1906 New York Giants season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....

won 96 games and finished second in the National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

Notable transactions

July 13, 1906: Doc Marshall
Doc Marshall (catcher)
William Riddle Marshall , is a former professional baseball player who played catcher from 1904-1909....

and Sam Mertes
Sam Mertes
Samuel Blair Mertes was a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of 10 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Orphans, Chicago White Sox, New York Giants, and St. Louis Cardinals. He led the National League in RBIs in 1903 while playing for New York...

were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

for Spike Shannon
Spike Shannon
William Porter "Spike" Shannon was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of five seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the National League leader in runs scored in 1907 with New York...

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Roster

1906 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers		Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	124	405	114	.281	0	43
3B	148	498	149	.299	2	65
OF	122	477	126	.264	0	38

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
	38	102	17	.167	0	7
	4	2	0	.000	0	0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
45	339.2	27	12	2.25	105
38	266.2	22	12	2.97	128
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

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
	22	2	0	7	2.58	32

League top five finishers

Red Ames
Red Ames
Leon Kessling "Red" Ames was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Phillies.-Major league career:...

#3 in NL in strikeouts (156)

Roger Bresnahan
Roger Bresnahan
Roger Philip Bresnahan , nicknamed "The Duke of Tralee" for his Irish roots, was an American player in Major League Baseball who starred primarily as a catcher and a player-manager...

#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
Sammy Strang
Samuel Strang Nicklin born in Chattanooga, Tennessee was a Utility Player for the Louisville Colonels , Chicago Orphans , New York Giants , Chicago White Sox and Brooklyn Superbas .He helped the Giants win the 1905 World Series.Strang led the National League in On-base percentage in...

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

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