1887 New York Giants Roster

The 1887 New York Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1887 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 1887 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1887 New York Giants salary list, a 1887 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1887 New York Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1887 New York Giants

Complete Roster  
 
n/a Bill George 5-08 165 Left Right 1865-01-27
n/a Tim Keefe 5-10½ 185 Right Right 1857-01-01
n/a Mike Mattimore 5-08½ 160 Left Left 1858-08-00
n/a John Roach 5-09 175 Left Right 1867-11-19
n/a Bill Swarback Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown 1867-10-00
n/a Cannonball Titcomb 5-06 157 Left Left 1866-08-21
n/a Mickey Welch 5-08 160 Right Right 1859-07-04
n/a Stump Wiedman 5-07½ 165 Right Right 1861-02-17
n/a Willard Brown 6-02 190 Right Right 1866-00-00
n/a Pat Deasley 5-08½ 154 Right Right 1857-11-17
n/a Pat Murphy 5-10 160 Right Right 1857-01-02
n/a Jim O'Rourke 5-08 185 Right Right 1850-09-01
n/a Buck Becannon 5-10 165 Unknown Unknown 1859-08-22
n/a Roger Carey Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown 1865-00-00
n/a Roger Connor 6-03 220 Left Left 1857-07-01
n/a Buck Ewing 5-10 188 Right Right 1859-10-17
n/a Joe Gerhardt 6-00 160 Right Right 1855-02-14
n/a Gil Hatfield 5-09½ 168 Right Unknown 1855-01-27
n/a Candy Nelson 5-06 145 Right Left 1849-03-14
n/a John Rainey 5-10 164 Right Left 1864-07-26
n/a Danny Richardson 5-08 165 Right Right 1863-01-25
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 George Gore 5-11 195 Right Left 1854-05-03
n/a Mike Tiernan 5-11 165 Left Left 1867-01-21


The 1887 New York Giants played 123 games during the regular season, won 68 games, lost 55 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 95/93) where 270,945 fans witnessed their 1887 Giants finish the season with a .553 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 1887 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1887 New York Giants salary list, a 1887 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1887 New York Giants primary starters list:

1887 New York Giants
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1887 New York Giants
Most Games by Position

C Willard Brown (46)
1B Roger Connor (127)
2B Danny Richardson (108)
3B Buck Ewing (51)
SS John Ward (129)
LF Pete Gillespie (76)
CF George Gore (111)
RF Mike Dorgan (68)
  
SP Tim Keefe
SP Mickey Welch
  
CL Mike Tiernan


1887 New York Giants
Salaries

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


1887 New York Giants
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1887 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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