The 1913 New York Giants

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 season was a season in American baseball

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. It involved the Giants winning the National League

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 pennant

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 for the third consecutive year. Led by manager John McGraw

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, the Giants dominated the NL and finished 12½ games in front of the second place Philadelphia Phillies

1913 Philadelphia Phillies season

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. They were beaten by the Philadelphia Athletics

1913 Philadelphia Athletics season

The Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing first in the American League with a record of 96 wins and 57 losses. The team then defeated the New York Giants in the 1913 World Series, 4 games to 1....

 in the 1913 World Series

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In the 1913 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Giants four games to one.The A's pitching gave the edge to a closer-than-it-looked Series in 1913...

.

Ace pitcher 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...

 went 25-11 and led the NL with a 2.06 ERA. Rube Marquard

Rube Marquard

Richard William "Rube" Marquard was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball in the 1910s and early 1920s...

 and Jeff Tesreau

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Charles Monroe "Jeff" Tesreau was an American Major League Baseball player.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....

 also won over 20 games, and the Giants easily allowed the fewest runs of any team in the league.

Taken together with the 1911

1911 New York Giants season

The 1911 New York Giants season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Giants winning their first of three consecutive National League pennants. They were beaten by the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series....

 and 1912

1912 New York Giants season

The New York Giants season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Giants winning the National League pennant. However, they were beaten by the Boston Red Sox in the World Series...

 pennant winners, this team is considered one of the greatest of all-time. The roster was basically unchanged from 1912.

Regular season

Notable transactions

• September 15, 1913: Rule 5 draft
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  • Ben Dyer
    Ben Dyer
    Benjamin Franklin Dyer 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 or shortstop.-External links:...
    
     was drafted by the Giants from the Decatur Commodores
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    .
  • Hank Ritter
    Hank Ritter
    William Herbert "Hank" Ritter was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1912 and 1916, for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants.-Sources:...
    
     was drafted by the Giants from the Wilmington Chicks.

Roster

1913 New York Giants roster
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

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
C		120	378	118	.312	3	47
1B		153	563	147	.261	3	69
2B		132	482	135	.280	5	73
OF		141	457	133	.291	3	49
OF		150	605	173	.286	2	54

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
	19	35	5	.143	1	2
	27	20	4	.200	0	1
	4	2	0	.000	0	0
	1	0	0	----	0	0

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
	40	306	25	11	2.06	93
	42	288	23	10	2.50	151
	41	282	22	13	2.17	167
	31	199.2	13	4	2.21	76
	2	13	1	1	2.77	8

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
	26	112.1	11	6	4.01	50
	8	41.2	2	1	2.16	30
	3	12	0	1	7.50	7

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
	35	4	4	6	2.86	42
	17	0	0	3	1.56	25

Game 1

October 7, 1913 at the Polo Grounds

Polo Grounds

The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...

 in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	6	11	1
New York	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	11	0
W: Chief Bender Chief Bender Charles Albert "Chief" Bender was a pitcher in Major League Baseball during the first two decades of the 20th century...  (1-0)  L: Rube Marquard Rube Marquard Richard William "Rube" Marquard was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball in the 1910s and early 1920s...  (0-1)
HR: PHI – Frank Baker (1)

Game 2

October 8, 1913 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	7	2
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
W: 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...  (1-0)  L: Eddie Plank Eddie Plank Edward Stewart Plank , nicknamed "Gettysburg Eddie", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is the first left-handed pitcher to win 200 games and then 300 games, and now ranks third in all-time wins among left-handers with 326 career victories and first all-time in career shutouts by a...  (0-1)

Game 3

October 9, 1913 at the Polo Grounds

Polo Grounds

The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...

 in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	8	12	1
New York	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	5	1
W: Bullet Joe Bush Bullet Joe Bush Leslie Ambrose "Bullet Joe" Bush born in Brainerd, Minnesota was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , St. Louis Browns , Washington Senators , Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants...  (1-0)  L: Jeff Tesreau Jeff Tesreau Charles Monroe "Jeff" Tesreau was an American Major League Baseball player.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....  (0-1)
HR: PHI – Wally Schang Wally Schang Walter Henry Schang was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1913 through 1931, he played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers . Schang was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...  (1)

Game 4

October 10, 1913 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	5	8	2
Philadelphia	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	x	6	9	0
W: Chief Bender Chief Bender Charles Albert "Chief" Bender was a pitcher in Major League Baseball during the first two decades of the 20th century...  (2-0)  L: Al Demaree Al Demaree Albert Wentworth Demaree , is a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1912-1919. He played for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves.-External links:...  (0-1)
HR: NYG – Fred Merkle Fred Merkle Frederick Charles Merkle , also known as "Bonehead" Merkle, was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball...  (1)

Game 5

October 11, 1913 at the Polo Grounds

Polo Grounds

The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...

 in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	1
New York	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
W: Eddie Plank Eddie Plank Edward Stewart Plank , nicknamed "Gettysburg Eddie", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is the first left-handed pitcher to win 200 games and then 300 games, and now ranks third in all-time wins among left-handers with 326 career victories and first all-time in career shutouts by a...  (1-1)  L: 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... (1-1)