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| 1889 New York Giants | ||||
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| World Series Champions National League Champions | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Oakland Park, St. George Cricket Grounds, Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Record | 83–43 (.659) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | John B. Day | |||
| Managers | Jim Mutrie | |||
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The 1889 New York Giants season was the franchise's seventh season. The team finished first in the National League with a record of 83–43. They beat the Boston Beaneaters by just one game. The Beaneaters won the same number of games as the Giants, but lost two more games, giving the pennant to the Giants. The Giants went on to face the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms in the World Series, winning six games to three. The series marked the first meeting between the Giants and the team that would become the Dodgers, a rivalry that continues to this day.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Giants | 83 | 43 | .659 | — | 47–15 | 36–28 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 83 | 45 | .648 | 1 | 48–17 | 35–28 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 67 | 65 | .508 | 19 | 37–30 | 30–35 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 63 | 64 | .496 | 20½ | 43–24 | 20–40 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 61 | 71 | .462 | 25 | 40–28 | 21–43 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 61 | 72 | .459 | 25½ | 33–35 | 28–37 |
| Indianapolis Hoosiers | 59 | 75 | .440 | 28 | 32–36 | 27–39 |
| Washington Nationals | 41 | 83 | .331 | 41 | 24–29 | 17–54 |
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| Team | BOS | CHI | CLE | IND | NYG | PHI | PIT | WSH | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 10–7–1 | 12–8–1 | 10–10 | 8–6–2 | 13–6 | 16–3 | 14–5–1 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 7–10–1 | — | 11–9 | 13–7 | 5–13–1 | 9–10–1 | 10–9–1 | 12–7 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 8–12–1 | 9–11 | — | 9–10–1 | 4–14 | 10–9 | 7–13 | 14–3–1 | |||||||||
| Indianapolis | 10–10 | 7–13 | 10–9–1 | — | 7–13 | 4–13 | 10–10 | 11–7 | |||||||||
| New York | 6–8–2 | 13–5–1 | 14–4 | 13–7 | — | 12–7–1 | 12–7–1 | 13–5 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 6–13 | 10–9–1 | 9–10 | 13–4 | 7–12–1 | — | 9–9 | 9–7–1 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3–16 | 9–10–1 | 13–7 | 10–10 | 7–12–1 | 9–9 | — | 10–7 | |||||||||
| Washington | 5–14–1 | 7–12 | 3–14–1 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 7–9–1 | 7–10 | — | |||||||||
| 1889 New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 |
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| C | Buck Ewing | 99 | 407 | 133 | .327 | 4 | 87 |
| 1B | Roger Connor | 131 | 496 | 157 | .317 | 13 | 130 |
| 2B | Danny Richardson | 125 | 497 | 139 | .280 | 7 | 100 |
| SS | John Ward | 114 | 479 | 143 | .299 | 1 | 67 |
| 3B | Art Whitney | 129 | 473 | 103 | .218 | 1 | 59 |
| OF | George Gore | 120 | 488 | 149 | .305 | 7 | 54 |
| OF | Jim O'Rourke | 128 | 502 | 161 | .321 | 3 | 81 |
| OF | Mike Tiernan | 122 | 499 | 167 | .335 | 10 | 73 |
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 |
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| William Brown | 40 | 139 | 36 | .259 | 1 | 29 |
| Gil Hatfield | 32 | 125 | 23 | .184 | 1 | 12 |
| Mike Slattery | 12 | 48 | 14 | .292 | 1 | 12 |
| Pat Murphy | 9 | 28 | 10 | .357 | 1 | 4 |
| Harry Lyons | 5 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill George | 3 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Foster | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mickey Welch | 45 | 375.0 | 27 | 12 | 3.02 | 125 |
| Tim Keefe | 47 | 364.0 | 28 | 13 | 3.36 | 225 |
| Ed Crane | 29 | 230.0 | 14 | 10 | 3.68 | 130 |
| Hank O'Day | 10 | 78.0 | 9 | 1 | 4.27 | 28 |
| Gil Hatfield | 6 | 52.0 | 2 | 4 | 3.98 | 28 |
| Ledell Titcomb | 3 | 26.0 | 1 | 2 | 6.58 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Buck Ewing | 3 | 20.0 | 2 | 0 | 4.05 | 12 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Art Whitney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 3 |
The Giants beat the Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three in the World Series.
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