1885 New York Giants Roster

The 1885 New York Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1885 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1885 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1885 New York Giants salary list, a 1885 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1885 New York Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1885 New York Giants

Complete Roster  
 
n/a Larry Corcoran 5-03 127 Right Both 1859-08-10
n/a Tim Keefe 5-10½ 185 Right Right 1857-01-01
n/a Mickey Welch 5-08 160 Right Right 1859-07-04
n/a Pat Deasley 5-08½ 154 Right Right 1857-11-17
n/a Buck Ewing 5-10 188 Right Right 1859-10-17
n/a Roger Connor 6-03 220 Left Left 1857-07-01
n/a Dude Esterbrook 5-11 167 Right Right 1857-06-20
n/a Joe Gerhardt 6-00 160 Right Right 1855-02-14
n/a John Ward 5-09 165 Right Left 1860-03-03
n/a Mike Dorgan 5-09 180 Right Right 1853-10-02
n/a Pete Gillespie 6-01½ 178 Right Left 1851-11-30
n/a Jim O'Rourke 5-08 185 Right Right 1850-09-01
n/a Danny Richardson 5-08 165 Right Right 1863-01-25


The 1885 New York Giants played 112 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 27 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 99/95) where 185,000 fans witnessed their 1885 Giants finish the season with a .759 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1885 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1885 New York Giants salary list, a 1885 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1885 New York Giants primary starters list:

1885 New York Giants
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1885 New York Giants
Most Games by Position

C Buck Ewing (63)
1B Roger Connor (110)
2B Joe Gerhardt (112)
3B Dude Esterbrook (84)
SS John Ward (111)
LF Pete Gillespie (102)
CF Buck Ewing (3)
RF Mike Dorgan (88)
  
SP Tim Keefe
  
CL Mickey Welch


1885 New York Giants
Salaries

Jim O'Rourke $4,500.00
Buck Ewing $3,100.00
Tim Keefe $3,000.00
John Ward $3,000.00
Roger Connor $2,200.00


1885 New York Giants
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1885 New York Giants Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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