1889 New York Giants season
The 1889 New York Giants season was the franchise's 7th season. The team finished first in the National League with a record of 83–43. They beat the Boston Beaneaters by just one game. The Beaneaters won the same number of games as the Giants, but lost two more games, giving the pennant to the Giants. The Giants went on to face the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms in the 1889 World Series, winning six games to three. The series marked the first meeting between the Giants and the team that would become the Dodgers, a rivalry that continues to this day.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 | | 99 | 407 | 133 | .327 | 4 | 87 |
1B | | 131 | 496 | 157 | .317 | 13 | 130 |
2B | | 125 | 497 | 139 | .280 | 7 | 100 |
SS | | 114 | 479 | 143 | .299 | 1 | 67 |
3B | | 129 | 473 | 103 | .218 | 1 | 59 |
OF | | 120 | 488 | 149 | .305 | 7 | 54 |
OF | | 128 | 502 | 161 | .321 | 3 | 81 |
OF | | 122 | 499 | 167 | .335 | 10 | 73 |
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 |
| 40 | 139 | 36 | .259 | 1 | 29 |
| 32 | 125 | 23 | .184 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | 48 | 14 | .292 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | 28 | 10 | .357 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 45 | 375 | 27 | 12 | 3.02 | 125 |
| 47 | 364 | 28 | 13 | 3.36 | 225 |
| 29 | 230 | 14 | 10 | 3.68 | 130 |
| 10 | 78 | 9 | 1 | 4.27 | 28 |
| 6 | 52 | 2 | 4 | 3.98 | 28 |
| 3 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 6.58 | 7 |
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 |
| 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4.05 | 12 |
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 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 3 |
The Giants beat the Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three in the World Series.