1903 New York Giants season

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

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The 1903 New York Giants

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 91 49 .650 46‍–‍24 45‍–‍25
New York Giants 84 55 .604 41‍–‍27 43‍–‍28
Chicago Cubs 82 56 .594 8 45‍–‍28 37‍–‍28
Cincinnati Reds 74 65 .532 16½ 41‍–‍35 33‍–‍30
Brooklyn Superbas 70 66 .515 19 40‍–‍33 30‍–‍33
Boston Beaneaters 58 80 .420 32 31‍–‍35 27‍–‍45
Philadelphia Phillies 49 86 .363 39½ 25‍–‍33 24‍–‍53
St. Louis Cardinals 43 94 .314 46½ 22‍–‍45 21‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

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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

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1903 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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

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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

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Starting pitchers

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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

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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

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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
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References

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