1887 New York Giants

68-55 • .553 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1887 New York Giants went 68-55 (.553) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 816 runs, allowed 723, and played home games at Polo Grounds I. Team leaders included Roger Connor (17 HR, 104 RBI) and Tim Keefe (35-19, 3.12 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

68 Wins
55 Losses
.553 Win %
4th Rank
816 R 723 RA
Diff +93

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816 Runs Scored
723 Runs Allowed
+93 Run Diff
51K Attendance

📈 vs. 1887 NL Average

Batting Avg .278 4% above the 1887 league average (.268)
OBP .338 4% above the 1887 league average (.326)
SLG .388 2% above the 1887 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.58 12% better than the 1887 league average (4.05)
Runs Scored 816 6% above the 1887 league average (773 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds I
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Home Games 63
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Total Attendance 51,525
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Avg per Game 817

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1887

Batting Avg

1 John Ward 0.338 2 Pat Deasley 0.314 3 Buck Ewing 0.305 4 John Rainey 0.293 5 George Gore 0.290

Home Runs

1 Roger Connor 17 2 Mike Tiernan 10 3 Buck Ewing 6 4 Patrick Gillespie 3 5 Jim O'Rourke 3

RBI

1 Roger Connor 104 2 Jim O'Rourke 88 3 Danny Richardson 62 4 Mike Tiernan 62 5 John Ward 53
1887 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
John Ward 129 545 114 184 16 5 1 53 29 12 111 0.338
Roger Connor 127 471 113 134 26 22 17 104 75 50 43 0.285
George Gore 111 459 95 133 16 5 1 49 42 18 39 0.290
Danny Richardson 122 450 79 125 19 10 3 62 36 25 41 0.278
Mike Tiernan 103 407 82 117 13 12 10 62 32 31 28 0.287
Jim O'Rourke 103 397 73 113 15 13 3 88 36 11 46 0.285
Buck Ewing 77 318 83 97 17 13 6 44 30 33 26 0.305
Patrick Gillespie 76 295 40 78 9 3 3 37 12 21 37 0.264
Mike Dorgan 71 283 41 73 10 0 0 34 15 20 22 0.258
Tim Keefe 56 191 27 42 7 6 2 23 20 41 2 0.220
William Brown 49 170 17 37 3 2 0 25 10 15 10 0.218
Mickey Welch 41 148 16 36 4 2 2 15 6 1 2 0.243
Pat Deasley 30 118 12 37 5 0 0 23 9 7 3 0.314
John Rainey 17 58 6 17 3 0 0 12 5 6 0 0.293
Pat Murphy 17 56 4 12 2 0 0 4 2 4 1 0.214
Bill George 13 53 6 9 0 0 0 5 1 6 2 0.170
Mike Mattimore 8 32 5 8 1 0 0 4 0 6 1 0.250
Ledell Titcomb 9 29 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 9 1 0.069
Gil Hatfield 2 7 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.429
Bill Swarback 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Buck Becannon 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Roger Carey 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Gerhardt 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Roach 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
George Weidman 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Candy Nelson 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1887

ERA

1 Mike Mattimore 2.35 2 Tim Keefe 3.12 3 Mickey Welch 3.36 4 Ledell Titcomb 3.88 5 Bill George 5.25

Wins

1 Tim Keefe 35 2 Mickey Welch 22 3 Ledell Titcomb 4 4 Bill George 3 5 Mike Mattimore 3

Strikeouts

1 Tim Keefe 189 2 Mickey Welch 115 3 Bill George 49 4 Ledell Titcomb 34 5 Mike Mattimore 12
1887 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tim Keefe 35 19 3.12 56 56 0 476.2 428 165 108 189
Mickey Welch 22 15 3.36 41 40 0 346.0 339 129 91 115
Bill George 3 9 5.25 13 13 0 108.0 126 63 89 49
Ledell Titcomb 4 3 3.88 9 9 0 72.0 68 31 37 34
Mike Mattimore 3 3 2.35 7 7 0 57.1 47 15 28 12
Mike Tiernan 1 2 8.69 5 0 1 19.2 33 19 7 3
Bill Swarback 0 2 5.06 2 2 0 16.0 27 9 6 6
John Roach 0 1 11.25 1 1 0 8.0 18 10 4 3
George Weidman 0 1 1.13 1 1 0 8.0 10 1 2 4
Danny Richardson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (26)

Buck Becannon William Brown Roger Carey Roger Connor Pat Deasley Mike Dorgan Buck Ewing Bill George Joe Gerhardt Patrick Gillespie George Gore Gil Hatfield +14 more

26 players

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The 1887 New York Giants in brief

The record for the 1887 New York Giants reads 68 wins and 55 losses, good for 4th in the NL. The New York Giants scored 816 runs and allowed 723, a run differential of +93. At the plate the New York Giants hit .278, 4% better than the league's .268. The New York Giants staff finished with a 3.58 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.05.

The 1887 New York Giants outscored the average club by 6% (816 against 773). Home games were played at Polo Grounds I, where 51,525 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Roger Connor, who hit 17. John Ward collected the most hits, 184. On the mound, Tim Keefe won 35 games to lead the staff.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1887 New York Giants

What was the 1887 New York Giants record?
The 1887 New York Giants finished 68-55 (.553 win pct).
Who led the 1887 New York Giants in home runs?
Roger Connor led the 1887 New York Giants with 17 home runs.
What was the 1887 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1887 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.58.
Did the 1887 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1887 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1887 New York Giants play?
The 1887 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds I.
Who led the 1887 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roger Connor (17 HR, 104 RBI) and Tim Keefe (35-19, 3.12 ERA).
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