1903 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersJohn T. Brush
ManagersJohn McGraw
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The 1903 New York Giants season was the franchise's 21st season.[1] 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

The 1903 New York Giants

Season standings

National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

1903 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

1903 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 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
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
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
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
Bill Bartley 1 0 0 0 0.00 2

External links

References

  1. ^ "1903 New York Giants". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.


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