1897 New York Giants season explained

New York Giants
Season:	1897
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Polo Grounds
City:	New York City
Owners:	Andrew Freedman
Season List:	List of San Francisco Giants seasons

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

Roster

1897 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		111	400	109	.273	2	51
1B		117	436	122	.280	1	75
2B		132	543	172	.317	1	106
3B		109	388	118	.304	3	64
SS		131	521	184	.353	10	135
OF		128	532	174	.327	5	72
OF		130	566	186	.329	3	64
OF		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
	49	177	53	.299	1	28
	47	158	47	.297	0	23
	23	85	16	.188	0	11
	22	75	15	.200	0	12
	17	68	17	.250	1	11
	11	34	9	.265	1	4
	7	23	2	.087	0	3
	5	10	3	.300	0	0
	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
	38	322.1	28	10	2.54	135
	37	303.2	20	11	3.76	83
	39	286.2	18	14	3.27	156
	23	148.2	8	7	5.09	35
	10	85.0	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
	6	31.0	2	1	6.10	10
	3	19.0	1	1	5.21	7

References

• 1897 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference