1911 New York Giants season

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1911  New York Giants
National League champions
League National League
Ballpark Polo Grounds (since 1889)
Hilltop Park (since 1911)
Polo Grounds
CityNew York City
Owners John T. Brush
Managers John McGraw
  1910 Seasons 1912  

The 1911 New York Giants season was the franchise's 29th season. The Giants won their first of three consecutive National League pennants. They were defeated by the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. The team set and still holds the Major League Baseball single-season record for stolen bases during the modern era (since 1901), with 347. [1]

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Led by manager John McGraw, the Giants won the National League pennant by 7+12 games. On the offensive side, they finished second in runs scored. On the defensive side, they allowed the fewest. Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson led the league in earned run average, and Rube Marquard had the most strikeouts. The Giants hit 103 triples, the most in franchise history. [2]

Taken together with the 1912 and 1913 pennant winners, this team is considered one of the greatest of all-time. [3]

Regular season

Team photo New York 1911 Giants team.jpg
Team photo

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 9954.64749255029
Chicago Cubs 9262.59749324330
Pittsburgh Pirates 8569.55214½48293740
Philadelphia Phillies 7973.52019½42343739
St. Louis Cardinals 7574.5032236383936
Cincinnati Reds 7083.4582938423241
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 6486.42733½31423344
Boston Rustlers 44107.2915419542553

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSBRCHCCINNYGPHIPITSTL
Boston 12–10–15–174–17–17–156–163–197–13–3
Brooklyn 10–12–113–911–115–16–18–13–114–89–11–1
Chicago 17–59–1314–8–111–1115–710–1216–6–2
Cincinnati 17–4–111–118–14–18–1410–1210–12–16–16–3
New York 15–716–5–111–1114–812–1016–615–7
Philadelphia 16–613–8–17–1512–1010–1213–98–13
Pittsburgh 19–314–812–1012–10–16–169–1313–9
St. Louis 13–7–311–9–16–16–216–6–37–1513–89–13

Roster

1911 New York Giants
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Charlie "Victory" Faust

One of the Giants' drawing cards came in the form of unknown pitcher Charlie Faust, whose story was retold by Fred Snodgrass in The Glory of Their Times . Faust was considered something of a "good-luck charm" by manager McGraw, and was used sparingly. In 1911, Faust appeared in just two games for the team, which was the entirety of his major league playing career. As a pitcher, he pitched two innings, giving up one run. As a batter, he tallied one hit by pitch, two stolen bases, and one run scored, in zero at bats.

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Chief Meyers 133391133.332161
1B Fred Merkle 149541153.2831284
2B Larry Doyle 143526163.3101377
3B Art Devlin 9526071.273025
SS Al Bridwell 7626371.270031
OF Josh Devore 149565158.280350
OF Fred Snodgrass 151534157.294177
OF Red Murray 140488142.291378

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Art Fletcher 112326104.319137
Buck Herzog 6924766.267126
Beals Becker 8817245.262120
Art Wilson 6610933.303117
Grover Hartley 11184.22201
George Burns 6171.05900
Mike Donlin 12124.33311
Gene Paulette 10122.16701
Hank Gowdy 441.25000
Admiral Schlei 110.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Christy Mathewson 45307.026131.99141
Rube Marquard 45277.22472.50237
Red Ames 34205.011102.68118
Hooks Wiltse 30187.11293.2792
Bert Maxwell 431.0122.908

Other pitchers

Bugs Raymond in 1911. He went 6-4 for the Giants before alcoholism led to his release. A year later, he was dead. Bugs Raymond 2162651449 031ba6b868 o.jpg
Bugs Raymond in 1911. He went 6–4 for the Giants before alcoholism led to his release. A year later, he was dead.

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Doc Crandall 41198.21552.6394
Bugs Raymond 1781.2643.3189
Louis Drucke 1575.2444.0442

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Charlie Faust 20004.500

1911 World Series

Manager John McGraw and pitcher Christy Mathewson. John McGraw and Christy Mathewson, New York Giants, 1911 World Series.jpg
Manager John McGraw and pitcher Christy Mathewson.

Game 1

October 14, 1911, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

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Philadelphia010000000162
New York00010010x250
W: Christy Mathewson (1–0)  L: Chief Bender (0–1)

Game 2

October 16, 1911, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia

Team123456789RHE
New York010000000153
Philadelphia10000200x340
W: Eddie Plank (1–0)  L: Rube Marquard (0–1)
HR: PHIHome Run Baker (1)

Game 3

October 17, 1911, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

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Philadelphia00000010002391
New York00100000001235
W: Jack Coombs (1–0)  L: Christy Mathewson (1–1)
HR: PHIHome Run Baker (2)

Game 4

October 24, 1911, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia

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New York200000000273
Philadelphia00031000x4111
W: Chief Bender (1–1)  L: Christy Mathewson (1–2)

Game 5

October 25, 1911, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

Team12345678910RHE
Philadelphia0030000000371
New York0010001021492
W: Doc Crandall (1–0)  L: Eddie Plank (1–1)
HR: PHIRube Oldring (1)

Game 6

October 26, 1911, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia

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New York100000001243
Philadelphia00140170x13135
W: Chief Bender (2–1)  L: Red Ames (0–1)

References

  1. "Since 1901, the New York Giants have the most stolen bases by a team in a season, with 347 steals in 1911". statmuse.com. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  2. "Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1871 to 2020, Playing for SFG, 3B>=90, Standard statistics, Sorted by greatest Triples". Stathead. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  3. Neyer, Rob and Eddie Epstein. Baseball Dynasties .