1897 New York Giants Roster (40-man)

Record: 83-48-7, Finished 3rd in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Bill Joyce (83-48-7)

Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV

Attendance: 390,340 (1st of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 96

Pythagorean W-L: 81-50, 901 Runs, 696 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Jake Beckley HOF	29	us US	L	L	5' 10"	200	Aug 4, 1867	10	17		17		0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Willie Clark	26	us US	L		6' 0"	195	Aug 16, 1870	3	117		117		0	0	108	0	1	0	7	0	0	7			1.7
Dad Clarke	32	us US	B	R	5' 7"	160	Jan 7, 1865	6	6		6		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.8
George Davis HOF	26	us US	B	R	5' 9"	180	Aug 23, 1870	8	131		131		0	0	0	0	0	130	0	0	0	0			6.9
Ed Doheny	23	us US	L	L	5' 10"	165	Nov 24, 1873	3	10		10		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.3
Jim Donnelly	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	155	Jul 19, 1865	10	23		23		0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Charlie Gettig	26	us US	R		5' 10"	172	Dec, 1870	2	22		22		3	0	0	6	7	3	3	0	0	3			-1.0
Kid Gleason	31	us US	B	R	5' 7"	158	Oct 26, 1865	10	132		132		0	0	0	130	0	3	0	0	0	0			2.2
Ducky Holmes	28	us US	L	R	5' 6"	170	Jan 28, 1869	3	80		80		0	0	0	0	0	1	78	0	0	78			-0.5
Bill Joyce	29	us US	L	R	5' 11"	185	Sep 22, 1867	7	110		110		0	0	2	0	107	0	0	0	0	0			3.6
Tom McCreery	22	us US	B	R	5' 11"	180	Oct 19, 1874	3	49		49		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	45	45			0.7
Jouett Meekin	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Feb 21, 1867	7	42		42		37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			4.2
Yale Murphy	27	us US	L	R	5' 3"	125	Oct 11, 1869	3	5		5		0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Amos Rusie HOF	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	May 30, 1871	8	40		40		38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			8.3	$3,000
Cy Seymour	24	us US	L	L	6' 0"	200	Dec 9, 1872	2	45		45		39	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	6			3.9
James Stafford	29	us US	R	R	5' 8"	165	Jan 30, 1868	6	7		7		0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	5			-0.4
Mike Sullivan	26	us US	L	R	6' 1"	210	Oct 23, 1870	9	23		23		23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Mike Tiernan	30	us US	L	L	5' 11"	165	Jan 21, 1867	11	128		128		0	0	0	0	0	0	38	0	90	128			3.0
George Van Haltren	31	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Mar 30, 1866	11	130		130		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	130	0	130			3.1
Jack Warner	24	us US	L	R	5' 11"	165	Aug 15, 1872	3	111		111		0	111	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.9
Walt Wilmot	33	us US	B	R	5' 9"	165	Oct 18, 1863	9	11		11		0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	3	9			0.0
Parke Wilson	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	166	Oct 26, 1867	5	47		47		0	30	11	1	0	0	0	4	0	4			0.7
Dave Zearfoss	29	us US		R	5' 9"	174	Jan 1, 1868	2	5		5		0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary