1906 New York Giants

96-56 • .632 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1906 New York Giants went 96-56 (.632) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 625 runs, allowed 509, and played home games at Polo Grounds III. Team leaders included Sammy Strang (4 HR, 49 RBI) and Joe McGinnity (27-12, 2.25 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

96 Wins
56 Losses
.632 Win %
2nd Rank
625 R 509 RA
Diff +116

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625 Runs Scored
509 Runs Allowed
+116 Run Diff
438K Attendance

📈 vs. 1906 NL Average

Batting Avg .255 4% above the 1906 league average (.244)
OBP .342 11% above the 1906 league average (.309)
SLG .320 3% above the 1906 league average (.310)
Team ERA 2.49 5% better than the 1906 league average (2.63)
Runs Scored 625 14% above the 1906 league average (548 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds III
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 438,950
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Avg per Game 5,852

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1906

Batting Avg

1 Cy Seymour 0.320 2 Sammy Strang 0.319 3 Mike Donlin 0.314 4 Art Devlin 0.299 5 Roger Bresnahan 0.281

Home Runs

1 Cy Seymour 4 2 Sammy Strang 4 3 Art Devlin 2 4 Frank Bowerman 1 5 Bill Dahlen 1

RBI

1 Art Devlin 65 2 Bill Dahlen 49 3 Sammy Strang 49 4 Roger Bresnahan 43 5 Frank Bowerman 42
1906 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Art Devlin 148 498 76 149 23 8 2 65 74 48 54 0.299
George Browne 122 477 61 126 10 4 0 38 27 58 32 0.264
Bill Dahlen 143 471 63 113 18 3 1 49 76 48 16 0.240
Dan McGann 134 451 62 107 14 8 0 37 60 29 30 0.237
Roger Bresnahan 124 405 69 114 22 4 0 43 81 43 25 0.281
Sammy Strang 113 313 50 100 16 4 4 49 54 39 21 0.319
Billy Gilbert 104 307 44 71 6 1 0 27 42 32 22 0.231
Spike Shannon 76 287 42 73 5 1 0 25 34 36 18 0.254
Frank Bowerman 92 285 23 65 7 3 1 42 15 18 5 0.228
Cy Seymour 72 269 35 86 12 3 4 42 18 16 20 0.320
Sam Mertes 71 253 37 60 9 6 1 33 29 32 21 0.237
Mike Donlin 37 121 15 38 5 1 1 14 11 10 9 0.314
Joe McGinnity 45 115 3 15 1 1 0 8 3 18 0 0.130
Doc Marshall 38 102 8 17 3 2 0 7 7 17 7 0.167
Hooks Wiltse 44 94 13 18 2 0 0 4 7 10 3 0.191
Christy Mathewson 38 91 6 24 4 1 0 14 9 16 0 0.264
Luther Taylor 31 76 6 14 2 1 0 6 2 16 0 0.184
Red Ames 31 61 2 4 0 0 0 0 8 31 0 0.066
Jack Hannifin 10 30 4 6 0 1 0 3 2 4 1 0.200
Aleck Smith 16 28 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0.179
Cecil Ferguson 22 15 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0.333
Frank Burke 8 9 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 0.333
Matty Fitzgerald 4 6 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0.667
Henry Mathewson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John McGraw 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1906

ERA

1 Luther Taylor 2.20 2 Joe McGinnity 2.25 3 Hooks Wiltse 2.27 4 Cecil Ferguson 2.58 5 Red Ames 2.66

Wins

1 Joe McGinnity 27 2 Christy Mathewson 22 3 Luther Taylor 17 4 Hooks Wiltse 16 5 Red Ames 12

Strikeouts

1 Red Ames 156 2 Christy Mathewson 128 3 Hooks Wiltse 125 4 Joe McGinnity 105 5 Luther Taylor 91
1906 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe McGinnity 27 12 2.25 45 37 2 339.2 316 85 71 105
Christy Mathewson 22 12 2.97 38 35 1 266.2 262 88 77 128
Hooks Wiltse 16 11 2.27 38 26 6 249.1 227 63 58 125
Luther Taylor 17 9 2.20 31 27 0 213.0 186 52 57 91
Red Ames 12 10 2.66 31 25 1 203.1 166 60 93 156
Cecil Ferguson 2 0 2.58 22 1 7 52.1 43 15 24 32
Henry Mathewson 0 1 5.40 2 1 1 10.0 7 6 14 2

👥 Roster (25)

Red Ames Frank Bowerman Roger Bresnahan George Browne Frank Burke Bill Dahlen Art Devlin Mike Donlin Cecil Ferguson Matty Fitzgerald Billy Gilbert Jack Hannifin +13 more

25 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1906 New York Giants

What was the 1906 New York Giants record?
The 1906 New York Giants finished 96-56 (.632 win pct).
Who led the 1906 New York Giants in home runs?
Cy Seymour led the 1906 New York Giants with 4 home runs.
What was the 1906 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1906 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 2.49.
Did the 1906 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1906 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1906 New York Giants play?
The 1906 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds III.
Who led the 1906 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sammy Strang (4 HR, 49 RBI) and Joe McGinnity (27-12, 2.25 ERA).
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