1915 New York Giants season
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Owner(s) | Harry Hempstead |
Manager(s) | John McGraw |
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The 1915 New York Giants season was the franchise's 33rd season. The team finished eighth in the eight-team National League with a record of 69–83, 21 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.
Opening day game[]
Opening day was April 14, 1915, at the Polo Grounds against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 20,000 attendees. Mayor John Purroy Mitchel threw the ceremonial first pitch. The New York Giants Opening Day starting pitcher was Jeff Tesreau. The Giants won 16 to 3.[1]
Regular season[]
After finishing first in 1911, 1912, and 1913 and second in 1914, the Giants fell to last place in the National League in 1915. Much of the collapse was due to the pitching staff. Hall of Famers Christy Mathewson and Rube Marquard both struggled through subpar seasons. Marquard would be placed on waivers in August and claimed by the Brooklyn Robins.
Season standings[]
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 62 | 0.592 | — | 49–27 | 41–35 |
Boston Braves | 83 | 69 | 0.546 | 7 | 49–27 | 34–42 |
Brooklyn Robins | 80 | 72 | 0.526 | 10 | 51–26 | 29–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 73 | 80 | 0.477 | 17½ | 42–34 | 31–46 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 18 | 40–37 | 33–44 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 81 | 0.471 | 18½ | 42–36 | 30–45 |
Cincinnati Reds | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 20 | 39–37 | 32–46 |
New York Giants | 69 | 83 | 0.454 | 21 | 37–38 | 32–45 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 14–8–1 | 10–12–1 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | 7–14 | 15–7 | 9–12–2 | |||||
Brooklyn | 8–14–1 | — | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 12–8 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
Chicago | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | — | 13–9–2 | 8–14 | 7–14 | 13–9 | 12–10 | |||||
Cincinnati | 7–15 | 11–11–1 | 9–13–2 | — | 9–13–1 | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | 14–8–1 | |||||
New York | 9–13–1 | 8–12 | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | — | 7–15–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 14–7 | 9–13 | 14–7 | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | — | 10–12 | 15–7 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–15 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 14–8 | 12–10 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 12–9–2 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 8–14–1 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 12–10–1 | — |
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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C | Chief Meyers | 110 | 289 | 67 | .232 | 1 | 26 |
1B | Fred Merkle | 140 | 505 | 151 | .299 | 4 | 62 |
2B | Larry Doyle | 150 | 591 | 189 | .320 | 4 | 70 |
SS | Art Fletcher | 149 | 562 | 143 | .254 | 3 | 74 |
3B | Hans Lobert | 106 | 386 | 97 | .251 | 0 | 38 |
OF | Fred Snodgrass | 80 | 252 | 49 | .194 | 0 | 20 |
OF | Dave Robertson | 141 | 544 | 160 | .294 | 3 | 58 |
OF | George Burns | 155 | 622 | 169 | .272 | 3 | 51 |
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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Fred Brainard | 91 | 249 | 50 | .201 | 1 | 21 |
Eddie Grant | 87 | 192 | 40 | .208 | 0 | 10 |
Red Murray | 45 | 127 | 28 | .220 | 3 | 11 |
Red Dooin | 46 | 124 | 27 | .218 | 0 | 9 |
Marty Becker | 17 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
Jim Thorpe | 17 | 52 | 12 | .231 | 0 | 1 |
High Pockets Kelly | 17 | 38 | 6 | .158 | 1 | 4 |
Lew Wendell | 20 | 36 | 8 | .222 | 0 | 5 |
Charlie Babington | 28 | 33 | 8 | .242 | 0 | 2 |
Larry McLean | 13 | 33 | 5 | .152 | 0 | 4 |
Harry Smith | 21 | 32 | 4 | .125 | 0 | 3 |
Merwin Jacobson | 8 | 24 | 2 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Schang | 12 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
Ben Dyer | 7 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Kocher | 4 | 11 | 5 | .455 | 0 | 2 |
Howard Baker | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 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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Jeff Tesreau | 43 | 306 | 19 | 16 | 2.29 | 176 |
Pol Perritt | 35 | 220 | 12 | 18 | 2.66 | 91 |
Christy Mathewson | 27 | 186 | 8 | 14 | 3.58 | 57 |
Sailor Stroud | 32 | 184 | 12 | 9 | 2.79 | 62 |
Rube Marquard | 27 | 169 | 9 | 8 | 3.73 | 79 |
Fred Herbert | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1.06 | 6 |
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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Rube Schauer | 32 | 105.1 | 2 | 8 | 3.50 | 65 |
Rube Benton | 10 | 60.2 | 3 | 5 | 2.82 | 26 |
Art Fromme | 4 | 12.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.84 | 4 |
Emilio Palmero | 3 | 11.2 | 0 | 2 | 3.09 | 8 |
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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Ferdie Schupp | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.10 | 28 |
Hank Ritter | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.63 | 35 |
Awards and honors[]
League top five finishers[]
- #4 in NL in runs scored (83)
- NL leader in batting average (.320)
- #2 in NL in runs scored (86)
Pol Perritt
- #3 in NL in losses (18)
- #2 in NL in strikeouts (176)
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "Larry Doyle Hero Of Giants' Opening. Hibernian Slugger Deals Destruction to Brooklyn's German Pitchers. Dodgers Downed, 16 To 3. Happy Crowd of 20,000 Enthuses at Season's First Game at Polo Grounds" (PDF). The New York Times. April 15, 1915. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
A brand-new season of national frivolity started on its merry way at the Polo Grounds yesterday, the hilarious inaugural being staged with an abundance of pomp ...
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