1906 New York Giants season

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.

1906 New York Giants
League	National League
Ballpark	Polo Grounds
City	New York City
Owners	John T. Brush
Managers	John McGraw
← 1905 Seasons 1907 →

Regular season

Season standings

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	116	36	0.763	—	56–21	60–15
New York Giants	96	56	0.632	20	51–24	45–32
Pittsburgh Pirates	93	60	0.608	23½	49–27	44–33
Philadelphia Phillies	71	82	0.464	45½	37–40	34–42
Brooklyn Superbas	66	86	0.434	50	31–44	35–42
Cincinnati Reds	64	87	0.424	51½	36–40	28–47
St. Louis Cardinals	52	98	0.347	63	28–48	24–50
Boston Beaneaters	49	102	0.325	66½	28–47	21–55

Record vs. opponents

1906 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–13	5–17	11–10–1	6–15	6–16	3–19	9–12
Brooklyn	13–9	—	6–16	8–14	9–13	8–13	9–13	13–8–1
Chicago	17–5	16–6	—	18–4	15–7–1	19–3–1	16–5	15–6–1
Cincinnati	10–11–1	14–8	4–18	—	5–16	11–11	8–14–1	12–9–2
New York	15–6	13–9	7–15–1	16–5	—	15–7	11–11	19–3
Philadelphia	16–6	13–8	3–19–1	11–11	7–15	—	8–14	13–9
Pittsburgh	19–3	13–9	5–16	14–8–1	11–11	14–8	—	17–5
St. Louis	12–9	8–13–1	6–15–1	9–12–2	3–19	9–13	5–17	—

Notable transactions

• July 13, 1906: Doc Marshall and Sam Mertes were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Spike Shannon.^[1]

Roster

1906 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Red Ames Cecil Ferguson Christy Mathewson Henry Mathewson Joe McGinnity Dummy Taylor Hooks Wiltse Catchers Frank Bowerman Roger Bresnahan Matty Fitzgerald Aleck Smith		Infielders Bill Dahlen Art Devlin Billy Gilbert Jack Hannifin Dan McGann John McGraw Sammy Strang		Outfielders George Browne Frank Burke Mike Donlin Doc Marshall Sam Mertes Cy Seymour Spike Shannon		Manager 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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Roger Bresnahan	124	405	114	.281	0	43
1B	Dan McGann	134	451	107	.237	0	37
2B	Billy Gilbert	104	307	71	.231	0	27
SS	Bill Dahlen	143	471	113	.240	1	49
3B	Art Devlin	148	498	149	.299	2	65
OF	George Browne	122	477	126	.264	0	38
OF	Spike Shannon	76	287	73	.254	0	25
OF	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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Sammy Strang	113	313	100	.319	4	49
Frank Bowerman	92	285	65	.228	1	42
Cy Seymour	72	269	86	.320	4	42
Mike Donlin	37	121	38	.314	1	14
Doc Marshall	38	102	17	.167	0	7
Jack Hannifin	10	30	6	.200	0	3
Aleck Smith	16	28	5	.179	0	2
Frank Burke	8	9	3	.333	0	1
Matty Fitzgerald	4	6	4	.667	0	2
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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Joe McGinnity	45	339.2	27	12	2.25	105
Christy Mathewson	38	266.2	22	12	2.97	128
Hooks Wiltse	38	249.1	16	11	2.27	125
Dummy Taylor	31	213.0	17	9	2.20	91
Red Ames	31	203.1	12	10	2.66	156

Other 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
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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
George Ferguson	22	2	0	7	2.58	32

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Red Ames

• #3 in NL in strikeouts (156)

Roger Bresnahan

• #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.419)

Art Devlin

• #3 in NL in stolen bases (54)

Joe McGinnity

• MLB leader in wins (27)

Sammy Strang

• MLB leader in on-base percentage (.423)
• #3 in NL in slugging percentage (.434)

References

1. Doc Marshall page at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1906 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference