1904 New York Giants season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1904 National League champions National League Polo Grounds New York City 106 47 y 1st John T. Brush John McGraw List of San Francisco Giants seasons The 1904 New York Giants season was the 22nd season in franchise history. They led the National League in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed, on their way to 106 wins and the pennant. The first modern World Series had been played the previous year, but manager John McGraw and owner John T. Brush refused to play the American League champion Boston Americans in a World Series. They would change their position the following year. Regular season thumb|400px|Team photograph 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, and Dan McGann. They also had one of the greatest pitching duos of all-time in Joe McGinnity and Christy Mathewson. They combined for 68 wins – a 20th-century record for two pitchers on the same team.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 100, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Notable transactions August 7, 1904: Doc Marshall was purchased from the Giants by the Boston Beaneaters.Doc Marshall page at Baseball Reference Roster 1904 New York Giants Roster Pitchers Red Ames Claude Elliott Christy Mathewson Joe McGinnity Billy Milligan Dummy Taylor Hooks Wiltse Catchers Frank Bowerman Doc Marshall Jim O'Rourke Jack Warner Infielders Dan Brouthers Bill Dahlen Art Devlin Jack Dunn Billy Gilbert Dan McGann John McGraw Outfielders Roger Bresnahan George Browne Mike Donlin Moose McCormick Sam Mertes Manager John McGraw 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 C Jack Warner Jack Warner (catcher) 86 287 57 .199 1 15 1B Dan McGann 141 517 148 .286 6 71 2B Billy Gilbert Billy Gilbert (baseball) 146 478 121 .253 1 54 3B Art Devlin Art Devlin (baseball) 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 George Browne (baseball) 150 596 169 .284 4 39 OF Sam Mertes 148 532 147 .276 4 78 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 Frank Bowerman 93 289 67 .232 2 27 Moose McCormick 59 203 54 .266 1 26 Jack Dunn Jack Dunn (baseball) 64 181 56 .309 1 19 Mike Donlin 42 132 37 .280 2 14 Doc Marshall Doc Marshall (catcher) 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 Jim O'Rourke (baseball) 1 4 1 .250 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 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 Other 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 Hooks Wiltse 24 164.2 13 3 2.84 105 Billy Milligan Billy Milligan (baseball) 5 25.0 0 1 5.40 6 Claude Elliott Claude Elliott (baseball) 3 15.0 0 1 3.00 8 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 Jack Dunn Jack Dunn (baseball) 1 0 0 0 4.50 1 Frank Bowerman 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Awards and honors League top five finishers George Browne NL leader in runs scored (99) Bill Dahlen NL leader in RBI (80) #2 in NL in stolen bases (47) Christy Mathewson NL leader in strikeouts (212) #2 in NL in wins (33) Iron Man McGinnity NL leader in wins (35) NL leader in ERA (1.61) NL leader in shutouts (9) Sam Mertes #2 in NL in RBI (78) #2 in NL in stolen bases (47) References External links 1904 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season Category:National League champion seasons New York G Category:1900s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan