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1926 New York Giants (MLB) season

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1926 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersCharles Stoneham
ManagersJohn McGraw
← 1925 Seasons 1927 →

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.

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 89 65 .578 47‍–‍30 42‍–‍35
Cincinnati Reds 87 67 .565 2 53‍–‍23 34‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates 84 69 .549 49‍–‍28 35‍–‍41
Chicago Cubs 82 72 .532 7 49‍–‍28 33‍–‍44
New York Giants 74 77 .490 13½ 43‍–‍33 31‍–‍44
Brooklyn Robins 71 82 .464 17½ 38‍–‍38 33‍–‍44
Boston Braves 66 86 .434 22 43‍–‍34 23‍–‍52
Philadelphia Phillies 58 93 .384 29½ 33‍–‍42 25‍–‍51

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 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

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  • 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

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Notable transactions

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Roster

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1926 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 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

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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
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

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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
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

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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
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

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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
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

Notes

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  1. ^ "Brooklyn Robins 3, NY Giants 0, April 13, 1926". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Heinie Mueller page at Baseball Reference

References

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