1905 New York Giants season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1905 World Series champions National League champions National League Polo Grounds New York City 105 48 y 1st John T. Brush John McGraw List of San Francisco Giants seasons 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. Regular season thumb|400px|1905 New York Giants 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. 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.Moonlight Graham Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grahamo01.shtml 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents thumb|250px|Christy Mathewson, John McGraw, and Joe McGinnity in 1905 NYG Roster 1905 New York Giants Roster Pitchers Red Ames Claude Elliott Christy Mathewson Joe McGinnity Dummy Taylor Hooks Wiltse Catchers Frank Bowerman Roger Bresnahan Infielders Boileryard Clarke Bill Dahlen Art Devlin Billy Gilbert Dan McGann Offa Neal Sammy Strang Outfielders George Browne Mike Donlin Moonlight Graham Bob Hall John McGraw Sam Mertes Manager John McGraw Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Roger Bresnahan 104 331 100 .302 0 46 1B Dan McGann 136 491 147 .299 5 75 2B Billy Gilbert Billy Gilbert (baseball) 115 376 93 .247 0 24 3B Art Devlin Art Devlin (baseball) 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 George Browne (baseball) 127 536 157 .293 4 43 OF Sam Mertes 150 551 154 .279 5 108 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 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 Bob Hall (outfielder) 1 3 1 .333 0 0 Moonlight Graham 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 John 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 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 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 Claude Elliott Claude Elliott (baseball) 10 0 1 6 4.03 20 Awards and honors League top five finishers Red Ames #2 in NL in strikeouts (198) #3 in NL in wins (22) Art Devlin MLB leader in stolen bases (59) Mike Donlin MLB leader in runs scored (124) #3 in NL in batting average (.356) #3 in NL in slugging percentage (.495) Christy Mathewson MLB leader in wins (31) MLB leader in ERA (1.28) NL leader in strikeouts (206) Joe McGinnity #4 in NL in wins (21) Sam Mertes #2 in NL in RBI (108) #4 in NL in stolen bases (52) 1905 World Series 1905 World Series NL New York Giants (4) vs AL Philadelphia Athletics (1) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1New York Giants – 3, Philadelphia Athletics – 0October 9Columbia Park17,9952Philadelphia Athletics – 3, New York Giants – 0October 10Polo Grounds24,9923New York Giants – 9, Philadelphia Athletics – 0October 12Columbia Park10,9914Philadelphia Athletics – 0, New York Giants – 1October 13Polo Grounds13,5985Philadelphia Athletics – 0, New York Giants – 2October 14Polo Grounds24,187 References 2 External links 1905 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season New York G Category:National League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons Category:1900s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan