1914 New York Giants season
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Owner(s) | Harry Hempstead |
Manager(s) | John McGraw |
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The 1914 New York Giants season was the franchise's 32nd season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 84-70 record, 10½ games behind the "Miracle Braves." They had finished first the three previous years.
This team featured two Hall of Fame pitchers: Christy Mathewson, one of the greatest ever, and Rube Marquard, whose selection is considered by some to be unfortunate.[1]
Regular season
The offense scored the most runs in the league, even though no individual player drove in more than 79. The eight starters, however, all had an OPS+ of over 100. George Burns led the team with a .303 average and walked 89 times en route to a .403 on-base percentage.
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Braves | 94 | 59 | 0.614 | — | 51–25 | 43–34 |
New York Giants | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 10½ | 43–36 | 41–34 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 72 | 0.529 | 13 | 42–34 | 39–38 |
Chicago Cubs | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 16½ | 46–30 | 32–46 |
Brooklyn Robins | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 19½ | 45–34 | 30–45 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 20½ | 48–30 | 26–50 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 25½ | 39–36 | 30–49 |
Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 94 | 0.390 | 34½ | 34–42 | 26–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 16–6 | 14–8–2 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 17–5–1 | 15–6–1 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 5–17 | |||||
Chicago | 6–16 | 12–10 | — | 17–5 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 10–12–2 | |||||
Cincinnati | 8–14–2 | 11–11 | 5–17 | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 10–12 | |||||
New York | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | 13–9–1 | 9–13 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10–12 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 8–14 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 5–17–1 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 14–8–1 | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | — | 15–7–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–15–1 | 17–5 | 12–10–2 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 7–15–1 | — |
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
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 |
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OF | Snodgrass, FredFred Snodgrass | 113 | 392 | 103 | .263 | 0 | 44 |
OF | Burns, GeorgeGeorge Burns | 154 | 561 | 170 | .303 | 3 | 60 |
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 |
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Thorpe, JimJim Thorpe | 30 | 31 | 6 | .194 | 0 | 2 |
Dyer, BenBen Dyer | 7 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
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 |
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Tesreau, JeffJeff Tesreau | 42 | 322.1 | 26 | 10 | 2.37 | 189 |
Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson | 41 | 312 | 24 | 13 | 3.00 | 80 |
Marquard, RubeRube Marquard | 39 | 268 | 12 | 22 | 3.06 | 92 |
Demaree, AlAl Demaree | 38 | 224 | 10 | 17 | 3.09 | 89 |
Erickson, EricEric Erickson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3 |
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 |
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Fromme, ArtArt Fromme | 38 | 138 | 9 | 5 | 3.20 | 57 |
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 |
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Ritter, HankHank Ritter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 4 |
Huenke, AlAl Huenke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- NL leader in runs scored (100)
- NL leader in stolen bases (62)
- #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.403)
- #3 in NL in walks drawn (89)
- #2 in NL in losses (22)
- #2 in NL in wins (26)
- #2 in NL in strikeouts (189)
References
- ↑ James, Bill. The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract.