The 1916 New York Giants season was the franchise's 34th season. The team finished in fourth place in the

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with an 86–66 record, 7 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.

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threw the

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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. 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, 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. Former

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led the team in runs batted in and stolen bases.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* August 28, 1916: Larry Doyle,

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, and

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were traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for

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and

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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''

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

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* NL leader in runs scored (105) * 4th in NL in stolen bases (37)

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* 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
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