1919 New York Giants

87-53 • .621 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1919 New York Giants went 87-53 (.621) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 605 runs, allowed 470, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Benny Kauff (10 HR, 67 RBI) and Jesse Barnes (25-9, 2.40 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

87 Wins
53 Losses
.621 Win %
2nd Rank
605 R 470 RA
Diff +135

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605 Runs Scored
470 Runs Allowed
+135 Run Diff
745K Attendance

📈 vs. 1919 NL Average

Batting Avg .268 4% above the 1919 league average (.257)
OBP .321 4% above the 1919 league average (.310)
SLG .365 8% above the 1919 league average (.337)
Team ERA 2.70 7% better than the 1919 league average (2.91)
Runs Scored 605 19% above the 1919 league average (509 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 69
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Total Attendance 745,000
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Avg per Game 10,797

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1919

Batting Avg

1 Ross Youngs 0.311 2 George Burns 0.303 3 Arnold Statz 0.300 4 George Kelly 0.290 5 Larry Doyle 0.289

Home Runs

1 Benny Kauff 10 2 Larry Doyle 7 3 Hal Chase 5 4 Heinie Zimmerman 4 5 Art Fletcher 3

RBI

1 Benny Kauff 67 2 Heinie Zimmerman 58 3 Art Fletcher 54 4 Larry Doyle 52 5 George Burns 46
1919 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Burns 139 534 86 162 30 9 2 46 82 37 40 0.303
Benny Kauff 135 491 73 136 27 7 10 67 39 45 21 0.277
Ross Youngs 130 489 73 152 31 7 2 43 51 47 24 0.311
Art Fletcher 127 488 54 135 20 5 3 54 9 28 6 0.277
Heinie Zimmerman 123 444 56 113 20 6 4 58 21 30 8 0.255
Hal Chase 110 408 58 116 17 7 5 45 17 40 16 0.284
Larry Doyle 113 381 61 110 14 10 7 52 31 17 12 0.289
Lew McCarty 85 210 17 59 5 4 2 21 18 15 2 0.281
Frankie Frisch 54 190 21 43 3 2 2 24 4 14 15 0.226
Mike Gonzalez 58 158 18 30 6 0 0 8 20 9 3 0.190
Jesse Barnes 46 120 14 32 5 1 0 14 1 8 0 0.267
George Kelly 32 107 12 31 6 2 1 14 3 15 1 0.290
Frank Snyder 32 92 7 21 6 0 0 11 8 9 1 0.228
Al Baird 38 83 8 20 1 0 0 5 5 9 3 0.241
Rube Benton 35 67 5 13 0 0 1 7 0 8 0 0.194
Fred Toney 24 66 4 15 1 0 0 3 3 16 0 0.227
Arnold Statz 21 60 7 18 2 1 0 6 3 8 2 0.300
Jean Dubuc 37 42 2 6 1 1 0 2 0 6 0 0.143
Red Causey 21 38 5 5 0 1 0 2 2 13 0 0.132
Earl Smith 21 36 5 9 2 1 0 8 3 3 1 0.250
Art Nehf 13 35 5 8 6 0 1 5 2 8 1 0.229
Lee King 21 20 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.100
Phil Douglas 8 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ed Sicking 6 15 2 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.333
Jimmy Cooney 5 14 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.214
Bob Kinsella 3 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.222
Bill Hubbell 2 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.125
Pat Ragan 7 7 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.429
Rosy Ryan 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ferdie Schupp 9 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Chick Bowen 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.200
Pol Perritt 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Jones 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Smith 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jim Thorpe 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Jesse Winters 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Colonel Snover 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Joe Oeschger 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Steele 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Virgil Barnes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1919

ERA

1 Art Nehf 1.50 2 Fred Toney 1.84 3 Phil Douglas 2.10 4 Jesse Barnes 2.40 5 Rube Benton 2.63

Wins

1 Jesse Barnes 25 2 Rube Benton 17 3 Fred Toney 13 4 Red Causey 9 5 Art Nehf 9

Strikeouts

1 Jesse Barnes 92 2 Rube Benton 53 3 Fred Toney 40 4 Jean Dubuc 32 5 Red Causey 25
1919 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jesse Barnes 25 9 2.40 38 34 1 295.2 263 79 35 92
Rube Benton 17 11 2.63 35 28 2 209.0 181 61 52 53
Fred Toney 13 6 1.84 24 20 1 181.0 157 37 35 40
Jean Dubuc 6 4 2.66 36 5 3 132.0 119 39 37 32
Red Causey 9 3 3.69 19 16 0 105.0 99 43 38 25
Art Nehf 9 2 1.50 13 12 0 102.0 70 17 19 24
Phil Douglas 2 4 2.10 8 6 0 51.1 53 12 6 21
Ferdie Schupp 1 3 5.63 9 4 1 32.0 32 20 18 17
Jesse Winters 1 2 5.46 16 2 3 28.0 39 17 13 6
Pat Ragan 1 0 1.59 7 1 0 22.2 19 4 14 7
Rosy Ryan 1 2 3.10 4 3 0 20.1 20 7 9 7
Pol Perritt 1 1 7.11 11 3 1 19.0 27 15 12 2
Bill Hubbell 1 1 1.96 2 2 0 18.1 19 4 2 3
George Smith 0 2 5.73 3 2 0 11.0 18 7 4 0
Colonel Snover 0 1 1.00 2 1 0 9.0 7 1 3 4
Joe Oeschger 0 1 4.50 5 1 0 8.0 12 4 2 3
Johnny Jones 0 0 5.40 2 0 1 6.2 9 4 3 3
Bob Steele 0 1 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 3 2 2 0
Virgil Barnes 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 2.0 6 4 1 1

👥 Roster (41)

Al Baird Jesse Barnes Virgil Barnes Rube Benton Chick Bowen George Burns Red Causey Hal Chase Jimmy Cooney Phil Douglas Larry Doyle Jean Dubuc +29 more

41 players

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The 1919 New York Giants in brief

The 1919 New York Giants won 87 games and lost 53, ending up 2nd in the NL. The run column shows 605 for and 470 against. The team batting average of .268 was 4% above the 1919 league mark of .257. Pitchers allowed 2.70 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.91. The 1919 New York Giants outscored the average club by 19% (605 against 509).

Home games were played at Polo Grounds IV, where 745,000 fans came through the gates. For power, Benny Kauff led the way with 10 homers. The hits leader was George Burns with 162. Jesse Barnes was the top winner, with 25 victories. In all, the roster shows 41 players. The 1918 season and the 1920 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1919 New York Giants

What was the 1919 New York Giants record?
The 1919 New York Giants finished 87-53 (.621 win pct).
Who led the 1919 New York Giants in home runs?
Benny Kauff led the 1919 New York Giants with 10 home runs.
What was the 1919 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1919 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 2.70.
Did the 1919 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1919 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1919 New York Giants play?
The 1919 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1919 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Benny Kauff (10 HR, 67 RBI) and Jesse Barnes (25-9, 2.40 ERA).
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