1904 New York Giants | |
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1904 National League Champions | |
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Owner(s) | John T. Brush |
Manager(s) | John McGraw |
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The 1904 New York Giants season was the 22nd season in franchise history. They led the National League in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed, on their way to 106 wins and the pennant.
The first modern World Series had been played the previous year, but manager John McGraw and owner John T. Brush refused to play the American League champion Boston Americans in a 1904 World Series. They would change their position the following year.
The Giants had little offensive firepower in this pitching-dominated era but scored using a balanced lineup and a lot of small-ball tactics formerly employed by manager McGraw in his playing days. The lineup featured three of the top five stolen base leaders in the majors: Bill Dahlen, Sam Mertes, and Dan McGann.
They also had one of the greatest pitching duos of all-time in Joe McGinnity and Christy Mathewson, who each had arguably the greatest seasons in their Hall of Fame careers. They combined for 68 wins – a 20th-century record for two pitchers on the same team.[1]
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Giants | 106 | 47 | 0.693 | — | 56–26 | 50–21 |
Chicago Cubs | 93 | 60 | 0.608 | 13 | 49–27 | 44–33 |
Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 65 | 0.575 | 18 | 49–27 | 39–38 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 66 | 0.569 | 19 | 48–30 | 39–36 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 31½ | 39–36 | 36–43 |
Brooklyn Superbas | 56 | 97 | 0.366 | 50 | 31–44 | 25–53 |
Boston Beaneaters | 55 | 98 | 0.359 | 51 | 34–45 | 21–53 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 52 | 100 | 0.342 | 53½ | 28–43 | 24–57 |
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Team | BOS | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 2–20 | 11–10–1 | 8–14 | 9–13–1 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 5–17 | 8–14 | 3–19 | 13–9 | 7–14–1 | 7–15 | |||||
Chicago | 13–9 | 17–5 | — | 13–8–1 | 11–11–2 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 15–7 | |||||
Cincinnati | 15–7 | 14–8 | 8–13–1 | — | 10–12–1 | 16–6 | 11–11–2 | 14–8 | |||||
New York | 20–2 | 19–3 | 11–11–2 | 12–10–1 | — | 17–4–2 | 12–10 | 15–7 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10–11–1 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 4–17–2 | — | 9–13 | 7–15 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 14–8 | 14–7–1 | 13–9 | 11–11–2 | 10–12 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | |||||
St. Louis | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 10–12 | — |
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Infielders | Outfielders | Manager |
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 |
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C | Jack Warner | 86 | 287 | 57 | .199 | 1 | 15 |
1B | Dan McGann | 141 | 517 | 148 | .286 | 6 | 71 |
2B | Billy Gilbert | 146 | 478 | 121 | .253 | 1 | 54 |
3B | Art Devlin | 130 | 474 | 133 | .281 | 1 | 66 |
SS | Bill Dahlen | 145 | 523 | 140 | .268 | 2 | 80 |
OF | Roger Bresnahan | 109 | 402 | 114 | .284 | 5 | 33 |
OF | George Browne | 150 | 596 | 169 | .284 | 4 | 39 |
OF | Sam Mertes | 148 | 532 | 147 | .276 | 4 | 78 |
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 |
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Frank Bowerman | 93 | 289 | 67 | .232 | 2 | 27 |
Moose McCormick | 59 | 203 | 54 | .266 | 1 | 26 |
Jack Dunn | 64 | 181 | 56 | .309 | 1 | 19 |
Mike Donlin | 42 | 132 | 37 | .280 | 2 | 14 |
Doc Marshall | 11 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 0 | 2 |
John McGraw | 5 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Brouthers | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Jim O'Rourke | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Joe McGinnity | 51 | 408.0 | 35 | 8 | 1.61 | 144 |
Christy Mathewson | 48 | 367.2 | 33 | 12 | 2.03 | 212 |
Dummy Taylor | 36 | 296.1 | 21 | 15 | 2.34 | 138 |
Red Ames | 16 | 115.0 | 4 | 6 | 2.27 | 93 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Hooks Wiltse | 24 | 164.2 | 13 | 3 | 2.84 | 105 |
Billy Milligan | 5 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 6 |
Claude Elliott | 3 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jack Dunn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Frank Bowerman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |