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1892 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
Record
  • 1st half: 31–43 (.419)
  • 2nd half: 40–37 (.519)
  • Overall: 71–80 (.470)[1]
League place
  • 1st half: 10th (21 GB)
  • 2nd half: 6th (13+1⁄2 GB)
OwnersJohn B. Day
ManagersPatrick T. Powers
← 1891 Seasons 1893 →

The 1892 New York Giants season was the tenth season of the New York Giants professional baseball franchise as members of the National League. In a split season schedule, the Giants finished tenth in the first half of the season and sixth in the second half. Overall, the team had a record of 71–80, eighth-best in the 12-team National League.

Regular season

Season standings

National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 102 48 0.680 — 54–21 48–27
Cleveland Spiders 93 56 0.624 8½ 54–24 39–32
Brooklyn Grooms 95 59 0.617 9 51–24 44–35
Philadelphia Phillies 87 66 0.569 16½ 55–26 32–40
Cincinnati Reds 82 68 0.547 20 45–32 37–36
Pittsburgh Pirates 80 73 0.523 23½ 54–34 26–39
Chicago Colts 70 76 0.479 30 36–31 34–45
New York Giants 71 80 0.470 31½ 42–36 29–44
Louisville Colonels 63 89 0.414 40 37–31 26–58
Washington Senators 58 93 0.384 44½ 34–36 24–57
St. Louis Browns 56 94 0.373 46 37–36 19–58
Baltimore Orioles 46 101 0.313 54½ 29–44 17–57
National League
First Half Standings 		W L Pct. GB
Boston Beaneaters 52 22 .703 —
Brooklyn Grooms 51 26 .662 2+1⁄2
Philadelphia Phillies 46 30 .605 7
Cincinnati Reds 44 31 .587 8+1⁄2
Cleveland Spiders 40 33 .548 11+1⁄2
Pittsburgh Pirates 37 39 .487 16
Washington Senators 35 41 .461 18
Chicago Colts 31 39 .443 19
St. Louis Browns 31 42 .425 20+1⁄2
New York Giants 31 43 .419 21
Louisville Colonels 30 47 .390 23+1⁄2
Baltimore Orioles 20 55 .267 32+1⁄2
National League
Second Half Standings 		W L Pct. GB
Cleveland Spiders 53 23 .697 —
Boston Beaneaters 50 26 .658 3
Brooklyn Grooms 44 33 .571 9+1⁄2
Pittsburgh Pirates 43 34 .558 10+1⁄2
Philadelphia Phillies 41 36 .532 12+1⁄2
New York Giants 40 37 .519 13+1⁄2
Chicago Colts 39 37 .513 14
Cincinnati Reds 38 37 .507 14+1⁄2
Louisville Colonels 33 42 .440 19+1⁄2
Baltimore Orioles 26 46 .361 25
St. Louis Browns 25 52 .325 28+1⁄2
Washington Senators 23 52 .307 29+1⁄2

Record vs. opponents

1892 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team BLN BSN BRO CHI CIN CLV LOU NYG PHI PIT STL WSN
Baltimore — 0–13 2–12–1 4–7 4–10 2–11–2 6–7 5–9 4–10 5–9 8–6–1 6–7–1
Boston 13–0 — 9–5 10–4 8–5–1 8–6 12–2 11–3–1 6–7 7–6 7–7 11–3
Brooklyn 12–2–1 5–9 — 10–4 6–8 8–6 9–5 7–7 9–5–2 10–4 9–5–1 10–4
Chicago 7–4 4–10 4–10 — 6–7–1 3–9 5–9 10–4 5–9 7–7 7–5 12–2
Cincinnati 10–4 5–8–1 8–6 7–6–1 — 5–9 7–6–1 8–6 5–9 5–9 12–2–1 10–3–1
Cleveland 11–2–2 6–8 6–8 9–3 9–5 — 13–1 8–5 10–4 7–7–1 8–5–1 6–8
Louisville 7–6 2–12 5–9 9–5 6–7–1 1–13 — 4–10 4–10 8–6 9–5–1 8–6
New York 9–5 3–11–1 7–7 4–10 6–8 5–8 10–4 — 5–9 4–10–1 9–4 9–4
Philadelphia 10–4 7–6 5–9–2 9–5 9–5 4–10 10–4 9–5 — 8–6 7–7 9–5
Pittsburgh 9–5 6–7 4–10 7–7 9–5 7–7–1 6–8 10–4–1 6–8 — 10–4 6–8
St. Louis 6–8–1 7–7 5–9–1 5–7 2–12–1 5–8–1 5–9–1 4–9 7–7 4–10 — 6–8
Washington 7–6–1 3–11 4–10 2–12 3–10–1 8–6 6–8 4–9 5–9 8–6 8–6 —


Roster

1892 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Jack Boyle 120 436 80 .183 0 32
1B Buck Ewing 105 393 122 .310 8 76
2B Eddie Burke 89 363 94 .259 6 41
SS Shorty Fuller 141 508 116 .228 1 48
3B Denny Lyons 108 389 100 .257 8 51
OF Jim O'Rourke 115 448 136 .304 0 56
OF Harry Lyons 96 411 98 .238 0 53
OF Mike Tiernan 116 450 130 .289 5 66

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Jack Doyle 90 366 109 .298 5 55
Hardy Richardson 64 248 53 .214 2 34
George Gore 53 193 49 .254 0 11
Jack McMahon 40 147 33 .224 1 24
Charley Bassett 35 130 27 .208 0 16
Jocko Fields 21 66 18 .273 0 5
Jimmy Knowles 16 59 9 .153 0 7
Willie Keeler 14 53 17 .321 0 6
Danny Murphy 8 26 3 .115 0 0
Charlie Newman 3 12 4 .333 0 1
Jack Sharrott 4 8 1 .125 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Amos Rusie 65 541.0 32 31 2.84 304
Silver King 51 410.1 22 24 3.29 170
Ed Crane 47 364.1 16 24 3.80 174
Mickey Welch 1 5.0 0 0 14.40 1

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Jack Sharrott 1 0 0 0 4.50 1

References

  1. ^ "The 1892 Season". Retrosheet. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

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