1927 New York Giants (MLB) season

1927 New York Giants
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (Since 1911) New York, New York (Since 1883)
1927 Information
Owner(s)	Charles Stoneham
Manager(s)	John McGraw
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The 1927 New York Giants season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League with a record of 92-62, 2 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Offseason

During the offseason, the Giants acquired Rogers Hornsby from the St. Louis Cardinals for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring. Hornsby's offensive numbers rebounded in 1927, as he hit .361 and led the league in runs scored (133), walks (86), and an on-base percentage (.448). The deal was held up because Hornsby, as part of his contract as the manager of the Cardinals (he was a player-manager at the time), owned several shares of stock in the Cardinals. Cardinals owner Sam Breadon offered Hornsby a sum for the stock considerably lower than what Hornsby demanded for it, and neither would budge. Eventually, the other owners of the National League made up the difference, and the trade went through.

Notable transactions

• December 20, 1926: Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rogers Hornsby.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Pittsburgh Pirates	94	60	--	.610
St. Louis Cardinals	92	61	1.5	.601
New York Giants	92	62	2	.597
Chicago Cubs	85	68	8.5	.556
Cincinnati Reds	75	78	18.5	.490
Brooklyn Robins	65	88	28.5	.425
Boston Braves	60	94	34	.390
Philadelphia Phillies	51	103	43	.331

Notable transactions

• May 9, 1927: Don Songer was purchased by the Giants from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
2B	Hornsby, RogersRogers Hornsby	155	568	205	.361	26	125
SS	Jackson, TravisTravis Jackson	127	469	149	.318	14	98
OF	Mueller, HeinieHeinie Mueller	84	190	55	.289	3	19
OF	Harper, GeorgeGeorge Harper	145	483	160	.331	16	87

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
Ott, MelMel Ott	82	163	46	.282	1	19
Cummings, JackJack Cummings	43	80	29	.363	2	14
Smith, RedRed Smith	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
Barnes, VirgilVirgil Barnes	35	228.2	14	11	3.98	66
Benton, LarryLarry Benton	29	173	13	5	3.95	65

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
Cantwell, BenBen Cantwell	5	19.2	1	1	4.12	6
Bush, JoeJoe Bush	3	12	1	1	7.50	6

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
Songer, DonDon Songer	22	3	5	1	2.86	9
Bentley, JackJack Bentley	4	0	0	0	2.79	3
Cheeves, VirgilVirgil Cheeves	3	0	0	0	4.26	1
Boney, HankHank Boney	3	0	0	0	2.25	0
Holland, MulMul Holland	2	1	0	0	0.00	0
Johnson, ArtArt Johnson	1	0	0	0	0.00	0
Porter, NedNed Porter	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

References

• 1927 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference