1897 New York Giants season
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Owner(s) | Andrew Freedman |
Manager(s) | Bill Joyce |
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The 1897 New York Giants season was the franchise's 15th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 83-48 record, 9.5 games behind the Boston Beaneaters.
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Beaneaters | 93 | 39 | 0.705 | — | 54–12 | 39–27 |
Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 40 | 0.692 | 2 | 51–15 | 39–25 |
New York Giants | 83 | 48 | 0.634 | 9½ | 51–19 | 32–29 |
Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 56 | 0.576 | 17 | 49–18 | 27–38 |
Cleveland Spiders | 69 | 62 | 0.527 | 23½ | 49–16 | 20–46 |
Washington Senators | 61 | 71 | 0.462 | 32 | 40–26 | 21–45 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 61 | 71 | 0.462 | 32 | 38–29 | 23–42 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 71 | 0.458 | 32½ | 38–27 | 22–44 |
Chicago Colts | 59 | 73 | 0.447 | 34 | 36–30 | 23–43 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 55 | 77 | 0.417 | 38 | 32–34 | 23–43 |
Louisville Colonels | 52 | 78 | 0.400 | 40 | 34–31 | 18–47 |
St. Louis Browns | 29 | 102 | 0.221 | 63½ | 18–41 | 11–61 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 6–6 | 9–3–2 | 9–3–3 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 10–1 | 5–7 | 10–2–1 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 9–3 | |||||
Boston | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4–1 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 10–2–1 | 10–2 | 10–2 | 7–5–1 | |||||
Brooklyn | 3–9–2 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–9–2 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | |||||
Chicago | 3–9–3 | 4–8–1 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6–1 | 5–7–1 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–5–1 | 8–4 | 5–7–1 | 11–1 | 8–4 | |||||
Cleveland | 4–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 11–1–1 | 8–4 | |||||
Louisville | 1–10 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6–1 | 3–9 | 7–5 | — | 6–6–1 | 3–9 | 4–8–2 | 8–3–1 | 4–8–1 | |||||
New York | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–3–2 | 7–5–1 | 5–7–1 | 9–3 | 6–6–1 | — | 7–5 | 8–3–1 | 12–0 | 9–3–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 2–10–1 | 2–10–1 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 2–10 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5–1 | 6–6 | 8–4–2 | 3–8–1 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 2–10 | 2–10 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 1–11–1 | 3–8–1 | 0–12 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–9 | |||||
Washington | 3–9 | 5–7–1 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 3–9–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | — |
Roster[]
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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 |
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C | Jack Warner | 111 | 400 | 109 | .273 | 2 | 51 |
1B | Willie Clark | 117 | 436 | 122 | .280 | 1 | 75 |
2B | Kid Gleason | 132 | 543 | 172 | .317 | 1 | 106 |
3B | Bill Joyce | 109 | 388 | 118 | .304 | 3 | 64 |
SS | George Davis | 131 | 521 | 184 | .353 | 10 | 135 |
OF | Mike Tiernan | 128 | 532 | 174 | .327 | 5 | 72 |
OF | George Van Haltren | 130 | 566 | 186 | .329 | 3 | 64 |
OF | Ducky Holmes | 80 | 310 | 82 | .265 | 1 | 45 |
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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Tom McCreery | 49 | 177 | 53 | .299 | 1 | 28 |
Parke Wilson | 47 | 158 | 47 | .297 | 0 | 23 |
Jim Donnelly | 23 | 85 | 16 | .188 | 0 | 11 |
Charlie Gettig | 22 | 75 | 15 | .200 | 0 | 12 |
Jake Beckley | 17 | 68 | 17 | .250 | 1 | 11 |
Walt Wilmot | 11 | 34 | 9 | .265 | 1 | 4 |
General Stafford | 7 | 23 | 2 | .087 | 0 | 3 |
Dave Zearfoss | 5 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
Yale Murphy | 5 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
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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Amos Rusie | 38 | 322.1 | 28 | 10 | 2.54 | 135 |
Jouett Meekin | 37 | 303.2 | 20 | 11 | 3.76 | 83 |
Cy Seymour | 39 | 286.2 | 18 | 14 | 3.27 | 156 |
Mike Sullivan | 23 | 148.2 | 8 | 7 | 5.09 | 35 |
Ed Doheny | 10 | 85 | 4 | 4 | 2.12 | 37 |
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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Dad Clarke | 6 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 6.10 | 10 |
Charlie Gettig | 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 5.21 | 7 |
References[]
Categories:
- New York Giants (NL)
- San Francisco Giants seasons
- 1897 Major League Baseball season
- 1897 in sports in New York City
- 19th century in Manhattan
- Washington Heights, Manhattan
- San Francisco Giants season stubs
- New York City sport stubs