| 1905 New York Giants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Series champions National League champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | John T. Brush | |||
| Managers | John McGraw | |||
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The1905New York Giants season was the franchise's 23rd season, and the team won their second consecutiveNational League pennant. They beat thePhiladelphia Athletics in theWorld Series.
This team featured threeHall of Fame players – catcherRoger Bresnahan, and pitchersChristy Mathewson andJoe McGinnity – along with Hall of Fame managerJohn McGraw. Mathewson won thepitching triple crown and then had one of the greatest World Series performances of all-time, with threeshutouts 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 novelShoeless Joe and subsequent movieField of Dreams, made his lone major league appearance.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 105 | 48 | .686 | — | 54–21 | 51–27 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 57 | .627 | 9 | 49–28 | 47–29 |
| Chicago Cubs | 92 | 61 | .601 | 13 | 54–25 | 38–36 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 69 | .546 | 21½ | 39–36 | 44–33 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 74 | .516 | 26 | 50–28 | 29–46 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 96 | .377 | 47½ | 32–45 | 26–51 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 51 | 103 | .331 | 54½ | 29–46 | 22–57 |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 48 | 104 | .316 | 56½ | 29–47 | 19–57 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | 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 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 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 | — | |||||
| 1905 New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers Catchers | Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 | Roger Bresnahan | 104 | 331 | 100 | .302 | 0 | 46 |
| 1B | Dan McGann | 136 | 491 | 147 | .299 | 5 | 75 |
| 2B | Billy Gilbert | 115 | 376 | 93 | .247 | 0 | 24 |
| 3B | Art Devlin | 153 | 525 | 129 | .246 | 2 | 61 |
| SS | Bill Dahlen | 148 | 520 | 126 | .242 | 7 | 81 |
| OF | Mike Donlin | 150 | 606 | 216 | .356 | 7 | 80 |
| OF | George Browne | 127 | 536 | 157 | .293 | 4 | 43 |
| OF | Sam Mertes | 150 | 551 | 154 | .279 | 5 | 108 |
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 | 98 | 297 | 80 | .269 | 3 | 41 |
| Sammy Strang | 111 | 294 | 76 | .259 | 3 | 29 |
| Boileryard Clarke | 31 | 50 | 9 | .180 | 1 | 4 |
| Offa Neal | 4 | 13 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hall | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Moonlight Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| John McGraw | 3 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Mathewson | 43 | 338.2 | 31 | 9 | 1.28 | 206 |
| Joe McGinnity | 46 | 320.1 | 21 | 15 | 2.87 | 125 |
| Red Ames | 34 | 262.2 | 22 | 8 | 2.74 | 198 |
| Dummy Taylor | 32 | 213.1 | 16 | 9 | 2.66 | 91 |
| Hooks Wiltse | 32 | 197.0 | 15 | 6 | 2.47 | 120 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Elliott | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.03 | 20 |
NL New York Giants (4) vs ALPhiladelphia Athletics (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |