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1908 New York Giants

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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98-56, Finished 2nd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: John McGraw (98-56)
Scored 651 runs, Allowed 455 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 101-53

Ballparks: Polo Grounds IV · Attendance: 910,000 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 105, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 100


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1907 / 1909 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary
Red Ames 25 B R 5' 10" 185 Aug 2, 1882 6 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 $
Shad Barry 29 R R Oct 27, 1878 10 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 10 31 -0.7 $
Roy Beecher 24 L R 6' 2" 180 May 10, 1884 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 $
Dave Brain 29 R R 5' 10" 170 Jan 24, 1879 7 11 11 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 3 -0.3 $
Roger Bresnahan HOF 29 R R 5' 9" 200 Jun 11, 1879 10 140 140 0 139 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.9 $
Al Bridwell 24 L R 5' 9" 170 Jan 4, 1884 4 147 147 0 0 0 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 4.3 $
Doc Crandall 20 R R 5' 10" 180 Oct 8, 1887 1st 34 34 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 $
Art Devlin 28 R R 6' 0" 175 Oct 16, 1879 5 157 157 0 0 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 0 3.7 $
Josh Devore 20 L R 5' 6" 160 Nov 13, 1887 1st 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.0 $
Mike Donlin 30 L L 5' 9" 170 May 30, 1878 9 155 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 127 155 6.6 $4,500
Larry Doyle 21 L R 5' 10" 165 Jul 31, 1886 2 104 104 0 0 0 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.4 $
Bull Durham 31 R R 5' 10" Jun 27, 1877 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Steve Evans 23 L L 5' 10" 175 Feb 17, 1885 1st 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 $
Jack Hannifin 25 R R 5' 11" 167 Feb 25, 1883 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.0 $
Buck Herzog 22 R R 5' 11" 160 Jul 9, 1885 1st 64 64 0 0 0 42 4 12 1 0 0 1 2.7 $
Bill Malarkey 29 R R 5' 10" 185 Nov 26, 1878 1st 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 $
Rube Marquard HOF 21 B L 6' 3" 180 Oct 9, 1886 1st 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 $
Christy Mathewson HOF 27 R R 6' 1" 195 Aug 12, 1880 9 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.7 $
Moose McCormick 27 L L 5' 11" 180 Feb 28, 1881 2 73 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 12 65 0.8 $
Joe McGinnity HOF 37 R R 5' 11" 206 Mar 20, 1871 10 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 $
Fred Merkle 19 R R 6' 1" 190 Dec 20, 1888 2 38 38 0 0 11 1 1 0 2 0 3 5 0.3 $
Tom Needham 29 R R 5' 10" 180 Apr 17, 1879 5 54 54 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 $
Cy Seymour 35 L L 6' 0" 200 Dec 9, 1872 13 156 156 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155 0 155 1.6 $
Spike Shannon 30 B R 5' 11" 180 Feb 7, 1878 5 77 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 15 74 -0.2 $
Fred Snodgrass 20 R R 5' 11" 175 Oct 19, 1887 1st 6 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Sammy Strang 31 B R 5' 8" 160 Dec 16, 1876 10 28 28 0 0 0 14 0 3 1 3 2 5 -0.2 $
Dummy Taylor 33 R R 6' 1" 160 Feb 21, 1875 9 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 $
Fred Tenney 36 L L 5' 9" 155 Nov 26, 1871 15 156 156 0 0 156 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 $
Art Wilson 22 R R 5' 8" 170 Dec 11, 1885 1st 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $
Hooks Wiltse 28 R L 6' 0" 185 Sep 7, 1879 5 45 45 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 $
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary

1907 / 1909 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers