The New York Giants

San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....

finished second in the National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

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The Giants offense scored the most runs in the NL. Fred Snodgrass

Fred Snodgrass

Frederick Carlisle "Snow" Snodgrass was an American center fielder in Major League baseball from 1908 to 1916 for the New York Giants and the Boston Braves. He played under manager John McGraw and with some of the game's early greats, including Christy Mathewson...

 had his breakthrough season, finishing fourth in the batting race and also leading the team in on-base percentage and OPS

On-base plus slugging

On-base plus slugging is a sabermetric baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging percentage. The ability of a player to both get on base and to hit for power, two important hitting skills, are represented. An OPS of .900 or higher in Major League...

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Their pitching staff was once again led by Hall of Famer

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...

 Christy Mathewson

Christy Mathewson

Christopher "Christy" Mathewson , nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty", was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire career in what is known as the dead-ball era...

, who won a league-best 27 games. His 1.89 earned run average ranked third.

Roster

1910 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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		127	365	104	.285	1	62
1B		144	506	148	.292	4	70
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF		123	396	127	.321	2	44
OF

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

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
	33	190.1	12	11	2.22	94

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
	42	207.2	17	4	2.56	73

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

League top ten finishers

Red Ames

Red Ames

Leon Kessling "Red" Ames was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Phillies.-Major league career:...

• #4 in NL in ERA (2.22)

Larry Doyle

• #4 in NL in runs scored (97)

Louis Drucke

Louis Drucke

Louis Frank Drucke was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball with the New York Giants from 1909 to 1912. As a pitcher, he won 18 while losing 14 games, with a 2.90 earned run average...

• #4 in NL in strikeouts (151)

Christy Mathewson

Christy Mathewson

Christopher "Christy" Mathewson , nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty", was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire career in what is known as the dead-ball era...

• NL leader in wins (27)
• #2 in NL in strikeouts (184)
• #3 in NL in ERA (1.89)

Fred Merkle

Fred Merkle

Frederick Charles Merkle , also known as "Bonehead" Merkle, was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball...

• #4 in NL in slugging percentage (.441)

Red Murray

Red Murray

John Joseph "Red" Murray was a professional baseball player.Red Murray was born in Arnot, Pennsylvania. In 1902, Murray attended Lock Haven College where he played football, basketball, and baseball. In 1904, Murray changed schools to the University of Notre Dame, playing catcher for the...

• #2 in NL in stolen bases (57)
• #3 in NL in RBI (87)

Fred Snodgrass

Fred Snodgrass

Frederick Carlisle "Snow" Snodgrass was an American center fielder in Major League baseball from 1908 to 1916 for the New York Giants and the Boston Braves. He played under manager John McGraw and with some of the game's early greats, including Christy Mathewson...

• #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.440)
• #4 in NL in batting average (.321)