1926 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1926 New York Giants finished with a record of 74-77. They scored 663 runs and belted 73 home runs to go along with a .278 batting average. The offense was powered by High Pockets Kelly, who led the team with 13 home runs and 80 RBI. Frankie Frisch led the team with 171 hits for a .314 average.
The team allowed 664 runs and had a team ERA of 3.77. Freddie Fitzsimmons led the team with 14 wins. Jack Scott led the team with 82 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Andy Cohen | 2B | 32 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .278 | .314 | .592 | .257 |
| Doc Farrell | SS | 67 | 171 | 19 | 49 | 2 | 23 | 4 | .341 | .392 | .733 | .287 |
| Frankie Frisch | 2B | 135 | 545 | 75 | 171 | 5 | 44 | 23 | .353 | .409 | .762 | .314 |
| Heinie Groh | 3B | 12 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .270 | .286 | .556 | .229 |
| Travis Jackson | SS | 111 | 385 | 64 | 126 | 8 | 51 | 2 | .362 | .494 | .856 | .327 |
| High Pockets Kelly | 1B | 136 | 499 | 70 | 151 | 13 | 80 | 4 | .352 | .445 | .797 | .303 |
| Freddie Lindstrom | 3B | 140 | 543 | 90 | 164 | 9 | 76 | 11 | .351 | .420 | .771 | .302 |
| Scottie Slayback | 2B | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bill Terry | 1B | 98 | 225 | 26 | 65 | 5 | 43 | 3 | .352 | .453 | .805 | .289 |
| Fresco Thompson | 2B | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .700 | .625 | 1.325 | .625 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Blackie Carter | OF | 5 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .471 | .749 | .235 |
| Jimmy Johnston | OF | 37 | 69 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .293 | .232 | .525 | .232 |
| Irish Meusel | OF | 129 | 449 | 51 | 131 | 6 | 65 | 5 | .322 | .432 | .754 | .292 |
| Al Moore | OF | 28 | 81 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 2 | .267 | .272 | .539 | .222 |
| Heinie Mueller | OF | 85 | 305 | 36 | 76 | 4 | 29 | 7 | .300 | .321 | .621 | .249 |
| Mel Ott | OF | 35 | 60 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .393 | .417 | .810 | .383 |
| Mike Smith | OF | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Billy Southworth | OF | 36 | 116 | 23 | 38 | 5 | 30 | 1 | .366 | .526 | .892 | .328 |
| Ty Tyson | OF | 97 | 335 | 40 | 98 | 3 | 35 | 6 | .329 | .373 | .702 | .293 |
| Ross Youngs | OF | 95 | 372 | 62 | 114 | 4 | 43 | 21 | .372 | .398 | .770 | .306 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jim Boyle | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jack Cummings | C | 7 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .450 | .500 | .950 | .313 |
| Paul Florence | C | 76 | 188 | 19 | 43 | 2 | 14 | 2 | .322 | .314 | .636 | .229 |
| Jim Hamby | C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Grover Hartley | C | 13 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .048 | .279 | .048 |
| Hugh McMullen | C | 57 | 91 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .204 | .209 | .413 | .187 |
| Frank Snyder | C | 55 | 148 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .280 | .365 | .645 | .216 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Joe Connell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Pete Cote | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5167 | 663 | 1435 | 73 | 617 | 94 | .317 | .384 | .701 | .278 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Virgil Barnes | 31 | 25 | 185 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 1 | 54 | 56 | 2.87 | 1.292 | |||
| Jack Bentley | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Chick Davies | 38 | 1 | 89 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6 | 27 | 35 | 3.94 | 1.472 | |||
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | 37 | 26 | 219 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 48 | 58 | 2.88 | 1.288 | |||
| Kent Greenfield | 39 | 28 | 222.7 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 1 | 74 | 82 | 3.96 | 1.293 | |||
| Tim McNamara | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9.00 | 1.833 | |||
| Hugh McQuillan | 33 | 22 | 167 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 47 | 42 | 3.72 | 1.275 | |||
| Art Nehf | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.80 | 1.765 | |||
| Joe Poetz | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.38 | 1.625 | |||
| Ned Porter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |||
| Jimmy Ring | 39 | 23 | 183.3 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2 | 76 | 74 | 4.57 | 1.533 | |||
| Jack Scott | 50 | 22 | 226 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 5 | 82 | 53 | 4.34 | 1.305 | |||
| Al Smith | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Jack Wisner | 5 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3.54 | 1.107 | |||
| Team Totals | 286 | 151 | 1341.7 | 74 | 77 | .490 | 15 | 419 | 427 | 3.77 | 1.339 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Freddie Lindstrom | 140 |
| At Bats | Frankie Frisch | 545 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Freddie Lindstrom | 612 |
| Batting Average | Frankie Frisch | .314 |
| On-Base % | Frankie Frisch | .353 |
| Slugging % | High Pockets Kelly | .445 |
| OPS | High Pockets Kelly | .797 |
| Runs | Freddie Lindstrom | 90 |
| Hits | Frankie Frisch | 171 |
| Total Bases | Freddie Lindstrom | 228 |
| Doubles | Frankie Frisch | 29 |
| Triples | Irish Meusel | 10 |
| Home Runs | High Pockets Kelly | 13 |
| RBI | High Pockets Kelly | 80 |
| Walks | Freddie Lindstrom | 39 |
| Strikeouts | High Pockets Kelly | 52 |
| Stolen Bases | Frankie Frisch | 23 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Freddie Lindstrom | 28 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 14 |
| Losses | Jack Scott | 15 |
| Saves | Chick Davies | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Freddie Fitzsimmons | .583 |
| ERA | Virgil Barnes | 2.87 |
| WHIP | Hugh McQuillan | 1.275 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Scott | 226 |
| Games | Jack Scott | 50 |
| Games Started | Kent Greenfield | 28 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Scott | 82 |
| Complete Games | Jack Scott | 13 |
| Shutouts | Virgil Barnes | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Scott | 957 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Scott | 109 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Scott | 242 |
| Walks Allowed | Kent Greenfield | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Kent Greenfield | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Jimmy Ring | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kent Greenfield | 5 |
