You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Teams > Franchise Encyclopedia > 1904 Trades and Transactions

1904 New York Giants Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1903 / 1905)
106-47, Finished 1st in National League
View League Standings and Leaders
Scored 744 runs, Allowed 476 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 106-47
Manager: John McGraw (106-47)
Ballpark: Polo Grounds III (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 609,826 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 104, Pitching - 100;   one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 100
Won NL Pennant
BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)
Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms
National League  Champions

1903 / 1905 Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December 12, 1903

Traded Charlie Babb, Jack Cronin and $6,000 to the Brooklyn Superbas. Received Bill Dahlen.

1904

George Davis jumped to the Chicago White Sox.

Purchased Art Devlin from Newark (Eastern).

Purchased Hooks Wiltse from Troy (New York State).

May, 1904 (Standings)

Purchased Doc Marshall from the Philadelphia Phillies.

August, 1904 (Standings)

Purchased Claude Elliott from the Cincinnati Reds.

August 7, 1904 (Standings)

Sold Doc Marshall to the Boston Beaneaters.

As part of a 3-team trade, traded Moose McCormick to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Mike Donlin from the Cincinnati Reds. In addition, the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Jimmy Sebring to the Cincinnati Reds.

September, 1904 (Standings)

Drafted Moonlight Graham from Manchester (New England) in the 1904 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 21, 1904

Sold John Warner to the St. Louis Cardinals.

January, 1905

Purchased Sammy Strang from the Brooklyn Superbas.

April, 1905

Loaned Bob Hall to the New York Giants.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

1903 / 1905 Trades and Transactions