1927 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1927 New York Giants finished with a record of 92-62. They scored 817 runs and belted 109 home runs to go along with a .297 batting average. The offense was powered by Rogers Hornsby, who led the team with 26 home runs, 125 RBI, and 205 hits.
The team allowed 720 runs and had a team ERA of 3.97. Burleigh Grimes led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 102 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Doc Farrell | SS | 42 | 142 | 13 | 55 | 3 | 34 | 0 | .442 | .535 | .977 | .387 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 2B | 155 | 568 | 133 | 205 | 26 | 125 | 9 | .448 | .586 | 1.034 | .361 |
| Travis Jackson | SS | 127 | 469 | 67 | 149 | 14 | 98 | 8 | .363 | .486 | .849 | .318 |
| Freddie Lindstrom | 3B | 138 | 562 | 107 | 172 | 7 | 58 | 10 | .354 | .436 | .790 | .306 |
| Andy Reese | 3B | 97 | 355 | 43 | 94 | 4 | 21 | 5 | .298 | .349 | .647 | .265 |
| Bill Terry | 1B | 150 | 580 | 101 | 189 | 20 | 121 | 1 | .377 | .529 | .906 | .326 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Harper | OF | 145 | 483 | 85 | 160 | 16 | 87 | 7 | .435 | .495 | .930 | .331 |
| Tex Jeanes | OF | 11 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .300 | .664 | .300 |
| Joe Klinger | OF | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .400 |
| Les Mann | OF | 29 | 67 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 2 | .400 | .507 | .907 | .328 |
| Heinie Mueller | OF | 84 | 190 | 33 | 55 | 3 | 19 | 2 | .384 | .379 | .763 | .289 |
| Mel Ott | OF | 82 | 163 | 23 | 46 | 1 | 19 | 2 | .335 | .380 | .715 | .282 |
| Edd Roush | OF | 140 | 570 | 83 | 173 | 7 | 58 | 18 | .335 | .402 | .737 | .304 |
| Herb Thomas | OF | 13 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .353 | .616 | .176 |
| Ty Tyson | OF | 43 | 159 | 24 | 42 | 1 | 17 | 5 | .308 | .352 | .660 | .264 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jack Cummings | C | 43 | 80 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .407 | .538 | .945 | .363 |
| Al DeVormer | C | 68 | 141 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 21 | 1 | .312 | .326 | .638 | .248 |
| Jim Hamby | C | 21 | 52 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .288 | .231 | .519 | .192 |
| Mickey O'Neil | C | 16 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .233 | .132 | .365 | .132 |
| Red Smith | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Zack Taylor | C | 83 | 258 | 18 | 60 | 0 | 21 | 2 | .283 | .283 | .566 | .233 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Buck Jordan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5372 | 817 | 1594 | 109 | 765 | 73 | .345 | .427 | .773 | .297 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Virgil Barnes | 35 | 29 | 228.7 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 2 | 66 | 51 | 3.98 | 1.321 | |||
| Jack Bentley | 4 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2.79 | 1.753 | |||
| Larry Benton | 29 | 23 | 173 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2 | 65 | 54 | 3.95 | 1.370 | |||
| Hank Boney | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.25 | 1.500 | |||
| Bullet Joe Bush | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7.50 | 1.917 | |||
| Ben Cantwell | 5 | 2 | 19.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4.12 | 1.421 | |||
| Virgil Cheeves | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.26 | 1.905 | |||
| Bill Clarkson | 26 | 7 | 86.7 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 2 | 28 | 52 | 4.36 | 1.661 | |||
| Jim Faulkner | 3 | 1 | 9.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3.72 | 1.856 | |||
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | 42 | 31 | 244.7 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3 | 78 | 67 | 3.72 | 1.336 | |||
| Kent Greenfield | 12 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 9.45 | 2.600 | |||
| Burleigh Grimes | 39 | 34 | 259.7 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 2 | 102 | 87 | 3.54 | 1.390 | |||
| Dutch Henry | 45 | 15 | 163.7 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 4 | 40 | 31 | 4.23 | 1.313 | |||
| Mul Holland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .00 | 1.500 | |||
| Tex Jeanes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Art Johnson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 0.667 | |||
| Hugh McQuillan | 11 | 9 | 58 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 4.50 | 1.638 | |||
| Norman Plitt | 3 | 0 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.68 | 1.370 | |||
| Ned Porter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Don Songer | 22 | 1 | 50.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 2.86 | 1.571 | |||
| Fay Thomas | 9 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3.31 | 1.411 | |||
| Bill Walker | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9.00 | 2.750 | |||
| Team Totals | 302 | 155 | 1381.8 | 92 | 62 | .597 | 16 | 442 | 453 | 3.97 | 1.428 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rogers Hornsby | 155 |
| At Bats | Bill Terry | 580 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rogers Hornsby | 684 |
| Batting Average | Rogers Hornsby | .361 |
| On-Base % | Rogers Hornsby | .448 |
| Slugging % | Rogers Hornsby | .586 |
| OPS | Rogers Hornsby | 1.034 |
| Runs | Rogers Hornsby | 133 |
| Hits | Rogers Hornsby | 205 |
| Total Bases | Rogers Hornsby | 333 |
| Doubles | Freddie Lindstrom | 36 |
| Triples | Bill Terry | 13 |
| Home Runs | Rogers Hornsby | 26 |
| RBI | Rogers Hornsby | 125 |
| Walks | Rogers Hornsby | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Terry | 53 |
| Stolen Bases | Edd Roush | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rogers Hornsby | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Burleigh Grimes | 19 |
| Losses | Virgil Barnes | 11 |
| Saves | Dutch Henry | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Larry Benton | .722 |
| ERA | Burleigh Grimes | 3.54 |
| WHIP | Dutch Henry | 1.313 |
| Innings Pitched | Burleigh Grimes | 259.7 |
| Games | Dutch Henry | 45 |
| Games Started | Burleigh Grimes | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Burleigh Grimes | 102 |
| Complete Games | Burleigh Grimes | 15 |
| Shutouts | Virgil Barnes and Burleigh Grimes | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Burleigh Grimes | 1103 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Burleigh Grimes | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Burleigh Grimes | 274 |
| Walks Allowed | Burleigh Grimes | 87 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Clarkson | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Virgil Barnes, Freddie Fitzsimmons, and Burleigh Grimes | 4 |
