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Major League Baseball team season
| 1910 New York Giants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | John T. Brush | |||
| Managers | John McGraw | |||
| ||||
The 1910 New York Giants season was the franchise's 28th season. The team finished in second place in the National League with a 91–63 record, 13 games behind the Chicago Cubs.
The Giants offense scored the most runs in the NL. Fred Snodgrass had his breakthrough season, finishing fourth in the batting race and also leading the team in on-base percentage and OPS.
Their pitching staff was once again led by Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson, who won a league-best 27 games. His 1.89 earned run average ranked third.
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 104 | 50 | .675 | — | 58–19 | 46–31 |
| New York Giants | 91 | 63 | .591 | 13 | 52–26 | 39–37 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 67 | .562 | 17½ | 46–30 | 40–37 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 75 | .510 | 25½ | 40–36 | 38–39 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 79 | .487 | 29 | 39–37 | 36–42 |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 64 | 90 | .416 | 40 | 39–39 | 25–51 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 63 | 90 | .412 | 40½ | 35–41 | 28–49 |
| Boston Doves | 53 | 100 | .346 | 50½ | 29–48 | 24–52 |
Record vs. opponents
| 1910 National League record Sources: | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–12 | 5–17 | 8–14–1 | 6–16–1 | 4–17–2 | 8–14 | 12–10 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 12–10 | — | 6–16 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 9–13–1 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | |||||
| Chicago | 17–5 | 16–6 | — | 16–6 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 15–7 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 14–8–1 | 15–7 | 6–16 | — | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 10–12 | 12–10 | |||||
| New York | 16–6–1 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 14–8 | — | 15–7 | 12–10 | 12–10 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 17–4–2 | 13–9–1 | 8–14 | 12–10–1 | 7–15 | — | 11–11 | 10–12 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 14–8 | 12–10–1 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | — | 17–4 | |||||
| St. Louis | 10–12 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 4–17 | — | |||||
Roster
| 1910 New York Giants | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | 127 | 365 | 104 | .285 | 1 | 62 |
| 1B | Fred Merkle | 144 | 506 | 148 | .292 | 4 | 70 |
| 2B | Larry Doyle | 151 | 575 | 164 | .285 | 8 | 69 |
| 3B | Art Devlin | 147 | 493 | 128 | .260 | 2 | 67 |
| SS | Al Bridwell | 142 | 492 | 136 | .276 | 0 | 48 |
| OF | Josh Devore | 133 | 490 | 149 | .304 | 2 | 27 |
| OF | Fred Snodgrass | 123 | 396 | 127 | .321 | 2 | 44 |
| OF | Red Murray | 149 | 553 | 153 | .277 | 4 | 87 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Seymour | 79 | 287 | 76 | .265 | 1 | 40 |
| Beals Becker | 80 | 126 | 36 | .286 | 3 | 24 |
| Art Fletcher | 51 | 125 | 28 | .224 | 0 | 13 |
| Admiral Schlei | 55 | 99 | 19 | .192 | 0 | 8 |
| Art Wilson | 26 | 52 | 14 | .269 | 0 | 5 |
| Tillie Shafer | 29 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Gowdy | 7 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Keeler | 19 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Zacher | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Mathewson | 38 | 318.1 | 27 | 9 | 1.89 | 184 |
| Hooks Wiltse | 36 | 235.1 | 14 | 12 | 2.72 | 88 |
| Louis Drucke | 34 | 215.1 | 12 | 10 | 2.47 | 151 |
| Red Ames | 33 | 190.1 | 12 | 11 | 2.22 | 94 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Crandall | 42 | 207.2 | 17 | 4 | 2.56 | 73 |
| Bugs Raymond | 19 | 99.1 | 4 | 11 | 3.81 | 55 |
| Rube Marquard | 13 | 70.2 | 4 | 4 | 4.46 | 52 |
| Dick Rudolph | 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.50 | 9 |
| Ed Hendricks | 4 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.75 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Dickson | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.46 | 9 |
| Al Klawitter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League top ten finishers
- #4 in NL in ERA (2.22)
- #4 in NL in runs scored (97)
- #4 in NL in strikeouts (151)
- NL leader in wins (27)
- #2 in NL in strikeouts (184)
- #3 in NL in ERA (1.89)
- #4 in NL in slugging percentage (.441)
- #2 in NL in stolen bases (57)
- #3 in NL in RBI (87)
- #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.440)
- #4 in NL in batting average (.321)
References
External links
| 1910 MLB season by team | |
|---|---|
| American League | |
| National League | |
| 1910 World Series | |
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