1903 New York Giants season
1903 New York Giants | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | John T. Brush | |
Managers | John McGraw | |
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The 1903 New York Giants season was the franchise's 21st season.[1] The team finished in second place in the National League with an 84–55 record, 6.5 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates— a dramatic improvement from their abysmal 48–88 record the previous season.
Regular season
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Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | 49 | .650 | — | 46–24 | 45–25 |
New York Giants | 84 | 55 | .604 | 6½ | 41–27 | 43–28 |
Chicago Cubs | 82 | 56 | .594 | 8 | 45–28 | 37–28 |
Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 65 | .532 | 16½ | 41–35 | 33–30 |
Brooklyn Superbas | 70 | 66 | .515 | 19 | 40–33 | 30–33 |
Boston Beaneaters | 58 | 80 | .420 | 32 | 31–35 | 27–45 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 49 | 86 | .363 | 39½ | 25–33 | 24–53 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 94 | .314 | 46½ | 22–45 | 21–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–11 | 7–13–1 | 7–13 | 8–12 | 10–8–1 | 5–15 | 12–8 | |||||
Brooklyn | 11–9 | — | 8–12 | 10–10 | 7–12–2 | 11–8–1 | 9–11 | 14–4–1 | |||||
Chicago | 13–7–1 | 12–8 | — | 9–11 | 8–12 | 12–6 | 12–8 | 16–4 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–7 | 10–10 | 11–9 | — | 12–10 | 12–8–2 | 4–16 | 12–7 | |||||
New York | 12–8 | 12–7–2 | 12–8 | 8–12 | — | 15–5 | 10–10 | 15–5–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–10–1 | 8–11–1 | 6–12 | 8–12–2 | 5–15 | — | 4–16–1 | 10–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 15–5 | 11–9 | 8–12 | 16–4 | 10–10 | 16–4–1 | — | 15–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–12 | 4–14–1 | 4–16 | 7–12 | 5–15–1 | 10–10 | 5–15 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 | Jack Warner | 89 | 285 | 81 | .284 | 0 | 34 |
1B | Dan McGann | 129 | 482 | 130 | .270 | 3 | 50 |
2B | Billy Gilbert | 128 | 413 | 104 | .252 | 1 | 40 |
3B | Billy Lauder | 108 | 395 | 111 | .281 | 0 | 53 |
SS | Charlie Babb | 121 | 424 | 105 | .248 | 0 | 46 |
OF | George Browne | 141 | 591 | 185 | .313 | 3 | 45 |
OF | Sam Mertes | 138 | 517 | 145 | .280 | 7 | 104 |
OF | Roger Bresnahan | 113 | 406 | 142 | .350 | 4 | 55 |
Other batters
[edit]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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George Van Haltren | 84 | 280 | 72 | .257 | 0 | 28 |
Jack Dunn | 78 | 257 | 62 | .241 | 0 | 37 |
Frank Bowerman | 64 | 210 | 58 | .276 | 1 | 31 |
George Davis | 4 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 1 |
John McGraw | 12 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]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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Joe McGinnity | 55 | 434.0 | 31 | 20 | 2.43 | 171 |
Christy Mathewson | 45 | 366.1 | 30 | 13 | 2.26 | 267 |
Dummy Taylor | 33 | 244.2 | 13 | 13 | 4.23 | 94 |
Red Ames | 2 | 14.0 | 2 | 0 | 1.29 | 14 |
Other pitchers
[edit]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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Jack Cronin | 20 | 115.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.81 | 50 |
Roscoe Miller | 15 | 85.0 | 2 | 5 | 4.13 | 30 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]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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Bill Bartley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1903 New York Giants". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.