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1896 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersAndrew Freedman
ManagersArthur Irwin, Bill Joyce
← 1895 Seasons 1897 →

The 1896 New York Giants season was the franchise's 14th season. The team finished in seventh place in the National League with a 64–67 record, 27 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.

Regular season

Season standings

National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 90 39 0.698 — 49–16 41–23
Cleveland Spiders 80 48 0.625 9½ 43–19 37–29
Cincinnati Reds 77 50 0.606 12 51–15 26–35
Boston Beaneaters 74 57 0.565 17 42–24 32–33
Chicago Colts 71 57 0.555 18½ 42–24 29–33
Pittsburgh Pirates 66 63 0.512 24 35–31 31–32
New York Giants 64 67 0.489 27 39–26 25–41
Philadelphia Phillies 62 68 0.477 28½ 42–27 20–41
Washington Senators 58 73 0.443 33 38–29 20–44
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 58 73 0.443 33 35–28 23–45
St. Louis Browns 40 90 0.308 50½ 27–34 13–56
Louisville Colonels 38 93 0.290 53 25–37 13–56

Record vs. opponents

1896 National League record

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Team BAL BOS BR CHI CIN CLE LOU NYG PHI PIT STL WSH
Baltimore — 5–7 6–6 7–4–2 10–2 3–8–1 10–2 9–3 12–0 9–2 9–3 10–2
Boston 7–5 — 10–2 3–9 5–6 5–7–1 8–4 7–5 7–5 7–5 8–4 7–5
Brooklyn 6–6 2–10 — 6–6 2–10 5–7 8–4 4–8 8–4 6–5–1 7–5 4–8–1
Chicago 4–7–2 9–3 6–6 — 4–6–1 2–9–1 9–3 5–7 4–8 11–1 9–3 8–4
Cincinnati 2–10 6–5 10–2 6–4–1 — 6–5 9–3 6–6 8–4 5–7 12–0 7–4
Cleveland 8–3–1 7–5–1 5–7 9–2–1 5–6 — 8–3–2 7–5 6–6 4–8–1 10–2 9–3–1
Louisville 2–10 4–8 4–8 3–9 3–9 3–8–2 — 4–8–1 7–5 2–10 3–9 3–9
New York 3–9 5–7 8–4 7–5 6–6 5–7 8–4–1 — 3–8 4–8 9–3–1 6–6
Philadelphia 0–12 5–7 4–8 8–4 4–8 6–6 5–7 8–3 — 6–6 8–3 8–4
Pittsburgh 2–9 5–7 5–6–1 1–11 7–5 8–4–1 10–2 8–4 6–6 — 8–3 6–6
St. Louis 3–9 4–8 5–7 3–9 0–12 2–10 9–3 3–9–1 3–8 3–8 — 5–7
Washington 2–10 5–7 8–4–1 4–8 4–7 3–9–1 9–3 6–6 4–8 6–6 5–7 —


Roster

1896 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

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 Parke Wilson 75 253 60 .237 0 23
1B Willie Clark 72 247 72 .291 0 33
2B Kid Gleason 133 541 162 .299 4 89
SS Frank Connaughton 88 315 82 .260 2 43
3B George Davis 124 494 158 .320 6 99
OF General Stafford 59 230 66 .287 0 40
OF George Van Haltren 133 562 197 .351 5 74
OF Mike Tiernan 133 521 192 .369 7 89

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
Harry Davis 64 233 64 .275 2 50
Duke Farrell 58 191 54 .283 1 37
Jake Beckley 46 182 55 .302 6 38
Bill Joyce 49 165 61 .370 5 43
Shorty Fuller 18 72 12 .167 0 7
Dave Zearfoss 19 60 13 .217 0 6
Jack Warner 19 54 14 .259 0 3
George Ulrich 14 45 8 .178 0 1
Fred Pfeffer 4 14 2 .143 0 4
Tom Bannon 2 7 1 .143 0 0
Reddy Foster 1 1 0 .000 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
Dad Clarke 48 351.0 17 24 4.26 66
Jouett Meekin 42 334.1 26 14 3.82 110
Mike Sullivan 25 185.1 10 13 4.16 42
Ed Doheny 17 108.1 6 7 4.49 39
Cy Seymour 11 70.1 2 4 6.40 33

Other 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
Sal Campfield 6 27.0 1 1 4.00 6
Charlie Gettig 4 14.0 1 0 9.64 5
Bill Reidy 2 13.0 0 1 7.62 1
Cy Bowen 2 12.0 0 1 6.00 3
Carney Flynn 3 10.2 0 2 11.81 4

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
George Van Haltren 2 1 0 0 2.25 3
Les German 1 0 0 0 13.50 0

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