1883-1889 New York home runs leaders.

The New York Giants had the city all to themselves before 1890. Here are the Giants home run leaders in those years:

yearID	HR	AB	BB	SO	nameFirst	nameLast
1883	10	376	20	14	Buck	Ewing
1884	4	477	38	32	Roger	Connor
1885	6	342	13	17	Buck	Ewing
1886	7	485	41	15	Roger	Connor
1887	17	471	75	50	Roger	Connor
1888	14	481	73	44	Roger	Connor
1889	13	496	93	46	Roger	Connor

Both Ewing and Connor are in the Hall of Fame. Roger Conner went on to hit a record 138 career home runs, 76 with the Giants. Babe Ruth broke that career record in his second season with the Yankees, 1921. In 1920 Ruth broke both season and career Yankee records for home runs. Connor never led the league in home runs.

Buck Ewing played mostly catcher and mostly for the Giants. 1883 is the only season in which he had double figures in home runs and that's the only year he led the league.

This is the first in a series of posts which will show the New York home runs leaders. Upcoming: 1890-1902 Giants v. Dodgers.