New York Giants Managers

This is a comprehensive list of managers for the New York Giants organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager.

"The main idea is to win." - John McGraw

New York Giants Managers
1885-1957

New York Gothams Managers

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San Francisco Giants Managers

1883-1884

 

1958-Current

Managers & Finishes

Year Uniform # Manager(s) Wins Losses WP Finish GB

Roster

1885

n/a

Jim Murtrie

85 27 .759 2nd 2

1885

1886

n/a

Jim Murtrie

75 44 .630 3rd 12½

1886

1887

n/a

Jim Murtrie

68 55 .553 4th 10½

1887

1888

n/a

Jim Murtrie

84 47 .641 1st +9

1888

1889

n/a

Jim Murtrie

83 43 .659 1st +1

1889

1890

n/a

Jim Murtrie

63 68 .481 6th 24

1890

1891

n/a

Jim Murtrie

71 61 .538 3rd 13

1891

1892 (a)

n/a

Pat Powers

31 43 .419 3rd 9

1892

1892 (b)

n/a

Pat Powers

40 37 .519
1893

n/a

John Ward

68 64 .515 5th 19½

1893

1894

n/a

John Ward

88 44 .667 2nd 3

1894

1895

n/a

George Davis

16 17 .485 9th 21½

1895

n/a

Jack Doyle

32 31 .508

n/a

Harvey Watkins

18 17 .514
1896

n/a

Arthur Irwin

36 53 .404 7th 27

1896

n/a

Bill Joyce

28 14 .667
1897

n/a

Bill Joyce

83 48 .634 3rd

1897

1898

n/a

Bill Joyce

22 21 .512 7th 25½

1898

n/a

Cap Anson

9 13 .409

n/a

Bill Joyce

46 39 .541
1899

n/a

John Day

29 35 .453 10th 42

1899

n/a

Fred Hoey

31 55 .360
1900

n/a

Buck Ewing

21 41 .339 8th 23

1900

n/a

George Davis

39 37 .513
1901

n/a

George Davis

52 85 .380 7th 37

1901

1902

n/a

Horace Fogel

18 23 .439 7th 46

1902

n/a

Heinie Smith

5 27 .156

n/a

John McGraw

25 38 .397
1903

n/a

John McGraw

84 55 .604 2nd

1903

1904

n/a

John McGraw

106 47 .693 1st +13

1904

1905

n/a

John McGraw

105 48 .686 1st +9

1905

1906

n/a

John McGraw

96 56 .632 2nd 20

1906

1907

n/a

John McGraw

82 71 .536 4th 25½

1907

1908

n/a

John McGraw

98 56 .636 2nd 1

1908

1909

n/a

John McGraw

92 61 .601 3rd 18½

1909

1910

n/a

John McGraw

91 63 .591 2nd 13

1910

1911

n/a

John McGraw

99 54 .647 1st +7½

1911

1912

n/a

John McGraw

103 48 .682 1st +10

1912

1913

n/a

John McGraw

101 51 .664 1st +12½

1913

1914

n/a

John McGraw

84 70 .545 2nd 10½

1914

1915

n/a

John McGraw

69 83 .454 8th 21

1915

1916

n/a

John McGraw

86 66 .566 4th 7

1916

1917

n/a

John McGraw

98 56 .636 1st +10

1917

1918

n/a

John McGraw

71 53 .573 2nd 10½

1918

1919

n/a

John McGraw

87 53 .621 2nd 9

1919

1920

n/a

John McGraw

86 68 .558 2nd 7

1920

1921

n/a

John McGraw

94 59 .614 1st +4

1921

1922

n/a

John McGraw

93 61 .604 1st +7

1922

1923

n/a

John McGraw

95 58 .621 1st +4½

1923

1924

n/a

John McGraw

16 13 .552 1st +1½

1924

n/a

Hughie Jennings

32 12 .727

n/a

John McGraw

45 35 .563
1925

n/a

John McGraw

10 4 .714 2nd

1925

n/a

Hughie Jennings

21 11 .656

n/a

John McGraw

55 51 .519
1926

n/a

John McGraw

74 77 .490 5th 13½

1926

1927

n/a

John McGraw

70 52 .574 3rd 2

1927

n/a

Rogers Hornsby

22 10 .668
1928

n/a

John McGraw

93 61 .604 2nd 2

1928

1929

n/a

John McGraw

84 67 .556 3rd 13½

1929

1930

n/a

John McGraw

87 67 .565 3rd 5

1930

1931

n/a

John McGraw

87 65 .572 2nd 13

1931

1932

n/a

John McGraw

17 23 .425 3rd 2

1932

3

Bill Terry

55 59 .482
1933

3

Bill Terry

91 61 .599 1st +5

1933

1934

3

Bill Terry

93 60 .608 2nd 2

1934

1935

3

Bill Terry

91 62 .595 3rd

1935

1936

3

Bill Terry

92 62 .597 1st +5

1936

1937

30

Bill Terry

95 57 .625 1st +3

1937

1938

30

Bill Terry

83 67 .553 3rd 5

1938

1939

30

Bill Terry

77 74 .510 5th 18½

1939

1940

30

Bill Terry

72 80 .474 6th 27½

1940

1941

30

Bill Terry

74 79 .484 5th 25½

1941

1942

4

Mel Ott

85 67 .559 3rd 20

1942

1943

4

Mel Ott

55 98 .359 8th 49½

1943

1944

4

Mel Ott

67 87 .435 5th 38

1944

1945

4

Mel Ott

78 74 .513 5th 19

1945

1946

4

Mel Ott

61 93 .396 8th 36

1946

1947

4

Mel Ott

81 73 .526 4th 13

1947

1948

4

Mel Ott

37 38 .493 5th 13½

1948

2

Leo Durocher

41 38 .519
1949

2

Leo Durocher

73 81 .474 5th 24

1949

1950

2

Leo Durocher

86 68 .558 3rd 5

1950

1951

2

Leo Durocher

98 59 .624 1st +1

1951

1952

2

Leo Durocher

92 62 .597 2nd

1952

1953

2

Leo Durocher

70 84 .455 5th 35

1953

1954

2

Leo Durocher

97 57 .630 1st +5

1954

1955

2

Leo Durocher

80 74 .519 3rd 18½

1955

1956

18

Bill Rigney

67 87 .435 6th 26

1956

1957

18

Bill Rigney

69 85 .448 6th 26

1957

New York Giants Managers & Finishes



These New York Giants were once called the New York Gothams (from 1883 through 1884 - click here for their managers) and in 1958 (click here for their managers) they moved to San Francisco to become the modern day Giants.

During the 1947 season the New York Giants had their largest attendance in history when 1,600,793 fans attended games at the Polo Grounds.

Did you know that on April 14, 1936, the New York Giants set a team record for largest attendance during an Opening Day game with 54,392 fans?