The Rise and Fall of the Giant Smile
Clare Briggs
Clare Briggs is a famous cartoonist who lived from 1875 to 1930. Poems by Wilbur Nesbitt.
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April 26, 1912: New York Giants have a record of 8-3, and are in second place in the National League.
May 31, 1912: New York Giants have a record of 31-7, and are in first place by 7.5 games in the National League.
June 29, 1912: New York Giants have a record of 50-11 [*], and are in first place by 14 games in the National League.
July 31, 1912: New York Giants have a record of 67-24, and are in first place by 10 games in the National League.
August 30, 1912: New York Giants have a record of 82-36, and are in first place by 4 games in the National League.
At season’s end, the Giant smile remained, with the Giants winning the NL pennant by 10.5 games with a record of 103-48.
[*] The Los Angeles Dodgers went 51-10 over 61 games in 2017, so this is not the best 61-game stretch in MLB (or even NL) history. There might be even better stretches than that one.Report
The 1912 Giants might have been smiling in September, but they were certainly crying in October.Report