1905 New York Giants season
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| Owner(s) | John T. Brush |
| Manager(s) | John McGraw |
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The 1905 New York Giants season was the franchise's 23rd season, and the team won their second consecutive National League pennant. They beat the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. This team featured three Hall of Fame players – catcher Roger Bresnahan, and pitchers Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity – along with Hall of Fame manager John McGraw.
Regular season
Mathewson won the pitching triple crown and then had one of the greatest World Series performances of all-time, with three shutouts in six days. Only six men pitched for the Giants in 1905. The offense, led by "Turkey" Mike Donlin, scored the most runs in the majors.
On June 29, Archie "Moonlight" Graham, made famous through the novel Shoeless Joe and subsequent movie "Field of Dreams", made his lone major league appearance.[1]
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Giants | 105 | 48 | 0.686 | — | 54–21 | 51–27 |
| Pittsburg Pirates | 96 | 57 | 0.627 | 9 | 49–28 | 47–29 |
| Chicago Cubs | 92 | 61 | 0.601 | 13 | 54–25 | 38–36 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 69 | 0.546 | 21½ | 39–36 | 44–33 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 74 | 0.516 | 26 | 50–28 | 29–46 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 96 | 0.377 | 47½ | 32–45 | 26–51 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 51 | 103 | 0.331 | 54½ | 29–46 | 22–57 |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 48 | 104 | 0.316 | 56½ | 29–47 | 19–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 11–11–1 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 3–19 | 5–17–1 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 11–11–1 | — | 6–16 | 4–18 | 7–15 | 3–18–1 | 7–14–1 | 10–12 | |||||
| Chicago | 15–7 | 16–6 | — | 12–10 | 10–12 | 12–9–1 | 10–12–1 | 17–5 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 14–8 | 18–4 | 10–12 | — | 5–16–2 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 19–3 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 16–5–2 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 17–5 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 17–5–1 | 18–3–1 | 9–12–1 | 9–13 | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 16–6 | |||||
| Pittsburg | 13–9 | 14–7–1 | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 16–6 | — | 18–4 | |||||
| St. Louis | 14–8 | 12–10 | 5–17 | 12–10 | 5–17 | 6–16 | 4–18 | — | |||||
Roster
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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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Bresnahan, RogerRoger Bresnahan | 104 | 331 | 100 | .302 | 0 | 46 |
| 1B | McGann, DanDan McGann | 136 | 491 | 147 | .299 | 5 | 75 |
| 2B | Gilbert, BillyBilly Gilbert | 115 | 376 | 93 | .247 | 0 | 24 |
| 3B | Devlin, ArtArt Devlin | 153 | 525 | 129 | .246 | 2 | 61 |
| SS | Dahlen, BillBill Dahlen | 148 | 520 | 126 | .242 | 7 | 81 |
| OF | Donlin, MikeMike Donlin | 150 | 606 | 216 | .356 | 7 | 80 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Bowerman, FrankFrank Bowerman | 98 | 297 | 80 | .269 | 3 | 41 |
| Clarke, BoileryardBoileryard Clarke | 31 | 50 | 9 | .180 | 1 | 4 |
| Graham, MoonlightMoonlight Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| McGraw, JohnJohn McGraw | 3 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson | 43 | 338.2 | 31 | 9 | 1.28 | 206 |
| McGinnity, JoeJoe McGinnity | 46 | 320.1 | 21 | 15 | 2.87 | 125 |
| Ames, RedRed Ames | 34 | 262.2 | 22 | 8 | 2.74 | 198 |
| Taylor, DummyDummy Taylor | 32 | 213.1 | 16 | 9 | 2.66 | 91 |
| Wiltse, HooksHooks Wiltse | 32 | 197 | 15 | 6 | 2.47 | 120 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Elliott, ClaudeClaude Elliott | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.03 | 20 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- #2 in NL in strikeouts (198)
- #3 in NL in wins (22)
- MLB leader in stolen bases (59)
- MLB leader in runs scored (124)
- #3 in NL in batting average (.356)
- #3 in NL in slugging percentage (.495)
- MLB leader in wins (31)
- MLB leader in ERA (1.28)
- NL leader in strikeouts (206)
- #4 in NL in wins (21)
- #2 in NL in RBI (108)
- #4 in NL in stolen bases (52)
1905 World Series
NL New York Giants (4) vs AL Philadelphia Athletics (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | New York Giants – 3, Philadelphia Athletics – 0 | October 9 | Columbia Park | 17,995 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics – 3, New York Giants – 0 | October 10 | Polo Grounds | 24,992 |
| 3 | New York Giants – 9, Philadelphia Athletics – 0 | October 12 | Columbia Park | 10,991 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics – 0, New York Giants – 1 | October 13 | Polo Grounds | 13,598 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics – 0, New York Giants – 2 | October 14 | Polo Grounds | 24,187 |