1883 New York Gothams season

March 2026 March 2020 November 2013 New York Gothams 1883 National League Polo Grounds New York City 46 50 y 6th John B. Day John Clapp List of San Francisco Giants seasons The 1883 New York Gothams season was the first professional baseball season played by the team now known as the San Francisco Giants. The team replaced the Troy Trojans when the National League awarded its franchise rights to John B. Day. The team went 46–50, finishing in sixth place. Regular season thumb|350px|1883 New York Gothams Season standings New York Gothams Record vs. opponents NYG Roster 1883 New York Gothams Roster Pitchers Myron Allen Tip O'Neill Mickey Welch Catchers John Clapp Buck Ewing John Humphries Infielders Ed Caskin Roger Connor Frank Hankinson Dasher Troy Outfielders Dick Cramer Mike Dorgan Patrick Gillespie Dave Orr Gracie Pierce John Ward Manager John Clapp 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 Buck Ewing 88 376 114 .303 10 41 1B Roger Connor 98 409 146 .357 1 50 2B Dasher Troy 85 316 68 .215 0 20 3B Frank Hankinson 94 337 74 .220 2 30 SS Ed Caskin 95 383 91 .238 1 40 OF Mike Dorgan 64 261 61 .234 0 27 OF Patrick Gillespie Patrick Gillespie (baseball) 98 411 129 .314 1 62 OF John Ward John Montgomery Ward 88 380 97 .255 7 54 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 John Humphries John Humphries (baseball) 29 107 12 .112 0 4 John Clapp John Clapp (baseball) 20 73 13 .178 0 5 Gracie Pierce 18 62 5 .081 0 2 Dick Cramer 2 6 0 .000 0 0 Dave Orr 1 3 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 Mickey Welch 52 426.0 25 23 2.73 144 John Ward John Montgomery Ward 34 277.0 16 13 2.70 121 Tip O'Neill Tip O'Neill (baseball) 19 148.0 5 12 4.07 55 Myron Allen 1 8.0 0 1 1.12 0 Mike Dorgan 1 7.0 0 1 3.86 3 References 1883 New York Gothams season at Baseball Reference Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Gothams season New York Goth Category:19th century in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan Category:Major League Baseball inaugural teams seasons