1910 New York Giants season
The 1910 New York Giants season was the franchise's 28th season. The team finished in second place in the National League with a 91–63 record, 13 games behind the Chicago Cubs.
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| Owners | John T. Brush |
| Managers | John McGraw |
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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 |
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| Chicago Cubs | 104 | 50 | 0.675 | — | 58–19 | 46–31 |
| New York Giants | 91 | 63 | 0.591 | 13 | 52–26 | 39–37 |
| Pittsburgh 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
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| 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 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 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
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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 | Chief Meyers | 127 | 365 | 104 | .285 | 1 | 62 |
| 1B | Fred Merkle | 144 | 506 | 148 | .292 | 4 | 70 |
| 2B | Larry Doyle | 151 | 575 | 164 | .285 | 8 | 69 |
| 3B | Art Devlin | 147 | 493 | 128 | .260 | 2 | 67 |
| SS | Al Bridwell | 142 | 492 | 136 | .276 | 0 | 48 |
| OF | Josh Devore | 133 | 490 | 149 | .304 | 2 | 27 |
| OF | Fred Snodgrass | 123 | 396 | 127 | .321 | 2 | 44 |
| OF | Red Murray | 149 | 553 | 153 | .277 | 4 | 87 |
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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| Cy Seymour | 79 | 287 | 76 | .265 | 1 | 40 |
| Beals Becker | 80 | 126 | 36 | .286 | 3 | 24 |
| Art Fletcher | 51 | 125 | 28 | .224 | 0 | 13 |
| Admiral Schlei | 55 | 99 | 19 | .192 | 0 | 8 |
| Art Wilson | 26 | 52 | 14 | .269 | 0 | 5 |
| Tillie Shafer | 29 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Gowdy | 7 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Keeler | 19 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Zacher | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
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| Christy Mathewson | 38 | 318.1 | 27 | 9 | 1.89 | 184 |
| Hooks Wiltse | 36 | 235.1 | 14 | 12 | 2.72 | 88 |
| Louis Drucke | 34 | 215.1 | 12 | 10 | 2.47 | 151 |
| Red 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 |
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| Doc Crandall | 42 | 207.2 | 17 | 4 | 2.56 | 73 |
| Bugs Raymond | 19 | 99.1 | 4 | 11 | 3.81 | 55 |
| Rube Marquard | 13 | 70.2 | 4 | 4 | 4.46 | 52 |
| Dick Rudolph | 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.50 | 9 |
| Ed Hendricks | 4 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.75 | 2 |
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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| Walt Dickson | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.46 | 9 |
| Al Klawitter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League top ten finishers
- #4 in NL in ERA (2.22)
- #4 in NL in runs scored (97)
- #4 in NL in strikeouts (151)
- NL leader in wins (27)
- #2 in NL in strikeouts (184)
- #3 in NL in ERA (1.89)
- #4 in NL in slugging percentage (.441)
- #2 in NL in stolen bases (57)
- #3 in NL in RBI (87)
- #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.440)
- #4 in NL in batting average (.321)