1915 New York Giants

69-83 • .454 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1915 New York Giants went 69-83 (.454) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 582 runs, allowed 628, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Larry Doyle (4 HR, 70 RBI) and Jeff Tesreau (19-16, 2.29 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

69 Wins
83 Losses
.454 Win %
8th Rank
582 R 628 RA
Diff -46

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582 Runs Scored
628 Runs Allowed
-46 Run Diff
115K Attendance

📈 vs. 1915 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 1% above the 1915 league average (.247)
OBP .300 3% below the 1915 league average (.309)
SLG .328 1% below the 1915 league average (.330)
Team ERA 3.11 13% worse than the 1915 league average (2.75)
Runs Scored 582 3% above the 1915 league average (565 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 115,800
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Avg per Game 1,523

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1915

Batting Avg

1 Larry Doyle 0.320 2 Fred Merkle 0.299 3 Dave Robertson 0.294 4 George Burns 0.272 5 Art Fletcher 0.254

Home Runs

1 Larry Doyle 4 2 Fred Merkle 4 3 George Burns 3 4 Art Fletcher 3 5 Red Murray 3

RBI

1 Art Fletcher 74 2 Larry Doyle 70 3 Fred Merkle 62 4 Dave Robertson 58 5 George Burns 51
1915 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Burns 155 622 83 169 27 14 3 51 56 57 27 0.272
Larry Doyle 150 591 86 189 40 10 4 70 32 28 22 0.320
Art Fletcher 149 562 59 143 17 7 3 74 6 36 12 0.254
Dave Robertson 141 544 72 160 17 10 3 58 22 52 22 0.294
Fred Merkle 140 505 52 151 25 3 4 62 36 39 20 0.299
Hans Lobert 106 386 46 97 18 4 0 38 25 24 14 0.251
Jack Meyers 110 289 24 67 10 5 1 26 26 18 4 0.232
Fred Snodgrass 80 252 36 49 9 0 0 20 35 33 11 0.194
Fred Brainard 91 249 31 50 7 2 1 21 21 44 6 0.201
Eddie Grant 87 192 18 40 2 1 0 10 9 20 5 0.208
Red Murray 45 127 12 28 1 2 3 11 7 15 2 0.220
Red Dooin 46 124 9 27 2 2 0 9 3 15 0 0.218
Jeff Tesreau 43 103 9 24 1 1 1 12 5 15 0 0.233
Pol Perritt 35 68 2 11 2 1 0 4 0 26 0 0.162
Ralph Stroud 32 56 2 9 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.161
Rube Marquard 27 55 3 6 0 0 0 3 1 10 0 0.109
Marty Becker 17 52 5 13 2 0 0 3 2 9 3 0.250
Jim Thorpe 17 52 8 12 3 1 0 1 2 16 4 0.231
Christy Mathewson 27 51 3 8 4 0 0 1 7 11 0 0.157
George Kelly 17 38 2 6 0 0 1 4 1 9 0 0.158
Lew Wendell 20 36 0 8 1 1 0 5 2 7 0 0.222
Charlie Babington 28 33 5 8 3 1 0 2 0 4 1 0.242
Larry McLean 13 33 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0.152
Harry Smith 21 32 1 4 0 1 0 3 6 12 0 0.125
Rube Schauer 32 26 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.077
Merwin Jacobson 8 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.083
Rube Benton 10 23 2 5 2 0 0 4 0 5 1 0.217
Bobby Schang 12 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 0.143
Ben Dyer 7 19 4 4 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 0.211
Hank Ritter 23 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.125
Brad Kocher 4 11 3 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0.455
Ferdie Schupp 23 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Fred Herbert 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Emilio Palmero 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Howard Baker 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Art Fromme 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1915

ERA

1 Jeff Tesreau 2.29 2 Pol Perritt 2.66 3 Ralph Stroud 2.79 4 Rube Benton 2.82 5 Rube Schauer 3.50

Wins

1 Jeff Tesreau 19 2 Pol Perritt 12 3 Ralph Stroud 12 4 Rube Marquard 9 5 Christy Mathewson 8

Strikeouts

1 Jeff Tesreau 176 2 Pol Perritt 91 3 Rube Marquard 79 4 Rube Schauer 65 5 Ralph Stroud 62
1915 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jeff Tesreau 19 16 2.29 43 38 3 306.0 235 78 75 176
Pol Perritt 12 18 2.66 35 30 0 220.0 226 65 59 91
Christy Mathewson 8 14 3.58 27 24 0 186.0 199 74 20 57
Ralph Stroud 12 9 2.79 32 22 1 184.0 194 57 35 62
Rube Marquard 9 8 3.73 27 20 2 169.0 178 70 33 79
Rube Schauer 2 8 3.50 32 6 0 105.1 101 41 35 65
Rube Benton 3 5 2.82 10 7 1 60.2 57 19 9 26
Hank Ritter 2 1 4.63 22 2 2 58.1 66 30 15 35
Ferdie Schupp 1 0 5.10 23 1 0 54.2 57 31 29 28
Fred Herbert 1 1 1.06 2 2 0 17.0 12 2 4 6
Art Fromme 0 1 5.84 4 1 0 12.1 15 8 2 4
Emilio Palmero 0 2 3.09 3 2 0 11.2 10 4 9 8

👥 Roster (36)

Charlie Babington Howard Baker Marty Becker Rube Benton Fred Brainard George Burns Red Dooin Larry Doyle Ben Dyer Art Fletcher Art Fromme Eddie Grant +24 more

36 players

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The 1915 New York Giants in brief

The record for the 1915 New York Giants reads 69 wins and 83 losses, good for 8th in the NL. The New York Giants scored 582 runs and allowed 628, a run differential of -46. The team batting average of .251 was 1% above the 1915 league mark of .247. The staff ERA of 3.11 was 13% worse than the league average of 2.75. League clubs averaged 565 runs that year, so the New York Giants scored 3% more.

Attendance at Polo Grounds IV totaled 115,800 for the year. For power, Larry Doyle led the way with 4 homers. The RBI leader was Art Fletcher, with 74. On the mound, Jeff Tesreau won 19 games to lead the staff. The 1915 roster runs to 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1915 New York Giants

What was the 1915 New York Giants record?
The 1915 New York Giants finished 69-83 (.454 win pct).
Who led the 1915 New York Giants in home runs?
Larry Doyle led the 1915 New York Giants with 4 home runs.
What was the 1915 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1915 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.11.
Did the 1915 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1915 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1915 New York Giants play?
The 1915 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1915 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Larry Doyle (4 HR, 70 RBI) and Jeff Tesreau (19-16, 2.29 ERA).
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