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, seven games behind the Brooklyn Robins. This season introduced a new uniform design.
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.
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.Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.48, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 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,As of 2014, considering only games from 1914 onwards. 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.The three shutouts by Montreal in September 1980 were part of a four game series.
Former Federal League star Benny Kauff led the team in runs batted in and stolen bases.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions August 28, 1916: Larry Doyle, Merwin Jacobson, and Herb Hunter were traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Heinie Zimmerman and Mickey Doolan.Herb Hunter page at Baseball Reference
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 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
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 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
Pitching
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 40 268.1 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
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 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
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 9 3 0 0 2.61 9 3 1 0 0 0.00 3
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
External links 1916 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference