1900 New York Giants

60-78 • .435 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1900 New York Giants went 60-78 (.435) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 713 runs, allowed 823, and played home games at Polo Grounds III. Team leaders included Charlie Hickman (9 HR, 91 RBI) and Bill Carrick (19-22, 3.53 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

60 Wins
78 Losses
.435 Win %
8th Rank
713 R 823 RA
Diff -110

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713 Runs Scored
823 Runs Allowed
-110 Run Diff
50K Attendance

📈 vs. 1900 NL Average

Batting Avg .278 equal to the 1900 league average (.279)
OBP .338 equal to the 1900 league average (.339)
SLG .356 3% below the 1900 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.96 7% worse than the 1900 league average (3.69)
Runs Scored 713 4% below the 1900 league average (742 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds III
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Home Games 71
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Total Attendance 50,800
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Avg per Game 715

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1900

Batting Avg

1 Kip Selbach 0.337 2 George Davis 0.319 3 George Van Haltren 0.315 4 Charlie Hickman 0.313 5 Win Mercer 0.294

Home Runs

1 Charlie Hickman 9 2 Kip Selbach 4 3 George Davis 3 4 Elmer Smith 2 5 Frank Bowerman 1

RBI

1 Charlie Hickman 91 2 Kip Selbach 68 3 Jack Doyle 66 4 George Davis 61 5 George Van Haltren 51
1900 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Van Haltren 141 571 114 180 30 7 1 51 50 26 45 0.315
Kip Selbach 141 523 98 176 29 12 4 68 72 25 36 0.337
Jack Doyle 133 505 69 135 24 1 1 66 34 16 34 0.267
Charlie Hickman 127 473 65 148 19 17 9 91 17 30 10 0.313
George Davis 114 426 69 136 20 4 3 61 35 23 29 0.319
Kid Gleason 111 420 60 104 11 3 1 29 17 19 23 0.248
Elmer Smith 85 312 47 81 9 7 2 34 24 10 14 0.260
Frank Bowerman 80 270 25 65 5 3 1 42 6 22 10 0.241
Mike Grady 83 251 36 55 8 4 0 27 34 27 9 0.219
Win Mercer 76 248 32 73 4 0 0 27 26 26 15 0.294
Pink Hawley 41 123 9 25 1 1 1 11 3 15 0 0.203
Bill Carrick 45 115 14 20 1 1 0 5 9 38 1 0.174
Jack Warner 34 108 15 27 4 0 0 13 8 8 1 0.250
Clarence Foster 31 84 19 22 3 1 0 11 11 12 0 0.262
Danny Murphy 22 74 11 20 1 0 0 6 8 12 4 0.270
Curt Bernard 20 71 9 18 2 0 0 8 6 4 1 0.254
Ed Doheny 20 54 7 12 3 0 0 7 1 17 4 0.222
Cy Seymour 23 40 9 12 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0.300
Luther Taylor 11 22 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.136
Charlie Frisbee 4 13 2 2 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 0.154
Christy Mathewson 6 11 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.182
Dick Cogan 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.125
Tommy Sheehan 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1900

ERA

1 Luther Taylor 2.45 2 Bill Carrick 3.53 3 Pink Hawley 3.53 4 Win Mercer 3.86 5 Christy Mathewson 5.08

Wins

1 Bill Carrick 19 2 Pink Hawley 18 3 Win Mercer 13 4 Ed Doheny 4 5 Luther Taylor 4

Strikeouts

1 Pink Hawley 80 2 Bill Carrick 63 3 Ed Doheny 44 4 Win Mercer 39 5 Cy Seymour 19
1900 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Carrick 19 22 3.53 45 41 0 341.2 415 134 92 63
Pink Hawley 18 18 3.53 41 38 0 329.1 377 129 89 80
Win Mercer 13 17 3.86 33 29 0 242.2 303 104 58 39
Ed Doheny 4 14 5.45 20 18 0 133.2 148 81 96 44
Luther Taylor 4 3 2.45 11 7 0 62.1 74 17 24 16
Cy Seymour 2 1 6.96 13 7 0 53.0 58 41 54 19
Christy Mathewson 0 3 5.08 6 1 0 33.2 37 19 20 15
Dick Cogan 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 8.0 10 6 6 1
George Van Haltren 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 1 0 3 0

👥 Roster (23)

Curt Bernard Frank Bowerman Bill Carrick Dick Cogan George Davis Ed Doheny Jack Doyle Clarence Foster Charlie Frisbee Kid Gleason Mike Grady Pink Hawley +11 more

23 players

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The 1900 New York Giants in brief

The 1900 New York Giants finished 60-78, a .435 winning percentage, placing 8th in the NL. The New York Giants scored 713 runs and allowed 823, a run differential of -110. Pitchers allowed 3.96 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.69. League clubs averaged 742 runs that year, so the New York Giants scored 4% fewer. Polo Grounds III was home in 1900, drawing a total attendance of 50,800.

The home run leader was Charlie Hickman, who hit 9. George Van Haltren collected the most hits, 180. Bill Carrick led the pitchers with 19 wins. Pink Hawley struck out 80, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 23 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1899 season and the 1901 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1900 New York Giants

What was the 1900 New York Giants record?
The 1900 New York Giants finished 60-78 (.435 win pct).
Who led the 1900 New York Giants in home runs?
Charlie Hickman led the 1900 New York Giants with 9 home runs.
What was the 1900 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1900 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.96.
Did the 1900 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1900 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1900 New York Giants play?
The 1900 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds III.
Who led the 1900 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Charlie Hickman (9 HR, 91 RBI) and Bill Carrick (19-22, 3.53 ERA).
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