1906 New York Giants season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = New York Giants
| season = 1906
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Polo Grounds
| city = New York City
| owners = John T. Brush
| managers = John McGraw
| television =
| radio =
| season_list = List of San Francisco Giants seasons
|}}
The 1906 New York Giants season was the franchise's 24th season. The team finished in second place in the National League with a 96–56 record, 20 games behind the Chicago Cubs.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1906 National League standings|highlight=New York Giants}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1906 NL Record vs. opponents|team=NYG}}
= Notable transactions =
- July 13, 1906: Doc Marshall and Sam Mertes were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Spike Shannon.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marshdo01.shtml Doc Marshall page at Baseball Reference]
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | 1906 New York Giants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Red Ames}}
{{MLBplayer | Cecil Ferguson}}
{{MLBplayer | Christy Mathewson}}
{{MLBplayer | Henry Mathewson}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe McGinnity}}
{{MLBplayer | Dummy Taylor}}
{{MLBplayer | Hooks Wiltse}}
Catchers {{MLBplayer | Frank Bowerman}}
{{MLBplayer | Roger Bresnahan}}
{{MLBplayer | Matty Fitzgerald}}
{{MLBplayer | Aleck Smith}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Infielders {{MLBplayer | Bill Dahlen}}
{{MLBplayer | Art Devlin}}
{{MLBplayer | Billy Gilbert}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Hannifin}}
{{MLBplayer | Dan McGann}}
{{MLBplayer | John McGraw}}
{{MLBplayer | Sammy Strang}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | George Browne}}
{{MLBplayer | Frank Burke}}
{{MLBplayer | Mike Donlin}}
{{MLBplayer | Doc Marshall}}
{{MLBplayer | Sam Mertes}}
{{MLBplayer | Cy Seymour}}
{{MLBplayer | Spike Shannon}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | John McGraw}} |
Player stats
= 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
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Roger|Bresnahan}} | 124 | 405 | 114 | .281 | 0 | 43 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Dan|McGann}} | 134 | 451 | 107 | .237 | 0 | 37 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Billy|Gilbert|Billy Gilbert (baseball)}} | 104 | 307 | 71 | .231 | 0 | 27 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Bill|Dahlen}} | 143 | 471 | 113 | .240 | 1 | 49 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Art|Devlin|Art Devlin (baseball)}} | 148 | 498 | 149 | .299 | 2 | 65 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|George|Browne|George Browne (baseball)}} | 122 | 477 | 126 | .264 | 0 | 38 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Spike|Shannon}} | 76 | 287 | 73 | .254 | 0 | 25 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Sam|Mertes}} | 71 | 253 | 60 | .237 | 1 | 33 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Sammy|Strang}} | 113 | 313 | 100 | .319 | 4 | 49 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Frank|Bowerman}} | 92 | 285 | 65 | .228 | 1 | 42 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Cy|Seymour}} | 72 | 269 | 86 | .320 | 4 | 42 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Mike|Donlin}} | 37 | 121 | 38 | .314 | 1 | 14 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Doc|Marshall|Doc Marshall (catcher)}} | 38 | 102 | 17 | .167 | 0 | 7 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Hannifin}} | 10 | 30 | 6 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Aleck|Smith}} | 16 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Frank|Burke|Frank Burke (baseball)}} | 8 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Matty|Fitzgerald}} | 4 | 6 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|McGraw}} | 4 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|McGinnity}} | 45 | 339.2 | 27 | 12 | 2.25 | 105 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Christy|Mathewson}} | 38 | 266.2 | 22 | 12 | 2.97 | 128 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Hooks|Wiltse}} | 38 | 249.1 | 16 | 11 | 2.27 | 125 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dummy|Taylor}} | 31 | 213.0 | 17 | 9 | 2.20 | 91 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Red|Ames}} | 31 | 203.1 | 12 | 10 | 2.66 | 156 |
| align="center" |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Henry|Mathewson}} | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 2 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|George|Ferguson|George Ferguson (baseball)}} | 22 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2.58 | 32 |
| align="center" |
Awards and honors
= League top five finishers =
- #3 in NL in strikeouts (156)
- #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.419)
- #3 in NL in stolen bases (54)
- MLB leader in wins (27)
- MLB leader in on-base percentage (.423)
- #3 in NL in slugging percentage (.434)
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYG/1906.shtml 1906 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference]
{{1906 MLB season by team}}
{{San Francisco Giants}}
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