WORLD SERIES ROSTER
Manager - John McGraw
Pitchers
Red Ames (S-R)
Claude Elliott (R-R)
Christy Mathewson (R-R)
Joe McGinnity (R-R)
Dummy Taylor (R-R)
Hooks Wiltse (R-L)
Catchers
Frank Bowerman (R-R)
Roger Bresnahan (R-R)
Infielders
Boileryard Clarke (R-R)
Bill Dahlen (R-R)
Art Devlin (R-R)
Billy Gilbert (R-R)
Dan McGann (S-R)
Outfielders
George Browne (L-R)
Mike Donlin (L-L)
Sam Mertes (R-R)
Sammy Strang (S-R)
WORLD SERIES SERIES DEPTH CHART
C Roger Bresnahan
1B Dan McGann
2B Billy Gilbert
3B Art Devlin
SS Bill Dahlen
LF Sam Mertes
CF Mike Donlin
RF George Browne
C Frank Bowerman
PH Sammy Strang (IF-OF)
PH Boileryard Clarke (1B-C)
P Christy Mathewson
P Joe McGinnity
P Dummy Taylor
RP Red Ames
RP Hooks Wiltse
RP Claude Elliott
1905 NEW YORK GIANTS WORLD SERIES PROGRAM PORTRAIT PHOTOS
Fred Knowles, Secretary, New York National League Baseball Club
John McGraw, Manager, New York National League Baseball Club
Christopher Mathewson, Pitcher
Dan McGann, First Baseman and Field Captain
Ironman McGinnity, Pitcher
Buster Wilson, Giants' Mascot for Three Years
BRIEF SKETCH OF MANAGER MCGRAW'S BASE BALL CAREER
"Few men who have made their mark in base ball have been so much written and talked about as John J. McGraw, Manager of the New York National League Club. Since the Baltimore Orioles of 1894 astonished the base ball world by winning the National League pennant, McGraw has been a prominent figure in the national game, it being conceded that much of the great success of the Baltimore team was due to his up-to-date ideas on base ball.
John McGraw was born in Truxton, New York, thirty-two years ago. He is proud of the fact that as a boy he played ball on amateur teams on the west side of this city. His first professional engagement was with the Olean (N.Y.) team in 1890. The next year he went to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where the late Billy Barnie, Manager of the Baltimore Club, found him and brought him to that city in the latter part of 1891. He soon became a regular member of the team, and remained a prominent figure of the Orioles, with the exception of 1900, until July of 1902, when he assumed management of the New York National League Club.
As a player, McGraw always ranked with the best. He was in the front rank of third basemen. As a batter he was in the class of Willie Keeler. No man ever worried the pitchers more than McGraw did. He was at his best with his constant change of tactics while at the bat.
McGraw's first experience as a manager was in 1899, when he handled the Baltimore National League team. His first attempt was an unqualified success. He took a band of cast-offs and young players and fairly drove into their heads the principles of scientfic ball playing. The team that was expected to be a tail-ender worried the leaders throughout the season and finished a good fourth, with fifty games won and thirty lost.
In 1900 the National League reduced its circuit to eight clubs, and John McGraw and his business partner, Wilbert Robinson, were sold to the St. Louis Club. Both objected to going to that team [and would negotiate the reserve clause out of their contracts before reporting to the Cardinals]. Besides, they were looked on as intruders by the old Cleveland coterie that dominated the St. Louis club that season. The result was an unharmonious team and a failure.
In 1901 McGraw made possible the expansion plans of the American League by organizing the Baltimore club and joining hands with Ban Johnson. From the start the two did not work in harmony. The result was that McGraw, in July 1902, secured his release from the Baltimore club's stockholders and became the manager of the Giants.
What he has done with the New York team is known to every fan in the land.
As a student of ball players, McGraw is a wonder. He knows the strong points and weaknesses of every player in the National League, knowledge that is of great value in many a game.
As a private citizen, John McGraw is quiet, unassuming and affable. He has a large coterie of friends who know him well and who appreciate his many good points and excuse his few bad ones. His friendships last much longer than his enmities.
In some quarters McGraw has been blamed for his aggressiveness on the field. He expressed his views of the kicking question ten years ago, and what he said then holds good with him to-day. He then said: 'The fact is the only teams that ever won pennants were those that had good coaches and good kickers. And by good kickers I don't mean rowdy ball players; I mean men who play aggressive ball and know when to enter a protest. I have never been of the opinion that the 'kill the umpire' style of play was advisable and have always believed that kicking with the mouth is the only kind of kicking in which to indulge. There are men who can get all that is coming to them by calling the umpire's attention to plays at critical times.' "
-1905 Official World Series Program
1905 NEW YORK GIANTS
"During the season just closed, the New York Giant team, under the management of John J. McGraw, demonstrated clearly in every department of the game that they are entitled to the championship honors of the National League. In the first place, the Giants won a majority of games from each of the other seven teams in the League. Pittsburgh gave them a fight for the Series, and when the Giants reached the Smoky City, on their western trip, the victories stood 10 to 9 in favor of the Pirates. The Giants, realizing that to lose a majority of games to any other team might be considered a blot on their championship title, won the three remaining games, giving them the series over the Pirates 12 games to 10.
In club batting the Giants led all other teams in percentage. The club's average for the season is .274 per cent.
In total of long hits, the Giants also lead, having made in total bases eighteen more than Pittsburgh, the team second in this department of the game.
In club fielding the Giants are tied with the Chicago team, each having averaged .960 per cent of chances accepted during the season.
In base running the Giants also excelled, leading the Chicago team by four stolen bases on the season's work. This despite the record of Billy Maloney, of the Chicago club, who leads all National League base runners in stolen bases by a good margin.
While not belittling the work of other pitchers on the staff of the New York club, it is in line to call attention to the remarkable record made by Christy Mathewson in the season of 1905. The young collegian was clearly the star of the National League pitchers. He took part in 35 games, of which 29 were victories and 6 defeats, giving him .826 per cent of games won. This exceeds the fine record of .818 per cent made in 1902 by Jack Chesbro, with the championship Pittsburgh team behind him.
From July 21 to September 19, Mathewson made the record of the season, winning sixteen straight games. The game with Pittsburgh, on August 6, was forfeited to the Pirates when the score was 5 to 5. This game is not counted in the record as a defeat for Mathewson. During this run of victories, he beat every team in the league once or more and shut out Cincinnati (twice), Chicago (twice) and Brooklyn.
In September, the Cubs broke Mathewson's run of victories, defeating the Giants by 1 run to 0.
Before the season opened, nine-tenths of the experts predicted the Giants would win the championship of 1905. While at times some of the strong supporters of the team were uneasy, the pennant was really never in danger. The Giants took the lead on April 24, when they had .800 per cent of games won, to .714 for Pittsburgh. They never lost the lead during the remainder of the season. With the exception of four days, two in July and two in September, the Giants maintained .700 per cent or better of games won. Their highest average was .813 per cent on May 5, and their lowest, .684 on June 19."
-1905 Official World Series Program
1905 WORLD SERIES PROGRAM NEW YORK GIANTS BATTING ORDER
Bresnahan C
Browne RF
Donlin CF
McGann 1B
Mertes LF
Dahlen SS
Devlin 3B
Gilbert 2B
Mathewson/Wiltse/Taylor P
-1905 Official World Series Program
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