1904 New York Giants season

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1904  New York Giants
National League champions
League National League
Ballpark Polo Grounds
CityNew York City
Owners John T. Brush
Managers John McGraw
  1903 Seasons 1905  

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.

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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

Team photograph 1904 New York Giants.jpg
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, 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]

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 10647.69356265021
Chicago Cubs 9360.6081349274433
Cincinnati Reds 8865.5751849273938
Pittsburgh Pirates 8766.5691948303936
St. Louis Cardinals 7579.48731½39363643
Brooklyn Superbas 5697.3665031442553
Boston Beaneaters 5598.3595134452153
Philadelphia Phillies 52100.34253½28432457

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSBROCHCCINNYGPHIPITSTL
Boston 9–139–137–152–2011–10–18–149–13–1
Brooklyn 13–95–178–143–1913–97–14–17–15
Chicago 13–917–513–8–111–11–215–79–1315–7
Cincinnati 15–714–88–13–110–12–116–611–11–214–8
New York 20–219–311–11–212–10–117–4–212–1015–7
Philadelphia 10–11–19–137–156–164–17–29–137–15
Pittsburgh 14–814–7–113–911–11–210–1213–912–10
St. Louis 13–9–115–77–158–147–1515–710–12

Notable transactions

Roster

1904 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

InfieldersOutfieldersManager

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Jack Warner 8628757.199115
1B Dan McGann 141517148.286671
2B Billy Gilbert 146478121.253154
3B Art Devlin 130474133.281166
SS Bill Dahlen 145523140.268280
OF Roger Bresnahan 109402114.284533
OF George Browne 150596169.284439
OF Sam Mertes 148532147.276478

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Frank Bowerman 9328967.232227
Moose McCormick 5920354.266126
Jack Dunn 6418156.309119
Mike Donlin 4213237.280214
Doc Marshall 11176.35302
John McGraw 5124.33300
Dan Brouthers 250.00000
Jim O'Rourke 141.25000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Joe McGinnity 51408.03581.61144
Christy Mathewson 48367.233122.03212
Dummy Taylor 36296.121152.34138
Red Ames 16115.0462.2793

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Hooks Wiltse 24164.21332.84105
Billy Milligan 525.0015.406
Claude Elliott 315.0013.008

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Jack Dunn 10004.501
Frank Bowerman 10009.000

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

George Browne

Bill Dahlen

Christy Mathewson

Iron Man McGinnity

Sam Mertes

References

  1. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 100, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN   978-0-451-22363-0
  2. Doc Marshall page at Baseball Reference