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1888 New York Giants Season
The 1888 New York Giants season was the franchise's sixth season. Claiming six future Hall of Famers (Roger Connor, Mickey Welch, Buck Ewing, Tim Keefe, Jim O'Rourke, and John Montgomery Ward), the team won the National League pennant by nine games and defeated the St. Louis Browns in the " World's Championship." Keefe led the league in several major statistical categories, including wins, winning percentage, strikeouts, and earned run average. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position ''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Pitching Starting pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 through 1963. The original Polo Grounds, opened in 1876 and demolished in 1889, was built for the sport of polo. Bound on the south and north by 110th and 112th streets and on the east and west by Fifth and Sixth (Lenox) avenues, just north of Central Park, it was converted to a baseball stadium when leased by the New York Metropolitans in 1880. The third Polo Grounds, built in 1890, was renovated after a fire in 1911 and became Polo Grounds IV, the one generally indicated when the ''Polo Grounds'' is referenced. It was located in Coogan's Hollow and was noted for its distinctive bathtub shape, with very short distances to the left and right field walls and an unusually deep center field. In baseball, the original Polo Grounds was home to the New York Metropolitans from 1880 through 1885, and the New York Giants from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 New York Giants
The 1888 New York Giants season was the franchise's sixth season. Claiming six future Hall of Famers ( Roger Connor, Mickey Welch, Buck Ewing, Tim Keefe, Jim O'Rourke, and John Montgomery Ward), the team won the National League pennant by nine games and defeated the St. Louis Browns in the " World's Championship." Keefe led the league in several major statistical categories, including wins, winning percentage, strikeouts, and earned run average. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position ''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Pitching Starting pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Slattery (baseball)
Michael J. Slattery (November 26, 1866 – October 16, 1904) was an American professional baseball player. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball between 1884 and 1891 for the Boston Reds, New York Giants (NL), New York Giants (PL), Cincinnati Reds, and Washington Statesmen, primarily as an outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to cat .... External links 1866 births 1904 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball outfielders Boston Reds (UA) players New York Giants (NL) players New York Giants (PL) players Cincinnati Reds players Washington Statesmen players Newburyport Clamdiggers players Haverhill (minor league baseball) players Toronto Canucks players Binghamton Bingos players Binghamton Bingoes players Providence Clamdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gore
George F. Gore (May 3, 1854 – September 16, 1933), nicknamed "Piano Legs", was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for 14 seasons, eight for the Chicago White Stockings, five for the New York Giants, one for the St. Louis Browns (1892) of the National League (NL), and the New York Giants of the Players' League (1890). Born in Saccarappa, Maine, Gore led the NL in several seasonal offensive categories. He won his only batting title in 1880 while playing for Chicago, along with league leading totals in on-base percentage and slugging percentage. He also led the league twice in runs scored, bases on balls three times, and games played by a center fielder once. Gore was also the all-time leader for most errors by major league outfielder upon his retirement with 368 total, including a record 346 errors in the National League, records he still holds today. (He made 217 errors for Chicago; 122 for New York; and seven for St. Louis, all National League teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill George (baseball)
William M. George (also known as Bill George) (January 27, 1865 – August 23, 1916) was a professional baseball player for the New York Giants and the Columbus Solons. He played with the Giants from 1887 to 1889, and played one year with the Columbus Solons of the American Association in 1889. He was born on January 27, 1865, in Bellaire, Ohio, and he died on August 23, 1916, in Wheeling, West Virginia. He is buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Located almost entirely in Ohio County, of which it is the county seat, it lies along the Ohio River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and also contains a tiny portion extending .... He batted right-handed and threw left-handed. External links 1865 births 1916 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Ohio New York Giants (NL) players Columbus Solons players Springfield Senator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Foster
Elmer Ellsworth Foster (August 15, 1861 – July 22, 1946) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1886 to 1891. He played for the New York Metropolitans, New York Giants, and Chicago Colts The following is a North American professional sports league organization, franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association of Base Ball Players, .... External links 1861 births 1946 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball outfielders New York Metropolitans players New York Giants (NL) players Chicago Colts players St. Paul Apostles players Haverhill (minor league baseball) players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Baseball players from Minneapolis {{US-baseball-outfielder-1860s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Whitney
Arthur Wilson Whitney (January 16, 1858 – August 15, 1943) was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1877 to 1893. He played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a third baseman (802 games) and shortstop (168 games), for eight different major league clubs. Whitney's longest stretches were with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (368 games, 1884–1887) and New York Giants (219 games, 1888–1889). He helped the Giants win the 1888 and 1889 World Series. In 11 major league seasons, Whitney compiled a .223 batting average and a .285 on-base percentage, scored 475 runs, and had 820 hits, including 137 extra-base hits. Whitney's true value was as a defensive player on the infield. He led his league in fielding percentage four times, three times as a third baseman (1886, 1887, and 1891) and once as a shortstop (1885). In 1886, his Defensive WAR rating of 1.6 was the fourth highest among all position players in the American Association. His car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Richardson
Daniel Richardson (January 25, 1863 – September 15, 1926) was an American second baseman in professional baseball. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants (NL), New York Giants (PL), Washington Senators, Brooklyn Grooms, and Louisville Colonels from 1884 to 1894. See also *List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders *List of Major League Baseball player-managers Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Founded in 1869, it is composed of 30 teams. Each team in the league has a manager, who is responsible for team strategy and leadership on and off ... External links 1863 births 1926 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball player-managers Major League Baseball second basemen New York Giants (NL) players New York Giants (PL) players Washington Senators (1891–1899) players Brooklyn Grooms players Louisville Colonels players New York Gothams players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gil Hatfield
Gilbert Hatfield (January 27, 1855 – May 27, 1921), nicknamed "Colonel", was an American professional baseball player who played third base and shortstop in the Major Leagues from 1885 to 1895. He was interred at Fairview Cemetery (Fairview, New Jersey) Fairview Cemetery, also known as Fairview Memorial Park and Mausoleum, is a burial ground in Fairview, Bergen County, New Jersey in the United States, located on the western slopes of the Hudson Palisades. It is bordered by North Bergen, Broad Av .... External links * 1855 births 1921 deaths Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball shortstops Baseball players from New Jersey 19th-century baseball players Washington Statesmen players New York Giants (NL) players Buffalo Bisons (NL) players Louisville Colonels players Brooklyn Grooms players New York Giants (PL) players Sportspeople from Hoboken, New Jersey Baltimore Monumentals (minor league) players Harrisburg Olympics players Newark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Cleveland
Elmer Ellsworth Cleveland (September 15, 1862 – October 8, 1913) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball. He began his professional career in the Western Interstate League in 1883 and then joined the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the Union Association in 1884. He played in 29 games with the Reds and hit .322. From 1885 to 1887, he was back in the minors in the Southern League and Northwestern League. He returned to the majors in 1888 with the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the National League. After two seasons with Omaha of the Western Association, he played in the American Association with the Columbus Solons. He ended his career in the Pennsylvania State League The Pennsylvania State League was an American minor league baseball sports league that operated from 1892 to 1895, then became the first Atlantic League (1896–1900), Atlantic League. The league member teams were exclusively based in Pennsylvania ... in 1892. External links 1862 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Murphy (catcher)
Patrick J. Murphy (born January 2, 1857 in Auburn, Massachusetts – May 16, 1927 in Worcester, Massachusetts), was a Major League Baseball catcher from –. He played for the New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. .... External links 1857 births 1927 deaths Major League Baseball catchers New York Giants (NL) players 19th-century baseball players Minor league baseball managers Trenton Trentonians players Newark Domestics players Jersey City Jerseys players Jersey City Skeeters players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Providence Grays (minor league) players Worcester (minor league baseball) players Baseball players from Massachusetts {{US-baseball-catcher-1850s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brown (baseball)
William M. Brown (1866 – December 20, 1897 , The New York Times, December 22, 1897.), nicknamed "Big Bill", was a player who played from -. He played for the , , |
