1885 New York Giants season explained

New York Giants
Season:	1885
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Polo Grounds
City:	New York City
League Place:	2nd
Owner:	John B. Day
Manager:	Jim Mutrie
Prev Season:	1884 New York Gothams season
Next Season:	1886 New York Giants season
Season List:	List of San Francisco Giants seasons

The 1885 New York Giants season was the franchise's third season. The team finished in second place, 2 games behind the Chicago White Stockings.

Regular season

Roster

1885 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		Manager

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		81	342	104	.304	6	63
1B		110	455	169	.371	1	65
2B		112	399	62	.155	0	33
SS		111	446	101	.226	0	37
3B		88	359	92	.256	2	44
OF		112	477	143	.300	5	42
OF		89	347	113	.326	0	46
OF		102	420	123	.293	0	52

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
	54	207	53	.256	0	24
	49	198	52	.263	0	25

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
	56	492.0	44	11	1.66	258
	46	400.0	32	13	1.58	227
	9	75.0	7	1	2.40	21
	3	25.0	2	1	2.88	10

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

References

• 1885 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference