1910 New York Giants season
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| 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 |
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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 |
| 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
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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 | |||||
| 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
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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)