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1905 New York Giants

Batting Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1904 / 1906

105-48, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: John McGraw (105-48)
Scored 780 runs, Allowed 505 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 105-48

Ballparks: Polo Grounds IV · Attendance: 552,700 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 96



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Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Roger Bresnahan 26 104 399 331 58 100 18 3 0 46 11 50 21 .302 .411 .375 .785 132 124 11 7
2 1B Dan McGann# 33 136 584 491 88 147 23 14 5 75 22 55 31 .299 .391 .434 .825 143 213 19 19
3 2B Billy Gilbert 29 115 437 376 45 93 11 3 0 24 11 41 44 .247 .331 .293 .624 85 110 6 14
4 SS Bill Dahlen 35 148 601 520 67 126 20 4 7 81 37 62 43 .242 .337 .337 .673 99 175 12 7
5 3B Art Devlin 25 153 616 525 74 129 14 7 2 61 59 66 48 .246 .344 .310 .655 94 163 13 12
6 OF Mike Donlin* 27 150 676 606 124 216 31 16 7 80 33 56 41 .356 .413 .495 .908 167 300 2 12
7 OF George Browne* 29 127 569 536 95 157 16 14 4 43 26 20 59 .293 .321 .397 .718 112 213 2 11
8 OF Sam Mertes 32 150 627 551 81 154 27 17 5 108 52 56 51 .279 .351 .417 .769 127 230 5 15
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 UT Sammy Strang# 28 111 369 294 51 76 9 4 3 29 23 58 44 .259 .389 .347 .736 118 102 5 12
10 UT Frank Bowerman 36 98 327 297 37 80 8 1 3 41 6 12 19 .269 .322 .333 .655 93 99 11 7
11 UT Boileryard Clarke 36 31 56 50 2 9 0 0 1 4 1 4 5 .180 .241 .240 .481 42 12 0 2
12 IF Offa Neal* 29 4 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
13 OF Bob Hall? 26 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 97 1 0 0
14 OF Moonlight Graham* 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 OF John McGraw* 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 P Christy Mathewson 24 44 141 127 13 30 5 0 2 16 2 10 12 .236 .307 .323 .630 86 41 3 1
17 P Joe McGinnity 34 46 128 120 11 28 6 1 0 11 4 7 15 .233 .276 .300 .576 70 36 0 1
18 P Red Ames# 22 34 107 97 6 14 0 3 0 7 0 4 40 .144 .178 .206 .384 13 20 0 6
19 P Hooks Wiltse 25 33 87 72 13 20 2 0 0 12 2 12 6 .278 .388 .306 .694 106 22 1 2
20 P Dummy Taylor 30 32 83 69 10 9 1 1 0 4 0 4 14 .130 .178 .174 .352 4 12 0 10
21 P Claude Elliott 28 10 16 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .188 .188 .188 .375 11 3 0 0
Team Totals 29.7 155 5839 5094 778 1392 191 88 39 642 291 517 497 .273 .351 .368 .719 112 1876 90 138
Rank in 8 NL teams 7 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
Red Ames# 22 107 -11 0 0 0 0 4 3 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ 1
Frank Bowerman 36 327 -2 -1 0 0 2 4 10 13 1.2 11 1.2 0.0 $ Assigned 23/4
Roger Bresnahan 26 399 19 -1 0 0 1 5 12 36 3.8 35 3.7 0.1 $ Free Agency 2/O
George Browne* 29 569 6 4 0 0 2 -7 15 20 2.2 18 1.9 0.3 $ Purchased *O
Boileryard Clarke 36 56 -4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 -3 -0.4 -2 -0.2 -0.2 $ Free Agency 32
Bill Dahlen 35 601 1 0 0 0 18 9 18 46 4.6 28 2.9 1.7 $ Traded *6/O
Art Devlin 25 616 -1 4 0 0 8 5 18 34 3.5 26 2.7 0.8 $ Purchased *5
Mike Donlin* 27 676 54 3 0 0 -2 -4 18 69 7.6 71 7.5 0.1 $ Traded *O
Claude Elliott 28 16 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Purchased 1
Billy Gilbert 29 437 -6 -1 0 0 10 0 13 16 1.5 6 0.6 0.9 $ Jumped Lgs *4
Bob Hall? 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Loaned--Return /O
Christy Mathewson 24 141 -2 -1 0 0 0 6 4 7 0.7 7 0.7 0.0 $ Traded 1
Dan McGann# 33 584 31 1 0 0 5 -4 17 50 5.3 45 4.7 0.6 $ Free Agency *3
Joe McGinnity 34 128 -5 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 0.3 4 0.4 -0.1 $5,000 Free Agency 1
Sam Mertes 32 627 19 4 0 0 -2 -8 18 31 3.4 33 3.5 -0.1 $ Jumped Lgs *O
Offa Neal* 29 13 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ /54
Sammy Strang# 28 369 11 1 0 0 3 -1 11 25 2.6 22 2.3 0.3 $ Purchased 4O/635
Dummy Taylor 30 83 -9 0 0 0 0 3 2 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ Jumped Lgs 1
Hooks Wiltse 25 87 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 8 0.8 8 0.8 0.0 $ Purchased 1/O
Team Total 29.7 5839 98 13 0 0 44 21 168 344 35.7 300 31.5 4.2 $5,000
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Red Ames# 22 107 89 4 1.2 85 .246 .144 .267 .178 .329 .206 .348 .384 .678 13 .122 -11.1 -1.3 .289 .103 .062 1
Frank Bowerman 36 327 224 29 3.4 85 .280 .269 .267 .322 .329 .333 .348 .655 .678 93 .491 -2.4 -0.3 .590 .125 .064 4.0 23/4
Roger Bresnahan 26 399 238 49 5.5 85 .323 .302 .267 .411 .329 .375 .349 .785 .678 132 .692 18.0 2.0 .848 .257 .073 .0 2/O
George Browne* 29 569 390 68 4.6 85 .323 .293 .267 .321 .329 .397 .348 .718 .678 112 .624 4.2 0.5 .689 .190 .104 6.9 *O
Boileryard Clarke 36 56 43 3 1.9 85 .182 .180 .267 .241 .329 .240 .348 .481 .678 42 .237 -3.7 -0.4 .415 .160 .060 1.0 32
Bill Dahlen 35 601 401 57 3.8 85 .253 .242 .267 .337 .329 .337 .348 .673 .678 99 .533 1.8 0.2 .726 .285 .094 11.8 *6/O
Art Devlin 25 616 408 54 3.5 85 .267 .246 .267 .344 .329 .310 .348 .655 .678 94 .500 -0.9 -0.1 .760 .303 .065 3.9 *5
Mike Donlin* 27 676 402 123 8.1 85 .375 .356 .267 .413 .329 .495 .348 .908 .678 167 .823 50.5 5.5 1.003 .285 .139 11.6 *O
Claude Elliott 28 16 13 1 2.0 85 .214 .188 .267 .188 .329 .188 .348 .375 .678 11 .271 -1.8 -0.2 .308 .063 .000 .0 1
Billy Gilbert 29 437 297 35 3.1 85 .280 .247 .267 .331 .329 .293 .348 .624 .678 85 .448 -5.4 -0.6 .594 .184 .045 .0 *4
Moonlight Graham* 27 0 0 0.0 0.0 /O
Bob Hall? 26 3 2 0 0.0 85 .333 .333 .267 .333 .329 .333 .348 .667 .677 97 .000 -0.0 0.0 .500 .000 .000 /O
Christy Mathewson 24 141 98 12 3.3 85 .248 .236 .267 .307 .329 .323 .348 .630 .678 86 .465 -2.0 -0.2 .577 .181 .087 2.0 1
Dan McGann# 33 584 363 79 5.8 85 .312 .299 .267 .391 .329 .434 .349 .825 .678 143 .713 28.8 3.2 .898 .291 .134 8.1 *3
Joe McGinnity 34 128 93 10 2.9 85 .267 .233 .267 .276 .329 .300 .348 .576 .678 70 .406 -4.6 -0.5 .511 .158 .067 .0 1
John McGraw* 32 0 0 0.0 0.0 .0 /O
Sam Mertes 32 627 412 80 5.2 85 .301 .279 .267 .351 .329 .417 .348 .769 .678 127 .669 17.9 2.0 .864 .334 .138 9.1 *O
Offa Neal* 29 13 13 0 0.0 85 .000 .000 .267 .000 .329 .000 .348 .000 .678 -100 .000 -3.2 -0.4 .000 .000 .000 /54
Sammy Strang# 28 369 230 39 4.5 85 .296 .259 .267 .389 .329 .347 .348 .736 .678 118 .612 10.6 1.2 .862 .364 .088 5.3 4O/635
Dummy Taylor 30 83 70 2 0.8 85 .164 .130 .267 .178 .329 .174 .348 .352 .678 4 .057 -8.4 -1.0 .267 .101 .043 1
Hooks Wiltse 25 87 54 8 3.9 85 .303 .278 .267 .388 .329 .306 .348 .694 .678 106 .551 1.5 0.2 .712 .222 .028 .0 1/O
League Average 3.6 84 .283 .255 .265 .315 .327 .332 .346 .646 .673 92 .516 .614 .192 .076
Team Total 29.7 5839 3840 653 4.5 85 .297 .273 .267 .351 .329 .368 .348 .719 .678 112 .613 89.6 9.8 .749 .254 .095 68.8
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Red Ames# 22 36 108 103 7 16 0 3 0 8 0 5 42 .155 .194 .214 .408 4 34 34
Frank Bowerman 36 102 338 313 41 86 9 1 3 45 6 13 20 .275 .328 .339 .667 32 98 98
Roger Bresnahan 26 109 416 350 65 109 20 3 0 51 12 54 22 .311 .421 .386 .806 54 104 104
George Browne* 29 133 590 566 105 170 17 15 4 48 28 22 62 .300 .329 .405 .733 75 127 127
Boileryard Clarke 36 32 57 53 2 10 0 0 1 4 1 4 5 .189 .246 .245 .491 3 31 31
Bill Dahlen 35 155 628 548 74 136 22 4 8 90 40 67 45 .248 .344 .347 .691 63 148 148
Art Devlin 25 160 640 554 82 140 15 8 2 68 64 72 50 .253 .353 .319 .673 60 153 153
Mike Donlin* 27 157 703 641 137 233 33 17 8 88 36 60 43 .363 .420 .505 .925 136 150 150
Claude Elliott 28 10 18 18 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .222 .222 .222 .444 1 10 10
Billy Gilbert 29 120 446 396 49 100 12 3 0 26 12 44 46 .253 .336 .298 .634 39 115 115
Bob Hall? 26 60 235 221 27 57 5 1 2 19 9 13 36 .258 .302 .317 .619 21 57 57
Christy Mathewson 24 46 148 134 15 33 6 0 2 18 2 11 13 .246 .318 .336 .653 14 44 44
Dan McGann# 33 142 599 519 97 159 25 15 5 83 24 59 32 .306 .399 .441 .840 87 136 136
Joe McGinnity 34 48 132 125 12 29 6 1 0 12 4 7 16 .232 .273 .296 .569 10 46 46
Sam Mertes 32 157 646 581 89 166 29 18 5 119 56 60 53 .286 .358 .423 .781 88 150 150
Offa Neal* 29 4 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4 4
Sammy Strang# 28 116 378 310 56 82 10 4 3 32 25 63 46 .265 .397 .352 .748 43 111 111
Dummy Taylor 30 33 76 72 10 9 1 1 0 4 0 4 15 .125 .171 .167 .338 2 32 32
Hooks Wiltse 25 34 90 76 15 22 2 0 0 13 2 13 6 .289 .400 .316 .716 9 33 33
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Red Ames# 22 3 156 52 156 143 9 19 1 3 0 11 0 7 60 .133 .173 .182 .355 5 26 0 6
Frank Bowerman 36 11 2626 730 2626 2461 269 628 77 32 11 290 61 83 174 .255 .290 .326 .616 77 802 37 45
Roger Bresnahan 26 7 2159 536 2159 1865 313 556 96 36 15 225 86 230 184 .298 .383 .412 .796 129 769 28 36
George Browne* 29 5 2449 549 2449 2246 372 658 69 28 11 171 103 128 223 .293 .336 .363 .699 106 816 16 59
Boileryard Clarke 36 13 3667 950 3667 3346 394 858 110 32 20 429 54 176 218 .256 .310 .326 .637 75 1092 85 60
Bill Dahlen 35 15 8486 1941 8486 7375 1415 2081 346 156 78 1087 507 873 609 .282 .367 .403 .770 113 2973 118 120
Art Devlin 25 2 1178 283 1178 999 155 262 30 15 3 127 92 128 96 .262 .357 .331 .688 106 331 19 32
Mike Donlin* 27 7 2922 677 2922 2631 519 890 119 73 38 350 157 233 223 .338 .395 .482 .877 147 1269 14 44
Claude Elliott 28 2 46 22 46 45 6 9 0 1 1 2 1 1 10 .200 .217 .311 .529 56 14 0 0
Billy Gilbert 29 5 2556 645 2556 2204 315 560 59 16 4 199 138 204 176 .254 .333 .301 .634 82 663 57 91
Moonlight Graham* 27 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Hall? 26 2 404 103 404 369 33 75 8 1 2 32 13 25 69 .203 .256 .247 .502 55 91 1 9
Christy Mathewson 24 6 730 228 730 655 62 144 18 4 5 73 9 36 95 .220 .268 .282 .550 63 185 7 32
Dan McGann# 33 9 4648 1087 4648 4038 699 1183 150 86 38 599 234 302 260 .293 .370 .401 .771 120 1619 191 117
Joe McGinnity 34 7 1105 348 1105 1018 97 207 19 9 0 72 22 25 117 .203 .227 .240 .467 31 244 6 56
John McGraw* 32 15 4937 1095 4937 3922 1024 1309 121 70 13 462 436 835 155 .334 .466 .410 .876 135 1609 134 46
Sam Mertes 32 9 4492 1066 4492 3961 638 1120 172 98 39 669 365 377 321 .283 .350 .405 .755 115 1605 30 124
Offa Neal* 29 1 13 4 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
Sammy Strang# 28 7 2678 639 2678 2261 365 608 76 20 8 172 169 327 307 .269 .369 .331 .700 104 748 31 59
Dummy Taylor 30 6 542 189 542 486 42 65 3 3 0 25 1 29 121 .134 .184 .152 .336 -0 74 1 26
Hooks Wiltse 25 2 161 58 161 139 23 35 4 1 1 19 3 16 11 .252 .338 .317 .654 96 44 2 4
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1904 / 1906 Batting Statistics