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1909 New York Giants season

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1909 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersJohn T. Brush
ManagersJohn McGraw
← 1908 Seasons 1910 →

The 1909 New York Giants season was the franchise's 27th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with a 92–61 record, 18½ games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Regular season

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1909 New York Giants

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 110 42 .724 56‍–‍21 54‍–‍21
Chicago Cubs 104 49 .680 47‍–‍29 57‍–‍20
New York Giants 92 61 .601 18½ 44‍–‍33 48‍–‍28
Cincinnati Reds 77 76 .503 33½ 39‍–‍38 38‍–‍38
Philadelphia Phillies 74 79 .484 36½ 40‍–‍37 34‍–‍42
Brooklyn Superbas 55 98 .359 55½ 34‍–‍45 21‍–‍53
St. Louis Cardinals 54 98 .355 56 26‍–‍48 28‍–‍50
Boston Doves 45 108 .294 65½ 27‍–‍47 18‍–‍61

Record vs. opponents

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Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 11–11 1–21 5–17 8–14–2 10–12 1–20 9–13
Brooklyn 11–11 5–16 5–17–1 7–15 11–11 4–18 12–10–1
Chicago 21–1 16–5 16–6 11–11–1 16–6 9–13 15–7–1
Cincinnati 17–5 17–5–1 6–16 9–13–1 9–12–1 7–15–1 12–10
New York 14–8–2 15–7 11–11–1 13–9–1 12–10 11–11–1 16–5
Philadelphia 12–10 11–11 6–16 12–9–1 10–12 7–15 16–6
Pittsburgh 20–1 18–4 13–9 15–7–1 11–11–1 15–7 18–3
St. Louis 13–9 10–12–1 7–15–1 10–12 5–16 6–16 3–18


Roster

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1909 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Admiral Schlei 92 279 68 .244 0 30
1B Fred Tenney 101 375 88 .235 3 30
2B Larry Doyle 147 570 172 .302 6 49
3B Art Devlin 143 491 130 .265 0 56
SS Al Bridwell 145 476 140 .294 0 55
LF Moose McCormick 121 413 120 .291 3 27
CF Bill O'Hara 115 360 85 .236 1 30
RF Red Murray 149 570 150 .263 7 91

Other batters

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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
Cy Seymour 80 280 87 .311 1 30
Fred Merkle 79 236 45 .191 0 20
Chief Meyers 90 220 61 .277 1 30
Buck Herzog 42 130 24 .185 0 8
Art Fletcher 33 98 21 .214 0 6
Tillie Shafer 38 84 15 .179 0 7
Fred Snodgrass 28 70 21 .300 1 6
Art Wilson 19 42 10 .238 0 5
Josh Devore 22 28 4 .143 0 1
Arlie Latham 4 2 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Christy Mathewson 37 275.1 25 6 1.14 149
Bugs Raymond 39 270.0 18 12 2.47 121
Hooks Wiltse 37 269.1 20 11 2.00 119
Red Ames 34 244.0 15 10 2.69 156
Rube Marquard 29 173.0 5 13 2.60 109
Louis Drucke 3 24.0 2 1 2.25 8
George Daly 3 21.0 0 3 6.00 8

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Doc Crandall 30 122.0 6 4 2.88 55
Al Klawitter 6 27.0 1 1 2.00 6

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Bull Durham 4 0 0 1 3.27 2
Jake Weimer 1 0 0 0 9.00 1
Red Waller 1 0 0 0 0.00 1

Awards and honors

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League top five finishers

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Red Ames

  • #5 strikeouts (156)

Al Bridwell

  • #3 on-base percentage (.386)
  • #5 batting average (.294)

Larry Doyle

  • #3 slugging percentage (.419)
  • #4 batting average (.302)

Christy Mathewson

  • #1 earned run average (1.14)
  • #2 wins (25)

Moose McCormick

  • #5 slugging percentage (.402)

Red Murray

  • #1 home runs (7)
  • #2 runs batted in (91)
  • #2 stolen bases (48)

References

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