1927 New York Giants (MLB) season
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Owner(s) | Charles Stoneham |
Manager(s) | John McGraw |
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- December 20, 1926: Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rogers Hornsby.[1]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 94 | 60 | 0.610 | — | 48–31 | 46–29 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 61 | 0.601 | 1½ | 55–25 | 37–36 |
New York Giants | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 2 | 49–25 | 43–37 |
Chicago Cubs | 85 | 68 | 0.556 | 8½ | 50–28 | 35–40 |
Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 78 | 0.490 | 18½ | 45–35 | 30–43 |
Brooklyn Robins | 65 | 88 | 0.425 | 28½ | 34–39 | 31–49 |
Boston Braves | 60 | 94 | 0.390 | 34 | 32–41 | 28–53 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 51 | 103 | 0.331 | 43 | 34–43 | 17–60 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1927 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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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[edit]
- May 9, 1927: Don Songer was purchased by the Giants from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 | 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[edit]
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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Mel Ott | 82 | 163 | 46 | .282 | 1 | 19 |
Jack Cummings | 43 | 80 | 29 | .363 | 2 | 14 |
Red Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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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Virgil Barnes | 35 | 228.2 | 14 | 11 | 3.98 | 66 |
Larry Benton | 29 | 173 | 13 | 5 | 3.95 | 65 |
Other pitchers[edit]
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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Ben Cantwell | 5 | 19.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.12 | 6 |
Joe Bush | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7.50 | 6 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
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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Don Songer | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2.86 | 9 |
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 |
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 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Rogers Hornsby at Baseball Reference
- ^ Don Songer at Baseball Reference
References[edit]
- 1927 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference
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