1898 New York Giants season explained

New York Giants
Season:	1898
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Polo Grounds
City:	New York City
Owners:	Andrew Freedman
Managers:	Bill Joyce, Cap Anson
Season List:	List of San Francisco Giants seasons

The 1898 New York Giants season was the franchise's 16th season. The team finished in seventh place in the National League with a 77–73 record, 25.5 games behind the Boston Beaneaters.

Regular season

Roster

1898 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		110	373	96	.257	0	42
1B		145	508	131	.258	10	91
2B		150	570	126	.221	0	62
SS		121	486	149	.307	2	86
3B		123	475	129	.272	2	88
OF		103	415	116	.280	5	49
OF		156	654	204	.312	2	68
OF		82	297	84	.283	1	43

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
	93	287	85	.296	3	49
	64	196	49	.250	0	26
	35	138	33	.239	2	22
	35	121	24	.198	1	17
	32	112	30	.268	0	9
	5	17	5	.294	0	1
	2	9	2	.222	0	1
	2	5	1	.200	0	2
	2	4	1	.250	0	0
	1	4	1	.250	0	0
	1	4	0	.000	0	0
	1	1	1	1.000	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
	45	356.2	25	19	3.18	239
	38	320.0	16	18	3.77	82
	37	300.0	20	11	3.03	114
	28	213.0	7	19	3.68	96
	5	39.2	3	1	3.40	10
	1	9.1	0	1	4.82	3

Other pitchers

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

References

• 1898 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference