1914 New York Giants season

1914 New York Giants
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (Since 1911) New York, New York (Since 1883)
1914 Information
Owner(s)	Harry Hempstead
Manager(s)	John McGraw
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The 1914 New York Giants finished second in the National League, 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.

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	GB	Pct.
Boston Braves	94	59	--	.614
New York Giants	84	70	10.5	.545
St. Louis Cardinals	81	72	13	.529
Chicago Cubs	78	76	16.5	.506
Brooklyn Robins	75	79	19.5	.487
Philadelphia Phillies	74	80	20.5	.481
Pittsburgh Pirates	69	85	25.5	.448
Cincinnati Reds	60	94	34.5	.390

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
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
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
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
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
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

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)

External links

• 1914 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference