1896 New York Giants

64-67 • .489 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1896 New York Giants went 64-67 (.489) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 829 runs, allowed 821, and played home games at Polo Grounds III. Team leaders included Mike Tiernan (7 HR, 89 RBI) and Jouett Meekin (26-14, 3.82 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.

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📊 Season Record

64 Wins
67 Losses
.489 Win %
7th Rank
829 R 821 RA
Diff +8

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829 Runs Scored
821 Runs Allowed
+8 Run Diff
273K Attendance

📈 vs. 1896 NL Average

Batting Avg .296 2% above the 1896 league average (.290)
OBP .363 3% above the 1896 league average (.354)
SLG .393 2% above the 1896 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.54 4% worse than the 1896 league average (4.36)
Runs Scored 829 4% above the 1896 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds III
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Home Games 66
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Total Attendance 273,200
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Avg per Game 4,139

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1896

Batting Avg

1 Bill Joyce 0.370 2 Mike Tiernan 0.369 3 George Van Haltren 0.351 4 George Davis 0.320 5 Jake Beckley 0.302

Home Runs

1 Mike Tiernan 7 2 Jake Beckley 6 3 George Davis 5 4 Bill Joyce 5 5 George Van Haltren 5

RBI

1 George Davis 99 2 Kid Gleason 89 3 Mike Tiernan 89 4 George Van Haltren 74 5 Harry Davis 50
1896 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Van Haltren 133 562 136 197 18 21 5 74 55 36 39 0.351
Kid Gleason 133 541 79 162 17 5 4 89 42 13 46 0.299
Mike Tiernan 133 521 132 192 24 16 7 89 77 18 35 0.369
George Davis 124 494 98 158 25 12 5 99 50 24 48 0.320
Frank Connaughton 88 315 53 82 3 2 2 43 25 7 22 0.260
Parke Wilson 75 253 33 60 2 0 0 23 13 14 9 0.237
Willie Clark 72 247 38 72 12 4 0 33 15 12 8 0.291
Harry Davis 64 233 43 64 11 10 2 50 31 20 16 0.275
James Stafford 59 230 28 66 9 1 0 40 13 18 15 0.287
Duke Farrell 58 191 23 54 7 3 1 37 19 7 2 0.283
Jake Beckley 46 182 37 55 8 4 6 38 9 7 11 0.302
Bill Joyce 49 165 36 61 9 2 5 43 34 14 13 0.370
Dad Clarke 49 147 11 30 0 1 0 10 12 19 0 0.204
Jouett Meekin 43 144 27 43 6 5 2 16 12 9 2 0.299
Mike Sullivan 25 77 10 16 1 0 0 5 1 14 0 0.208
Shorty Fuller 18 72 10 12 0 0 0 7 14 5 4 0.167
Dave Zearfoss 19 60 5 13 1 1 0 6 5 5 2 0.217
Jack Warner 19 54 9 14 1 0 0 3 3 7 1 0.259
George Ulrich 14 45 4 8 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.178
Ed Doheny 17 40 5 6 1 0 0 3 4 8 1 0.150
Cy Seymour 12 32 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.219
Fred Pfeffer 4 14 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0.143
Sal Campfield 6 12 2 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.167
Charlie Gettig 6 9 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Tom Bannon 2 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.143
Bill Reidy 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carney Flynn 3 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0.500
Cy Bowen 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.333
Reddy Foster 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Les German 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1896

ERA

1 Jouett Meekin 3.82 2 Dad Clarke 4.26 3 Ed Doheny 4.49 4 Mike Sullivan 4.66 5 Cy Seymour 6.40

Wins

1 Jouett Meekin 26 2 Dad Clarke 17 3 Mike Sullivan 10 4 Ed Doheny 6 5 Cy Seymour 2

Strikeouts

1 Jouett Meekin 110 2 Dad Clarke 66 3 Mike Sullivan 42 4 Ed Doheny 39 5 Cy Seymour 33
1896 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dad Clarke 17 24 4.26 48 40 1 351.0 431 166 60 66
Jouett Meekin 26 14 3.82 42 41 0 334.1 378 142 127 110
Mike Sullivan 10 13 4.66 25 22 0 185.1 188 96 71 42
Ed Doheny 6 7 4.49 17 15 0 108.1 112 54 59 39
Cy Seymour 2 4 6.40 11 8 0 70.1 75 50 51 33
Sal Campfield 1 1 4.00 6 2 0 27.0 31 12 6 6
Charlie Gettig 1 0 9.64 4 1 1 14.0 20 15 8 5
Bill Reidy 0 1 7.62 2 1 0 13.0 24 11 2 1
Cy Bowen 0 1 6.00 2 1 0 12.0 12 8 9 3
Carney Flynn 0 2 11.81 3 2 0 10.2 18 14 8 4
George Van Haltren 1 0 2.25 2 0 0 8.0 5 2 1 3
Les German 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.2 9 4 1 0

👥 Roster (30)

Tom Bannon Jake Beckley Cy Bowen Sal Campfield Willie Clark Dad Clarke Frank Connaughton George Davis Harry Davis Ed Doheny Duke Farrell Carney Flynn +18 more

30 players

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The 1896 New York Giants in brief

The 1896 New York Giants finished 64-67, a .489 winning percentage, placing 7th in the NL. The run column shows 829 for and 821 against. Against a league average of .290, the 1896 New York Giants batted .296. The staff ERA of 4.54 was 4% worse than the league average of 4.36. League clubs averaged 797 runs that year, so the New York Giants scored 4% more.

The home park, Polo Grounds III, recorded 273,200 in attendance, about 4,139 a game. For power, Mike Tiernan led the way with 7 homers. George Davis led in RBI with 99. The hits leader was George Van Haltren with 197. On the mound, Jouett Meekin won 26 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 30 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1896 New York Giants

What was the 1896 New York Giants record?
The 1896 New York Giants finished 64-67 (.489 win pct).
Who led the 1896 New York Giants in home runs?
Mike Tiernan led the 1896 New York Giants with 7 home runs.
What was the 1896 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1896 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 4.54.
Did the 1896 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1896 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1896 New York Giants play?
The 1896 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds III.
Who led the 1896 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Tiernan (7 HR, 89 RBI) and Jouett Meekin (26-14, 3.82 ERA).
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