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1899 New York Giants Season
The 1899 New York Giants season was the franchise's 17th season. The team finished in tenth place in the National League with a 60–90 record, 42 games behind the Brooklyn Superbas The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californ .... Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster 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'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Pitching Starting pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Other pitchers ''Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 through 1963. The original Polo Grounds, opened in 1876 and demolished in 1889, was built for the sport of polo. Bound on the south and north by 110th Street, 110th and 112th Street, 112th streets and on the east and west by Fifth Avenue, Fifth and Sixth Avenue (Manhattan), Sixth (Lenox) avenues, just north of Central Park, it was converted to a baseball stadium when leased by the New York Metropolitans in 1880. The third Polo Grounds, built in 1890, was renovated after a fire in 1911 New York Giants season, 1911 and became Polo Grounds IV, the one generally indicated when the ''Polo Grounds'' is referenced. It was located in Coogan's Bluff, Coogan's Hollow and was noted for its distinctive bathtub shape, with very short distances to the left and right field walls and an unusually deep center field. In baseball, the origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Grady (baseball)
Michael William Grady (December 23, 1869 – December 3, 1943), was a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1894 to 1906. Grady played for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, Washington Senators, and St. Louis Cardinals. Grady was one of the first players from Chester County, Pennsylvania, to play Major League Baseball. Before signing with the Phillies, he played in the Brandywine AA League of West Chester. Grady made his major league debut on April 24, 1894 as a member of the Phillies. Grady hit .363 over the course of his rookie season, during which the pitching mound was moved back to its current distance of 60 feet, 6 inches from the plate and three Phillies outfielders batted over .400. Grady is largely famous for an apocryphal story about his committing four fielding errors on a single play, a story he would repeatedly tell long after his playing days were over; however, there is no contemporaneous record of this. Grady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Stuart
William Alexander "Chauncey" Stuart was a Major League Baseball middle infielder. He played in 1895 and 1899, with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1895 and the New York Giants in 1899. Biography Stuart was born on August 28, 1873, in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. He threw and batted right-handed, he was 5'11", 170 pounds and he attended Penn State University where he was a half back for the varsity football team. Stuart died on October 14, 1928, in Fort Worth, Texas. His body was laid to rest in Branch Cemetery in State College, Pennsylvania State College is a home rule municipality in Centre County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is a college town, dominated economically, culturally and demographically by the presence of the University Park campus of the Pennsylvania Sta .... Baseball career Stuart made his big league debut on August 15, 1895, with the Pittsburgh Pirates at the age of 21, playing 19 games that year (2 at second base and 17 as shortstop) and hitting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Puhl
John G. Puhl (July 10, 1876 – August 24, 1900) was an American professional baseball player from Brooklyn, New York who appeared in three games over two seasons with the New York Giants from 1898 to 1899. He began his professional baseball career with the New London Whalers of the Connecticut State League in 1898 at the age of 21. He played for the Whalers from May 4 until September 10 then was signed by the New York Giants of the National League. Puhl appeared in two games for the Giants as their third baseman, collecting two hits in nine at bats, scored one run and had one run batted in A run batted in (RBI; plural RBIs ) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play). For example, if the bat .... In 1899, Puhl returned to the Connecticut League to play for the Bridgeport Orators, and appeared in 19 games and had a .145 batting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Martin (baseball)
Frank Joseph Martin (July 29, 1878 – September 2, 1942) was a Major League Baseball third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system us .... Sources Major League Baseball third basemen Louisville Colonels players Baseball players from Denver 1878 births 1942 deaths 19th-century baseball players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Cleveland Lake Shores players Danville Champions players Little Rock Travelers players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Indianapolis Indians players St. Paul Saints (AA) players Duluth White Sox players {{US-baseball-third-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Hartman
Frederick Orin "Fred" Hartman (April 21, 1868 – November 11, 1938) was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns, New York Giants, Chicago White Sox, and St. Louis Cardinals. ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-30. In six seasons, Hartman posted a .278 (623-for-2242) with 10 home runs and 333 runs batted in
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Scott Hardesty
Scott Durbin Hardesty (January 26, 1870 - October 29, 1944) was an infielder in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), .... External links 1870 births 1944 deaths Major League Baseball shortstops New York Giants (NL) players 19th-century baseball players Baseball players from Ohio Kenton Babes players Mansfield Kids players Lima Kids players Jackson Wolverines players Washington Little Senators players Paterson Silk Weavers players Newark Colts players Norfolk Jewels players Paterson Weavers players Dayton Veterans players Columbus Senators players Fort Wayne Railroaders players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Hartford Senators players Little Rock Travelers players New London Whalers players Springfield Ponies players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kid Gleason
William Jethro "Kid" Gleason (October 26, 1866 – January 2, 1933) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager. Gleason managed the Chicago White Sox from 1919 through 1923. His first season as a big league manager was notable for his team's appearance in the World Series and the ensuing Black Sox Scandal, although Gleason was not involved in the scandal. After leaving the White Sox, Gleason was on the coaching staff for the Philadelphia Athletics, until 1931. Early life Gleason was born in Camden, New Jersey. He acquired the nickname "Kid" early in life, not only because of his short stature (growing to only 5-foot-7, 155 pounds) but also because of his quite energetic, youthful nature. His family later moved to the Pocono Mountains in northeast Pennsylvania, where his father worked as a coal miner. Playing career Gleason played two seasons in the minor leagues of northern Pennsylvania. In 1886, with Williamsport of the Pennsylvania State League, he batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Doyle (baseball)
John Joseph Doyle (October 25, 1869 – December 31, 1958) was an Irish-American first baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned 17 seasons, mainly in the National League. He was born in Killorglin, Ireland, and emigrated to the U.S. when he was a child, his family settling in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Playing career After attending Fordham University, he embarked on a baseball career that would last 70 years. He made his first appearance at the major league level by signing and playing two years for the Columbus Solons of the American Association. Doyle would play for ten clubs from to , batting .299 in 1,569 games with 518 stolen bases. He began as a catcher–outfielder and became a first baseman in . His best years were in 1894, when he batted .367 for the New York Giants, and in , when he hit .354 with 62 stolen bases for the Baltimore Orioles. He is credited with being the first pinch-hitter in pro ball, with Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ira Davis (baseball)
J. Ira Davis (July 8, 1870 – December 21, 1942) was an infielder in Major League Baseball. He went to the University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ... and played for the New York Giants in 1899. He remained active in the minor leagues through 1908. External links 1870 births 1942 deaths Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball shortstops New York Giants (NL) players 19th-century baseball players Baseball players from Philadelphia Harrisburg Ponies players Lebanon Cedars players Pittsfield Colts players Hazleton Quay-kers players Pottsville Colts players New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players Springfield Ponies players Youngstown Puddlers players Norfolk Braves players Grand Rapids Rippers players Grand Rapi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Davis (shortstop)
George Stacey Davis (August 23, 1870 – October 17, 1940) was an American professional baseball shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball at the turn of the 20th century. Davis also spent multiple seasons as a third baseman and center fielder, and lesser amounts of time at other positions. He broke into the major leagues in 1890 and played through 1909. He is ranked among the top 100 players of all-time in several statistical categories. Davis was a switch hitter. After his playing career, Davis managed the Amherst College baseball team for several years. He died in a mental institution, suffering the effects of syphilis. Not much was known about Davis's life or career until the 1990s, when he gained some recognition from the city historian of his hometown of Cohoes, New York. He was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1998. Early life Born on August 23, 1870, in Cohoes, New York, Davis was one of seven children born to Abram and Sarah Davis. His f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kid Carsey
Wilfred "Kid" Carsey (October 22, 1870 – March 29, 1960), was an American professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1891 to 1901. He played for the Washington Statesmen, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators, New York Giants and Brooklyn Superbas. Carsey's pitching style was known mostly for his slow curveball and unconventional delivery, which involved snapping his wrist with little arm motion. Early life and career Carsey's father, William, was a self-professed labor leader who was allied with the Tammany Hall political machine in New York. Carsey began playing baseball in Harlem as a teenager, pitching on an amateur team known as the Eccentrics with his father as catcher. He gained a nickname, "the Kid", which carried with him when he attracted the attention of professional clubs and began playing in the Atlantic Association in 1889. Professional career Carsey debuted with the Washington Statesmen of the American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
