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
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.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1905 New York Giants Roster Pitchers
Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 104 331 100 .302 0 46 1B 136 491 147 .299 5 75 2B 115 376 93 .247 0 24 3B 153 525 129 .246 2 61 SS 148 520 126 .242 7 81 OF 150 606 216 .356 7 80 OF 127 536 157 .293 4 43 OF 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 98 297 80 .269 3 41 111 294 76 .259 3 29 31 50 9 .180 1 4 4 13 0 .000 0 0 1 3 1 .333 0 0 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 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 43 338.2 31 9 1.28 206 46 320.1 21 15 2.87 125 34 262.2 22 8 2.74 198 32 213.1 16 9 2.66 91 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 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
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
External links 1905 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference