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SPORT: Baseball TEAM: Giants POSITION: Starting pitcher INDUCTED: 1971 (by Veterans Committee) CAREER: 1908-1925 IN NY: 1908-1915 with Giants, 1915-1920 with Robins Marquard was 201-177 with a 3.08 ERA in 18 seasons for the Giants, Reds, Brooklyn Robins and Boston Braves. The lefthander led the NL with 237 strikeouts in 1911 and 26 wins in 1912. Marquard was 2-5 with a 3.07 ERA in 11 World Series games, but his teams lost all five Fall Classics he played in.
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SPORT: Baseball TEAM: Giants POSITION: Starting pitcher INDUCTED: 1939, elected in 1936 (90.7%, 1st year on ballot) CAREER: 1900-1916 IN NY: 1900-1916 Mathewson was 373-188 with a 2.13 ERA and 1.05 WHIP in 17 seasons with the Giants and Reds. The righthander led the NL in ERA and strikeouts five times and wins, WHIP and shutouts four times. He had the best strikeout to walk ratio in the NL every season from 1907-1914. From 1901-1913, his ERA never topped 2.97 and was below 2.00 five times. In 11 World Series starts, Mathewson was 5-5 with a 0.97 ERA. He helped the Giants win the 1905 World Series.
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SPORT: Baseball TEAM: Giants POSITION: Starting pitcher INDUCTED: 1947, elected in 1946 (by Old Timers Committee) CAREER: 1899-1908 IN NY: 1900 with the Superbas, 1902-1908 with the Giants McGinnity was 246-142 with a 2.66 ERA in 10 seasons with the Giants, Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas, leading the NL in wins five times. In 1904, McGinnity led the NL with 35 wins, a 1.61 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 51 games, nine shutouts, five saves and 408 innings. The righthander was 1-1 with a 0.00 ERA in two starts for the Giants when they won the 1905 World Series.
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SPORT: Baseball TEAM: Giants POSITION: Manager INDUCTED: 1939, elected in 1937 (by Veterans Committee) CAREER: 1899-1932 IN NY: 1902-1932 McGraw led the Giants to 10 NL pennants and three World Series titles (1905, 1921, 1922). He was 2,763-1,948 in 33 seasons, a .586 winning percentage. The Giants won at least 100 games in 1904, 1905, 1912 and 1913. They won NL pennants in eight out of 14 seasons from 1911-1924.
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SPORT: Baseball TEAM: Giants POSITION: Outfield INDUCTED: 1945 (by Old Timers Committee), ceremony held in 2013 CAREER: 1872-1904 IN NY: 1885-1889, 1891-1892, 1904 O’Rourke hit .310 with a .352 OBP and 62 home runs in 23 seasons with the Giants, Middleton Mansfields, Boston Red Stockings, Providence Grays, Buffalo Bisons and Washington Senators. He led MLB in home runs three times, though he never hit more than six in any of those seasons. O’Rourke led the NL with 16 triples in 1885 and with a .347 average in 1884. He won back-to-back World Series with the Giants in 1888 and 1889, batting .306 with two home runs in the series.
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SPORT: Baseball TEAM: Giants POSITION: Right field INDUCTED: 1951 (87.2%, third year on ballot) CAREER: 1926-1947 IN NY: 1926-1947 An 11-time All-Star who finished in the top-20 of NL MVP voting 13 times, Ott led the NL in home runs and walks six times, OBP four times, OPS and runs twice and RBIs and slugging percentage once. He batted .304 with a .414 OBP and 511 home runs in 22 seasons. A .295 hitter with four home runs in three World Series with the Giants, he earned just one ring in 1933.
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SPORT: Baseball TEAM: Giants POSITION: Starting pitcher INDUCTED: 1977 (by Veterans Committee) CAREER: 1889-1901 IN NY: 1890-1898 Rusie was 246-174 with a 3.07 ERA in 10 seasons for the Giants, Reds and Indianapolis Hoosiers. The righthander led MLB in strikeouts and walks five times, four times leading both categories during the same season. He led MLB in shutouts four times, in ERA twice and with 36 wins in 1894. Rusie batted .248 with eight home runs.
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SPORT: Baseball TEAM: Giants POSITION: First base INDUCTED: 1954 (77.4%, 14th year on ballot) CAREER: 1923-1936 IN NY: 1923-1936 Terry was a three-time All-Star who finished in the top 10 of NL MVP voting six times. He led MLB with 254 hits and a .401 average in 1930 and led the NL with 121 runs and 20 triples in 1931. Terry hit .341 with a .393 OBP and 154 home runs in 14 seasons with the Giants. He hit .295 with two home runs in three World Series, winning a ring in 1933.
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SPORT: Baseball TEAM: Giants POSITION: Shortstop INDUCTED: 1964 (by the Veterans Committee) CAREER: 1878-1894 IN NY: 1883-1884 with the Gothams, 1885-1889, 1893-1894 with the Giants, 1890 with Ward’s Wonders, 1891-1892 with the Grooms John Montgomery “Monte” Ward hit .275 with a .314 OBP and 26 home runs in 17 seasons with the Giants, Providence Grays, New York Gothams, Brooklyn Ward’s Wonders and Brooklyn Grooms. He stole 540 bases, leading the NL with 111 in 1887 and MLB with 88 in 1892. Ward hit .400 in two World Series, winning back-to-back titles with the Giants in 1888 and 1889.
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SPORT: Baseball TEAM: Giants POSITION: Starting pitcher INDUCTED: 1973 (by Veterans Committee) CAREER: 1880-1892 IN NY: 1883-1884 with Gothams, 1885-1892 with Giants Welch went 307-210 with a 2.71 ERA in 13 seasons for the Giants, Troy Trojans and New York Gothams. The righthander won back-to-back World Series rings with the Giants in 1888 and 1889, going 1-2 with a 4.09 ERA in three starts. He led MLB with an .800 win-loss percentage in 1885, when he went 44-11 with a 1.66 ERA and one save in 56 games.