1901 New York Giants

52-85 • .380 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1901 New York Giants went 52-85 (.380) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 544 runs, allowed 755, and played home games at Polo Grounds III. Team leaders included George Davis (7 HR, 65 RBI) and Christy Mathewson (20-17, 2.41 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

52 Wins
85 Losses
.380 Win %
7th Rank
544 R 755 RA
Diff -211

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544 Runs Scored
755 Runs Allowed
-211 Run Diff
285K Attendance

📈 vs. 1901 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 5% below the 1901 league average (.266)
OBP .303 6% below the 1901 league average (.320)
SLG .318 9% below the 1901 league average (.348)
Team ERA 3.87 17% worse than the 1901 league average (3.32)
Runs Scored 544 16% below the 1901 league average (649 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds III
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Home Games 71
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Total Attendance 285,270
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Avg per Game 4,017

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1901

Batting Avg

1 George Van Haltren 0.335 2 George Davis 0.301 3 Kip Selbach 0.289 4 Sammy Strang 0.282 5 Algie McBride 0.280

Home Runs

1 George Davis 7 2 Charlie Hickman 4 3 John Ganzel 2 4 Algie McBride 2 5 Kip Selbach 1

RBI

1 John Ganzel 66 2 George Davis 65 3 Charlie Hickman 62 4 Kip Selbach 56 5 George Van Haltren 47
1901 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Van Haltren 135 543 82 182 23 6 1 47 51 40 24 0.335
John Ganzel 138 526 42 113 13 3 2 66 20 32 6 0.215
Kip Selbach 125 502 89 145 29 6 1 56 45 39 8 0.289
Sammy Strang 135 493 55 139 14 6 1 34 59 77 40 0.282
George Davis 130 491 69 148 26 7 7 65 40 38 27 0.301
Charlie Hickman 112 406 44 113 20 6 4 62 15 52 5 0.278
Jack Warner 87 291 19 70 6 1 0 20 3 39 3 0.241
Algie McBride 68 264 27 74 11 0 2 29 12 35 3 0.280
Frank Bowerman 59 191 20 38 5 3 0 14 7 23 3 0.199
Luther Taylor 45 136 11 18 0 0 0 6 4 44 0 0.132
Christy Mathewson 42 130 10 28 0 1 0 7 2 25 1 0.215
Frank Murphy 35 130 10 21 3 0 0 8 6 13 2 0.162
Ray Nelson 39 130 12 26 2 0 0 7 10 30 3 0.200
Jim Jones 21 91 10 19 4 3 0 5 4 6 2 0.209
Aleck Smith 26 78 5 11 0 0 0 6 0 4 2 0.141
Curt Bernard 23 76 11 17 0 2 0 6 7 11 2 0.224
Charlie Buelow 22 72 3 8 4 0 0 4 2 15 0 0.111
Bill Phyle 25 66 8 12 2 0 0 3 2 9 0 0.182
Jim Miller 18 58 3 8 0 0 0 3 6 7 1 0.138
Ed Doheny 13 29 5 10 0 1 0 1 2 5 0 0.345
George Smith 9 29 5 6 2 1 1 4 1 3 1 0.207
Roger Denzer 11 22 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.091
Danny Murphy 5 20 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.200
Bill Magee 6 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.143
Al Maul 3 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.375
Joe Wall 4 8 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
George Leitner 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Jake Livingstone 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Willie Mills 2 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Ike Van Zandt 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Bill Deegan 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Chauncey Fisher 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Hesterfer 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Harry Felix 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1901

ERA

1 Christy Mathewson 2.41 2 Luther Taylor 3.18 3 Roger Denzer 3.36 4 Bill Phyle 4.27 5 Ed Doheny 4.50

Wins

1 Christy Mathewson 20 2 Luther Taylor 18 3 Bill Phyle 7 4 Charlie Hickman 3 5 Roger Denzer 2

Strikeouts

1 Christy Mathewson 221 2 Luther Taylor 136 3 Bill Phyle 62 4 Ed Doheny 36 5 Roger Denzer 22
1901 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Luther Taylor 18 27 3.18 45 43 0 353.1 377 125 112 136
Christy Mathewson 20 17 2.41 40 38 0 336.0 288 90 97 221
Bill Phyle 7 10 4.27 24 19 1 168.2 208 80 54 62
Ed Doheny 2 5 4.50 10 6 0 74.0 88 37 17 36
Charlie Hickman 3 5 4.57 9 9 0 65.0 76 33 26 11
Roger Denzer 2 6 3.36 11 9 0 61.2 69 23 5 22
Bill Magee 0 4 5.95 6 5 0 42.1 56 28 11 14
Al Maul 0 3 11.37 3 3 0 19.0 39 24 8 5
George Leitner 0 2 4.50 2 2 0 18.0 27 9 4 3
Bill Deegan 0 1 6.35 2 1 0 17.0 27 12 6 8
Willie Mills 0 2 8.44 2 2 0 16.0 21 15 4 3
George Smith 0 1 8.10 2 1 0 13.1 24 12 5 5
Ike Van Zandt 0 0 7.11 2 0 0 12.2 16 10 8 2
Jake Livingstone 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 12.0 26 12 7 6
Larry Hesterfer 0 1 7.50 1 1 0 6.0 15 5 3 2
George Van Haltren 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 6.0 12 2 6 2
Jim Jones 0 1 10.80 1 1 0 5.0 6 6 2 3
Chauncey Fisher 0 0 15.75 1 1 0 4.0 11 7 2 1
Harry Felix 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0

👥 Roster (34)

Curt Bernard Frank Bowerman Charlie Buelow George Davis Bill Deegan Roger Denzer Ed Doheny Harry Felix Chauncey Fisher John Ganzel Larry Hesterfer Charlie Hickman +22 more

34 players

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The 1901 New York Giants in brief

A 52-85 record (.380) put the 1901 New York Giants 7th in the NL. Runs came in at 544 scored against 755 allowed (-211). The team batting average of .253 was 5% below the 1901 league mark of .266. Pitchers allowed 3.87 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.32. The 544 runs scored compare with a league average of 649 per club, 16% fewer.

The home park, Polo Grounds III, recorded 285,270 in attendance, about 4,017 a game. George Davis led the club in home runs with 7. John Ganzel led in RBI with 66. George Van Haltren collected the most hits, 182. Christy Mathewson was the top winner, with 20 victories. In all, the roster shows 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1901 New York Giants

What was the 1901 New York Giants record?
The 1901 New York Giants finished 52-85 (.380 win pct).
Who led the 1901 New York Giants in home runs?
George Davis led the 1901 New York Giants with 7 home runs.
What was the 1901 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1901 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.87.
Did the 1901 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1901 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1901 New York Giants play?
The 1901 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds III.
Who led the 1901 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Davis (7 HR, 65 RBI) and Christy Mathewson (20-17, 2.41 ERA).
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