1903 New York Giants season
The 1903 New York Giants season was the franchise's 21st season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 84–55 record, 6.5 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates— a dramatic improvement from their abysmal 48–88 record the previous season.
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| Owners | John T. Brush |
| Managers | John McGraw |
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Regular season

Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | 49 | 0.650 | — | 46–24 | 45–25 |
| New York Giants | 84 | 55 | 0.604 | 6½ | 41–27 | 43–28 |
| Chicago Cubs | 82 | 56 | 0.594 | 8 | 45–28 | 37–28 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 65 | 0.532 | 16½ | 41–35 | 33–30 |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 70 | 66 | 0.515 | 19 | 40–33 | 30–33 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 58 | 80 | 0.420 | 32 | 31–35 | 27–45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 49 | 86 | 0.363 | 39½ | 25–33 | 24–53 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 94 | 0.314 | 46½ | 22–45 | 21–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 9–11 | 7–13–1 | 7–13 | 8–12 | 10–8–1 | 5–15 | 12–8 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 11–9 | — | 8–12 | 10–10 | 7–12–2 | 11–8–1 | 9–11 | 14–4–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–7–1 | 12–8 | — | 9–11 | 8–12 | 12–6 | 12–8 | 16–4 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 13–7 | 10–10 | 11–9 | — | 12–10 | 12–8–2 | 4–16 | 12–7 | |||||
| New York | 12–8 | 12–7–2 | 12–8 | 8–12 | — | 15–5 | 10–10 | 15–5–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–10–1 | 8–11–1 | 6–12 | 8–12–2 | 5–15 | — | 4–16–1 | 10–10 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 15–5 | 11–9 | 8–12 | 16–4 | 10–10 | 16–4–1 | — | 15–5 | |||||
| St. Louis | 8–12 | 4–14–1 | 4–16 | 7–12 | 5–15–1 | 10–10 | 5–15 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Jack Warner | 89 | 285 | 81 | .284 | 0 | 34 |
| 1B | Dan McGann | 129 | 482 | 130 | .270 | 3 | 50 |
| 2B | Billy Gilbert | 128 | 413 | 104 | .252 | 1 | 40 |
| 3B | Billy Lauder | 108 | 395 | 111 | .281 | 0 | 53 |
| SS | Charlie Babb | 121 | 424 | 105 | .248 | 0 | 46 |
| OF | George Browne | 141 | 591 | 185 | .313 | 3 | 45 |
| OF | Sam Mertes | 138 | 517 | 145 | .280 | 7 | 104 |
| OF | Roger Bresnahan | 113 | 406 | 142 | .350 | 4 | 55 |
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 |
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| George Van Haltren | 84 | 280 | 72 | .257 | 0 | 28 |
| Jack Dunn | 78 | 257 | 62 | .241 | 0 | 37 |
| Frank Bowerman | 64 | 210 | 58 | .276 | 1 | 31 |
| George Davis | 4 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 1 |
| John McGraw | 12 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
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| Joe McGinnity | 55 | 434.0 | 31 | 20 | 2.43 | 171 |
| Christy Mathewson | 45 | 366.1 | 30 | 13 | 2.26 | 267 |
| Dummy Taylor | 33 | 244.2 | 13 | 13 | 4.23 | 94 |
| Red Ames | 2 | 14.0 | 2 | 0 | 1.29 | 14 |
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 |
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| Jack Cronin | 20 | 115.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.81 | 50 |
| Roscoe Miller | 15 | 85.0 | 2 | 5 | 4.13 | 30 |
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 |
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| Bill Bartley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
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