1905 New York Giants season

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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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

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. ^[1]

Season standings

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National League

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

Record vs. opponents

Christy Mathewson, John McGraw, and Joe McGinnity in 1905

1905 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	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	—

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	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

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	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	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

Main article: 1905 World Series

NL New York Giants (4) vs AL Philadelphia 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

References

1. "Moonlight Graham Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

External links

• 1905 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference