1918 New York Giants

71-53 • .573 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1918 New York Giants went 71-53 (.573) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 480 runs, allowed 415, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included George Burns (4 HR, 51 RBI) and Pol Perritt (18-13, 2.74 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

71 Wins
53 Losses
.573 Win %
2nd Rank
480 R 415 RA
Diff +65

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480 Runs Scored
415 Runs Allowed
+65 Run Diff
353K Attendance

📈 vs. 1918 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 2% above the 1918 league average (.254)
OBP .309 equal to the 1918 league average (.310)
SLG .330 1% above the 1918 league average (.327)
Team ERA 2.64 4% better than the 1918 league average (2.76)
Runs Scored 480 4% above the 1918 league average (460 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 56
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Total Attendance 353,300
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Avg per Game 6,308

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1918

Batting Avg

1 Benny Kauff 0.315 2 Ross Youngs 0.302 3 George Burns 0.290 4 Joe Wilhoit 0.274 5 Heinie Zimmerman 0.272

Home Runs

1 George Burns 4 2 Larry Doyle 3 3 Benny Kauff 2 4 Walter Holke 1 5 Jim Thorpe 1

RBI

1 Heinie Zimmerman 56 2 George Burns 51 3 Art Fletcher 47 4 Benny Kauff 39 5 Larry Doyle 36
1918 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ross Youngs 121 474 70 143 16 8 1 25 44 49 10 0.302
Art Fletcher 124 468 51 123 20 2 0 47 18 26 12 0.263
George Burns 119 465 80 135 22 6 4 51 43 37 40 0.290
Heinie Zimmerman 121 463 43 126 19 10 1 56 13 23 14 0.272
Walter Holke 88 326 38 82 17 4 1 27 10 26 10 0.252
Benny Kauff 67 270 41 85 19 4 2 39 16 30 9 0.315
Larry Doyle 75 257 38 67 7 4 3 36 37 10 10 0.261
Lew McCarty 86 257 16 69 7 3 0 24 17 13 3 0.268
Bill Rariden 69 183 15 41 5 1 0 17 15 15 1 0.224
Joe Wilhoit 64 135 13 37 3 3 0 15 17 14 4 0.274
Ed Sicking 46 132 9 33 4 0 0 12 6 11 2 0.250
Jose Rodriguez 50 125 15 20 0 2 0 15 12 3 6 0.160
Jim Thorpe 58 113 15 28 4 4 1 11 4 18 3 0.248
Pol Perritt 36 80 6 14 2 0 0 2 3 19 0 0.175
Pete Compton 21 60 5 13 0 1 0 5 5 4 2 0.217
Jay Kirke 17 56 1 14 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.250
Red Causey 29 48 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 18 0 0.125
Al Demaree 26 47 5 6 0 0 0 2 1 11 1 0.128
Slim Sallee 18 41 2 5 0 0 0 3 3 6 0 0.122
Fred Toney 11 32 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.188
Bert Niehoff 7 23 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.261
Jeff Tesreau 12 22 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0.318
Bob Steele 12 21 3 6 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0.286
Fred Anderson 18 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Jesse Barnes 9 18 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.222
Ferdie Schupp 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.111
George Smith 5 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Rube Benton 3 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.143
George Gibson 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Waite Hoyt 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Ogden 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Ross 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1918

ERA

1 Fred Toney 1.69 2 Jesse Barnes 1.81 3 Slim Sallee 2.25 4 Jeff Tesreau 2.32 5 Al Demaree 2.47

Wins

1 Pol Perritt 18 2 Red Causey 11 3 Al Demaree 8 4 Slim Sallee 8 5 Jesse Barnes 6

Strikeouts

1 Pol Perritt 60 2 Red Causey 48 3 Al Demaree 39 4 Slim Sallee 33 5 Jeff Tesreau 31
1918 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pol Perritt 18 13 2.74 35 31 0 233.0 212 71 38 60
Red Causey 11 6 2.79 29 18 2 158.1 143 49 42 48
Al Demaree 8 6 2.47 26 14 1 142.0 143 39 25 39
Slim Sallee 8 8 2.25 18 16 2 132.0 122 33 12 33
Fred Toney 6 2 1.69 11 9 1 85.1 55 16 7 19
Jeff Tesreau 4 4 2.32 12 9 0 73.2 61 19 21 31
Fred Anderson 4 2 2.67 18 4 3 70.2 62 21 17 24
Bob Steele 3 5 2.59 12 7 1 66.0 56 19 11 24
Jesse Barnes 6 1 1.81 9 9 0 54.2 53 11 13 12
Ferdie Schupp 0 1 7.56 10 2 0 33.1 42 28 27 22
George Smith 2 3 4.05 5 2 0 26.2 26 12 6 4
Rube Benton 1 2 1.88 3 3 0 24.0 17 5 3 9
Jack Ogden 0 0 3.12 5 0 0 8.2 8 3 3 1
George Ross 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.1 2 0 3 2
Waite Hoyt 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2

👥 Roster (32)

Fred Anderson Jesse Barnes Rube Benton George Burns Red Causey Pete Compton Al Demaree Larry Doyle Art Fletcher George Gibson Walter Holke Waite Hoyt +20 more

32 players

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The 1918 New York Giants in brief

The 1918 New York Giants finished 71-53, a .573 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the NL. The run column shows 480 for and 415 against. Against a league average of .254, the 1918 New York Giants batted .259. Pitchers allowed 2.64 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.76. The 1918 New York Giants outscored the average club by 4% (480 against 460).

Polo Grounds IV was home in 1918, drawing a total attendance of 353,300. George Burns led the club in home runs with 4. Heinie Zimmerman led in RBI with 56. The hits leader was Ross Youngs with 143. On the mound, Pol Perritt won 18 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 32 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1918 New York Giants

What was the 1918 New York Giants record?
The 1918 New York Giants finished 71-53 (.573 win pct).
Who led the 1918 New York Giants in home runs?
George Burns led the 1918 New York Giants with 4 home runs.
What was the 1918 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1918 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 2.64.
Did the 1918 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1918 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1918 New York Giants play?
The 1918 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1918 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Burns (4 HR, 51 RBI) and Pol Perritt (18-13, 2.74 ERA).
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