1914 New York Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1914 New York Giants MLB Primary Logo (1913 to 1914, 1916).svg National League Polo Grounds New York City 84 70 y 2nd Harry Hempstead John McGraw List of San Francisco Giants seasons 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 controversial.James, Bill. The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. 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 New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Roster 1914 New York Giants Roster Pitchers Al Demaree Eric Erickson Art Fromme Al Huenke Rube Marquard Christy Mathewson Marty O'Toole Hank Ritter Rube Schauer Ferdie Schupp Jeff Tesreau Hooks Wiltse Catchers Elmer Johnson Larry McLean Chief Meyers Harry Smith Infielders Desmond Beatty Fred Brainard Larry Doyle Ben Dyer Art Fletcher Eddie Grant Walter Holke Fred Merkle Milt Stock Outfielders Bob Bescher George Burns Red Murray Sandy Piez Dave Robertson Fred Snodgrass Jim Thorpe Other batters Joe Evers Manager John McGraw 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 C Chief Meyers 134 381 109 .286 1 55 1B Fred Merkle 146 512 132 .258 7 63 2B Larry Doyle Larry Doyle (baseball) 145 539 140 .260 5 63 SS Art Fletcher 135 514 147 .286 2 79 3B Milt Stock 115 365 96 .263 3 41 OF Bob Bescher 135 512 138 .270 6 35 OF Fred Snodgrass 113 392 103 .263 0 44 OF George Burns George Burns (outfielder) 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 Eddie Grant Eddie Grant (baseball) 88 282 78 .277 0 29 Dave Robertson Dave Robertson (baseball) 82 256 68 .266 2 32 Larry McLean 79 154 40 .260 0 14 Red Murray 86 139 31 .223 0 23 Mike Donlin 35 31 5 .161 1 3 Jim Thorpe 30 31 6 .194 0 2 Elmer Johnson 11 12 2 .167 0 0 Sandy Piez 37 8 3 .375 0 3 Harry Smith Harry Smith (1910s catcher) 5 7 3 .429 0 2 Walter Holke 2 6 2 .333 0 0 Fred Brainard 2 5 1 .200 0 0 Ben Dyer 7 4 1 .250 0 0 Desmond Beatty 2 3 0 .000 0 1 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 Jeff Tesreau 42 322.1 26 10 2.37 189 Christy Mathewson 41 312.0 24 13 3.00 80 Rube Marquard 39 268.0 12 22 3.06 92 Al Demaree 38 224.0 10 17 3.09 89 Eric Erickson Eric Erickson (baseball) 1 5.0 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 Art Fromme 38 138.0 9 5 3.20 57 Marty O'Toole 10 34.0 1 1 4.24 13 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 Hooks Wiltse 20 1 1 1 2.84 19 Ferdie Schupp 8 0 0 1 5.82 9 Rube Schauer 6 0 0 0 3.22 6 Hank Ritter 1 1 0 0 1.13 4 Al Huenke 1 0 0 0 4.50 2 Awards and honors League top five finishers George Burns 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) Rube Marquard #2 in NL in losses (22) Jeff Tesreau #2 in NL in wins (26) #2 in NL in strikeouts (189) References 2 External links 1914 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season Category:1914 in sports in New York City Category:1910s in Washington Heights, Manhattan