Bowen | 2 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 3 |
Carney Flynn | 3 | 10.2 | 0 | 2 | 11.81 | 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 |
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George Van Haltren | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 |
Les German | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
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