1911 New York Giants season


The 1911 New York Giants season was the franchise's 29th season. It involved the Giants winning their first of three consecutive National League pennants. They were beaten by the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series.
Led by manager John McGraw, the Giants won the NL by 7½ games. On the offensive side, they finished second in total runs scored. On the defensive side, they allowed the fewest. Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson led the league in ERA, and Rube Marquard had the most strikeouts.
Taken together with the 1912 and 1913 pennant winners, this team is considered one of the greatest of all-time.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Charlie "Victory" Faust

One of the Giants' drawing cards came in the form of unknown pitcher Charlie Faust, whose story was retold by Fred Snodgrass in The Glory of Their Times. Faust was considered something of a "good-luck charm" by manager McGraw, and was used sparingly. In 1911, Faust appeared in just two games for the team, which was the entirety of his major league playing career. As a pitcher, he pitched two innings, giving up one run. As a batter, he tallied one hit by pitch, two stolen bases, and one run scored, in zero at bats.

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C133391133.332161
1B149541153.2831284
2B143526163.3101377
3B9526071.273025
SS7626371.270031
OF149565158.280350
OF151534157.294177
OF140488142.291378

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
112326104.319137
6924766.267126
8817245.262120
6610933.303117
11184.22201
6171.05900
12124.33311
10122.16701
441.25000
110.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
4530726131.99141
45277.22472.50237
3420511102.68118
30187.11293.2792
431122.908

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
41198.21552.6394
1781.2643.3189
1575.2444.0442

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
200104.500

1911 World Series

Game 1

October 14, 1911, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

Game 2

October 16, 1911, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia

Game 3

October 17, 1911, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

Game 4

October 24, 1911, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia

Game 5

October 25, 1911, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

Game 6

October 26, 1911, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia