1896 New York Giants season explained

New York Giants
Season:	1896
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Polo Grounds
City:	New York City
Owners:	Andrew Freedman
Season List:	List of San Francisco Giants seasons

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.

Regular season

Roster

1896 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		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		75	253	60	.237	0	23
1B		72	247	72	.291	0	33
2B		133	541	162	.299	4	89
SS		88	315	82	.260	2	43
3B		124	494	158	.320	6	99
OF		59	230	66	.287	0	40
OF		133	562	197	.351	5	74
OF		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
	64	233	64	.275	2	50
	58	191	54	.283	1	37
	46	182	55	.302	6	38
	49	165	61	.370	5	43
	18	72	12	.167	0	7
	19	60	13	.217	0	6
	19	54	14	.259	0	3
	14	45	8	.178	0	1
	4	14	2	.143	0	4
	2	7	1	.143	0	0
	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
	48	351.0	17	24	4.26	66
	42	334.1	26	14	3.82	110
	25	185.1	10	13	4.16	42
	17	108.1	6	7	4.49	39
	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
	6	27.0	1	1	4.00	6
	4	14.0	1	0	9.64	5
	2	13.0	0	1	7.62	1
	2	12.0	0	1	6.00	3
	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
	2	1	0	0	2.25	3
	1	0	0	0	13.50	0

References

• 1896 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference