1885 New York Giants season
The 1885 New York Giants season was the franchise's third season. The team finished in second place, 2 games behind the Chicago White Stockings.
| 1885 New York Giants | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 85–27 (.759) | 
| Divisional place | 2nd | 
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| Owners | John B. Day | 
| Managers | Jim Mutrie | 
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Regular season
    
    Season standings
    
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road | 
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| Chicago White Stockings | 87 | 25 | 0.777 | — | 42–14 | 45–11 | 
| New York Giants | 85 | 27 | 0.759 | 2 | 51–10 | 34–17 | 
| Philadelphia Quakers | 56 | 54 | 0.509 | 30 | 29–26 | 27–28 | 
| Providence Grays | 53 | 57 | 0.482 | 33 | 31–20 | 22–37 | 
| Boston Beaneaters | 46 | 66 | 0.411 | 41 | 24–34 | 22–32 | 
| Detroit Wolverines | 41 | 67 | 0.380 | 44 | 29–23 | 12–44 | 
| Buffalo Bisons | 38 | 74 | 0.339 | 49 | 19–34 | 19–40 | 
| St. Louis Maroons | 36 | 72 | 0.333 | 49 | 23–33 | 13–39 | 
Record vs. opponents
    
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| Team | BSN | BUF | CHI | DTN | NYG | PHI | PRV | STM | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 10–6 | 2–14 | 7–9 | 3–13 | 7–9 | 9–7 | 8–8–1 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 6–10 | — | 0–16 | 11–5 | 1–15 | 5–11 | 3–13 | 12–4 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 14–2 | 16–0 | — | 15–1 | 6–10 | 11–5 | 11–5 | 14–2–1 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 9–7 | 5–11 | 1–15 | — | 4–12 | 7–9 | 6–9 | 9–4 | |||||||||
| New York | 13–3 | 15–1 | 10–6 | 12–4 | — | 11–5 | 12–4 | 12–4 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 9–7 | 11–5 | 5–11 | 9–7 | 5–11 | — | 8–7 | 9–6–1 | |||||||||
| Providence | 7–9 | 13–3 | 5–11 | 9–6 | 4–12 | 7–8 | — | 8–8 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 8–8–1 | 4–12 | 2–14–1 | 4–9 | 4–12 | 6–9–1 | 8–8 | — | |||||||||
Roster
    
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
    
    
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 | 81 | 342 | 104 | .304 | 6 | 63 | 
| 1B | Roger Connor | 110 | 455 | 169 | .371 | 1 | 65 | 
| 2B | Joe Gerhardt | 112 | 399 | 62 | .155 | 0 | 33 | 
| SS | John Montgomery Ward | 111 | 446 | 101 | .226 | 0 | 37 | 
| 3B | Dude Esterbrook | 88 | 359 | 92 | .256 | 2 | 44 | 
| OF | Jim O'Rourke | 112 | 477 | 143 | .300 | 5 | 42 | 
| OF | Mike Dorgan | 89 | 347 | 113 | .326 | 0 | 46 | 
| OF | Patrick Gillespie | 102 | 420 | 123 | .293 | 0 | 52 | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Deasley | 54 | 207 | 53 | .256 | 0 | 24 | 
| Danny Richardson | 49 | 198 | 52 | .263 | 0 | 25 | 
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 | 56 | 492.0 | 44 | 11 | 1.66 | 258 | 
| Tim Keefe | 46 | 400.0 | 32 | 13 | 1.58 | 227 | 
| Danny Richardson | 9 | 75.0 | 7 | 1 | 2.40 | 21 | 
| Larry Corcoran | 3 | 25.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.88 | 10 | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Ewing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 
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