1884 New York Gothams season
| 1884 New York Gothams | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
| City | New York City | |
| Record | 62–50 (.554) | |
| League place | 4th | |
| Owners | John B. Day | |
| Managers | Jim Price, John Montgomery Ward | |
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The 1884 New York Gothams season was the second season of that baseball franchise, eventually known as the San Francisco Giants. The team finished in fourth place, 22 games behind the pennant-winning Providence Grays.
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Grays | 84 | 28 | .750 | — | 45–11 | 39–17 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 73 | 38 | .658 | 10½ | 40–16 | 33–22 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 64 | 47 | .577 | 19½ | 37–18 | 27–29 |
| 62 | 50 | .554 | 22 | 34–22 | 28–28 | |
| Chicago White Stockings | 62 | 50 | .554 | 22 | 39–17 | 23–33 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 39 | 73 | .348 | 45 | 19–37 | 20–36 |
| Cleveland Blues | 35 | 77 | .312 | 49 | 22–34 | 13–43 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 28 | 84 | .250 | 56 | 18–38 | 10–46 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BSN | BUF | CHI | CLV | DTN | NYG | PHI | PRV | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 9–6–2 | 10–6 | 14–2 | 12–4–1 | 8–8–1 | 13–3 | 7–9–1 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 6–9–2 | — | 10–6–1 | 14–2 | 12–4 | 5–11–1 | 11–5 | 6–10 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 6–10 | 6–10–1 | — | 8–8 | 11–5 | 12–4 | 14–2 | 5–11 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 2–14 | 2–14 | 8–8 | — | 9–7 | 5–11 | 6–10–1 | 3–13 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 4–12–1 | 4–12 | 5–11 | 7–9 | — | 2–14–1 | 5–11 | 1–15 | |||||||||
| 8–8–1 | 11–5–1 | 4–12 | 11–5 | 14–2–1 | — | 11–5 | 3–13–1 | ||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 3–13 | 5–11 | 2–14 | 10–6–1 | 11–5 | 5–11 | — | 3–13 | |||||||||
| Providence | 9–7–1 | 10–6 | 11–5 | 13–3 | 15–1 | 13–3–1 | 13–3 | — | |||||||||
Roster
| 1884 New York Gothams | |||||||||
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| 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 | Buck Ewing | 94 | 382 | 106 | .277 | 3 | 41 |
| 1B | Alex McKinnon | 116 | 470 | 128 | .272 | 3 | 73 |
| 2B | Roger Connor | 116 | 477 | 151 | .317 | 4 | 82 |
| SS | Ed Caskin | 100 | 351 | 81 | .231 | 1 | 40 |
| 3B | Frank Hankinson | 105 | 389 | 90 | .231 | 2 | 43 |
| OF | Mike Dorgan | 83 | 341 | 94 | .276 | 1 | 48 |
| OF | Patrick Gillespie | 101 | 413 | 109 | .264 | 2 | 44 |
| OF | John Ward | 113 | 482 | 122 | .253 | 2 | 51 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Richardson | 74 | 277 | 70 | .253 | 1 | 27 |
| John Humphries | 20 | 64 | 6 | .094 | 0 | 2 |
| Sandy Griffin | 16 | 62 | 11 | .177 | 0 | 6 |
| Bill Loughran | 9 | 29 | 3 | .103 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Manlove | 3 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Oxley | 2 | 4 | 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 | 65 | 557.1 | 39 | 21 | 2.50 | 345 |
| Ed Bagley | 31 | 266.0 | 12 | 18 | 4.16 | 104 |
| Mike Dorgan | 14 | 113.0 | 8 | 6 | 3.50 | 90 |
| Jim Brown | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 2 |
| Buck Ewing | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ward | 9 | 60.2 | 3 | 3 | 3.41 | 23 |
References