1906_New_York_Giants_season
1906 New York Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1906 New York Giants season was the franchise's 24th season. The team finished in second place in the National League with a 96–56 record, 20 games behind the Chicago Cubs.
1906 New York Giants | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
City | New York City | |||
Owners | John T. Brush | |||
Managers | John McGraw | |||
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Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago Cubs | 116 | 36 | 0.763 | — | 56–21 | 60–15 |
New York Giants | 96 | 56 | 0.632 | 20 | 51–24 | 45–32 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 60 | 0.608 | 23½ | 49–27 | 44–33 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 82 | 0.464 | 45½ | 37–40 | 34–42 |
Brooklyn Superbas | 66 | 86 | 0.434 | 50 | 31–44 | 35–42 |
Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 87 | 0.424 | 51½ | 36–40 | 28–47 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 52 | 98 | 0.347 | 63 | 28–48 | 24–50 |
Boston Beaneaters | 49 | 102 | 0.325 | 66½ | 28–47 | 21–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 5–17 | 11–10–1 | 6–15 | 6–16 | 3–19 | 9–12 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 6–16 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 8–13 | 9–13 | 13–8–1 | |||||
Chicago | 17–5 | 16–6 | — | 18–4 | 15–7–1 | 19–3–1 | 16–5 | 15–6–1 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–11–1 | 14–8 | 4–18 | — | 5–16 | 11–11 | 8–14–1 | 12–9–2 | |||||
New York | 15–6 | 13–9 | 7–15–1 | 16–5 | — | 15–7 | 11–11 | 19–3 | |||||
Philadelphia | 16–6 | 13–8 | 3–19–1 | 11–11 | 7–15 | — | 8–14 | 13–9 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 19–3 | 13–9 | 5–16 | 14–8–1 | 11–11 | 14–8 | — | 17–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 12–9 | 8–13–1 | 6–15–1 | 9–12–2 | 3–19 | 9–13 | 5–17 | — |
Notable transactions
- July 13, 1906: Doc Marshall and Sam Mertes were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Spike Shannon.[1]
Roster
1906 New York Giants | |||||||||
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Pitchers
Catchers |
Infielders | Outfielders | Manager |
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 |
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C | Roger Bresnahan | 124 | 405 | 114 | .281 | 0 | 43 |
1B | Dan McGann | 134 | 451 | 107 | .237 | 0 | 37 |
2B | Billy Gilbert | 104 | 307 | 71 | .231 | 0 | 27 |
SS | Bill Dahlen | 143 | 471 | 113 | .240 | 1 | 49 |
3B | Art Devlin | 148 | 498 | 149 | .299 | 2 | 65 |
OF | George Browne | 122 | 477 | 126 | .264 | 0 | 38 |
OF | Spike Shannon | 76 | 287 | 73 | .254 | 0 | 25 |
OF | Sam Mertes | 71 | 253 | 60 | .237 | 1 | 33 |
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 |
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Sammy Strang | 113 | 313 | 100 | .319 | 4 | 49 |
Frank Bowerman | 92 | 285 | 65 | .228 | 1 | 42 |
Cy Seymour | 72 | 269 | 86 | .320 | 4 | 42 |
Mike Donlin | 37 | 121 | 38 | .314 | 1 | 14 |
Doc Marshall | 38 | 102 | 17 | .167 | 0 | 7 |
Jack Hannifin | 10 | 30 | 6 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
Aleck Smith | 16 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 0 | 2 |
Frank Burke | 8 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
Matty Fitzgerald | 4 | 6 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 2 |
John McGraw | 4 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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Joe McGinnity | 45 | 339.2 | 27 | 12 | 2.25 | 105 |
Christy Mathewson | 38 | 266.2 | 22 | 12 | 2.97 | 128 |
Hooks Wiltse | 38 | 249.1 | 16 | 11 | 2.27 | 125 |
Dummy Taylor | 31 | 213.0 | 17 | 9 | 2.20 | 91 |
Red Ames | 31 | 203.1 | 12 | 10 | 2.66 | 156 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
League top five finishers
- #3 in NL in strikeouts (156)
- #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.419)
- #3 in NL in stolen bases (54)
- MLB leader in wins (27)
- MLB leader in on-base percentage (.423)
- #3 in NL in slugging percentage (.434)
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