| 1888 New York Giants 1888 National League Championship 1888 World Series Champions |
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| Owner(s) | John B. Day | |
| Manager(s) | Jim Mutrie | |
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The 1888 New York Giants season was the franchise's 6th 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 ERA.
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| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| New York Giants | 84 | 47 | -- | .641 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 77 | 58 | 9 | .570 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 69 | 61 | 14.5 | .531 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 70 | 64 | 15.5 | .522 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 68 | 63 | 16 | .519 |
| Pittsburg Alleghenys | 66 | 68 | 19.5 | .493 |
| Indianapolis Hoosiers | 50 | 85 | 36 | .370 |
| Washington Nationals | 48 | 86 | 37.5 | .358 |
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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 | 103 | 415 | 127 | .306 | 6 | 58 |
| 1B | Roger Connor | 134 | 481 | 140 | .291 | 14 | 71 |
| SS | John Ward | 122 | 510 | 128 | .251 | 2 | 49 |
| OF | Jim O'Rourke | 107 | 409 | 112 | .274 | 4 | 50 |
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 | 20 | 59 | 16 | .271 | 0 | 6 |
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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| Tim Keefe | 51 | 434.1 | 35 | 12 | 1.74 | 335 |
| Mickey Welch | 47 | 425.1 | 26 | 19 | 1.93 | 167 |
| Cannonball Titcomb | 23 | 197 | 14 | 8 | 2.24 | 129 |
| Ed Crane | 12 | 92.2 | 5 | 6 | 2.43 | 58 |
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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| Buck Ewing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 6 |
The Giants beat the American Association champion St. Louis Browns in the World Series, six games to four.
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| Preceded by Detroit Wolverines 1887 |
National League Championship Season 1888 |
Succeeded by New York Giants 1889 |
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