1919 New York Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1919 New York Giants season was the franchise's 37th season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 87â53 record, 9 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.
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| 1919 New York Giants | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York City |
| Record | 87â53 (.621) |
| League place | 2nd |
| Owners | Charles Stoneham |
| Managers | John McGraw |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 96 | 44 | .686 | â | 51âââ19 | 45âââ25 |
| New York Giants | 87 | 53 | .621 | 9 | 46âââ23 | 41âââ30 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 65 | .536 | 21 | 40âââ31 | 35âââ34 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 68 | .511 | 24½ | 39âââ31 | 32âââ37 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 69 | 71 | .493 | 27 | 36âââ34 | 33âââ37 |
| Boston Braves | 57 | 82 | .410 | 38½ | 29âââ38 | 28âââ44 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 54 | 83 | .394 | 40½ | 34âââ35 | 20âââ48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 47 | 90 | .343 | 47½ | 26âââ44 | 21âââ46 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | â | 7â13 | 7â13 | 4â16 | 6â14 | 15â5 | 8â11 | 10â10â1 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 13â7 | â | 9â11 | 7â13 | 8â12 | 12â8â1 | 9â11 | 11â9 | |||||
| Chicago | 13â7 | 11â9 | â | 8â12 | 6â14 | 13â7 | 11â9 | 13â7 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 16â4 | 13â7 | 12â8 | â | 12â8 | 15â5 | 14â6 | 14â6 | |||||
| New York | 14â6 | 12â8 | 14â6 | 8â12 | â | 14â6 | 11â9 | 14â6 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 5â15 | 8â12â1 | 7â13 | 5â15 | 6â14 | â | 6â14 | 10â7 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 11â8 | 11â9 | 9â11 | 6â14 | 9â11 | 14â6 | â | 11â9 | |||||
| St. Louis | 10â10â1 | 9â11 | 7â13 | 6â14 | 6â14 | 7â10 | 9â11 | â | |||||
Notable transactions
- May 21, 1919: Jim Thorpe was traded by the Giants to the Boston Braves for Pat Ragan.[1]
Roster
| 1919 New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches | ||||||
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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Lew McCarty | 85 | 210 | 59 | .281 | 2 | 21 |
| 1B | Hal Chase | 110 | 408 | 116 | .284 | 5 | 45 |
| 2B | Larry Doyle | 113 | 381 | 110 | .289 | 7 | 52 |
| SS | Art Fletcher | 127 | 488 | 135 | .277 | 3 | 54 |
| 3B | Heinie Zimmerman | 123 | 444 | 113 | .255 | 4 | 58 |
| OF | Ross Youngs | 130 | 489 | 152 | .311 | 2 | 43 |
| OF | Benny Kauff | 135 | 491 | 136 | .277 | 10 | 67 |
| OF | George Burns | 139 | 534 | 162 | .303 | 2 | 46 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Frisch | 54 | 190 | 43 | .226 | 2 | 24 |
| Mike González | 58 | 158 | 30 | .190 | 0 | 8 |
| High Pockets Kelly | 32 | 107 | 31 | .290 | 1 | 14 |
| Frank Snyder | 32 | 92 | 21 | .228 | 0 | 11 |
| Al Baird | 38 | 83 | 20 | .241 | 0 | 5 |
| Jigger Statz | 21 | 60 | 18 | .300 | 0 | 6 |
| Earl Smith | 21 | 36 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 8 |
| Lee King | 21 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Sicking | 6 | 15 | 5 | .333 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Cooney | 5 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kinsella | 3 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
| Chick Bowen | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Thorpe | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Barnes | 38 | 295.2 | 25 | 9 | 2.40 | 92 |
| Rube Benton | 35 | 209.0 | 17 | 11 | 2.63 | 53 |
| Fred Toney | 24 | 181.0 | 13 | 6 | 1.84 | 40 |
| Red Causey | 19 | 105.0 | 9 | 3 | 3.69 | 25 |
| Art Nehf | 13 | 102.0 | 9 | 2 | 1.50 | 24 |
| Phil Douglas | 8 | 51.1 | 2 | 4 | 2.10 | 21 |
| Bill Hubbell | 2 | 18.1 | 1 | 1 | 1.96 | 3 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferdie Schupp | 9 | 32.0 | 1 | 3 | 5.63 | 17 |
| Rosy Ryan | 4 | 20.1 | 1 | 2 | 3.10 | 7 |
| George Smith | 3 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.73 | 0 |
| Colonel Snover | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Dubuc | 36 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2.66 | 32 |
| Jesse Winters | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5.46 | 6 |
| Pol Perritt | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.11 | 2 |
| Pat Ragan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 7 |
| Joe Oeschger | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 |
| Johnny Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 3 |
| Bob Steele | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 |
| Virgil Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
