The 1914 New York Giants season was the franchise's 32nd season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 84–70 record, 10½ games behind the "Miracle Braves". They had finished first the three previous years.
This team featured two Hall of Fame pitchers: Christy Mathewson, one of the greatest ever, and Rube Marquard, whose selection is considered by some to be controversial.James, Bill. The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract.
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 led the team with a .303 average and walked 89 times en route to a .403 on-base percentage.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1914 New York Giants Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters Manager
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 134 381 109 .286 1 55 1B 146 512 132 .258 7 63 2B 145 539 140 .260 5 63 SS 135 514 147 .286 2 79 3B 115 365 96 .263 3 41 OF 135 512 138 .270 6 35 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 88 282 78 .277 0 29 82 256 68 .266 2 32 79 154 40 .260 0 14 86 139 31 .223 0 23 35 31 5 .161 1 3 30 31 6 .194 0 2 11 12 2 .167 0 0 37 8 3 .375 0 3 5 7 3 .429 0 2 2 6 2 .333 0 0 2 5 1 .200 0 0 7 4 1 .250 0 0 2 3 0 .000 0 1
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 42 322.1 26 10 2.37 189 41 312.0 24 13 3.00 80 39 268.0 12 22 3.06 92 38 224.0 10 17 3.09 89 1 5.0 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 38 138.0 9 5 3.20 57 10 34.0 1 1 4.24 13
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 20 1 1 1 2.84 19 8 0 0 1 5.82 9 6 0 0 0 3.22 6 1 1 0 0 1.13 4 1 0 0 0 4.50 2
Awards and honors
League top five finishers George Burns 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 #2 in NL in losses (22)
Jeff Tesreau #2 in NL in wins (26) #2 in NL in strikeouts (189)
References
External links 1914 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference