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1915 New York Giants season

Summary

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.

1915 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersHarry Hempstead
ManagersJohn McGraw
← 1914 Seasons 1916 →
John Purroy Mitchel at the Giants opening game at the Polo Grounds on April 14, 1915, throwing out the ceremonial first pitch
John Purroy Mitchel at the Giants opening game at the Polo Grounds on April 14, 1915, where he is shaking hands with Christy Mathewson

Opening day game edit

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 edit

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 edit

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National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
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 edit
1915 National League record
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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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 edit

1915 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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
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 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
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 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
Jeff Tesreau 43 306.0 19 16 2.29 176
Pol Perritt 35 220.0 12 18 2.66 91
Christy Mathewson 27 186.0 8 14 3.58 57
Sailor Stroud 32 184.0 12 9 2.79 62
Rube Marquard 27 169.0 9 8 3.73 79
Fred Herbert 2 17.0 1 1 1.06 6

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
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 edit

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Ferdie Schupp 23 1 0 0 5.10 28
Hank Ritter 22 2 1 2 4.63 35

Awards and honors edit

League top five finishers edit

George Burns

  • #4 in NL in runs scored (83)

Larry Doyle

  • NL leader in batting average (.320)
  • #2 in NL in runs scored (86)

Pol Perritt

  • #3 in NL in losses (18)

Jeff Tesreau

  • #2 in NL in strikeouts (176)

External links edit

  • 1915 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference

References edit

  1. ^ "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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