1908 New York Giants

98-56 • .636 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1908 New York Giants went 98-56 (.636) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 651 runs, allowed 455, and played home games at Polo Grounds III. Team leaders included Mike Donlin (6 HR, 106 RBI) and Christy Mathewson (37-11, 1.43 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

98 Wins
56 Losses
.636 Win %
2nd Rank
651 R 455 RA
Diff +196

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651 Runs Scored
455 Runs Allowed
+196 Run Diff
1,031K Attendance

📈 vs. 1908 NL Average

Batting Avg .267 12% above the 1908 league average (.238)
OBP .342 14% above the 1908 league average (.299)
SLG .333 9% above the 1908 league average (.306)
Team ERA 2.14 9% better than the 1908 league average (2.35)
Runs Scored 651 26% above the 1908 league average (517 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds III
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,031,300
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Avg per Game 12,891

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1908

Batting Avg

1 Mike Donlin 0.334 2 Larry Doyle 0.308 3 Harry McCormick 0.302 4 Buck Herzog 0.300 5 Al Bridwell 0.285

Home Runs

1 Mike Donlin 6 2 Cy Seymour 5 3 Doc Crandall 2 4 Art Devlin 2 5 Fred Tenney 2

RBI

1 Mike Donlin 106 2 Cy Seymour 92 3 Roger Bresnahan 54 4 Fred Tenney 49 5 Al Bridwell 46
1908 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mike Donlin 155 593 71 198 26 13 6 106 23 39 30 0.334
Cy Seymour 156 587 60 157 23 2 5 92 30 34 18 0.267
Fred Tenney 156 583 101 149 20 1 2 49 72 39 17 0.256
Art Devlin 157 534 59 135 18 4 2 45 62 31 19 0.253
Al Bridwell 147 467 53 133 14 1 0 46 52 20 20 0.285
Roger Bresnahan 140 449 70 127 25 3 1 54 83 33 14 0.283
Larry Doyle 104 377 65 116 16 9 0 33 22 21 17 0.308
Spike Shannon 77 268 34 60 2 1 1 21 28 24 13 0.224
Harry McCormick 73 252 31 76 16 3 0 32 4 23 6 0.302
Buck Herzog 64 160 38 48 6 2 0 11 36 14 16 0.300
Christy Mathewson 56 129 11 20 2 2 0 11 9 12 0 0.155
Hooks Wiltse 45 110 9 26 2 0 0 14 11 9 1 0.236
Tom Needham 54 91 8 19 3 0 0 11 12 11 0 0.209
Doc Crandall 34 72 8 16 4 0 2 6 4 11 0 0.222
John Barry 37 67 5 10 1 1 0 5 9 4 1 0.149
Joe McGinnity 37 61 3 11 1 0 0 7 1 8 1 0.180
Sammy Strang 28 53 8 5 0 0 0 2 23 5 5 0.094
Fred Merkle 38 41 6 11 2 1 1 7 4 9 0 0.268
Red Ames 18 36 5 7 0 0 0 2 1 12 0 0.194
Luther Taylor 27 35 0 8 0 0 0 4 5 11 0 0.229
Dave Brain 11 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0.176
Josh Devore 5 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0.167
Bill Malarkey 15 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Fred Snodgrass 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.250
Roy Beecher 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Steve Evans 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Jack Hannifin 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rube Marquard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bull Durham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Art Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1908

ERA

1 Christy Mathewson 1.43 2 Red Ames 1.81 3 Hooks Wiltse 2.24 4 Joe McGinnity 2.27 5 Luther Taylor 2.33

Wins

1 Christy Mathewson 37 2 Hooks Wiltse 23 3 Doc Crandall 12 4 Joe McGinnity 11 5 Luther Taylor 8

Strikeouts

1 Christy Mathewson 259 2 Hooks Wiltse 118 3 Red Ames 81 4 Doc Crandall 77 5 Joe McGinnity 55
1908 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Christy Mathewson 37 11 1.43 56 44 5 390.2 281 62 42 259
Hooks Wiltse 23 14 2.24 44 38 2 330.0 266 82 73 118
Doc Crandall 12 12 2.93 32 24 0 214.2 198 70 59 77
Joe McGinnity 11 7 2.27 37 20 5 186.0 192 47 37 55
Luther Taylor 8 5 2.33 27 15 2 127.2 127 33 34 50
Red Ames 7 4 1.81 18 15 1 114.1 96 23 27 81
Bill Malarkey 0 2 2.57 15 0 2 35.0 31 10 10 12
Roy Beecher 0 0 7.94 2 0 1 5.2 11 5 3 0
Rube Marquard 0 1 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 6 2 2 2
Bull Durham 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 1 2

👥 Roster (30)

Red Ames John Barry Roy Beecher Dave Brain Roger Bresnahan Al Bridwell Doc Crandall Art Devlin Josh Devore Mike Donlin Larry Doyle Bull Durham +18 more

30 players

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The 1908 New York Giants in brief

The 1908 New York Giants won 98 games and lost 56, ending up 2nd in the NL. The run column shows 651 for and 455 against. Against a league average of .238, the 1908 New York Giants batted .267. Pitchers allowed 2.14 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.35. Measured against the 517-run league average, the offense was 26% ahead.

The home park, Polo Grounds III, recorded 1,031,300 in attendance, about 12,891 a game. For power, Mike Donlin led the way with 6 homers. On the mound, Christy Mathewson won 37 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 30 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1907 season and the 1909 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1908 New York Giants

What was the 1908 New York Giants record?
The 1908 New York Giants finished 98-56 (.636 win pct).
Who led the 1908 New York Giants in home runs?
Mike Donlin led the 1908 New York Giants with 6 home runs.
What was the 1908 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1908 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 2.14.
Did the 1908 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1908 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1908 New York Giants play?
The 1908 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds III.
Who led the 1908 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Donlin (6 HR, 106 RBI) and Christy Mathewson (37-11, 1.43 ERA).
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