1916 New York Giants

86-66 • .566 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1916 New York Giants went 86-66 (.566) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 597 runs, allowed 504, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Dave Robertson (12 HR, 69 RBI) and Pol Perritt (18-11, 2.62 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

86 Wins
66 Losses
.566 Win %
4th Rank
597 R 504 RA
Diff +93

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597 Runs Scored
504 Runs Allowed
+93 Run Diff
732K Attendance

📈 vs. 1916 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 3% above the 1916 league average (.246)
OBP .307 1% above the 1916 league average (.303)
SLG .342 4% above the 1916 league average (.328)
Team ERA 2.60 1% better than the 1916 league average (2.61)
Runs Scored 597 11% above the 1916 league average (536 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 732,000
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Avg per Game 9,384

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1916

Batting Avg

1 Lew McCarty 0.397 2 Walter Holke 0.351 3 Dave Robertson 0.307 4 Art Fletcher 0.286 5 George Burns 0.279

Home Runs

1 Dave Robertson 12 2 Benny Kauff 9 3 Fred Merkle 7 4 George Burns 5 5 Art Fletcher 3

RBI

1 Benny Kauff 74 2 Dave Robertson 69 3 Art Fletcher 66 4 Larry Doyle 47 5 Fred Merkle 44
1916 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Burns 155 623 105 174 24 8 5 41 63 47 37 0.279
Dave Robertson 150 587 88 180 18 8 12 69 14 56 21 0.307
Benny Kauff 154 552 71 146 22 15 9 74 68 65 40 0.264
Art Fletcher 133 500 53 143 23 8 3 66 13 36 15 0.286
Larry Doyle 113 441 55 118 24 10 2 47 27 23 17 0.268
Fred Merkle 112 401 45 95 19 3 7 44 33 46 17 0.237
Bill Rariden 120 351 23 78 9 3 1 29 55 32 4 0.222
Buck Herzog 77 280 40 73 10 4 0 25 22 24 19 0.261
Bill McKechnie 71 260 22 64 9 1 0 17 7 20 7 0.246
Heinie Zimmerman 40 151 22 41 4 0 0 19 7 10 9 0.272
Walter Holke 34 111 16 39 4 2 0 13 6 16 10 0.351
Jeff Tesreau 41 94 8 18 2 1 1 4 1 14 0 0.191
Pol Perritt 40 83 7 7 3 0 0 4 4 30 0 0.084
Rube Benton 38 78 3 7 0 1 0 3 2 21 1 0.090
George Kelly 49 76 4 12 2 1 0 3 6 24 1 0.158
Hans Lobert 48 76 6 17 3 2 0 11 5 8 2 0.224
Edd Roush 39 69 4 13 0 1 0 5 1 4 4 0.188
Lew McCarty 25 68 6 27 3 4 0 9 7 9 0 0.397
Brad Kocher 34 65 1 7 2 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.108
Fred Anderson 38 58 6 8 2 1 0 3 1 18 0 0.138
Mickey Doolin 18 51 4 12 3 1 1 3 2 4 1 0.235
Ferdie Schupp 30 41 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 0.098
Slim Sallee 15 35 1 9 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.257
Herb Hunter 21 28 3 7 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 0.250
Red Dooin 15 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.118
Christy Mathewson 12 17 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0.000
Ralph Stroud 10 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0.071
Rube Schauer 19 9 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.222
Fred Brainard 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Emilio Palmero 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
George Smith 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Lew Wendell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Red Killefer 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000
Heinie Stafford 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Duke Kelleher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hank Ritter 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1916

ERA

1 Ferdie Schupp 0.90 2 Slim Sallee 1.37 3 Christy Mathewson 2.33 4 Pol Perritt 2.62 5 Ralph Stroud 2.70

Wins

1 Pol Perritt 18 2 Rube Benton 16 3 Jeff Tesreau 14 4 Fred Anderson 9 5 Slim Sallee 9

Strikeouts

1 Rube Benton 115 2 Pol Perritt 115 3 Jeff Tesreau 113 4 Fred Anderson 98 5 Ferdie Schupp 86
1916 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jeff Tesreau 14 14 2.92 40 33 2 268.1 249 87 65 113
Pol Perritt 18 11 2.62 40 28 2 251.0 243 73 56 115
Rube Benton 16 8 2.87 38 30 2 238.2 210 76 58 115
Fred Anderson 9 13 3.40 38 27 2 188.0 206 71 38 98
Ferdie Schupp 9 3 0.90 30 11 1 140.1 79 14 37 86
Slim Sallee 9 4 1.37 15 11 0 111.2 96 17 10 35
Christy Mathewson 3 4 2.33 12 6 2 65.2 59 17 7 16
Ralph Stroud 3 2 2.70 10 4 1 46.2 47 14 9 16
Rube Schauer 1 4 2.96 19 3 0 45.2 44 15 16 24
George Smith 3 0 2.61 9 1 0 20.2 14 6 6 9
Emilio Palmero 0 3 8.04 4 1 0 15.2 17 14 8 8
Hank Ritter 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 5.0 3 0 0 3

👥 Roster (37)

Fred Anderson Rube Benton Fred Brainard George Burns Red Dooin Mickey Doolin Larry Doyle Art Fletcher Buck Herzog Walter Holke Herb Hunter Benny Kauff +25 more

37 players

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The 1916 New York Giants in brief

The 1916 New York Giants finished 86-66, a .566 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL. The run column shows 597 for and 504 against. At the plate the New York Giants hit .253, 3% better than the league's .246. Pitchers allowed 2.60 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.61. Measured against the 536-run league average, the offense was 11% ahead.

Home games were played at Polo Grounds IV, where 732,000 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Dave Robertson, who hit 12. Benny Kauff led in RBI with 74. Pol Perritt was the top winner, with 18 victories. In all, the roster shows 37 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1915 season and the 1917 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1916 New York Giants

What was the 1916 New York Giants record?
The 1916 New York Giants finished 86-66 (.566 win pct).
Who led the 1916 New York Giants in home runs?
Dave Robertson led the 1916 New York Giants with 12 home runs.
What was the 1916 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1916 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 2.60.
Did the 1916 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1916 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1916 New York Giants play?
The 1916 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1916 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Robertson (12 HR, 69 RBI) and Pol Perritt (18-11, 2.62 ERA).
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