1888 New York Giants season

1888  New York Giants
World champions National League champions
League	National League
Ballpark	Polo Grounds
City	New York City
Record	84–47 (.641)
League place	1st
Owner	John B. Day
Manager	Jim Mutrie
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The 1888 New York Giants season was the franchise's sixth season.

Claiming six future Hall of Famers (Roger Connor, Mickey Welch, Buck Ewing, Tim Keefe, Jim O'Rourke, and John Montgomery Ward), the team won the National League pennant by nine games and defeated the St. Louis Browns in the "World's Championship."

Keefe led the league in several major statistical categories, including wins, winning percentage, strikeouts, and earned run average.

Regular season

1888 New York Giants

Season standings

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National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	84	47	.641	—	44‍–‍23	40‍–‍24
Chicago White Stockings	77	58	.570	9	43‍–‍27	34‍–‍31
Philadelphia Quakers	69	61	.531	14½	37‍–‍29	32‍–‍32
Boston Beaneaters	70	64	.522	15½	36‍–‍30	34‍–‍34
Detroit Wolverines	68	63	.519	16	40‍–‍26	28‍–‍37
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	66	68	.493	19½	37‍–‍30	29‍–‍38
Indianapolis Hoosiers	50	85	.370	36	31‍–‍35	19‍–‍50
Washington Nationals	48	86	.358	37½	26‍–‍38	22‍–‍48

Record vs. opponents

1888 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	BOS	CHI	DET	IND	NYG	PHI	PIT	WSH
Boston	—	7–12	10–8–1	11–9	8–12	9–10	10–8–2	15–5
Chicago	12–7	—	10–10	14–6	11–8–1	8–10	9–11	13–6
Detroit	8–10–1	10–10	—	11–8	7–11–2	11–7	10–10	11–7
Indianapolis	9–11	6–14	8–11	—	5–14	4–13	6–14	12–8–1
New York	12–8	8–11–1	11–7–2	14–5	—	14–5–1	10–7–2	15–4–1
Philadelphia	10–9	10–8	7–11	13–4	5–14–1	—	14–6–1	10–9
Pittsburgh	8–10–2	11–9	10–10	14–6	7–10–2	6–14–1	—	10–9
Washington	5–15	6–13	7–11	8–12–1	4–15–1	9–10	9–10	—

Roster

1888 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Ed Crane Tim Keefe Ledell Titcomb Mickey Welch Stump Weidman		Catchers William Brown Buck Ewing Pat Murphy Infielders Elmer Cleveland Roger Connor Gil Hatfield Danny Richardson John Ward Art Whitney		Outfielders Elmer Foster Bill George George Gore Jim O'Rourke Mike Slattery Mike Tiernan		Manager Jim Mutrie

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	Buck Ewing	103	415	127	.306	6	58
1B	Roger Connor	134	481	140	.291	14	71
2B	Danny Richardson	135	561	127	.226	8	61
SS	John Ward	122	510	128	.251	2	49
3B	Art Whitney	90	328	72	.220	1	28
OF	Jim O'Rourke	107	409	112	.274	4	50
OF	Mike Tiernan	113	443	130	.293	9	52
OF	Mike Slattery	103	391	96	.246	1	35

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
George Gore	64	254	56	.220	2	17
Elmer Foster	37	136	20	.147	0	10
Pat Murphy	28	106	18	.170	0	4
Gil Hatfield	28	105	19	.181	0	9
William Brown	20	59	16	.271	0	6
Elmer Cleveland	9	34	8	.235	2	7

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
Tim Keefe	51	434.1	35	12	1.74	335
Mickey Welch	47	425.1	26	19	1.93	167
Ledell Titcomb	23	197.0	14	8	2.24	129
Ed Crane	12	92.2	5	6	2.43	58
Bill George	4	33.2	2	1	1.34	26
Stump Weidman	2	18.0	1	1	3.50	5

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
Buck Ewing	2	0	0	0	2.57	6

1888 World Series

Main article: 1888 World Series

The Giants beat the American Association champion St. Louis Browns in the World Series, six games to four. ^[1]

References

1. "1888 World Series - New York Giants over St. Louis Browns (6-4)". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

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