1919 New York Giants season

1919 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Stoneham
Manager(s)	John McGraw
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1919 New York Giants season was the franchise's 37th season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 87-53 record, 9 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	96	44	0.686	—	51–19	45–25
New York Giants	87	53	0.621	9	46–23	41–30
Chicago Cubs	75	65	0.536	21	40–31	35–34
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	68	0.511	24½	39–31	32–37
Brooklyn Robins	69	71	0.493	27	36–34	33–37
Boston Braves	57	82	0.410	38½	29–38	28–44
St. Louis Cardinals	54	83	0.394	40½	34–35	20–48
Philadelphia Phillies	47	90	0.343	47½	26–44	21–46

Record vs. opponents

1919 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	7–13	7–13	4–16	6–14	15–5	8–11	10–10–1
Brooklyn	13–7	—	9–11	7–13	8–12	12–8–1	9–11	11–9
Chicago	13–7	11–9	—	8–12	6–14	13–7	11–9	13–7
Cincinnati	16–4	13–7	12–8	—	12–8	15–5	14–6	14–6
New York	14–6	12–8	14–6	8–12	—	14–6	11–9	14–6
Philadelphia	5–15	8–12–1	7–13	5–15	6–14	—	6–14	10–7
Pittsburgh	11–8	11–9	9–11	6–14	9–11	14–6	—	11–9
St. Louis	10–10–1	9–11	7–13	6–14	6–14	7–10	9–11	—

Notable transactions

• May 21, 1919: Jim Thorpe was traded by the Giants to the Boston Braves for Pat Ragan.^[1]

Roster

1919 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Jesse Barnes Virgil Barnes Rube Benton Red Causey Phil Douglas Jean Dubuc Bill Hubbell Johnny Jones Art Nehf Joe Oeschger Pol Perritt Pat Ragan Rosy Ryan Ferdie Schupp George Smith Colonel Snover Bob Steele Fred Toney Jesse Winters		Catchers Mike González Lew McCarty Earl Smith Frank Snyder Infielders Al Baird Hal Chase Jimmy Cooney Larry Doyle Art Fletcher Frankie Frisch George Kelly Ed Sicking Heinie Zimmerman		Outfielders Chick Bowen George Burns Benny Kauff Lee King Bob Kinsella Jigger Statz Jim Thorpe Ross Youngs Other batters Dave Robertson		Manager John McGraw Coaches Christy Mathewson

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

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
González, MikeMike González	58	158	30	.190	0	8
Thorpe, JimJim Thorpe	2	3	1	.333	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
Barnes, JesseJesse Barnes	38	295.2	25	9	2.40	92

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

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

Notes

1. Jim Thorpe page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1919 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference