The 1905

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season was the franchise's 23rd season, and the team won their second consecutive

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pennant. They beat the

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in the

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Regular season

This team featured three

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players – catcher

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, and pitchers Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity – along with Hall of Fame manager

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. Mathewson won the pitching triple crown and then had one of the greatest World Series performances of all-time, with three

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s in six days. Only six men pitched for the Giants in 1905. The offense, led by "Turkey" Mike Donlin, scored the most runs in the majors. On June 29, Archie "Moonlight" Graham, made famous through the novel ''

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'' and subsequent movie '' Field of Dreams'', made his lone major league appearance.Moonlight Graham page at Baseball Reference
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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Red Ames * #2 in NL in strikeouts (198) * #3 in NL in wins (22) Art Devlin * MLB leader in stolen bases (59) Mike Donlin * MLB leader in runs scored (124) * #3 in NL in batting average (.356) * #3 in NL in slugging percentage (.495) Christy Mathewson * MLB leader in wins (31) * MLB leader in ERA (1.28) * NL leader in strikeouts (206) Joe McGinnity * #4 in NL in wins (21) Sam Mertes * #2 in NL in RBI (108) * #4 in NL in stolen bases (52)

1905 World Series

NL New York Giants (4) vs AL

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References

External links

1905 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference
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