| 1904 New York Giants | ||||
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| National League champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | John T. Brush | |||
| Managers | John McGraw | |||
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The1904New York Giants season was the 22nd season in franchise history. They led theNational League in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed, on their way to 106 wins and thepennant.
The first modernWorld Series had been played the previous year, but managerJohn McGraw and ownerJohn T. Brush refused to play theAmerican League championBoston Americans in aWorld Series. They would change their position the following year.
The Giants had little offensive firepower in this pitching-dominated era but scored using a balanced lineup and a lot of small-ball tactics formerly employed by manager McGraw in his playing days. The lineup featured three of the top five stolen base leaders in the majors:Bill Dahlen,Sam Mertes, andDan McGann.
They also had one of the greatest pitching duos of all-time inJoe McGinnity andChristy Mathewson, who each had arguably the greatest seasons in their Hall of Fame careers. They combined for 68 wins – a 20th-century record for two pitchers on the same team.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 106 | 47 | .693 | — | 56–26 | 50–21 |
| Chicago Cubs | 93 | 60 | .608 | 13 | 49–27 | 44–33 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 65 | .575 | 18 | 49–27 | 39–38 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 66 | .569 | 19 | 48–30 | 39–36 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 79 | .487 | 31½ | 39–36 | 36–43 |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 56 | 97 | .366 | 50 | 31–44 | 25–53 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 55 | 98 | .359 | 51 | 34–45 | 21–53 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 52 | 100 | .342 | 53½ | 28–43 | 24–57 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 2–20 | 11–10–1 | 8–14 | 9–13–1 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 5–17 | 8–14 | 3–19 | 13–9 | 7–14–1 | 7–15 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–9 | 17–5 | — | 13–8–1 | 11–11–2 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 15–7 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 15–7 | 14–8 | 8–13–1 | — | 10–12–1 | 16–6 | 11–11–2 | 14–8 | |||||
| New York | 20–2 | 19–3 | 11–11–2 | 12–10–1 | — | 17–4–2 | 12–10 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 10–11–1 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 4–17–2 | — | 9–13 | 7–15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 14–8 | 14–7–1 | 13–9 | 11–11–2 | 10–12 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 10–12 | — | |||||
| 1904 New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers Catchers | Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jack Warner | 86 | 287 | 57 | .199 | 1 | 15 |
| 1B | Dan McGann | 141 | 517 | 148 | .286 | 6 | 71 |
| 2B | Billy Gilbert | 146 | 478 | 121 | .253 | 1 | 54 |
| 3B | Art Devlin | 130 | 474 | 133 | .281 | 1 | 66 |
| SS | Bill Dahlen | 145 | 523 | 140 | .268 | 2 | 80 |
| OF | Roger Bresnahan | 109 | 402 | 114 | .284 | 5 | 33 |
| OF | George Browne | 150 | 596 | 169 | .284 | 4 | 39 |
| OF | Sam Mertes | 148 | 532 | 147 | .276 | 4 | 78 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Bowerman | 93 | 289 | 67 | .232 | 2 | 27 |
| Moose McCormick | 59 | 203 | 54 | .266 | 1 | 26 |
| Jack Dunn | 64 | 181 | 56 | .309 | 1 | 19 |
| Mike Donlin | 42 | 132 | 37 | .280 | 2 | 14 |
| Doc Marshall | 11 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 0 | 2 |
| John McGraw | 5 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Brouthers | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim O'Rourke | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McGinnity | 51 | 408.0 | 35 | 8 | 1.61 | 144 |
| Christy Mathewson | 48 | 367.2 | 33 | 12 | 2.03 | 212 |
| Dummy Taylor | 36 | 296.1 | 21 | 15 | 2.34 | 138 |
| Red Ames | 16 | 115.0 | 4 | 6 | 2.27 | 93 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooks Wiltse | 24 | 164.2 | 13 | 3 | 2.84 | 105 |
| Billy Milligan | 5 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 6 |
| Claude Elliott | 3 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Dunn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Frank Bowerman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
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