| New York Giants | |
| Season: | 1916 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Polo Grounds |
| City: | New York City |
| Owners: | Harry Hempstead |
| Managers: | John McGraw |
| Season List: | List of San Francisco Giants seasons |
The 1916 New York Giants season was the franchise's 34th season. The team finished in fourth place in the National League with an 86–66 record, 7 games behind the Brooklyn Robins. This season introduced a new uniform design.
The first game of the home season was on April 20, 1916, at the Polo Grounds. John Purroy Mitchel threw the ceremonial first pitch.[1]
The 1916 Giants set a still-standing Major League record for the longest winning streak at 26 games between September 7 to 30.[2] Earlier in the season, the Giants had won 17 consecutive games. Despite the winning streaks, no Giants pitcher won 20 games.
For the only time in franchise history,[3] the Giants failed to score a run in a three-game series; they were shut out in all three games against St. Louis, August 20–22.[4] [5]
Former Federal League star Benny Kauff led the team in runs batted in and stolen bases.
| 1916 New York Giants | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager | ||||||
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 | 120 | 351 | 78 | .222 | 1 | 29 | ||
| 1B | 112 | 401 | 95 | .237 | 7 | 44 | ||
| 2B | 113 | 441 | 118 | .268 | 2 | 47 | ||
| 3B | 71 | 260 | 64 | .246 | 0 | 17 | ||
| SS | 133 | 500 | 143 | .286 | 3 | 66 | ||
| OF | 154 | 552 | 146 | .264 | 9 | 74 | ||
| OF | 150 | 587 | 180 | .307 | 12 | 69 | ||
| OF | 155 | 623 | 174 | .279 | 5 | 41 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 280 | 73 | .261 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 40 | 151 | 41 | .272 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 34 | 111 | 39 | .351 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 48 | 76 | 17 | .224 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 49 | 76 | 12 | .158 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 39 | 69 | 13 | .188 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 25 | 68 | 27 | .397 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 34 | 65 | 7 | .108 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 18 | 51 | 12 | .235 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 21 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 268.1 | 18 | 14 | 2.92 | 113 | |
| 40 | 251.0 | 18 | 11 | 2.62 | 115 | |
| 38 | 238.2 | 16 | 8 | 2.87 | 115 | |
| 38 | 188.0 | 9 | 13 | 3.40 | 98 | |
| 15 | 111.2 | 9 | 4 | 1.37 | 35 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 140.1 | 9 | 3 | 0.90 | 86 | ||
| 12 | 65.2 | 3 | 4 | 2.33 | 16 | ||
| 10 | 46.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.70 | 16 | ||
| 19 | 45.2 | 1 | 4 | 2.96 | 24 | ||
| 4 | 15.2 | 0 | 3 | 8.04 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |