1889 New York Giants Roster

The 1889 New York Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1889 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1889 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1889 New York Giants salary list, a 1889 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1889 New York Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1889 New York Giants

Complete Roster  
 

n/a Ed Crane 5-10½ 204 Right Right 1862-05-27
n/a Tim Keefe 5-10½ 185 Right Right 1857-01-01
n/a Hank O'Day 6-00 180 Right Unknown 1862-07-08
n/a Cannonball Titcomb 5-06 157 Left Left 1866-08-21
n/a Mickey Welch 5-08 160 Right Right 1859-07-04
n/a Willard Brown 6-02 190 Right Right 1866-00-00
n/a Buck Ewing 5-10 188 Right Right 1859-10-17
n/a Pat Murphy 5-10 160 Right Right 1857-01-02
n/a Roger Connor 6-03 220 Left Left 1857-07-01
n/a Gil Hatfield 5-09½ 168 Right Unknown 1855-01-27
n/a Danny Richardson 5-08 165 Right Right 1863-01-25
n/a John Ward 5-09 165 Right Left 1860-03-03
n/a Art Whitney 5-08 155 Right Right 1858-01-16
n/a Elmer Foster 5-10 178 Left Right 1861-08-15
n/a Bill George 5-08 165 Left Right 1865-01-27
n/a George Gore 5-11 195 Right Left 1857-05-03
n/a Harry Lyons 5-10½ 157 Right Right 1866-03-25
n/a Jim O'Rourke 5-08 185 Right Right 1850-09-01
n/a Mike Slattery 6-02 210 Left Left 1866-11-26
n/a Mike Tiernan 5-11 165 Left Left 1867-01-21
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The 1889 New York Giants played 126 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 43 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 100/98) where 201,989 fans witnessed their 1889 Giants finish the season with a .659 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1889 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1889 New York Giants salary list, a 1889 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1889 New York Giants primary starters list:

1889 New York Giants
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1889 New York Giants
Most Games by Position

C Buck Ewing (97)
1B Roger Connor (131)
2B Danny Richardson (125)
3B Art Whitney (129)
SS John Ward (108)
LF Mike Slattery (4)
CF George Gore (118)
RF Mike Tiernan (122)
  
SP Ed Crane
SP Tim Keefe
  
CL Mickey Welch


1889 New York Giants
Salaries

Tim Keefe $4,500.00
Ed Crane $3,800.00
Roger Connor $3,500.00


1889 New York Giants
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1889 New York Giants Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?