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1914 New York Giants Season
The 1914 New York Giants season was the franchise's 32nd season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 84–70 record, 10½ games behind the " Miracle Braves." They had finished first the three previous years. This team featured two Hall of Fame pitchers: Christy Mathewson, one of the greatest ever, and Rube Marquard, whose selection is considered by some to be controversial.James, Bill. ''The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract''. Regular season The offense scored the most runs in the league, even though no individual player drove in more than 79. The eight starters, however, all had an OPS+ of over 100. George Burns led the team with a .303 average and walked 89 times en route to a .403 on-base percentage. Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster 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'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 through 1963. The original Polo Grounds, opened in 1876 and demolished in 1889, was built for the sport of polo. Bound on the south and north by 110th and 112th streets and on the east and west by Fifth and Sixth (Lenox) avenues, just north of Central Park, it was converted to a baseball stadium when leased by the New York Metropolitans in 1880. The third Polo Grounds, built in 1890, was renovated after a fire in 1911 and became Polo Grounds IV, the one generally indicated when the ''Polo Grounds'' is referenced. It was located in Coogan's Hollow and was noted for its distinctive bathtub shape, with very short distances to the left and right field walls and an unusually deep center field. In baseball, the original Polo Grounds was home to the New York Metropolitans from 1880 through 1885, and the New York Giants from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty O'Toole
Martin James O'Toole (November 27, 1888 – February 18, 1949) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played a total of five seasons for three teams from 1908 to 1914. He pitched and batted right-handed. Career Martin was born to Michael and Mary O'Toole, both Irish immigrants. When he and his siblings were still very young, his parents moved to Framingham, Massachusetts. He made his professional debut on September 21, 1908 near the end of the season for the Cincinnati Reds. He pitched three games for a 1-0 win-loss record and a 2.40 earned run average. He did not play from 1909 to 1910 but reappeared in 1911 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He pitched in five games for a 3-2 record, 2.37 earned run average, and 34 strikeouts in 38 innings pitched. It would be his only season where he had a positive win-loss record. In 1912 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, he pitched the most games of his career. He pitched 37 games for a 15-17 record, 2.71 earned run average, and 150 strikeout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Dyer
Benjamin Franklin Dyer (February 13, 1893 – August 7, 1959) was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, from until , for the New York Giants and Detroit Tigers. Dyer played seven different positions in all, but he appeared primarily as a third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system us ... or shortstop. External links Major League Baseball infielders New York Giants (NL) players Detroit Tigers players Decatur Commodores players Denver Bears players Toledo Mud Hens players 1893 births 1959 deaths Baseball players from Chicago Burials in Wisconsin {{US-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Doyle (baseball)
Lawrence Joseph Doyle (July 31, 1886 – March 1, 1974), nicknamed "Laughing Larry", was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1920 who played almost his entire career for the New York Giants. The National League's outstanding second baseman during the 1910s, he was awarded the Chalmers Award as the league's best player, and won the batting title with a .320 average. The team captain and top everyday star on three consecutive pennant winners (1911–1913), his .408 career slugging average was the top mark by an NL second baseman when he retired, as were his career totals in hits (1887), doubles (299), triples (123), total bases (2654) and extra base hits (496). He ended his career among the major league leaders in career games (5th, 1730), putouts (9th, 3635), assists (9th, 4654), total chances (9th, 8732) and double plays (5th, 694) at second base, and set Giants franchise records for career games, at bats and doubles, each of which was broken by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Brainard
Frederick F. Brainard (February 17, 1892 – April 17, 1959) was an infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants between 1914–1916."Fred Brainard Statistics and History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2011. He then played for various minor league teams, including a stint as player-manager of the International League Newark Bears
The Newark Bears were an American minor league professional baseball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They were a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and, later, the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball. T ...< ...
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Desmond Beatty
"Desperate" Desmond Aloysius Beatty (April 7, 1893 – June 10, 1969) was an American professional baseball player who played two games for the New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. .... He played one game at shortstop committing three errors and one game at third base. References External links Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Baltimore New York Giants (baseball) players 1893 births 1969 deaths Rochester Hustlers players New London Planters players People from Norway, Maine Portland Duffs players {{US-baseball-shortstop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Smith (1910s Catcher)
James Harry Smith (May 15, 1890 – April 1, 1922) played 75 games of Major League Baseball between 1914 and 1918, mostly as a catcher. In all he had 148 at bats, his 27 hits produced one homer and 14 RBI for an average of .182, not sufficient to prolong his career in the big leagues. He started with the New York Giants, moving to the Brooklyn Tip-Tops The Brooklyn Tip-Tops were a team in the short-lived Federal League of professional baseball from 1914 to 1915. The team's name came from Tip Top Bread, a product of Ward Baking Company, which was also owned by team owner Robert Ward. They were so ... for 1915, but he returned mid-way through the season. He was absent from the big leagues for 1916, starting 1917 with Cincinnati Reds, but after a couple of seasons as a peripheral figure with an average below .200, he disappeared from the big leagues for good. External links Harry Smith's stats at MLB.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Meyers
John Tortes "Chief" Meyers (July 29, 1880 – July 25, 1971) was a Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Giants (NL), New York Giants, Boston Braves (baseball), Boston Braves, and Brooklyn Robins from 1909 to 1917. He played on the early Giants teams under manager John McGraw and was the primary catcher for Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson. Meyers hit over .300 for three straight years as the Giants won three straight National League pennants from 1911 to 1913. Overall, he played in four World Series – the 1911, 1912, and 1913 Series with the Giants, as well as the 1916 Series with the Robins. Meyers was a Native American from the Cahuilla culture of California, and he was educated at Dartmouth College. Early years Meyers was born to John Meyer and Felicite Meyer, a Cahuilla Indian, in Riverside, California. At the age of seven, his father died; John Meyers continued to live in Riverside, and attended Riverside Polytechnic High School, Riverside High School. Meyers was pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry McLean
Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment * Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer *Larry Boone, American country singer * Larry Collins, American musician, member of the rockabilly sibling duo The Collins Kids *Larry David (born 1947), Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director *Larry Emdur, Australian TV host *Larry Feign, American cartoonist working in Hong Kong *Larry Fine, of the Three Stooges * Larry Gates, American actor *Larry Gatlin, American country singer *Larry Gelbart (1928–2009), American screenwriter, playwright, director and author * Larry Graham, founder of American funk band Graham Central Station * Larry Hagman, American actor, best known for the TV series ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and ''Dallas'' *Larry Henley (1937–2014), American singer and songwriter, member of The Newbeats * Larr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Johnson
Elmer Ellsworth Johnson (June 12, 1884 – October 31, 1966) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Hickory", he played for the New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ... in 1914."Elmer Johnson Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-02-16. References External links 1884 births 1966 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooks Wiltse
George Leroy "Hooks" Wiltse (September 7, 1879 – January 21, 1959) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1904 to 1915. He was the brother of pitcher Snake Wiltse. Biography "Hooks" earned his nickname because of his exceptional curveball and was one of the earliest pitchers to have a curveball regarded as being much more effective than his fastball. From 1904 to 1914, he pitched for the National League's New York Giants. During that time, he combined with teammate Christy Mathewson for 435 wins, making them one of the best lefty-righty duos in history. Wiltse won five pennants with the Giants and pitched innings in the 1911 World Series. On July 4, 1908, Wiltse pitched a perfect game through 26 batters until he hit Philadelphia Phillies pitcher George McQuillan on a 2–2 count in a scoreless game. This was the only occurrence of a pitcher losing a perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning by hitting a batter until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Tesreau
Charles Monroe "Jeff" Tesreau (March 5, 1888 – September 24, 1946) was an American Major League Baseball player. Standing , Tesreau was given the nickname "Jeff" because he resembled boxer Jim Jeffries. Baseball career Tesreau initially signed with a minor league team of the St. Louis Browns in 1909. In , his contract was purchased by the New York Giants. After two years in the minors, Tesreau learned how to throw a spitball, which became his signature pitch. He started the second game of the season for the Giants. ''The New York Times'' wrote, "Tesreau has curves which bend like barrel hoops and speed like lightning. He's just the kind of a strong man McGraw has been looking for." Tesreau finished his rookie season with 17–7 record and on September 6 he would no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-0. He also had a National League leading ERA of 1.96. Earned run average officially became a statistic of Major League Baseball in 1912, and Tesreau, along with the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
