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1898 New York Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1898 New York Giants season was the franchise's 16th season. The team finished in seventh place in the National League with a 77–73 record, 25.5 games behind the Boston Beaneaters.
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1898 New York Giants | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
City | New York City | |||
Owners | Andrew Freedman | |||
Managers | Bill Joyce, Cap Anson | |||
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Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Beaneaters | 102 | 47 | 0.685 | — | 62–15 | 40–32 |
Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 53 | 0.644 | 6 | 58–15 | 38–38 |
Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 60 | 0.605 | 11½ | 58–28 | 34–32 |
Chicago Orphans | 85 | 65 | 0.567 | 17½ | 58–31 | 27–34 |
Cleveland Spiders | 81 | 68 | 0.544 | 21 | 36–19 | 45–49 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 71 | 0.523 | 24 | 49–31 | 29–40 |
New York Giants | 77 | 73 | 0.513 | 25½ | 45–28 | 32–45 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 76 | 0.486 | 29½ | 39–35 | 33–41 |
Louisville Colonels | 70 | 81 | 0.464 | 33 | 43–34 | 27–47 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 54 | 91 | 0.372 | 46 | 30–41 | 24–50 |
Washington Senators | 51 | 101 | 0.336 | 52½ | 34–44 | 17–57 |
St. Louis Browns | 39 | 111 | 0.260 | 63½ | 20–44 | 19–67 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BLN | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | CLV | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WHS | |||||
Baltimore | — | 5–7 | 8–5–1 | 9–5 | 8–6–1 | 8–6–1 | 9–5 | 10–3–1 | 10–3–1 | 10–4 | 12–2 | 7–7 | |||||
Boston | 7–5 | — | 11–2 | 9–5 | 9–4–1 | 6–7–1 | 8–6–1 | 10–4 | 10–4 | 9–5 | 12–2 | 11–3 | |||||
Brooklyn | 5–8–1 | 2–11 | — | 4–10 | 3–11 | 6–7 | 2–10–1 | 3–11 | 6–6 | 9–5–1 | 7–6–1 | 7–6 | |||||
Chicago | 5–9 | 5–9 | 10–4 | — | 6–8 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 9–5–1 | 6–7 | 7–4–1 | 10–4 | 11–3 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–8–1 | 4–9–1 | 11–3 | 8–6 | — | 8–5–2 | 9–5 | 6–8–1 | 7–7 | 12–2 | 12–2 | 9–5 | |||||
Cleveland | 6–8–1 | 7–6–1 | 7–6 | 7–7 | 5–8–2 | — | 9–5 | 6–8 | 7–7 | 5–8 | 10–3–1 | 12–2–2 | |||||
Louisville | 5–9 | 6–8–1 | 10–2–1 | 5–9 | 5–9 | 5–9 | — | 6–8 | 4–10 | 4–9–1 | 10–4 | 10–4 | |||||
New York | 3–10–1 | 4–10 | 11–3 | 5–9–1 | 8–6–1 | 8–6 | 8–6 | — | 6–7 | 5–9–1 | 10–3–2 | 9–4–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 3–10–1 | 4–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–7 | 7–7 | 10–4 | 7–6 | — | 6–8 | 9–5 | 12–2 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 4–10 | 5–9 | 5–9–1 | 4–7–1 | 2–12 | 8–5 | 9–4–1 | 9–5–1 | 8–6 | — | 9–4 | 9–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 2–12 | 2–12 | 6–7–1 | 4–10 | 2–12 | 3–10–1 | 4–10 | 3–10–2 | 5–9 | 4–9 | — | 4–10 | |||||
Washington | 7–7 | 3–11 | 6–7 | 3–11 | 5–9 | 2–12–2 | 4–10 | 4–9–1 | 2–12 | 5–9 | 10–4 | — |
Roster
1898 New York Giants | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | 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 | Jack Warner | 110 | 373 | 96 | .257 | 0 | 42 |
1B | Bill Joyce | 145 | 508 | 131 | .258 | 10 | 91 |
2B | Kid Gleason | 150 | 570 | 126 | .221 | 0 | 62 |
SS | George Davis | 121 | 486 | 149 | .307 | 2 | 86 |
3B | Fred Hartman | 123 | 475 | 129 | .272 | 2 | 88 |
OF | Mike Tiernan | 103 | 415 | 116 | .280 | 5 | 49 |
OF | George Van Haltren | 156 | 654 | 204 | .312 | 2 | 68 |
OF | Jack Doyle | 82 | 297 | 84 | .283 | 1 | 43 |
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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Mike Grady | 93 | 287 | 85 | .296 | 3 | 49 |
Charlie Gettig | 64 | 196 | 49 | .250 | 0 | 26 |
Walt Wilmot | 35 | 138 | 33 | .239 | 2 | 22 |
Tom McCreery | 35 | 121 | 24 | .198 | 1 | 17 |
Pop Foster | 32 | 112 | 30 | .268 | 0 | 9 |
Tacks Latimer | 5 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 1 |
John Puhl | 2 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Regan | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
Ed Glenn | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Gilbert | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Parke Wilson | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Zearfoss | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 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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Cy Seymour | 45 | 356.2 | 25 | 19 | 3.18 | 239 |
Jouett Meekin | 38 | 320.0 | 16 | 18 | 3.77 | 82 |
Amos Rusie | 37 | 300.0 | 20 | 11 | 3.03 | 114 |
Ed Doheny | 28 | 213.0 | 7 | 19 | 3.68 | 96 |
Bill Carrick | 5 | 39.2 | 3 | 1 | 3.40 | 10 |
Jock Menefee | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.82 | 3 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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