1895 New York Giants

66-65 • .504 Win% • 9th in NL

The 1895 New York Giants went 66-65 (.504) finishing 9th in the NL. The club scored 852 runs, allowed 834, and played home games at Polo Grounds III. Team leaders included George Van Haltren (8 HR, 103 RBI) and Amos Rusie (23-23, 3.73 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

66 Wins
65 Losses
.504 Win %
9th Rank
852 R 834 RA
Diff +18

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852 Runs Scored
834 Runs Allowed
+18 Run Diff
262K Attendance

📈 vs. 1895 NL Average

Batting Avg .287 3% below the 1895 league average (.296)
OBP .355 2% below the 1895 league average (.361)
SLG .388 3% below the 1895 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.51 6% better than the 1895 league average (4.78)
Runs Scored 852 3% below the 1895 league average (876 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds III
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Home Games 67
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Total Attendance 262,850
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Avg per Game 3,923

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1895

Batting Avg

1 Mike Tiernan 0.347 2 George Van Haltren 0.340 3 George Davis 0.340 4 Pop Schriver 0.315 5 Jack Doyle 0.313

Home Runs

1 George Van Haltren 8 2 Mike Tiernan 7 3 George Davis 5 4 James Stafford 3 5 Les German 2

RBI

1 George Van Haltren 103 2 George Davis 101 3 James Stafford 73 4 Mike Tiernan 70 5 Jack Doyle 66
1895 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Van Haltren 131 521 113 177 23 19 8 103 57 29 32 0.340
Mike Tiernan 120 476 127 165 23 21 7 70 66 19 36 0.347
James Stafford 124 463 79 129 12 5 3 73 40 32 42 0.279
Shorty Fuller 126 458 82 103 11 3 0 32 64 34 15 0.225
George Davis 110 430 108 146 36 9 5 101 55 12 48 0.340
Jack Doyle 82 319 52 100 21 3 1 66 24 12 35 0.313
Duke Farrell 90 312 38 90 16 9 1 58 38 18 11 0.288
Parke Wilson 67 238 32 56 9 0 0 30 14 16 11 0.235
Yale Murphy 51 184 35 37 6 2 0 16 27 13 7 0.201
Amos Rusie 53 179 14 44 3 1 1 19 0 28 2 0.246
Eddie Burke 39 167 38 43 6 2 1 12 7 9 14 0.257
Tom Bannon 37 159 33 43 6 2 0 8 7 8 20 0.270
Dad Clarke 37 121 16 29 2 1 0 10 8 15 0 0.240
Thomas Burns 33 114 21 35 5 3 1 25 14 6 10 0.307
Les German 35 111 16 29 2 2 2 16 9 7 1 0.261
Jouett Meekin 31 96 16 28 4 3 1 16 3 11 2 0.292
Pop Schriver 24 92 16 29 2 1 1 16 9 10 3 0.315
Willie Clark 23 88 9 23 3 2 0 16 5 6 1 0.261
Harry Davis 7 24 1 7 0 1 0 6 2 0 1 0.292
Frank Butler 5 22 5 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.273
Andy Boswell 5 16 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.188
Ed Doheny 3 10 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 0.100
Larry Battam 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.250
Frank Knauss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1895

ERA

1 Dad Clarke 3.39 2 Amos Rusie 3.73 3 Jouett Meekin 5.30 4 Andy Boswell 5.82 5 Les German 5.96

Wins

1 Amos Rusie 23 2 Dad Clarke 18 3 Jouett Meekin 16 4 Les German 7 5 Andy Boswell 2

Strikeouts

1 Amos Rusie 201 2 Jouett Meekin 76 3 Dad Clarke 67 4 Les German 36 5 Andy Boswell 18
1895 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Amos Rusie 23 23 3.73 49 47 0 393.1 384 163 159 201
Dad Clarke 18 15 3.39 37 30 1 281.2 336 106 60 67
Jouett Meekin 16 11 5.30 29 29 0 225.2 296 133 73 76
Les German 7 11 5.96 25 18 0 178.1 243 118 78 36
Andy Boswell 2 2 5.82 5 4 0 34.0 41 22 22 18
Ed Doheny 0 3 6.66 3 3 0 25.2 37 19 19 9
George Van Haltren 0 0 12.60 1 0 0 5.0 13 7 2 1
Frank Knauss 0 0 17.18 1 1 0 3.2 9 7 2 1

👥 Roster (24)

Tom Bannon Larry Battam Andy Boswell Eddie Burke Thomas Burns Frank Butler Willie Clark Dad Clarke George Davis Harry Davis Ed Doheny Jack Doyle +12 more

24 players

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The 1895 New York Giants in brief

In 1895 the New York Giants posted a 66-65 mark (.504) and finished 9th in the NL. Runs came in at 852 scored against 834 allowed (+18). Against a league average of .296, the 1895 New York Giants batted .287. The New York Giants staff finished with a 4.51 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.78. The 1895 New York Giants scored 3% fewer runs than the average club (852 against 876).

Polo Grounds III was home in 1895, drawing a total attendance of 262,850. George Van Haltren topped the New York Giants with 8 home runs. Amos Rusie led the pitchers with 23 wins. The 1895 roster runs to 24 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1894 season and the 1896 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1895 New York Giants

What was the 1895 New York Giants record?
The 1895 New York Giants finished 66-65 (.504 win pct).
Who led the 1895 New York Giants in home runs?
George Van Haltren led the 1895 New York Giants with 8 home runs.
What was the 1895 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1895 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 4.51.
Did the 1895 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1895 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1895 New York Giants play?
The 1895 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds III.
Who led the 1895 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Van Haltren (8 HR, 103 RBI) and Amos Rusie (23-23, 3.73 ERA).
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