The 1890 New York Giants season was the franchise's eighth season. The team finished in sixth place in the National League with a 63–68 record, 24 games behind the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. They also had to contend with a new crosstown rival, the New York Giants of the Players' League.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1890 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 Dick Buckley 70 266 68 .256 2 26 1B Lew Whistler 45 170 49 .288 2 29 2B Charley Bassett 100 410 98 .239 0 54 SS Jack Glasscock 124 512 172 .336 1 66 3B Jerry Denny 114 437 93 .213 3 42 OF 101 401 124 .309 4 60 OF Joe Hornung 120 513 122 .238 0 65 OF Mike Tiernan 133 553 168 .304 13 59
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 Artie Clarke 101 395 89 .225 0 49 Dude Esterbrook 45 197 57 .289 0 29 John Henry 37 144 35 .243 0 16 Pat Murphy 32 119 28 .235 0 9 Shorty Howe 19 64 11 .172 0 4 Andy Sommers 17 47 5 .106 0 1 George McMillan 10 35 5 .143 0 1 Sam Crane 4 12 0 .000 0 0 Mort Scanlan 3 10 0 .000 0 0 Tom O'Rourke 2 7 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 67 548.2 29 34 2.56 341 Mickey Welch 37 292.1 17 14 2.99 97 Jack Sharrott 25 184.0 11 10 2.89 84
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 21 118.0 3 10 5.57 82 3 18.0 1 0 5.50 8 Ed Daily 2 16.0 2 0 2.25 0
References 1890 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference