1898 New York Giants

77-73 • .513 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1898 New York Giants went 77-73 (.513) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 837 runs, allowed 800, and played home games at Polo Grounds III. Team leaders included Bill Joyce (10 HR, 91 RBI) and Cy Seymour (25-19, 3.18 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

77 Wins
73 Losses
.513 Win %
7th Rank
837 R 800 RA
Diff +37

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837 Runs Scored
800 Runs Allowed
+37 Run Diff
265K Attendance

📈 vs. 1898 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 2% below the 1898 league average (.270)
OBP .328 2% below the 1898 league average (.333)
SLG .352 2% above the 1898 league average (.346)
Team ERA 3.44 5% better than the 1898 league average (3.61)
Runs Scored 837 10% above the 1898 league average (761 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds III
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Home Games (est.) 78 ≈
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Total Attendance 265,414
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Avg per Game 3,402

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1898

Batting Avg

1 George Van Haltren 0.312 2 George Davis 0.307 3 Mike Grady 0.296 4 Jack Doyle 0.283 5 Mike Tiernan 0.280

Home Runs

1 Bill Joyce 10 2 Mike Tiernan 5 3 Cy Seymour 4 4 Mike Grady 3 5 George Davis 2

RBI

1 Bill Joyce 91 2 Fred Hartman 88 3 George Davis 86 4 George Van Haltren 68 5 Kid Gleason 62
1898 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Van Haltren 156 654 129 204 28 16 2 68 59 40 36 0.312
Kid Gleason 150 570 78 126 8 5 0 62 39 28 21 0.221
Bill Joyce 145 508 91 131 20 9 10 91 88 60 34 0.258
George Davis 121 486 80 149 20 5 2 86 32 15 26 0.307
Fred Hartman 123 475 57 129 16 11 2 88 25 24 11 0.272
Mike Tiernan 103 415 90 116 15 11 5 49 43 12 19 0.280
Jack Warner 110 373 40 96 14 5 0 42 22 28 9 0.257
Jack Doyle 82 297 42 84 15 3 1 43 12 12 14 0.283
Cy Seymour 80 297 41 82 5 2 4 23 9 22 8 0.276
Mike Grady 93 287 64 85 19 5 3 49 38 28 20 0.296
Charlie Gettig 64 196 30 49 6 2 0 26 15 16 5 0.250
Amos Rusie 41 138 23 29 2 4 0 8 1 8 2 0.210
Walt Wilmot 35 138 16 33 4 2 2 22 9 4 4 0.239
Jouett Meekin 38 129 16 27 5 1 0 12 9 7 0 0.209
Tom McCreery 35 121 15 24 4 3 1 17 19 26 3 0.198
Clarence Foster 32 112 10 30 6 1 0 9 0 15 0 0.268
Ed Doheny 28 86 11 14 1 1 2 11 4 16 0 0.163
Bill Carrick 5 18 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.167
Tacks Latimer 5 17 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.294
John Puhl 2 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.222
John Menefee 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Regan 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.200
Jack Gilbert 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.250
Ed Glenn 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0.250
Parke Wilson 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Zearfoss 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1898

ERA

1 Amos Rusie 3.03 2 Cy Seymour 3.18 3 Bill Carrick 3.40 4 Ed Doheny 3.68 5 Jouett Meekin 3.77

Wins

1 Cy Seymour 25 2 Amos Rusie 20 3 Jouett Meekin 16 4 Ed Doheny 7 5 Charlie Gettig 6

Strikeouts

1 Cy Seymour 239 2 Amos Rusie 114 3 Ed Doheny 96 4 Jouett Meekin 82 5 Charlie Gettig 14
1898 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cy Seymour 25 19 3.18 45 43 0 356.2 313 126 213 239
Jouett Meekin 16 18 3.77 38 37 0 320.0 329 134 108 82
Amos Rusie 20 11 3.03 37 36 1 300.0 288 101 103 114
Ed Doheny 7 19 3.68 28 27 0 213.0 238 87 101 96
Charlie Gettig 6 3 3.83 17 8 0 115.0 141 49 39 14
Bill Carrick 3 1 3.40 5 4 0 39.2 39 15 21 10
John Menefee 0 1 4.82 1 1 0 9.1 11 5 2 3

👥 Roster (26)

Bill Carrick George Davis Ed Doheny Jack Doyle Clarence Foster Charlie Gettig Jack Gilbert Kid Gleason Ed Glenn Mike Grady Fred Hartman Bill Joyce +14 more

26 players

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The 1898 New York Giants in brief

The record for the 1898 New York Giants reads 77 wins and 73 losses, good for 7th in the NL. Runs came in at 837 scored against 800 allowed (+37). The team batting average of .265 was 2% below the 1898 league mark of .270. The New York Giants staff finished with a 3.44 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.61. Measured against the 761-run league average, the offense was 10% ahead.

Polo Grounds III was home in 1898, drawing a total attendance of 265,414. Bill Joyce led the club in home runs with 10. George Van Haltren collected the most hits, 204. Cy Seymour was the top winner, with 25 victories. The roster section lists 26 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1898 New York Giants

What was the 1898 New York Giants record?
The 1898 New York Giants finished 77-73 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1898 New York Giants in home runs?
Bill Joyce led the 1898 New York Giants with 10 home runs.
What was the 1898 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1898 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.44.
Did the 1898 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1898 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1898 New York Giants play?
The 1898 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds III.
Who led the 1898 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Joyce (10 HR, 91 RBI) and Cy Seymour (25-19, 3.18 ERA).
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