The 1913

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season was the franchise's 31st season. It involved the Giants winning the

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pennant for the third consecutive year. Led by manager

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

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. They were beaten by the

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in the 1913 World Series. Ace pitcher

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went 25–11 and led the NL with a 2.06 ERA.

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and

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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

* September 15, 1913: Rule 5 draft ** Ben Dyer was drafted by the Giants from the

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. **

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was drafted by the Giants from the Wilmington Chicks.Hank Ritter page at Baseball-Reference
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Roster

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''

1913 World Series

Game 1

October 7, 1913, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

Game 2

October 8, 1913, at

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Game 3

October 9, 1913, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

Game 4

October 10, 1913, at

Game 5

October 11, 1913, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

References

External links

1913 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference
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