1913 New York Giants season
The 1913 New York Giants season was the franchise's 31st season. It involved the Giants winning the National League pennant for the third consecutive year. Led by manager John McGraw, the Giants dominated the NL and finished 12½ games in front of the second place Philadelphia Phillies. They were beaten by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1913 World Series.
Ace pitcher Christy Mathewson went 25–11 and led the NL with a 2.06 ERA. Rube Marquard and Jeff Tesreau also won over 20 games, and the Giants easily allowed the fewest runs of any team in the league.
Taken together with the 1911 and 1912 pennant winners, this team is considered one of the greatest of all-time. The roster was basically unchanged from 1912.Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
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 | 378 | 118 | .312 | 3 | 47 |
| 1B | | 153 | 563 | 147 | .261 | 3 | 69 |
| 2B | | 132 | 482 | 135 | .280 | 5 | 73 |
| SS | | 136 | 538 | 160 | .297 | 4 | 71 |
| 3B | | 96 | 290 | 83 | .286 | 3 | 31 |
| OF | | 141 | 457 | 133 | .291 | 3 | 49 |
| OF | | 147 | 520 | 139 | .267 | 2 | 59 |
| 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 |
| 138 | 508 | 146 | .287 | 5 | 52 |
| 54 | 79 | 15 | .190 | 0 | 8 |
| 57 | 80 | 22 | .275 | 0 | 15 |
| 30 | 75 | 24 | .320 | 0 | 9 |
| 19 | 35 | 5 | .143 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | 30 | 9 | .300 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 19 | 6 | .316 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 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 | 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 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 2 |
Game 1
October 7, 1913, at the Polo Grounds in New York CityGame 2
October 8, 1913, at Shibe Park in PhiladelphiaGame 3
October 9, 1913, at the Polo Grounds in New York CityGame 4
October 10, 1913, at Shibe Park in PhiladelphiaGame 5
October 11, 1913, at the Polo Grounds in New York City
