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1906 New York Giants Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1905 / 1907)
96-56, Finished 2nd in National League
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Scored 625 runs, Allowed 510 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 90-62
Manager: John McGraw (96-56)
Ballpark: Polo Grounds III (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 402,850 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 99;   one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 98

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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 27 124 506 405 69 114 22 4 0 43 25 81 .281 .419 .356 .775 140 144 15 5
2 1B Dan McGann# 34 134 545 451 62 107 14 8 0 37 30 60 .237 .344 .304 .647 100 137 13 21
3 2B Billy Gilbert 30 104 372 307 44 71 6 1 0 27 22 42 .231 .341 .257 .598 85 79 9 14
4 SS Bill Dahlen 36 143 565 471 63 113 18 3 1 49 16 76 .240 .357 .297 .655 102 140 10 8
5 3B Art Devlin 26 148 591 498 76 149 23 8 2 65 54 74 .299 .396 .390 .786 143 194 6 13
6 OF Cy Seymour* 33 72 294 269 35 86 12 3 4 42 20 18 .320 .365 .431 .796 146 116 1 6
7 OF George Browne* 30 122 529 477 61 126 10 4 0 38 32 27 .264 .304 .302 .605 87 144 0 25
8 OF Spike Shannon# 28 76 333 287 42 73 5 1 0 25 18 34 .254 .342 .279 .620 92 80 4 8
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# 29 113 376 313 50 100 16 4 4 49 21 54 .319 .423 .435 .857 165 136 2 7
10 UT Frank Bowerman 37 103 310 285 23 65 7 3 1 42 5 15 .228 .274 .284 .558 73 81 3 7
11 OF Sam Mertes 33 71 291 253 37 60 9 6 1 33 21 29 .237 .323 .332 .655 102 84 3 6
12 OF Mike Donlin* 28 37 137 121 15 38 5 1 1 14 9 11 .314 .371 .397 .768 137 48 0 5
13 UT Doc Marshall 30 38 113 102 8 17 3 2 0 7 7 7 .167 .234 .235 .470 45 24 2 2
14 IF Jack Hannifin 23 10 33 30 4 6 0 1 0 3 1 2 .200 .250 .267 .517 60 8 0 1
15 UT Aleck Smith? 35 16 31 28 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 .179 .207 .179 .385 19 5 0 2
16 OF Frank Burke? 26 8 10 9 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333 .400 .667 1.067 229 6 0 0
17 C Matty Fitzgerald 25 4 7 6 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 312 4 0 1
18 3B John McGraw* 33 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 4 0 0 0
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
19 P Joe McGinnity 35 45 132 115 3 15 1 1 0 8 0 3 .130 .167 .157 .323 -0 18 2 12
20 P Hooks Wiltse 26 44 106 94 13 18 2 0 0 4 3 7 .191 .255 .213 .468 45 20 1 4
21 P Christy Mathewson 25 38 103 91 6 24 4 1 0 14 0 9 .264 .330 .330 .660 104 30 0 3
22 P Dummy Taylor 31 31 80 76 6 14 2 1 0 6 0 2 .184 .205 .237 .442 37 18 0 2
23 P Red Ames# 23 31 70 61 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 .066 .174 .066 .239 -26 4 0 1
24 P George Ferguson 22 22 16 15 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 1 .333 .375 .467 .842 160 7 0 0
25 P Henry Mathewson 19 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 1
Team Totals 30.6 153 5556 4768 625 1217 162 53 14 513 288 563 .255 .343 .320 .663 105 1527 71 154
Rank in 8 NL teams 8 2 3 4 6 5 1 1 3 1 3 2 3
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
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

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 23 70 58 1 0.5 77 .066 .066 .255 .174 .322 .066 .325 .239 .647 -26 .029 -8.9 -1.1 .211 .131 .000 1
Frank Bowerman 37 310 227 22 2.6 77 .225 .228 .255 .274 .322 .284 .325 .558 .647 73 .406 -10.1 -1.2 .473 .126 .056 1.7 23
Roger Bresnahan 27 506 296 58 5.2 77 .281 .281 .255 .419 .322 .356 .325 .775 .647 140 .713 27.2 3.2 .911 .336 .074 .0 2O
*George Browne 30 529 376 44 3.1 77 .264 .264 .255 .304 .322 .302 .325 .605 .647 87 .491 -8.6 -1.0 .578 .161 .038 .0 *O
?Frank Burke 26 10 6 2 8.8 77 .333 .333 .255 .400 .322 .667 .325 1.067 .647 229 .868 1.2 0.2 1.333 .556 .333 .0 /O
Bill Dahlen 36 565 366 48 3.5 77 .238 .240 .255 .357 .322 .297 .325 .655 .647 102 .544 6.5 0.8 .676 .253 .057 1.9 *6
Art Devlin 26 591 362 76 5.6 77 .296 .299 .255 .396 .322 .390 .325 .786 .647 143 .738 29.1 3.4 .940 .347 .090 3.9 *5
*Mike Donlin 28 137 88 18 5.4 77 .308 .314 .255 .371 .322 .397 .325 .768 .647 137 .729 5.3 0.6 .819 .248 .083 1.8 O/3
George Ferguson 22 16 10 3 7.9 77 .333 .333 .255 .375 .322 .467 .325 .842 .647 160 .844 1.1 0.1 .900 .267 .133 .0 1
Matty Fitzgerald 25 7 3 3 26.4 77 .667 .667 .255 .667 .322 .667 .325 1.333 .647 312 .980 1.4 0.2 2.500 .167 .000 .0 /2
Billy Gilbert 30 372 250 26 2.8 77 .231 .231 .255 .341 .322 .257 .325 .598 .647 85 .438 -2.6 -0.3 .644 .235 .026 .0 4
Jack Hannifin 23 33 25 2 2.1 77 .200 .200 .255 .250 .322 .267 .325 .517 .647 60 .324 -1.6 -0.2 .458 .167 .067 .0 /654
Doc Marshall 30 113 87 5 1.5 77 .167 .167 .255 .234 .322 .235 .325 .470 .647 45 .209 -6.8 -0.8 .471 .206 .069 .0 O2/3
Christy Mathewson 25 103 70 10 3.8 77 .264 .264 .255 .330 .322 .330 .325 .660 .647 104 .583 0.5 0.1 .582 .165 .066 1
Henry Mathewson 19 3 3 0 0.0 77 .000 .000 .255 .000 .322 .000 .325 .000 .647 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /1
#Dan McGann 34 545 365 45 3.3 77 .237 .237 .255 .344 .322 .304 .325 .647 .647 100 .516 3.0 0.4 .698 .266 .067 .0 *3
Joe McGinnity 35 132 112 3 0.7 77 .130 .130 .255 .167 .322 .157 .325 .323 .647 -0 .061 -13.9 -1.7 .230 .052 .026 1
*John McGraw 33 3 2 0 0.0 77 .000 .000 .255 .333 .322 .000 .325 .333 .647 4 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .500 .000 /5
Sam Mertes 33 291 199 27 3.6 77 .234 .237 .255 .323 .322 .332 .325 .655 .647 102 .560 1.0 0.1 .710 .292 .095 1.9 O
*Cy Seymour 33 294 189 42 5.9 77 .309 .320 .255 .365 .322 .431 .325 .796 .647 146 .758 13.5 1.6 .847 .253 .112 6.7 O
#Spike Shannon 28 333 222 27 3.2 77 .254 .254 .255 .342 .322 .279 .325 .620 .647 92 .510 -1.1 -0.1 .636 .206 .024 .0 O
?Aleck Smith 35 31 25 1 1.1 77 .179 .179 .255 .207 .322 .179 .325 .385 .647 19 .120 -2.7 -0.3 .304 .071 .000 .0 /23O
#Sammy Strang 29 376 220 57 6.8 77 .311 .319 .255 .423 .322 .435 .325 .857 .647 165 .806 27.2 3.2 1.000 .355 .115 6.7 4O/653
Dummy Taylor 31 80 64 4 1.6 77 .184 .184 .255 .205 .322 .237 .325 .442 .647 37 .234 -6.0 -0.7 .323 .079 .053 1
Hooks Wiltse 26 106 80 5 1.6 77 .191 .191 .255 .255 .322 .213 .325 .468 .647 45 .234 -6.0 -0.7 .408 .128 .021 .0 1/O
League Average 3.3 76 .242 .244 .253 .309 .320 .310 .322 .619 .642 93 .517 .583 .186 .065
Team Total 5556 3705 529 3.8 77 .253 .255 .255 .343 .322 .320 .325 .663 .647 105 .582 48.1 5.4 .690 .243 .065 26.7
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 23 33 75 65 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 .077 .200 .077 .277 1 31 31
Frank Bowerman 37 108 329 307 29 76 8 4 1 53 6 18 0 .248 .298 .309 .607 27 103 103
Roger Bresnahan 27 130 555 441 88 135 26 5 0 55 30 96 0 .306 .449 .388 .836 74 124 124
*George Browne 30 128 550 518 78 149 12 5 0 48 38 32 0 .288 .329 .330 .659 56 122 122
?Frank Burke 26 8 11 10 3 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 .400 .455 .700 1.155 3 8 8
Bill Dahlen 36 150 613 511 81 134 21 4 1 63 19 90 0 .262 .385 .325 .710 62 143 143
Art Devlin 26 156 639 544 97 177 27 10 2 83 64 88 0 .325 .426 .423 .848 97 148 148
*Mike Donlin 28 39 146 133 19 46 6 1 1 18 11 13 0 .346 .404 .429 .833 23 37 37
George Ferguson 22 23 18 17 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 .353 .389 .471 .859 3 22 22
Matty Fitzgerald 25 4 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 4 4
Billy Gilbert 30 109 393 332 56 84 7 1 0 34 26 50 0 .253 .369 .280 .649 33 104 104
Jack Hannifin 23 12 38 35 6 10 0 1 0 4 1 3 0 .286 .342 .343 .685 4 11 11
Doc Marshall 30 81 265 245 18 62 9 4 0 22 10 16 0 .253 .309 .322 .632 23 77 77
Christy Mathewson 25 40 108 98 8 28 5 1 0 18 0 10 0 .286 .352 .357 .709 13 38 38
Henry Mathewson 19 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
#Dan McGann 34 141 574 488 79 126 16 9 0 47 35 71 0 .258 .369 .328 .697 57 134 134
Joe McGinnity 35 47 127 122 3 17 1 1 0 9 0 3 0 .139 .173 .164 .337 3 45 45
*John McGraw 33 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 4 4
Sam Mertes 33 130 542 484 75 129 19 12 1 69 37 54 0 .267 .345 .362 .707 60 124 124
*Cy Seymour 33 159 683 628 89 196 23 6 10 102 34 50 0 .312 .367 .416 .783 94 151 151
#Spike Shannon 28 164 732 643 103 182 11 1 0 66 40 84 0 .283 .370 .303 .673 72 156 156
?Aleck Smith 35 17 30 29 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 .172 .200 .172 .372 1 16 16
#Sammy Strang 29 119 409 343 64 119 19 5 5 62 25 64 0 .347 .452 .475 .928 73 113 113
Dummy Taylor 31 33 82 80 7 15 2 1 0 7 0 2 0 .188 .207 .238 .445 4 31 31
Hooks Wiltse 26 46 110 101 17 21 2 0 0 5 4 8 0 .208 .273 .228 .500 6 44 44
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 23 4 226 83 226 204 11 23 1 3 0 11 0 15 .113 .174 .147 .321 -3 30 0 7
Frank Bowerman 37 12 2925 830 2925 2737 290 692 84 35 12 331 66 97 0 .253 .288 .322 .610 77 882 39 52
Roger Bresnahan 27 8 2665 660 2665 2270 382 670 118 40 15 268 111 311 .295 .390 .402 .792 131 913 43 41
*George Browne 30 6 2978 671 2978 2723 433 784 79 32 11 209 135 155 .288 .330 .353 .683 103 960 16 84
?Frank Burke 26 1 10 8 10 9 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333 .400 .667 1.067 229 6 0 0
Bill Dahlen 36 16 9036 2083 9036 7841 1477 2190 364 159 79 1135 522 949 266 .279 .366 .397 .763 113 3109 128 118
Art Devlin 26 3 1769 431 1769 1497 231 411 53 23 5 192 146 202 .275 .370 .351 .721 118 525 25 45
*Mike Donlin 28 8 3059 714 3059 2752 534 928 124 74 39 364 166 244 .337 .394 .479 .873 147 1317 14 49
George Ferguson 22 1 16 22 16 15 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 1 .333 .375 .467 .842 160 7 0 0
Matty Fitzgerald 25 1 7 4 7 6 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 312 4 0 1
Billy Gilbert 30 6 2928 749 2928 2511 359 631 65 17 4 226 160 246 .251 .334 .295 .630 83 742 66 105
Jack Hannifin 23 1 34 11 34 31 4 7 0 1 0 3 1 2 .226 .273 .290 .563 74 9 0 1
Doc Marshall 30 2 327 109 327 305 21 68 8 4 0 22 10 0 16 .223 .269 .275 .544 70 84 3 3 0 0
Christy Mathewson 25 7 830 265 830 743 68 168 22 5 5 87 9 45 .226 .277 .289 .566 68 215 7 35
Henry Mathewson 19 1 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 1
#Dan McGann 34 10 5189 1220 5189 4485 761 1290 164 94 38 636 264 362 10 .288 .367 .392 .759 118 1756 204 138
Joe McGinnity 35 8 1237 393 1237 1133 100 222 20 10 0 80 22 28 .196 .221 .231 .452 28 262 8 68
*John McGraw 33 16 4926 1099 4926 3924 1024 1309 121 70 13 462 436 836 74 .334 .466 .410 .876 135 1609 134 32
Sam Mertes 33 10 4999 1190 4999 4405 695 1227 188 108 40 721 396 422 10 .279 .346 .398 .744 113 1751 33 139
*Cy Seymour 33 11 4304 1043 4304 3982 560 1251 158 77 42 552 157 233 7 .314 .355 .424 .779 122 1689 18 71
#Spike Shannon 28 3 1878 430 1878 1633 235 437 35 7 1 117 94 167 .268 .338 .299 .638 98 489 7 71
?Aleck Smith 35 9 1012 287 1012 955 107 252 30 11 1 130 37 26 .264 .288 .321 .609 69 307 6 25
#Sammy Strang 29 8 3054 752 3054 2574 415 708 92 24 12 221 190 381 6 .275 .376 .343 .719 111 884 33 66
Dummy Taylor 31 7 622 220 622 562 48 79 5 4 0 31 1 31 .141 .187 .164 .351 4 92 1 28
Hooks Wiltse 26 3 267 102 267 233 36 53 6 1 1 23 6 23 .227 .305 .275 .580 76 64 3 8
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

1905 / 1907 Batting Statistics