1890 New York Giants

74-57 • .565 Win% • 3rd in PL

The 1890 New York Giants went 74-57 (.565) finishing 3rd in the PL. The club scored 1,018 runs, allowed 875, and played home games at Polo Grounds III. Team leaders included Roger Connor (14 HR, 103 RBI) and Hank O'Day (22-13, 4.21 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

74 Wins
57 Losses
.565 Win %
3rd Rank
1018 R 875 RA
Diff +143

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1018 Runs Scored
875 Runs Allowed
+143 Run Diff
26K Attendance

📈 vs. 1890 PL Average

Batting Avg .283 3% above the 1890 league average (.273)
OBP .351 equal to the 1890 league average (.351)
SLG .404 7% above the 1890 league average (.378)
Team ERA 4.17 2% better than the 1890 league average (4.24)
Runs Scored 1018 11% above the 1890 league average (916 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds III
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Home Games 66
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Total Attendance 26,684
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Avg per Game 404

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1890

Batting Avg

1 Jim O'Rourke 0.360 2 Roger Connor 0.349 3 Buck Ewing 0.338 4 George Gore 0.318 5 Ed Crane 0.315

Home Runs

1 Roger Connor 14 2 George Gore 10 3 Jim O'Rourke 9 4 Buck Ewing 8 5 Mike Slattery 5

RBI

1 Jim O'Rourke 115 2 Roger Connor 103 3 Danny Richardson 80 4 Buck Ewing 72 5 Mike Slattery 67
1890 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Danny Richardson 123 528 102 135 12 9 4 80 37 19 37 0.256
Roger Connor 123 484 133 169 24 15 14 103 88 32 22 0.349
Jim O'Rourke 111 478 112 172 37 5 9 115 33 20 23 0.360
Art Whitney 119 442 71 97 12 3 0 45 64 19 8 0.219
Mike Slattery 97 411 80 126 20 11 5 67 27 25 18 0.307
George Gore 93 399 132 127 26 8 10 55 77 23 28 0.318
Buck Ewing 83 352 98 119 19 15 8 72 39 12 36 0.338
Dan Shannon 83 324 59 70 7 8 3 44 25 34 21 0.216
Dick Johnston 77 306 37 74 9 7 1 43 18 25 7 0.242
William Brown 60 230 47 64 8 4 4 43 13 13 5 0.278
Gil Hatfield 51 209 29 60 11 4 2 32 14 13 7 0.287
Farmer Vaughn 44 166 27 44 7 0 1 22 10 9 6 0.265
Hank O'Day 43 150 24 34 2 1 1 23 10 27 1 0.227
Ed Crane 43 146 27 46 5 4 0 16 10 26 5 0.315
John Ewing 35 114 18 24 2 1 2 17 5 35 2 0.211
Tim Keefe 30 92 18 10 1 0 2 11 13 26 0 0.109
Fred Dunlap 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1890

ERA

1 Tim Keefe 3.38 2 Hank O'Day 4.21 3 John Ewing 4.24 4 Ed Crane 4.63

Wins

1 Hank O'Day 22 2 John Ewing 18 3 Tim Keefe 17 4 Ed Crane 16

Strikeouts

1 John Ewing 145 2 Ed Crane 116 3 Hank O'Day 94 4 Tim Keefe 89 5 Buck Ewing 2
1890 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ed Crane 16 19 4.63 43 35 0 330.1 323 170 208 116
Hank O'Day 22 13 4.21 43 35 3 329.0 355 154 161 94
John Ewing 18 12 4.24 35 31 2 267.1 294 126 104 145
Tim Keefe 17 11 3.38 30 30 0 229.0 225 86 89 89
Buck Ewing 0 1 4.00 1 1 0 9.0 11 4 3 2
Gil Hatfield 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 2.0 2 1 1 1

👥 Roster (17)

William Brown Roger Connor Ed Crane Fred Dunlap Buck Ewing John Ewing George Gore Gil Hatfield Dick Johnston Tim Keefe Hank O'Day Jim O'Rourke +5 more

17 players

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The 1890 New York Giants in brief

The record for the 1890 New York Giants reads 74 wins and 57 losses, good for 3rd in the PL. The run column shows 1018 for and 875 against. The team batting average of .283 was 3% above the 1890 league mark of .273. Pitchers allowed 4.17 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.24. The 1018 runs scored compare with a league average of 916 per club, 11% more.

Polo Grounds III was home in 1890, drawing a total attendance of 26,684. The home run leader was Roger Connor, who hit 14. The RBI leader was Jim O'Rourke, with 115. On the mound, Hank O'Day won 22 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was John Ewing with 145.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1890 New York Giants

What was the 1890 New York Giants record?
The 1890 New York Giants finished 74-57 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1890 New York Giants in home runs?
Roger Connor led the 1890 New York Giants with 14 home runs.
What was the 1890 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1890 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 4.17.
Did the 1890 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1890 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1890 New York Giants play?
The 1890 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds III.
Who led the 1890 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roger Connor (14 HR, 103 RBI) and Hank O'Day (22-13, 4.21 ERA).
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