The 1888 New York Giants season was the franchise's sixth season. Claiming six future Hall of Famers (

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, Jim O'Rourke, and

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), the team won the

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pennant by nine games and defeated the

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in the " World's Championship." Keefe led the league in several major statistical categories, including wins,

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, strikeouts, and

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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''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

1888 World Series

The Giants beat the

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champion

in the World Series, six games to four.

References

1888 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference
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