1914 New York Giants

84-70 • .545 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1914 New York Giants went 84-70 (.545) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 672 runs, allowed 576, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Fred Merkle (7 HR, 63 RBI) and Jeff Tesreau (26-10, 2.37 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

84 Wins
70 Losses
.545 Win %
2nd Rank
672 R 576 RA
Diff +96

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672 Runs Scored
576 Runs Allowed
+96 Run Diff
638K Attendance

📈 vs. 1914 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 6% above the 1914 league average (.251)
OBP .330 4% above the 1914 league average (.316)
SLG .348 4% above the 1914 league average (.334)
Team ERA 2.94 6% worse than the 1914 league average (2.79)
Runs Scored 672 12% above the 1914 league average (600 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 638,300
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Avg per Game 7,978

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1914

Batting Avg

1 George Burns 0.303 2 Jack Meyers 0.286 3 Art Fletcher 0.286 4 Eddie Grant 0.277 5 Bob Bescher 0.270

Home Runs

1 Fred Merkle 7 2 Bob Bescher 6 3 Larry Doyle 5 4 George Burns 3 5 Milt Stock 3

RBI

1 Art Fletcher 79 2 Larry Doyle 63 3 Fred Merkle 63 4 George Burns 60 5 Jack Meyers 55
1914 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Burns 154 561 100 170 35 10 3 60 89 53 62 0.303
Larry Doyle 145 539 87 140 19 8 5 63 58 25 17 0.260
Art Fletcher 135 514 62 147 26 8 2 79 22 37 15 0.286
Bob Bescher 135 512 82 138 23 4 6 35 45 48 36 0.270
Fred Merkle 146 512 71 132 25 7 7 63 52 80 23 0.258
Fred Snodgrass 113 392 54 103 20 4 0 44 37 43 25 0.263
Jack Meyers 134 381 33 109 13 5 1 55 34 25 4 0.286
Milt Stock 115 365 52 96 17 1 3 41 34 21 11 0.263
Eddie Grant 88 282 34 78 7 1 0 29 23 21 11 0.277
Dave Robertson 82 256 25 68 12 3 2 32 10 26 9 0.266
Larry McLean 79 154 8 40 6 0 0 14 4 9 4 0.260
Red Murray 86 139 19 31 6 3 0 23 9 7 11 0.223
Jeff Tesreau 42 117 9 28 5 1 0 11 4 12 0 0.239
Christy Mathewson 41 105 8 23 3 1 0 4 11 12 4 0.219
Rube Marquard 39 84 3 15 0 0 0 0 2 15 0 0.179
Al Demaree 38 68 5 9 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0.132
Mike Donlin 35 31 1 5 1 1 1 3 3 5 0 0.161
Art Fromme 38 31 2 7 1 0 0 2 2 10 0 0.226
Jim Thorpe 30 31 5 6 1 0 0 2 0 4 1 0.194
Elmer Johnson 11 12 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.167
Marty O'Toole 10 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.300
Sandy Piez 37 8 9 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 4 0.375
Rube Schauer 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Harry Smith 5 7 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0.429
Walter Holke 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Fred Brainard 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.200
Ben Dyer 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.250
Desmond Beatty 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Hank Ritter 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hooks Wiltse 21 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.667
Ferdie Schupp 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Eric Erickson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al Huenke 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1914

ERA

1 Jeff Tesreau 2.37 2 Hooks Wiltse 2.84 3 Christy Mathewson 3.00 4 Rube Marquard 3.06 5 Al Demaree 3.09

Wins

1 Jeff Tesreau 26 2 Christy Mathewson 24 3 Rube Marquard 12 4 Al Demaree 10 5 Art Fromme 9

Strikeouts

1 Jeff Tesreau 189 2 Rube Marquard 92 3 Al Demaree 89 4 Christy Mathewson 80 5 Art Fromme 57
1914 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jeff Tesreau 26 10 2.37 42 40 1 322.1 238 85 128 189
Christy Mathewson 24 13 3.00 41 35 2 312.0 314 104 23 80
Rube Marquard 12 22 3.06 39 33 2 268.0 261 91 47 92
Al Demaree 10 17 3.09 38 30 0 224.0 219 77 77 89
Art Fromme 9 5 3.20 38 12 2 138.0 142 49 44 57
Hooks Wiltse 1 1 2.84 20 0 1 38.0 41 12 12 19
Marty O'Toole 1 1 4.24 10 5 0 34.0 34 16 12 13
Rube Schauer 0 0 3.22 6 0 0 22.1 16 8 8 6
Ferdie Schupp 0 0 5.82 8 0 1 17.0 19 11 9 9
Hank Ritter 1 0 1.13 1 0 0 8.0 4 1 4 4
Eric Erickson 0 1 0.00 1 1 0 5.0 8 0 3 3
Al Huenke 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 2

👥 Roster (33)

Desmond Beatty Bob Bescher Fred Brainard George Burns Al Demaree Mike Donlin Larry Doyle Ben Dyer Eric Erickson Art Fletcher Art Fromme Eddie Grant +21 more

33 players

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The 1914 New York Giants in brief

The record for the 1914 New York Giants reads 84 wins and 70 losses, good for 2nd in the NL. The New York Giants scored 672 runs and allowed 576, a run differential of +96. Against a league average of .251, the 1914 New York Giants batted .264. The staff ERA of 2.94 was 6% worse than the league average of 2.79. League clubs averaged 600 runs that year, so the New York Giants scored 12% more.

Polo Grounds IV was home in 1914, drawing a total attendance of 638,300. Fred Merkle topped the New York Giants with 7 home runs. Art Fletcher led in RBI with 79. The hits leader was George Burns with 170. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jeff Tesreau (26).

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1914 New York Giants

What was the 1914 New York Giants record?
The 1914 New York Giants finished 84-70 (.545 win pct).
Who led the 1914 New York Giants in home runs?
Fred Merkle led the 1914 New York Giants with 7 home runs.
What was the 1914 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1914 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 2.94.
Did the 1914 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1914 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1914 New York Giants play?
The 1914 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1914 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Fred Merkle (7 HR, 63 RBI) and Jeff Tesreau (26-10, 2.37 ERA).
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