1903 New York Giants | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | John T. Brush | |
Managers | John McGraw | |
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The 1903 New York Giants season was the franchise's 21st season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 84–55 record, 6.5 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates— a dramatic improvement from their abysmal 48–88 record the previous season.
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | 49 | 0.650 | — | 46–24 | 45–25 |
New York Giants | 84 | 55 | 0.604 | 6½ | 41–27 | 43–28 |
Chicago Cubs | 82 | 56 | 0.594 | 8 | 45–28 | 37–28 |
Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 65 | 0.532 | 16½ | 41–35 | 33–30 |
Brooklyn Superbas | 70 | 66 | 0.515 | 19 | 40–33 | 30–33 |
Boston Beaneaters | 58 | 80 | 0.420 | 32 | 31–35 | 27–45 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 49 | 86 | 0.363 | 39½ | 25–33 | 24–53 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 94 | 0.314 | 46½ | 22–45 | 21–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–11 | 7–13–1 | 7–13 | 8–12 | 10–8–1 | 5–15 | 12–8 | |||||
Brooklyn | 11–9 | — | 8–12 | 10–10 | 7–12–2 | 11–8–1 | 9–11 | 14–4–1 | |||||
Chicago | 13–7–1 | 12–8 | — | 9–11 | 8–12 | 12–6 | 12–8 | 16–4 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–7 | 10–10 | 11–9 | — | 12–10 | 12–8–2 | 4–16 | 12–7 | |||||
New York | 12–8 | 12–7–2 | 12–8 | 8–12 | — | 15–5 | 10–10 | 15–5–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–10–1 | 8–11–1 | 6–12 | 8–12–2 | 5–15 | — | 4–16–1 | 10–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 15–5 | 11–9 | 8–12 | 16–4 | 10–10 | 16–4–1 | — | 15–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–12 | 4–14–1 | 4–16 | 7–12 | 5–15–1 | 10–10 | 5–15 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
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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 |
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C | Jack Warner | 89 | 285 | 81 | .284 | 0 | 34 |
1B | Dan McGann | 129 | 482 | 130 | .270 | 3 | 50 |
2B | Billy Gilbert | 128 | 413 | 104 | .252 | 1 | 40 |
3B | Billy Lauder | 108 | 395 | 111 | .281 | 0 | 53 |
SS | Charlie Babb | 121 | 424 | 105 | .248 | 0 | 46 |
OF | George Browne | 141 | 591 | 185 | .313 | 3 | 45 |
OF | Sam Mertes | 138 | 517 | 145 | .280 | 7 | 104 |
OF | Roger Bresnahan | 113 | 406 | 142 | .350 | 4 | 55 |
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 |
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George Van Haltren | 84 | 280 | 72 | .257 | 0 | 28 |
Jack Dunn | 78 | 257 | 62 | .241 | 0 | 37 |
Frank Bowerman | 64 | 210 | 58 | .276 | 1 | 31 |
George Davis | 4 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 1 |
John McGraw | 12 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
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Joe McGinnity | 55 | 434.0 | 31 | 20 | 2.43 | 171 |
Christy Mathewson | 45 | 366.1 | 30 | 13 | 2.26 | 267 |
Dummy Taylor | 33 | 244.2 | 13 | 13 | 4.23 | 94 |
Red Ames | 2 | 14.0 | 2 | 0 | 1.29 | 14 |
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 |
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Jack Cronin | 20 | 115.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.81 | 50 |
Roscoe Miller | 15 | 85.0 | 2 | 5 | 4.13 | 30 |
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 |
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Bill Bartley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
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