1910 New York Giants season

1910 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1889)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	John T. Brush
Manager(s)	John McGraw
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The 1910 New York Giants season was the franchise's 28th season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 91-63 record, 13 games behind the Chicago Cubs.

The Giants offense scored the most runs in the NL. Fred Snodgrass had his breakthrough season, finishing fourth in the batting race and also leading the team in on-base percentage and OPS.

Their pitching staff was once again led by Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson, who won a league-best 27 games. His 1.89 earned run average ranked third.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	104	50	0.675	—	58–19	46–31
New York Giants	91	63	0.591	13	52–26	39–37
Pittsburg Pirates	86	67	0.562	17½	46–30	40–37
Philadelphia Phillies	78	75	0.510	25½	40–36	38–39
Cincinnati Reds	75	79	0.487	29	39–37	36–42
Brooklyn Superbas	64	90	0.416	40	39–39	25–51
St. Louis Cardinals	63	90	0.412	40½	35–41	28–49
Boston Doves	53	100	0.346	50½	29–48	24–52

Record vs. opponents

1910 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	10–12	5–17	8–14–1	6–16–1	4–17–2	8–14	12–10
Brooklyn	12–10	—	6–16	7–15	8–14	9–13–1	10–12–1	12–10
Chicago	17–5	16–6	—	16–6	14–8	14–8	12–10	15–7
Cincinnati	14–8–1	15–7	6–16	—	8–14	10–12–1	10–12	12–10
New York	16–6–1	14–8	8–14	14–8	—	15–7	12–10	12–10
Philadelphia	17–4–2	13–9–1	8–14	12–10–1	7–15	—	11–11	10–12
Pittsburg	14–8	12–10–1	10–12	12–10	10–12	11–11	—	17–4
St. Louis	10–12	10–12	7–15	10–12	10–12	12–10	4–17	—

Roster

1910 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Red Ames Doc Crandall Walt Dickson Louis Drucke Ed Hendricks Al Klawitter Rube Marquard Christy Mathewson Bugs Raymond Dick Rudolph Hooks Wiltse		Catchers Chief Meyers Admiral Schlei Art Wilson Infielders Al Bridwell Art Devlin Larry Doyle Art Fletcher Hank Gowdy Fred Merkle Tillie Shafer		Outfielders Beals Becker Josh Devore Willie Keeler Red Murray Cy Seymour Fred Snodgrass Elmer Zacher		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
C	Meyers, ChiefChief Meyers	127	365	104	.285	1	62
1B	Merkle, FredFred Merkle	144	506	148	.292	4	70
2B	Doyle, LarryLarry Doyle
3B	Devlin, ArtArt Devlin
SS	Bridwell, AlAl Bridwell
OF	Devore, JoshJosh Devore
OF	Snodgrass, FredFred Snodgrass	123	396	127	.321	2	44
OF	Murray, RedRed Murray

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

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
Ames, RedRed Ames	33	190.1	12	11	2.22	94

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
Crandall, DocDoc Crandall	42	207.2	17	4	2.56	73

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

Awards and honors

League top ten finishers

Red Ames

• #4 in NL in ERA (2.22)

Larry Doyle

• #4 in NL in runs scored (97)

Louis Drucke

• #4 in NL in strikeouts (151)

Christy Mathewson

• NL leader in wins (27)
• #2 in NL in strikeouts (184)
• #3 in NL in ERA (1.89)

Fred Merkle

• #4 in NL in slugging percentage (.441)

Red Murray

• #2 in NL in stolen bases (57)
• #3 in NL in RBI (87)

Fred Snodgrass

• #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.440)
• #4 in NL in batting average (.321)

External links

• 1910 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference