1888 New York Giants season
The 1888 New York Giants season was the franchise's 6th season.
Claiming six future Hall of Famers, 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 earned run average.Regular season
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 | | 103 | 415 | 127 | .306 | 6 | 58 |
| 1B | | 134 | 481 | 140 | .291 | 14 | 71 |
| 2B | | 135 | 561 | 127 | .226 | 8 | 61 |
| SS | | 122 | 510 | 128 | .251 | 2 | 49 |
| 3B | | 90 | 328 | 72 | .220 | 1 | 28 |
| OF | | 107 | 409 | 112 | .274 | 4 | 50 |
| OF | | 113 | 443 | 130 | .293 | 9 | 52 |
| OF | | 103 | 391 | 96 | .246 | 1 | 35 |
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 |
| 64 | 254 | 56 | .220 | 2 | 17 |
| 37 | 136 | 20 | .147 | 0 | 10 |
| 28 | 106 | 18 | .170 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | 105 | 19 | .181 | 0 | 9 |
| 20 | 59 | 16 | .271 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | 34 | 8 | .235 | 2 | 7 |
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 |
| 51 | 434.1 | 35 | 12 | 1.74 | 335 |
| 47 | 425.1 | 26 | 19 | 1.93 | 167 |
| 23 | 197 | 14 | 8 | 2.24 | 129 |
| 12 | 92.2 | 5 | 6 | 2.43 | 58 |
| 4 | 33.2 | 2 | 1 | 1.34 | 26 |
| 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 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.
