The 1887 New York Giants season was the franchise's fifth season. The team finished in fourth place in the National League with a record of 68–55, games behind the Detroit Wolverines. The team amassed 415 stolen bases, the most for any team in the history of the National League.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1887 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 William Brown 49 170 37 .218 0 25 1B Roger Connor 127 471 134 .285 17 104 2B Danny Richardson 122 450 125 .278 3 62 SS John Montgomery Ward 129 545 184 .338 1 53 3B Buck Ewing 77 318 97 .305 6 44 OF Mike Dorgan 71 283 73 .258 0 34 OF George Gore 111 459 133 .290 1 49 OF 103 407 117 .287 10 62
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 Jim O'Rourke 103 397 113 .285 3 88 Patrick Gillespie 76 295 78 .264 3 37 Pat Deasley 30 118 37 .314 0 23 John Rainey 17 58 17 .293 0 12 Pat Murphy 17 56 12 .214 0 4 Gil Hatfield 2 7 3 .429 0 3 Buck Becannon 1 5 0 .000 0 0 Roger Carey 1 4 0 .000 0 2 Joe Gerhardt 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Candy Nelson 1 2 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 56 476.2 35 19 3.12 189 Mickey Welch 41 346.0 22 15 3.36 115 13 108.0 3 9 5.25 49 Ledell Titcomb 9 72.0 4 3 3.88 34 Mike Mattimore 7 57.1 3 3 2.35 12 Bill Swarback 2 16.0 0 2 5.06 6 John Roach 1 8.0 0 1 11.25 3 Stump Weidman 1 8.0 0 1 1.13 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 5 1 2 1 8.69 3 Danny Richardson 1 0 0 0 --- 0
References
1887 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference