1909 New York Giants

92-61 • .601 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1909 New York Giants went 92-61 (.601) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 624 runs, allowed 547, and played home games at Polo Grounds III. Team leaders included Red Murray (7 HR, 91 RBI) and Christy Mathewson (25-6, 1.14 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.

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📊 Season Record

92 Wins
61 Losses
.601 Win %
3rd Rank
624 R 547 RA
Diff +77

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624 Runs Scored
547 Runs Allowed
+77 Run Diff
732K Attendance

📈 vs. 1909 NL Average

Batting Avg .254 4% above the 1909 league average (.243)
OBP .329 6% above the 1909 league average (.309)
SLG .328 5% above the 1909 league average (.313)
Team ERA 2.27 12% better than the 1909 league average (2.59)
Runs Scored 624 10% above the 1909 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds III
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 732,000
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Avg per Game 9,506

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1909

Batting Avg

1 Cy Seymour 0.311 2 Larry Doyle 0.302 3 Fred Snodgrass 0.300 4 Al Bridwell 0.294 5 Harry McCormick 0.291

Home Runs

1 Red Murray 7 2 Larry Doyle 6 3 Harry McCormick 3 4 Fred Tenney 3 5 Doc Crandall 1

RBI

1 Red Murray 91 2 Art Devlin 56 3 Al Bridwell 55 4 Larry Doyle 49 5 Jack Meyers 30
1909 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Larry Doyle 147 570 86 172 27 11 6 49 45 42 31 0.302
Red Murray 149 570 74 150 15 12 7 91 45 52 48 0.263
Art Devlin 143 491 61 130 19 8 0 56 65 25 26 0.265
Al Bridwell 145 476 59 140 11 5 0 55 67 15 32 0.294
Harry McCormick 121 413 68 120 21 8 3 27 49 42 4 0.291
Fred Tenney 101 375 43 88 8 2 3 30 52 31 8 0.235
Bill O'Hara 115 360 48 85 9 3 1 30 41 40 31 0.236
Cy Seymour 80 280 37 87 12 5 1 30 25 8 14 0.311
Admiral Schlei 92 279 25 68 12 0 0 30 40 17 4 0.244
Fred Merkle 79 236 15 45 9 1 0 20 16 46 8 0.191
Jack Meyers 90 220 15 61 10 5 1 30 22 12 3 0.277
Buck Herzog 42 130 16 24 2 0 0 8 13 10 10 0.185
Art Fletcher 33 98 7 21 0 1 0 6 1 7 1 0.214
Christy Mathewson 37 95 9 25 4 1 1 12 4 9 0 0.263
Hooks Wiltse 37 95 10 19 1 1 1 6 3 9 2 0.200
Bugs Raymond 39 89 4 13 1 2 0 1 6 33 1 0.146
Tillie Shafer 38 84 11 15 2 1 0 7 14 13 6 0.179
Red Ames 34 81 5 6 1 0 0 6 5 33 0 0.074
Fred Snodgrass 28 70 10 21 5 0 1 6 7 5 7 0.300
Rube Marquard 29 54 3 8 1 0 0 2 1 17 0 0.148
Art Wilson 19 42 4 10 2 1 0 5 4 6 0 0.238
Doc Crandall 30 41 4 10 0 1 1 1 1 7 0 0.244
Josh Devore 22 28 6 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 0.143
George Daly 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.111
Al Klawitter 6 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.333
Louis Drucke 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.125
Bull Durham 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Arlie Latham 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Jake Weimer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Red Waller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1909

ERA

1 Christy Mathewson 1.14 2 Hooks Wiltse 2.00 3 Bugs Raymond 2.47 4 Rube Marquard 2.60 5 Red Ames 2.69

Wins

1 Christy Mathewson 25 2 Hooks Wiltse 20 3 Bugs Raymond 18 4 Red Ames 15 5 Doc Crandall 6

Strikeouts

1 Red Ames 156 2 Christy Mathewson 149 3 Bugs Raymond 121 4 Hooks Wiltse 119 5 Rube Marquard 109
1909 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Christy Mathewson 25 6 1.14 37 33 2 275.1 192 35 36 149
Bugs Raymond 18 12 2.47 39 30 0 270.0 239 74 87 121
Hooks Wiltse 20 11 2.00 37 29 3 269.1 228 60 51 119
Red Ames 15 10 2.69 34 27 1 244.0 217 73 81 156
Rube Marquard 5 13 2.60 29 22 1 173.0 155 50 73 109
Doc Crandall 6 4 2.88 30 8 6 122.0 117 39 33 55
Al Klawitter 1 1 2.00 6 3 1 27.0 24 6 13 6
Louis Drucke 2 1 2.25 3 3 0 24.0 20 6 13 8
George Daly 0 3 6.00 3 3 0 21.0 31 14 8 8
Bull Durham 0 0 3.27 4 0 1 11.0 15 4 2 2
Jake Weimer 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 3.0 7 3 0 1
Red Waller 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 1

👥 Roster (30)

Red Ames Al Bridwell Doc Crandall George Daly Art Devlin Josh Devore Larry Doyle Louis Drucke Bull Durham Art Fletcher Buck Herzog Al Klawitter +18 more

30 players

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The 1909 New York Giants in brief

The 1909 New York Giants won 92 games and lost 61, ending up 3rd in the NL. With 624 runs scored and 547 given up, the 1909 differential was +77. The team batting average of .254 was 4% above the 1909 league mark of .243. The staff ERA of 2.27 was 12% better than the league average of 2.59. The 624 runs scored compare with a league average of 568 per club, 10% more.

Polo Grounds III was home in 1909, drawing a total attendance of 732,000. For power, Red Murray led the way with 7 homers. The hits leader was Larry Doyle with 172. On the mound, Christy Mathewson won 25 games to lead the staff. Red Ames struck out 156, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1909 New York Giants

What was the 1909 New York Giants record?
The 1909 New York Giants finished 92-61 (.601 win pct).
Who led the 1909 New York Giants in home runs?
Red Murray led the 1909 New York Giants with 7 home runs.
What was the 1909 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1909 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 2.27.
Did the 1909 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1909 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1909 New York Giants play?
The 1909 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds III.
Who led the 1909 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Red Murray (7 HR, 91 RBI) and Christy Mathewson (25-6, 1.14 ERA).
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