1926_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season
1926 New York Giants (MLB) season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1926 New York Giants season was the franchise's 44th season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 74–77 record, 13½ games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.
1926 New York Giants | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
City | New York City | |||
Owners | Charles Stoneham | |||
Managers | John McGraw | |||
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Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | — | 47–30 | 42–35 |
Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 2 | 53–23 | 34–44 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 69 | 0.549 | 4½ | 49–28 | 35–41 |
Chicago Cubs | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 7 | 49–28 | 33–44 |
New York Giants | 74 | 77 | 0.490 | 13½ | 43–33 | 31–44 |
Brooklyn Robins | 71 | 82 | 0.464 | 17½ | 38–38 | 33–44 |
Boston Braves | 66 | 86 | 0.434 | 22 | 43–34 | 23–52 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 58 | 93 | 0.384 | 29½ | 33–42 | 25–51 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 6–15 | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 10–11 | 7–15 | |||||
Brooklyn | 15–6 | — | 14–8 | 4–18 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 9–13–2 | 7–15 | |||||
Chicago | 10–12 | 8–14 | — | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 11–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–12–1 | 18–4 | 9–13–1 | — | 7–15 | 16–6–1 | 13–9 | 14–8 | |||||
New York | 10–12 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 15–7 | — | 12–7 | 6–16 | 10–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 15–7 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 6–16–1 | 7–12 | — | 8–14 | 7–15 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 11–10 | 13–9–2 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 16–6 | 14–8 | — | 9–13–2 | |||||
St. Louis | 15–7 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 13–9–2 | — |
Opening Day lineup
- Heinie Groh 3B
- Frankie Frisch 2B
- Ross Youngs RF
- Irish Meusel RF
- High Pockets Kelly 1B
- Ty Tyson CF
- Travis Jackson SS
- Frank Snyder C
- Virgil Barnes P
Notable transactions
- June 14, 1926: Billy Southworth was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Heinie Mueller.[2]
Roster
1926 New York Giants | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches |
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 |
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C | Paul Florence | 76 | 188 | 43 | .229 | 2 | 14 |
1B | George Kelly | 136 | 499 | 151 | .303 | 13 | 80 |
2B | Frankie Frisch | 135 | 545 | 171 | .314 | 5 | 44 |
SS | Travis Jackson | 111 | 385 | 126 | .327 | 8 | 51 |
3B | Freddie Lindstrom | 140 | 543 | 164 | .302 | 9 | 76 |
OF | Ross Youngs | 95 | 372 | 114 | .306 | 4 | 43 |
OF | Ty Tyson | 97 | 335 | 98 | .293 | 3 | 35 |
OF | Irish Meusel | 129 | 449 | 131 | .292 | 6 | 65 |
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 |
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Heinie Mueller | 85 | 305 | 76 | .249 | 4 | 29 |
Bill Terry | 98 | 225 | 65 | .289 | 5 | 43 |
Doc Farrell | 67 | 171 | 49 | .287 | 2 | 23 |
Frank Snyder | 55 | 148 | 32 | .216 | 5 | 16 |
Billy Southworth | 36 | 116 | 38 | .328 | 5 | 30 |
Hugh McMullen | 57 | 91 | 17 | .187 | 0 | 6 |
Al Moore | 28 | 81 | 18 | .222 | 0 | 10 |
Jimmy Johnston | 37 | 69 | 16 | .232 | 0 | 5 |
Mel Ott | 35 | 60 | 23 | .383 | 0 | 4 |
Heinie Groh | 12 | 35 | 8 | .229 | 0 | 3 |
Andy Cohen | 32 | 35 | 9 | .257 | 0 | 8 |
Grover Hartley | 13 | 21 | 1 | .048 | 0 | 0 |
Blackie Carter | 5 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 1 | 1 |
Jack Cummings | 7 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 0 | 4 |
Fresco Thompson | 2 | 8 | 5 | .625 | 0 | 1 |
Scottie Slayback | 2 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Smith | 4 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Hamby | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Connell | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Cote | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmy Boyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
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Kent Greenfield | 39 | 222.2 | 13 | 12 | 3.96 | 74 |
Freddie Fitzsimmons | 37 | 219.0 | 14 | 10 | 2.88 | 48 |
Virgil Barnes | 31 | 185.0 | 8 | 13 | 2.87 | 54 |
Hugh McQuillan | 33 | 167.0 | 11 | 10 | 3.72 | 47 |
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 |
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Jack Scott | 50 | 226.0 | 13 | 15 | 4.34 | 82 |
Jimmy Ring | 39 | 183.1 | 11 | 10 | 4.57 | 76 |
Jack Wisner | 5 | 28.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.54 | 5 |
Joe Poetz | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 0 |
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 |
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Chick Davies | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.94 | 27 |
Tim McNamara | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 |
Ned Porter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Art Nehf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |
Jack Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Al Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
- "Brooklyn Robins 3, NY Giants 0, April 13, 1926". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2022.