| 1911 New York Giants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds (since 1889) Hilltop Park (since 1911) Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | John T. Brush | |||
| Managers | John McGraw | |||
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The1911New York Giants season was the franchise's 29th season. The Giants won their first of three consecutiveNational Leaguepennants. They were defeated by thePhiladelphia Athletics in theWorld Series. The team set and still holds theMajor League Baseball single-season record forstolen bases during the modern era (since 1901), with 347.[1]
Led by managerJohn McGraw, the Giants won the National League pennant by7+1⁄2 games. On the offensive side, they finished second in runs scored. On the defensive side, they allowed the fewest.Hall of FamerChristy Mathewson led the league inearned run average, andRube Marquard had the moststrikeouts. The Giants hit 103 triples, the most in franchise history.[2]
Taken together with the1912 and1913 pennant winners, this team is considered one of the greatest of all-time.[3]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 99 | 54 | .647 | — | 49–25 | 50–29 |
| Chicago Cubs | 92 | 62 | .597 | 7½ | 49–32 | 43–30 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 69 | .552 | 14½ | 48–29 | 37–40 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 79 | 73 | .520 | 19½ | 42–34 | 37–39 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 74 | .503 | 22 | 36–38 | 39–36 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 83 | .458 | 29 | 38–42 | 32–41 |
| Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers | 64 | 86 | .427 | 33½ | 31–42 | 33–44 |
| Boston Rustlers | 44 | 107 | .291 | 54 | 19–54 | 25–53 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 12–10–1 | 5–17 | 4–17–1 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 3–19 | 7–13–3 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 10–12–1 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | 5–16–1 | 8–13–1 | 14–8 | 9–11–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 17–5 | 9–13 | — | 14–8–1 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 16–6–2 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 17–4–1 | 11–11 | 8–14–1 | — | 8–14 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | 6–16–3 | |||||
| New York | 15–7 | 16–5–1 | 11–11 | 14–8 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 16–6 | 13–8–1 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 8–13 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 19–3 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 6–16 | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–7–3 | 11–9–1 | 6–16–2 | 16–6–3 | 7–15 | 13–8 | 9–13 | — | |||||
| 1911 New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
One of the Giants' drawing cards came in the form of unknownpitcherCharlie Faust, whose story was retold byFred Snodgrass inThe 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 onehit by pitch, twostolen bases, and onerun scored, in zeroat bats.
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 | 133 | 391 | 133 | .332 | 1 | 61 |
| 1B | Fred Merkle | 149 | 541 | 153 | .283 | 12 | 84 |
| 2B | Larry Doyle | 143 | 526 | 163 | .310 | 13 | 77 |
| 3B | Art Devlin | 95 | 260 | 71 | .273 | 0 | 25 |
| SS | Al Bridwell | 76 | 263 | 71 | .270 | 0 | 31 |
| OF | Josh Devore | 149 | 565 | 158 | .280 | 3 | 50 |
| OF | Fred Snodgrass | 151 | 534 | 157 | .294 | 1 | 77 |
| OF | Red Murray | 140 | 488 | 142 | .291 | 3 | 78 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Fletcher | 112 | 326 | 104 | .319 | 1 | 37 |
| Buck Herzog | 69 | 247 | 66 | .267 | 1 | 26 |
| Beals Becker | 88 | 172 | 45 | .262 | 1 | 20 |
| Art Wilson | 66 | 109 | 33 | .303 | 1 | 17 |
| Grover Hartley | 11 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| George Burns | 6 | 17 | 1 | .059 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Donlin | 12 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Paulette | 10 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Gowdy | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Admiral Schlei | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 45 | 307.0 | 26 | 13 | 1.99 | 141 |
| Rube Marquard | 45 | 277.2 | 24 | 7 | 2.50 | 237 |
| Red Ames | 34 | 205.0 | 11 | 10 | 2.68 | 118 |
| Hooks Wiltse | 30 | 187.1 | 12 | 9 | 3.27 | 92 |
| Bert Maxwell | 4 | 31.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.90 | 8 |
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 | 41 | 198.2 | 15 | 5 | 2.63 | 94 |
| Bugs Raymond | 17 | 81.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.31 | 89 |
| Louis Drucke | 15 | 75.2 | 4 | 4 | 4.04 | 42 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Faust | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
October 14, 1911, at thePolo Grounds in New York City
| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 16, 1911, atShibe Park inPhiladelphia
| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 17, 1911, at thePolo Grounds in New York City
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
October 24, 1911, atShibe Park inPhiladelphia
| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 25, 1911, at thePolo Grounds in New York City
| 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) | |||||||||||||
October 26, 1911, atShibe Park inPhiladelphia
| 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) | ||||||||||||
