1928 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1928 New York Giants finished with a record of 93-61. They scored 807 runs and belted 118 home runs to go along with a .293 batting average. Mel Ott provided the power for the team with 18 homers. The offense was powered by Freddie Lindstrom, who led the team with 107 RBI and 231 hits.
The team allowed 653 runs and had a team ERA of 3.67. Larry Benton led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 90 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Andy Cohen | 2B | 129 | 504 | 64 | 138 | 9 | 59 | 3 | .318 | .403 | .721 | .274 |
| Travis Jackson | SS | 150 | 537 | 73 | 145 | 14 | 77 | 8 | .339 | .436 | .775 | .270 |
| Freddie Lindstrom | 3B | 153 | 646 | 99 | 231 | 14 | 107 | 15 | .383 | .511 | .894 | .358 |
| Bill Terry | 1B | 149 | 568 | 100 | 185 | 17 | 101 | 7 | .394 | .518 | .912 | .326 |
| Russ Wrightstone | 1B | 30 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .250 | .280 | .530 | .160 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Harper | OF | 19 | 57 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .353 | .351 | .704 | .228 |
| Art Jahn | OF | 10 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .323 | .414 | .737 | .276 |
| Les Mann | OF | 82 | 193 | 29 | 51 | 2 | 25 | 2 | .330 | .342 | .672 | .264 |
| Lefty O'Doul | OF | 114 | 354 | 67 | 113 | 8 | 46 | 9 | .372 | .463 | .835 | .319 |
| Mel Ott | OF | 124 | 435 | 69 | 140 | 18 | 77 | 3 | .397 | .524 | .921 | .322 |
| Joe Price | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Andy Reese | OF | 109 | 406 | 61 | 125 | 6 | 44 | 7 | .331 | .416 | .747 | .308 |
| Edd Roush | OF | 46 | 163 | 20 | 41 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .315 | .356 | .671 | .252 |
| Pat Veltman | OF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .333 |
| Jimmy Welsh | OF | 124 | 476 | 77 | 146 | 9 | 54 | 4 | .357 | .431 | .788 | .307 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jack Cummings | C | 33 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .400 | .630 | 1.030 | .333 |
| Bill Haeffner | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Shanty Hogan | C | 131 | 411 | 48 | 137 | 10 | 71 | 0 | .406 | .477 | .883 | .333 |
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 75 | 133 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 20 | 2 | .359 | .286 | .645 | .195 |
| Al Spohrer | C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ray Foley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 | |
| Chick Fullis | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5459 | 807 | 1600 | 118 | 758 | 62 | .339 | .430 | .769 | .293 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Vic Aldridge | 22 | 17 | 119.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2 | 33 | 45 | 4.83 | 1.492 | |||
| Virgil Barnes | 10 | 9 | 55.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 5.04 | 1.609 | |||
| Larry Benton | 42 | 36 | 310.3 | 25 | 9 | .735 | 4 | 90 | 71 | 2.73 | 1.192 | |||
| Garland Buckeye | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14.73 | 2.973 | |||
| Ben Cantwell | 7 | 1 | 18.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.42 | 1.311 | |||
| Tiny Chaplin | 12 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4.50 | 1.458 | |||
| Bill Clarkson | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.94 | 1.930 | |||
| Jim Faulkner | 38 | 8 | 117.3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2 | 32 | 41 | 3.53 | 1.466 | |||
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | 40 | 31 | 261.3 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 1 | 67 | 65 | 3.68 | 1.259 | |||
| Joe Genewich | 26 | 18 | 158.3 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 3 | 37 | 54 | 3.18 | 1.200 | |||
| Dutch Henry | 17 | 8 | 64 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 3.80 | 1.672 | |||
| Carl Hubbell | 20 | 14 | 124 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1 | 37 | 21 | 2.83 | 1.113 | |||
| Leo Mangum | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15.00 | 3.667 | |||
| Chet Nichols | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23.62 | 5.185 | |||
| Jack Scott | 16 | 3 | 50.3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3.58 | 1.392 | |||
| Bill Walker | 22 | 8 | 76.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 39 | 31 | 4.72 | 1.442 | |||
| Team Totals | 281 | 155 | 1393.8 | 93 | 61 | .604 | 16 | 399 | 405 | 3.67 | 1.334 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Freddie Lindstrom | 153 |
| At Bats | Freddie Lindstrom | 646 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Freddie Lindstrom | 687 |
| Batting Average | Freddie Lindstrom | .358 |
| On-Base % | Mel Ott | .397 |
| Slugging % | Mel Ott | .524 |
| OPS | Mel Ott | .921 |
| Runs | Bill Terry | 100 |
| Hits | Freddie Lindstrom | 231 |
| Total Bases | Freddie Lindstrom | 330 |
| Doubles | Freddie Lindstrom | 39 |
| Triples | Bill Terry | 11 |
| Home Runs | Mel Ott | 18 |
| RBI | Freddie Lindstrom | 107 |
| Walks | Bill Terry | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Travis Jackson | 46 |
| Stolen Bases | Freddie Lindstrom | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Travis Jackson | 33 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Larry Benton | 25 |
| Losses | Larry Benton and Freddie Fitzsimmons | 9 |
| Saves | Larry Benton | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Larry Benton | .735 |
| ERA | Larry Benton | 2.73 |
| WHIP | Larry Benton | 1.192 |
| Innings Pitched | Larry Benton | 310.3 |
| Games | Larry Benton | 42 |
| Games Started | Larry Benton | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Larry Benton | 90 |
| Complete Games | Larry Benton | 28 |
| Shutouts | Larry Benton and Joe Genewich | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Larry Benton | 1263 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 107 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Benton | 299 |
| Walks Allowed | Larry Benton | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Larry Benton | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Larry Benton and Freddie Fitzsimmons | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 4 |
