1899 New York Giants

60-90 • .400 Win% • 10th in NL

The 1899 New York Giants went 60-90 (.400) finishing 10th in the NL. The club scored 741 runs, allowed 868, and played home games at Polo Grounds III. Team leaders included Tom O'Brien (6 HR, 77 RBI) and Bill Carrick (16-27, 4.65 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

60 Wins
90 Losses
.400 Win %
10th Rank
741 R 868 RA
Diff -127

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741 Runs Scored
868 Runs Allowed
-127 Run Diff
121K Attendance

📈 vs. 1899 NL Average

Batting Avg .281 equal to the 1899 league average (.282)
OBP .337 2% below the 1899 league average (.343)
SLG .352 4% below the 1899 league average (.366)
Team ERA 4.27 11% worse than the 1899 league average (3.86)
Runs Scored 741 8% below the 1899 league average (806 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds III
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Home Games (est.) 76 ≈
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Total Attendance 121,384
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Avg per Game 1,597

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1899

Batting Avg

1 George Davis 0.337 2 Mike Grady 0.337 3 Cy Seymour 0.327 4 George Van Haltren 0.301 5 Jack Doyle 0.299

Home Runs

1 Tom O'Brien 6 2 Jack Doyle 3 3 Clarence Foster 3 4 Mike Grady 2 5 Cy Seymour 2

RBI

1 Jack Doyle 77 2 Tom O'Brien 77 3 Kid Gleason 60 4 George Davis 59 5 George Van Haltren 58
1899 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Van Haltren 152 607 118 183 22 3 2 58 75 35 31 0.301
Kid Gleason 147 580 73 154 14 5 0 60 24 28 29 0.266
Tom O'Brien 151 577 101 171 22 10 6 77 44 26 23 0.296
Jack Doyle 119 452 56 135 16 7 3 77 33 18 35 0.299
George Davis 109 419 69 141 22 5 1 59 38 15 35 0.337
Parke Wilson 98 332 49 89 8 6 0 42 43 14 16 0.268
Mike Grady 87 315 49 106 18 8 2 54 29 12 20 0.337
Clarence Foster 84 301 48 89 9 7 3 57 20 29 7 0.296
Jack Warner 88 293 38 78 8 1 0 19 15 20 15 0.266
Fred Hartman 51 177 25 42 3 5 1 17 12 5 2 0.237
Cy Seymour 50 159 25 52 3 2 2 27 4 18 2 0.327
Mike Tiernan 35 137 17 35 4 2 0 7 10 10 2 0.255
Bill Carrick 44 130 7 18 2 1 0 10 11 47 1 0.138
Ed Doheny 36 116 13 27 2 0 0 9 4 15 2 0.233
Charlie Gettig 34 97 7 24 3 0 0 9 7 9 4 0.247
Tom Fleming 22 77 9 16 1 1 0 4 1 7 1 0.208
Scott Hardesty 22 72 4 16 0 0 0 4 1 10 2 0.222
Pete Woodruff 20 61 11 15 1 1 2 7 9 11 3 0.246
Jouett Meekin 18 58 7 12 2 1 1 4 3 4 1 0.207
Frank Martin 17 54 5 14 2 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.259
Tom Colcolough 14 37 3 10 1 0 0 6 1 2 0 0.270
Kid Carsey 5 18 2 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0.333
Ira Davis 6 17 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0.235
Zeke Wrigley 4 15 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0.200
John O'Neil 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Leo Fishel 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Willie Garoni 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bill Stuart 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Pete Cregan 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Puhl 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Youngy Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank McPartlin 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doc Sechrist 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1899

ERA

1 Cy Seymour 3.56 2 Tom Colcolough 3.97 3 Jouett Meekin 4.37 4 Ed Doheny 4.41 5 Charlie Gettig 4.43

Wins

1 Bill Carrick 16 2 Ed Doheny 14 3 Cy Seymour 14 4 Charlie Gettig 7 5 Jouett Meekin 5

Strikeouts

1 Cy Seymour 142 2 Ed Doheny 120 3 Bill Carrick 60 4 Jouett Meekin 30 5 Charlie Gettig 25
1899 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Carrick 16 27 4.65 44 43 0 361.2 485 187 122 60
Ed Doheny 14 17 4.41 36 34 0 277.2 291 136 158 120
Cy Seymour 14 18 3.56 32 32 0 268.1 247 106 170 142
Jouett Meekin 5 11 4.37 18 18 0 148.1 169 72 70 30
Charlie Gettig 7 8 4.43 18 15 0 128.0 161 63 54 25
Tom Colcolough 4 5 3.97 11 8 0 81.2 85 36 41 14
Willie Garoni 0 1 4.50 3 1 0 10.0 12 5 2 2
Leo Fishel 0 1 6.00 1 1 0 9.0 9 6 6 6
Frank McPartlin 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 4 2 3 2
Youngy Johnson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 2 1
Doc Sechrist 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0

👥 Roster (33)

Bill Carrick Kid Carsey Tom Colcolough Pete Cregan George Davis Ira Davis Ed Doheny Jack Doyle Leo Fishel Tom Fleming Clarence Foster Willie Garoni +21 more

33 players

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The 1899 New York Giants in brief

The record for the 1899 New York Giants reads 60 wins and 90 losses, good for 10th in the NL. The run column shows 741 for and 868 against. Pitchers allowed 4.27 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.86. Measured against the 806-run league average, the offense was 8% behind. The home park, Polo Grounds III, recorded 121,384 in attendance, about 1,597 a game.

For power, Tom O'Brien led the way with 6 homers. George Van Haltren collected the most hits, 183. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bill Carrick (16). The strikeout leader was Cy Seymour with 142. The roster section lists 33 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1898 season and the 1900 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1899 New York Giants

What was the 1899 New York Giants record?
The 1899 New York Giants finished 60-90 (.400 win pct).
Who led the 1899 New York Giants in home runs?
Tom O'Brien led the 1899 New York Giants with 6 home runs.
What was the 1899 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1899 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 4.27.
Did the 1899 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1899 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1899 New York Giants play?
The 1899 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds III.
Who led the 1899 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tom O'Brien (6 HR, 77 RBI) and Bill Carrick (16-27, 4.65 ERA).
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