1897 New York Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
| 1897 New York Giants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | Andrew Freedman | |||
| Managers | Bill Joyce | |||
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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
Season standings
| W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Beaneaters | 93 | 39 | 0.705 | — | 54–12 | 39–27 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 40 | 0.692 | 2 | 51–15 | 39–25 |
| New York Giants | 83 | 48 | 0.634 | 9½ | 51–19 | 32–29 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 56 | 0.576 | 17 | 49–18 | 27–38 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 69 | 62 | 0.527 | 23½ | 49–16 | 20–46 |
| Washington Senators | 61 | 71 | 0.462 | 32 | 40–26 | 21–45 |
| Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 61 | 71 | 0.462 | 32 | 38–29 | 23–42 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 71 | 0.458 | 32½ | 38–27 | 22–44 |
| Chicago Colts | 59 | 73 | 0.447 | 34 | 36–30 | 23–43 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 55 | 77 | 0.417 | 38 | 32–34 | 23–43 |
| Louisville Colonels | 52 | 78 | 0.400 | 40 | 34–31 | 18–47 |
| St. Louis Browns | 29 | 102 | 0.221 | 63½ | 18–41 | 11–61 |
Record vs. opponents
1897 National League record
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| Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 6–6 | 9–3–2 | 9–3–3 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 10–1 | 5–7 | 10–2–1 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 9–3 | |||||
| Boston | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4–1 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 10–2–1 | 10–2 | 10–2 | 7–5–1 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 3–9–2 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–9–2 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | |||||
| Chicago | 3–9–3 | 4–8–1 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6–1 | 5–7–1 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–5–1 | 8–4 | 5–7–1 | 11–1 | 8–4 | |||||
| Cleveland | 4–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 11–1–1 | 8–4 | |||||
| Louisville | 1–10 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6–1 | 3–9 | 7–5 | — | 6–6–1 | 3–9 | 4–8–2 | 8–3–1 | 4–8–1 | |||||
| New York | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–3–2 | 7–5–1 | 5–7–1 | 9–3 | 6–6–1 | — | 7–5 | 8–3–1 | 12–0 | 9–3–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 2–10–1 | 2–10–1 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 2–10 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5–1 | 6–6 | 8–4–2 | 3–8–1 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 2–10 | 2–10 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 1–11–1 | 3–8–1 | 0–12 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–9 | |||||
| Washington | 3–9 | 5–7–1 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 3–9–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | — | |||||
Roster
| 1897 New York Giants | |||||||||
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Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders | Manager
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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 | Jack Warner | 111 | 400 | 109 | .273 | 2 | 51 |
| 1B | Willie Clark | 117 | 436 | 122 | .280 | 1 | 75 |
| 2B | Kid Gleason | 132 | 543 | 172 | .317 | 1 | 106 |
| 3B | Bill Joyce | 109 | 388 | 118 | .304 | 3 | 64 |
| SS | George Davis | 131 | 521 | 184 | .353 | 10 | 135 |
| OF | Mike Tiernan | 128 | 532 | 174 | .327 | 5 | 72 |
| OF | George Van Haltren | 130 | 566 | 186 | .329 | 3 | 64 |
| OF | Ducky Holmes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McCreery | 49 | 177 | 53 | .299 | 1 | 28 |
| Parke Wilson | 47 | 158 | 47 | .297 | 0 | 23 |
| Jim Donnelly | 23 | 85 | 16 | .188 | 0 | 11 |
| Charlie Gettig | 22 | 75 | 15 | .200 | 0 | 12 |
| Jake Beckley | 17 | 68 | 17 | .250 | 1 | 11 |
| Walt Wilmot | 11 | 34 | 9 | .265 | 1 | 4 |
| General Stafford | 7 | 23 | 2 | .087 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Zearfoss | 5 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
| Yale Murphy | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Rusie | 38 | 322.1 | 28 | 10 | 2.54 | 135 |
| Jouett Meekin | 37 | 303.2 | 20 | 11 | 3.76 | 83 |
| Cy Seymour | 39 | 286.2 | 18 | 14 | 3.27 | 156 |
| Mike Sullivan | 23 | 148.2 | 8 | 7 | 5.09 | 35 |
| Ed Doheny | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dad Clarke | 6 | 31.0 | 2 | 1 | 6.10 | 10 |
| Charlie Gettig | 3 | 19.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.21 | 7 |
References
- 1897 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference
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