1911 New York Giants season

1911 New York Giants 1911 National League Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds(since 1889) Hilltop Park(since 1911) Polo Grounds (Since 1911) New York, New York (Since 1883)
1911 Information
Owner(s)	John T. Brush
Manager(s)	John McGraw
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The 1911 New York Giants season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Giants winning their first of three consecutive National League pennants. They were beaten by the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series.

Led by manager John McGraw, the Giants won the NL by 7½ games. On the offensive side, they finished second in total runs scored. On the defensive side, they allowed the fewest. Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson led the league in ERA, and Rube Marquard had the most strikeouts.

Taken together with the 1912 and 1913 pennant winners, this team is considered one of the greatest of all-time.

Regular season

Team photo

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
New York Giants	99	54	--	.647
Chicago Cubs	92	62	7.5	.597
Pittsburgh Pirates	85	69	14.5	.552
Philadelphia Phillies	79	73	19.5	.520
St. Louis Cardinals	75	74	22	.503
Cincinnati Reds	70	83	29	.458
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	64	86	33.5	.427
Boston Rustlers	44	107	54	.291

Charlie "Victory" Faust

One of the Giants' drawing cards came in the form of unknown pitcher Charlie Faust, whose story was retold by Fred Snodgrass in The Glory of Their Times. Faust was considered something of a "good-luck charm" by manager McGraw, and was used sparingly. In 1911, Faust appeared in just two games for the team, which was the entirety of his major league playing career. As a pitcher, he pitched two innings, giving up one run. As a batter, he tallied one hit by pitch, two stolen bases, and one run scored, in zero at bats.

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	Meyers, ChiefChief Meyers	133	391	133	.332	1	61
1B	Merkle, FredFred Merkle	149	541	153	.283	12	84
2B	Doyle, LarryLarry Doyle	143	526	163	.310	13	77
3B	Devlin, ArtArt Devlin	95	260	71	.273	0	25
SS	Bridwell, AlAl Bridwell	76	263	71	.270	0	31
OF	Devore, JoshJosh Devore	149	565	158	.280	3	50
OF	Snodgrass, FredFred Snodgrass	151	534	157	.294	1	77
OF	Murray, RedRed Murray	140	488	142	.291	3	78

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
Burns, GeorgeGeorge Burns	6	17	1	.059	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
Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson	45	307	26	13	1.99	141
Marquard, RubeRube Marquard	45	277.2	24	7	2.50	237
Ames, RedRed Ames	34	205	11	10	2.68	118
Maxwell, BertBert Maxwell	4	31	1	2	2.90	8

Other pitchers

Bugs Raymond in 1911. He went 6-4 for the Giants before alcoholism led to his release. A year later, he was dead.

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Crandall, DocDoc Crandall	41	198.2	15	5	2.63	94
Raymond, BugsBugs Raymond	17	81.2	6	4	3.31	89
Drucke, LouisLouis Drucke	15	75.2	4	4	4.04	42

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
Faust, CharlieCharlie Faust	2	0	0	10	4.50	0

1911 World Series

Main article: 1911 World Series

Manager John McGraw and pitcher Christy Mathewson.

Game 1

October 14, 1911 at the Polo Grounds in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2
New York	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	x	2	5	0
W: Christy Mathewson (1-0)  L: Chief Bender (0-1)

Game 2

October 16, 1911 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3
Philadelphia	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	x	3	4	0
W: Eddie Plank (1-0)  L: Rube Marquard (0-1)
HR: PHI – Home Run Baker (1)

Game 3

October 17, 1911 at the Polo Grounds in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	9	1
New York	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	5
W: Jack Coombs (1-0)  L: Christy Mathewson (1-1)
HR: PHI – Home Run Baker (2)

Game 4

October 24, 1911 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	3
Philadelphia	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	x	4	11	1
W: Chief Bender (1-1)  L: Christy Mathewson (1-2)

Game 5

October 25, 1911 at the Polo Grounds in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1
New York	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	4	9	2
W: Doc Crandall (1-0)  L: Eddie Plank (1-1)
HR: PHI – Rube Oldring (1)

Game 6

October 26, 1911 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	3
Philadelphia	0	0	1	4	0	1	7	0	x	13	13	5
W: Chief Bender (2-1)  L: Red Ames (0-1)

External links

• 1911 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference

Preceded by Chicago Cubs 1910

National League Championship Season 1911

Succeeded by New York Giants 1912