Major League Baseball team season
John Purroy Mitchel , the Mayor of New York throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the Opening Day game of the 1916 New York Giants season at the Polo Grounds on April 20, 1916
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.[1]
Opening day games
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]
Regular season
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.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team
BOS
BR
CHC
CIN
NYG
PHI
PIT
STL
Boston
—
13–9
14–7–2
13–9–1
11–10–1
11–11–1
14–8–1
13–9
Brooklyn
9–13
—
15–7–1
15–7–1
15–7
11–11
14–8
15–7
Chicago
7–14–2
7–15–1
—
9–13
10–12
8–14
12–10
14–8
Cincinnati
9–13–1
7–15–1
13–9
—
5–16
5–17
13–9
8–14
New York
10–11–1
7–15
12–10
16–5
—
9–13
17–5–2
15–7
Philadelphia
11–11–1
11–11
14–8
17–5
13–9
—
13–9
12–9
Pittsburgh
8–14–1
8–14
10–12
9–13
5–17–2
9–13
—
16–6
St. Louis
9–13
7–15
8–14
14–8
7–15
9–12
6–16
—
Notable transactions
Roster
1916 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
George Burns
NL leader in runs scored (105)
4th in NL in stolen bases (37)
Benny Kauff
2nd in NL in stolen bases (40)
4th in NL in RBI (74)
Dave Robertson
MLB leader in home runs (12)
3rd in NL in runs scored (88)
References
^ a b "Mayor Mitchel To Pitch" (PDF) . The New York Times . April 20, 1916. Retrieved December 26, 2013 .
^ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records , p.48, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
^ As of 2014, considering only games from 1914 onwards.
^ "Team Batting Streak Finder: Longest Streak with R=0 From 1914 to 2014, Playing for SFG" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved May 8, 2014 .
^ The three shutouts by Montreal in September 1980 were part of a four game series.
^ Herb Hunter page at Baseball Reference
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