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1927 New York Giants (MLB) season

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1927 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersCharles Stoneham
ManagersJohn McGraw
← 1926 Seasons 1928 →

The 1927 New York Giants season was the franchise's 45th season. The team finished third in the National League with a record of 92–62, 2 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Offseason

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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

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Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 94 60 .610 48‍–‍31 46‍–‍29
St. Louis Cardinals 92 61 .601 55‍–‍25 37‍–‍36
New York Giants 92 62 .597 2 49‍–‍25 43‍–‍37
Chicago Cubs 85 68 .556 50‍–‍28 35‍–‍40
Cincinnati Reds 75 78 .490 18½ 45‍–‍35 30‍–‍43
Brooklyn Robins 65 88 .425 28½ 34‍–‍39 31‍–‍49
Boston Braves 60 94 .390 34 32‍–‍41 28‍–‍53
Philadelphia Phillies 51 103 .331 43 34‍–‍43 17‍–‍60

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 12–10 7–15 4–18 7–15 14–8 9–13–1 7–15
Brooklyn 10–12 7–15 11–10 10–12–1 11–11 8–14 8–14
Chicago 15–7 15–7 14–8 10–12 13–9 9–13 9–12
Cincinnati 18–4 10–11 8–14 7–15 16–6 8–14 8–14
New York 15–7 12–10–1 12–10 15–7 15–7 11–11 12–10
Philadelphia 8–14 11–11 9–13 6–16 7–15 7–15–1 3–19
Pittsburgh 13–9–1 14–8 13–9 14–8 11–11 15–7–1 14–8
St. Louis 15–7 14–8 12–9 14–8 10–12 19–3 8–14


Notable transactions

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Roster

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1927 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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
C Zack Taylor 83 258 60 .233 0 21
1B Bill Terry 150 580 189 .326 20 121
2B Rogers Hornsby 155 568 205 .361 26 125
SS Travis Jackson 127 469 149 .318 14 98
3B Freddie Lindstrom 138 562 172 .306 7 58
OF Edd Roush 140 570 173 .304 7 58
OF Heinie Mueller 84 190 55 .289 3 19
OF George Harper 145 483 160 .331 16 87

Other batters

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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
Andy Reese 97 355 94 .265 4 21
Mel Ott 82 163 46 .282 1 19
Ty Tyson 43 159 42 .264 1 17
Doc Farrell 42 142 55 .387 3 34
Al DeVormer 68 141 35 .248 2 21
Jack Cummings 43 80 29 .363 2 14
Les Mann 29 67 22 .328 2 10
Jim Hamby 21 52 10 .192 0 5
Mickey O'Neil 16 38 5 .132 0 3
Tex Jeanes 11 20 6 .300 0 0
Herb Thomas 13 17 3 .176 0 1
Buck Jordan 5 5 1 .200 0 0
Joe Klinger 3 5 2 .400 0 0
Red Smith 1 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Burleigh Grimes 39 259.2 19 8 3.54 102
Freddie Fitzsimmons 42 244.2 17 10 3.72 78
Virgil Barnes 35 228.2 14 11 3.98 66
Larry Benton 29 173.0 13 5 3.95 65
Hugh McQuillan 11 58.0 5 4 4.50 17

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Dutch Henry 45 163.2 11 6 4.23 40
Bill Clarkson 26 86.2 3 9 4.36 28
Ben Cantwell 5 19.2 1 1 4.12 6
Joe Bush 3 12.0 1 1 7.50 6
Jim Faulkner 3 9.2 1 0 3.72 2

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Don Songer 22 3 5 1 2.86 9
Kent Greenfield 12 2 2 0 9.45 4
Fay Thomas 9 0 0 0 3.31 4
Jack Bentley 4 0 0 0 2.79 3
Virgil Cheeves 3 0 0 0 4.26 1
Hank Boney 3 0 0 0 2.25 0
Norman Plitt 3 1 0 0 3.68 0
Bill Walker 3 0 0 0 9.00 4
Mul Holland 2 1 0 0 0.00 0
Art Johnson 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Ned Porter 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Tex Jeanes 1 0 0 0 9.00 0

Notes

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  1. ^ Rogers Hornsby at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Don Songer at Baseball Reference

References

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