The 1888 New York Giants season was the franchise's sixth season.
Claiming six future Hall of Famers (Roger Connor, Mickey Welch, Buck Ewing, Tim Keefe, Jim O'Rourke, and John Montgomery Ward), the team won the National League pennant by nine games and defeated the St. Louis Browns in the "World's Championship".
Keefe led the league in several major statistical categories, including wins, winning percentage, strikeouts, and earned run average.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1888 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 103 415 127 .306 6 58 1B 134 481 140 .291 14 71 2B 135 561 127 .226 8 61 SS 122 510 128 .251 2 49 3B 90 328 72 .220 1 28 OF 107 409 112 .274 4 50 OF 113 443 130 .293 9 52 OF 103 391 96 .246 1 35
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 64 254 56 .220 2 17 37 136 20 .147 0 10 28 106 18 .170 0 4 28 105 19 .181 0 9 20 59 16 .271 0 6 9 34 8 .235 2 7
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 51 434.1 35 12 1.74 335 47 425.1 26 19 1.93 167 23 197.0 14 8 2.24 129 12 92.2 5 6 2.43 58 4 33.2 2 1 1.34 26 2 18.0 1 1 3.50 5
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 2 0 0 0 2.57 6
1888 World Series
The Giants beat the American Association champion St. Louis Browns in the World Series, six games to four.
References
1888 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference