1927 New York Giants (MLB) season
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.
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| Owner(s) | Charles Stoneham |
| Manager(s) | John McGraw |
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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.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| 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
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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
- May 9, 1927: Don Songer was purchased by the Giants from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]
Roster
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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 |
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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
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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| 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
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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| 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 | 13 | 5 | 3.95 | 65 |
| Hugh McQuillan | 11 | 58 | 5 | 4 | 4.50 | 17 |
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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| 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 | 1 | 1 | 7.50 | 6 |
| Jim Faulkner | 3 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 3.72 | 2 |
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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| 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
- Rogers Hornsby at Baseball Reference
- Don Songer at Baseball Reference