1915 New York Giants season

1915 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Harry Hempstead
Manager(s)	John McGraw
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John Purroy Mitchel at the Giants opening game at the Polo Grounds on April 14, 1915, throwing out the ceremonial first pitch

John Purroy Mitchel at the Giants opening game at the Polo Grounds on April 14, 1915, where he is shaking hands with Christy Mathewson

The 1915 New York Giants season was the franchise's 33rd season. The team finished eighth in the eight-team National League with a record of 69–83, 21 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.

Opening day game

Opening day was April 14, 1915, at the Polo Grounds against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 20,000 attendees. Mayor John Purroy Mitchel threw the ceremonial first pitch. The New York Giants Opening Day starting pitcher was Jeff Tesreau. The Giants won 16 to 3.^[1]

Regular season

After finishing first in 1911, 1912, and 1913 and second in 1914, the Giants fell to last place in the National League in 1915. Much of the collapse was due to the pitching staff. Hall of Famers Christy Mathewson and Rube Marquard both struggled through subpar seasons. Marquard would be placed on waivers in August and claimed by the Brooklyn Robins.

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	90	62	0.592	—	49–27	41–35
Boston Braves	83	69	0.546	7	49–27	34–42
Brooklyn Robins	80	72	0.526	10	51–26	29–46
Chicago Cubs	73	80	0.477	17½	42–34	31–46
Pittsburgh Pirates	73	81	0.474	18	40–37	33–44
St. Louis Cardinals	72	81	0.471	18½	42–36	30–45
Cincinnati Reds	71	83	0.461	20	39–37	32–46
New York Giants	69	83	0.454	21	37–38	32–45

Record vs. opponents

1915 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	14–8–1	10–12–1	15–7	13–9–1	7–14	15–7	9–12–2
Brooklyn	8–14–1	—	14–8	11–11–1	12–8	13–9	11–11	11–11
Chicago	12–10–1	8–14	—	13–9–2	8–14	7–14	13–9	12–10
Cincinnati	7–15	11–11–1	9–13–2	—	9–13–1	9–13	12–10–1	14–8–1
New York	9–13–1	8–12	14–8	13–9–1	—	7–15–1	8–14	10–12
Philadelphia	14–7	9–13	14–7	13–9	15–7–1	—	10–12	15–7
Pittsburgh	7–15	11–11	9–13	10–12–1	14–8	12–10	—	10–12–1
St. Louis	12–9–2	11–11	10–12	8–14–1	12–10	7–15	12–10–1	—

Roster

1915 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Rube Benton Art Fromme Fred Herbert Rube Marquard Christy Mathewson Emilio Palmero Pol Perritt Hank Ritter Rube Schauer Ferdie Schupp Sailor Stroud Jeff Tesreau		Catchers Red Dooin Brad Kocher Larry McLean Chief Meyers Bobby Schang Harry Smith Lew Wendell Infielders Howard Baker Fred Brainard Larry Doyle Ben Dyer Art Fletcher Eddie Grant George Kelly Hans Lobert Fred Merkle		Outfielders Charlie Babington Marty Becker George Burns Merwin Jacobson Red Murray Dave Robertson Fred Snodgrass Jim Thorpe		Manager John McGraw

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
2B	Doyle, LarryLarry Doyle	150	591	189	.320	4	70
3B	Lobert, HansHans Lobert	106	386	97	.251	0	38
OF	Snodgrass, FredFred Snodgrass	80	252	49	.194	0	20
OF	Burns, GeorgeGeorge Burns	155	622	169	.272	3	51

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
Dyer, BenBen Dyer	7	19	4	.211	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
Tesreau, JeffJeff Tesreau	43	306	19	16	2.29	176
Perritt, PolPol Perritt	35	220	12	18	2.66	91
Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson	27	186	8	14	3.58	57
Marquard, RubeRube Marquard	27	169	9	8	3.73	79
Herbert, FredFred Herbert	2	17	1	1	1.06	6

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
Schauer, RubeRube Schauer	32	105.1	2	8	3.50	65
Benton, RubeRube Benton	10	60.2	3	5	2.82	26
Fromme, ArtArt Fromme	4	12.1	0	1	5.84	4
Palmero, EmilioEmilio Palmero	3	11.2	0	2	3.09	8

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
Ritter, HankHank Ritter	22	2	1	2	4.63	35

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

George Burns

• #4 in NL in runs scored (83)

Larry Doyle

• NL leader in batting average (.320)
• #2 in NL in runs scored (86)

Pol Perritt

• #3 in NL in losses (18)

Jeff Tesreau

• #2 in NL in strikeouts (176)

External links

• 1915 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference

References

1. "Larry Doyle Hero Of Giants' Opening. Hibernian Slugger Deals Destruction to Brooklyn's German Pitchers. Dodgers Downed, 16 To 3. Happy Crowd of 20,000 Enthuses at Season's First Game at Polo Grounds". New York Times. April 15, 1915. Retrieved 2013-12-25. A brand-new season of national frivolity started on its merry way at the Polo Grounds yesterday, the hilarious inaugural being staged with an abundance of pomp ...