1905 New York Giants season
The 1905 New York Giants season was the franchise's 23rd season, and the team won their second consecutive National League pennant. They beat the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series.Regular season
This team featured three Hall of Fame players – catcher Roger Bresnahan, and pitchers Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity – along with Hall of Fame manager John McGraw. Mathewson won the pitching triple crown and then had one of the greatest World Series performances of all-time, with three shutouts in six days. Only six men pitched for the Giants in 1905. The offense, led by "Turkey" Mike Donlin, scored the most runs in the majors.
On June 29, Archie "Moonlight" Graham, made famous through the novel Shoeless Joe and subsequent movie Field of Dreams, made his lone major league appearance.Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 |
C | | 104 | 331 | 100 | .302 | 0 | 46 |
1B | | 136 | 491 | 147 | .299 | 5 | 75 |
2B | | 115 | 376 | 93 | .247 | 0 | 24 |
3B | | 153 | 525 | 129 | .246 | 2 | 61 |
SS | | 148 | 520 | 126 | .242 | 7 | 81 |
OF | | 150 | 606 | 216 | .356 | 7 | 80 |
OF | | 127 | 536 | 157 | .293 | 4 | 43 |
OF | | 150 | 551 | 154 | .279 | 5 | 108 |
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 |
| 98 | 297 | 80 | .269 | 3 | 41 |
| 111 | 294 | 76 | .259 | 3 | 29 |
| 31 | 50 | 9 | .180 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 13 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
| 43 | 338.2 | 31 | 9 | 1.28 | 206 |
| 46 | 320.1 | 21 | 15 | 2.87 | 125 |
| 34 | 262.2 | 22 | 8 | 2.74 | 198 |
| 32 | 213.1 | 16 | 9 | 2.66 | 91 |
| 32 | 197 | 15 | 6 | 2.47 | 120 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.03 | 20 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
Red Ames
- #2 in NL in strikeouts
- #3 in NL in wins
Art Devlin
Mike Donlin
Christy Mathewson
- MLB leader in wins
- MLB leader in ERA
- NL leader in strikeouts
Joe McGinnity
Sam Mertes
- #2 in NL in RBI
- #4 in NL in stolen bases
1905 World Series
NL New York Giants vs AL Philadelphia Athletics