1915 New York Giants season
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The 1915 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....

 season
was a season in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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. The team finished eighth in the eight-team National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

 with a record of 69-83, 21 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies
1915 Philadelphia Phillies season
The Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Phillies winning the National League, then going on to lose the 1915 World Series to the Boston Red Sox. This was the team's first pennant since joining the league in...

.

Regular season

After finishing first in 1911
1911 New York Giants season
The 1911 New York Giants season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Giants winning their first of three consecutive National League pennants. They were beaten by the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series....

, 1912
1912 New York Giants season
The New York Giants season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Giants winning the National League pennant. However, they were beaten by the Boston Red Sox in the World Series...

, and 1913
1913 New York Giants season
The 1913 New York Giants season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Giants winning the National League pennant for the third consecutive year. Led by manager John McGraw, the Giants dominated the NL and finished 12½ games in front of the second place Philadelphia Phillies...

 and second in 1914
1914 New York Giants season
The 1914 New York Giants finished second in the National League, behind the "Miracle Braves." They had finished first the three previous years....

, the Giants fell to last place in the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

 in 1915. Much of the collapse was due to the pitching staff. Hall of Famers 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...

 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...

 both struggled through subpar seasons. Marquard would be placed on waivers in August and claimed by the Brooklyn Robins
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...

.

Roster

1915 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders 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
2B 150 591 189 .320 4 70
3B 106 386 97 .251 0 38
OF 80 252 49 .194 0 20
OF 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
7 19 4 .211 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
43 306 19 16 2.29 176
35 220 12 18 2.66 91
27 186 8 14 3.58 57
27 169 9 8 3.73 79
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
32 105.1 2 8 3.50 65
10 60.2 3 5 2.82 26
4 12.1 0 1 5.84 4
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
22 2 1 2 4.63 35

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...

  • #4 in NL in runs scored (83)


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


Pol Perritt
Pol Perritt
William Dayton "Pol" Perritt was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1912-1914, the New York Giants from 1915-1921, and the Detroit Tigers for 4 games in 1921...

  • #3 in NL in losses (18)


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 strikeouts (176)
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