1903 New York Giants season

1903 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1889)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	John T. Brush
Manager(s)	John McGraw
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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.

Regular season

The 1903 New York Giants

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburg 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

1903 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	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
Pittsburg	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

1903 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Red Ames Bill Bartley Jack Cronin Christy Mathewson Joe McGinnity Roscoe Miller Dummy Taylor		Catchers Frank Bowerman Jack Warner Infielders Charlie Babb George Davis Jack Dunn Billy Gilbert Billy Lauder Dan McGann John McGraw		Outfielders Roger Bresnahan George Browne Sam Mertes George Van Haltren		Manager John McGraw

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
C	Warner, JackJack Warner	89	285	81	.284	0	34
1B	McGann, DanDan McGann	129	482	130	.270	3	50
2B	Gilbert, BillyBilly Gilbert	128	413	104	.252	1	40
3B	Lauder, BillyBilly Lauder	108	395	111	.281	0	53
SS	Babb, CharlieCharlie Babb	121	424	105	.248	0	46
OF	Browne, GeorgeGeorge Browne	141	591	185	.313	3	45
OF	Mertes, SamSam Mertes	138	517	145	.280	7	104
OF	Bresnahan, RogerRoger 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
Van Haltren, GeorgeGeorge Van Haltren	84	280	72	.257	0	28
Dunn, JackJack Dunn	78	257	62	.241	0	37
Bowerman, FrankFrank Bowerman	64	210	58	.276	1	31
Davis, GeorgeGeorge Davis	4	15	3	.273	0	1
McGraw, JohnJohn McGraw	12	11	3	.273	0	1

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
McGinnity, JoeJoe McGinnity	55	434	31	20	2.43	171
Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson	45	366.1	30	13	2.26	267
Taylor, DummyDummy Taylor	33	244.2	13	13	4.23	94
Ames, RedRed Ames	2	14	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
Cronin, JackJack Cronin	20	115.2	6	4	3.81	50
Miller, RoscoeRoscoe Miller	15	85	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
Bartley, BillBill Bartley	1	0	0	0	0.00	2

References

External links

• 1903 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference
• 1903 New York Giants roster at Baseball Almanac