The 1914 New York Giants

San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....

finished second in the National League

National League

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, behind the "Miracle Braves

1914 Boston Braves season

The 1914 Boston Braves was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the National League, winning the pennant by 10½ games over the New York Giants...

." They had finished first the three previous years.

This team featured two Hall of Fame

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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 pitchers: Christy Mathewson

Christy Mathewson

Christopher "Christy" Mathewson , nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty", was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire career in what is known as the dead-ball era...

, one of the greatest ever, and Rube Marquard

Rube Marquard

Richard William "Rube" Marquard was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball in the 1910s and early 1920s...

, whose selection is considered by some to be unfortunate.

Regular season

The offense scored the most runs in the league, even though no individual player drove in more than 79. The eight starters, however, all had an OPS+ of over 100. George Burns

George Burns (outfielder)

George Joseph Burns was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career as the leadoff hitter for the New York Giants. A soft-spoken person, he was nicknamed "Silent George" by his teammates, and he was said to be one of the best pool players ever to play major...

 led the team with a .303 average

Batting average

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 and walked 89 times en route to a .403 on-base percentage.

Roster

1914 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager

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
OF		113	392	103	.263	0	44
OF		154	561	170	.303	3	60

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
	30	31	6	.194	0	2
	7	4	1	.250	0	0

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
	42	322.1	26	10	2.37	189
	41	312	24	13	3.00	80
	39	268	12	22	3.06	92
	38	224	10	17	3.09	89
	1	5	0	1	0.00	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
	38	138	9	5	3.20	57

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
	1	1	0	0	1.13	4
	1	0	0	0	4.50	2

League top five finishers

George Burns

George Burns (outfielder)

George Joseph Burns was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career as the leadoff hitter for the New York Giants. A soft-spoken person, he was nicknamed "Silent George" by his teammates, and he was said to be one of the best pool players ever to play major...

• NL leader in runs scored (100)
• NL leader in stolen bases (62)
• #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.403)
• #3 in NL in walks drawn (89)

Rube Marquard

Rube Marquard

Richard William "Rube" Marquard was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball in the 1910s and early 1920s...

• #2 in NL in losses (22)

Jeff Tesreau

Jeff Tesreau

Charles Monroe "Jeff" Tesreau was an American Major League Baseball player.Tesreau initially signed with a minor league team of the St. Louis Browns in 1909. In , his contract was purchased by the New York Giants....

• #2 in NL in wins (26)
• #2 in NL in strikeouts (189)