1894 New York Giants season
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finished second in the National League
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 pennant race
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 in . After the regular season's conclusion, they participated in the first Temple Cup
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 competition against the first-place Baltimore Orioles
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. The Giants won in a sweep, four games to none.

Offseason

  • February 27, 1894: Charlie Petty
    Charlie Petty
    Charles E. Petty was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of three seasons in the majors, between and , for the Cincinnati Red Stockings , New York Giants, Washington Senators , and Cleveland Spiders....

    , Jack McMahon
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     and $7,500 were traded by the Giants to the Washington Senators
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     for Duke Farrell
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     and Jouett Meekin
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    .

Roster

1894 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders Manager

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 114 401 114 .284 4 66
2B 136 540 143 .265 0 77

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
22 82 24 .293 1 14

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
54 444 36 13 2.78 195
52 409 33 9 3.70 133

Other 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
23 134 9 8 5.78 17
15 84 3 4 4.93 15
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