1886 New York Giants season

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1886 New York Giants

League| National League
Ballpark| Polo Grounds
City| New York City
Record| 75–44 (.630)
League place| 3rd
Owner| John B. Day
Manager| Jim Mutrie
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The 1886 New York Giants season was the franchise's fourth season. The team had a record of 75–44, finishing third in the National League, 12.5 games behind the Chicago White Stockings.

## Regular season[edit]

Opening Day photo, Boston Beaneaters and New York Giants

### Season standings[edit]

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National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Chicago White Stockings | 90 | 34  | 0.726  | —  | 52–10  | 38–24
Detroit Wolverines | 87 | 36  | 0.707  | 2½  | 49–13  | 38–23
New York Giants | 75 | 44  | 0.630  | 12½  | 47–12  | 28–32
Philadelphia Quakers | 71 | 43  | 0.623  | 14  | 45–14  | 26–29
Boston Beaneaters | 56 | 61  | 0.479  | 30½  | 32–26  | 24–35
St. Louis Maroons | 43 | 79  | 0.352  | 46  | 27–34  | 16–45
Kansas City Cowboys | 30 | 91  | 0.248  | 58½  | 17–40  | 13–51
Washington Nationals | 28 | 92  | 0.233  | 60  | 19–43  | 9–49

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

1886 National League record

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Team  | BOS  | CHI  | DET  | KC  | NYG  | PHI  | STL  | WSH
Boston | — | 6–12 | 6–11 | 11–6 | 6–11 | 3–10 | 11–6–1 | 13–5
Chicago | 12–6 | — | 11–7 | 17–1 | 10–8–1 | 10–7–1 | 13–4 | 17–1
Detroit | 11–6 | 7–11 | — | 16–2 | 11–7 | 10–7–1 | 15–2–1 | 17–1–1
Kansas City | 6–11 | 1–17 | 2–16 | — | 3–15–1 | 2–14–1 | 5–12–2 | 11–6–1
New York | 11–6 | 8–10–1 | 7–11 | 15–3–1 | — | 8–8–1 | 15–3 | 11–3–2
Philadelphia | 10–3 | 7–10–1 | 7–10–1 | 14–2–1 | 8–8–1 | — | 12–6 | 13–4–1
St. Louis | 6–11–1 | 4–13 | 2–15–1 | 12–5–2 | 3–15 | 6–12 | — | 10–8
Washington | 5–13 | 1–17 | 1–17–1 | 6–11–1 | 3–11–2 | 4–13–1 | 8–10 | —

### Roster[edit]

1886 New York Giants

Roster
Pitchers

* Jim Devlin
* Tim Keefe
* Mickey Welch

Catchers

* Gene Bagley
* Pat Deasley
* Buck Ewing

|  | Infielders

* Ed Caskin
* Roger Connor
* Dude Esterbrook
* Joe Gerhardt
* John Ward

|  | Outfielders

* Larry Corcoran
* Frank Diven
* Mike Dorgan
* Bill Finley
* Pete Gillespie
* Jim O'Rourke
* Danny Richardson

|  | Manager

* Jim Mutrie

## Player stats[edit]

### Batting[edit]

#### Starters by position[edit]

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

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C | Buck Ewing | 73 | 275 | 85 | .309 | 4 | 31
1B | Roger Connor | 118 | 485 | 172 | .355 | 7 | 71
2B | Joe Gerhardt | 123 | 426 | 81 | .190 | 0 | 40
SS | John Montgomery Ward | 122 | 491 | 134 | .273 | 2 | 81
3B | Dude Esterbrook | 123 | 473 | 125 | .264 | 3 | 43
OF | Mike Dorgan | 118 | 442 | 129 | .292 | 2 | 79
OF | Patrick Gillespie | 97 | 396 | 108 | .273 | 0 | 58
OF | Jim O'Rourke | 105 | 440 | 136 | .309 | 1 | 34

#### Other batters[edit]

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

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Danny Richardson | 68 | 237 | 55 | .232 | 1 | 27
Pat Deasley | 41 | 143 | 38 | .266 | 0 | 17
Bill Finley | 13 | 44 | 8 | .182 | 0 | 5
Gene Bagley | 5 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 1
Ed Caskin | 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1
Larry Corcoran | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Frank Diven | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching[edit]

#### Starting pitchers[edit]

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Tim Keefe | 64 | 535.0 | 42 | 20 | 2.56 | 297
Mickey Welch | 59 | 500.0 | 33 | 22 | 2.99 | 272

#### Other pitchers[edit]

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Danny Richardson | 5 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.76 | 17

#### Relief pitchers[edit]

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

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Jim Devlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 2

## References[edit]

* 1886 New York Gothams season at Baseball Reference

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1886 MLB season by team

National League|

* Boston
* Chicago
* Detroit
* Kansas City
* New York
* Philadelphia
* St. Louis
* Washington

American Association|

* Baltimore
* Brooklyn
* Cincinnati
* Louisville
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

* 1886 World Series

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San Francisco Giants

* Established in 1883
* Formerly the New York Gothams and the New York Giants
* Based in San Francisco, California (Bay Area)

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* History
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Spring training:|

* Bolton Street Park
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Pre-World Series Champions (2)|

* 1888
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* 2002
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* 2016

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