1908 New York Giants

98-56 • .636 Win% • 2nd in NL

📊 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
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
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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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.
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