1929 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1929 New York Giants finished with a record of 84-67. They scored 897 runs and belted 136 home runs to go along with a .296 batting average. The offense was powered by Mel Ott, who led the team with 42 home runs and 151 RBI. Bill Terry led the team with 226 hits for a .372 average.
The team allowed 709 runs and had a team ERA of 3.97. Carl Hubbell led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 106 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Andy Cohen | 2B | 101 | 347 | 40 | 102 | 5 | 47 | 3 | .319 | .383 | .702 | .294 |
| Pat Crawford | 1B | 65 | 57 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 1 | .412 | .509 | .921 | .298 |
| Doc Farrell | 3B | 63 | 178 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 2 | .251 | .247 | .498 | .213 |
| Travis Jackson | SS | 149 | 551 | 92 | 162 | 21 | 94 | 10 | .367 | .490 | .857 | .294 |
| Buck Jordan | 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .500 |
| Freddie Lindstrom | 3B | 130 | 549 | 99 | 175 | 15 | 91 | 10 | .354 | .464 | .818 | .319 |
| Doc Marshall | 2B | 5 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .438 | .533 | .971 | .400 |
| Andy Reese | 2B | 58 | 209 | 36 | 55 | 0 | 21 | 8 | .316 | .344 | .660 | .263 |
| Bill Terry | 1B | 150 | 607 | 103 | 226 | 14 | 117 | 10 | .418 | .522 | .940 | .372 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Chick Fullis | OF | 86 | 274 | 67 | 79 | 7 | 29 | 7 | .365 | .412 | .777 | .288 |
| Tony Kaufmann | OF | 39 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .184 | .031 | .215 | .031 |
| Freddy Leach | OF | 113 | 411 | 74 | 119 | 8 | 47 | 10 | .324 | .431 | .755 | .290 |
| Sam Leslie | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mel Ott | OF | 150 | 545 | 138 | 179 | 42 | 151 | 6 | .449 | .635 | 1.084 | .328 |
| Edd Roush | OF | 115 | 450 | 76 | 146 | 8 | 52 | 6 | .390 | .451 | .841 | .324 |
| Jimmy Welsh | OF | 38 | 129 | 25 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 3 | .331 | .349 | .680 | .248 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jack Cummings | C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Shanty Hogan | C | 102 | 317 | 19 | 95 | 5 | 45 | 1 | .362 | .388 | .750 | .300 |
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 91 | 248 | 35 | 76 | 4 | 42 | 3 | .384 | .435 | .819 | .306 |
| Ray Schalk | C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pat Veltman | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5388 | 897 | 1594 | 136 | 829 | 85 | .349 | .436 | .784 | .296 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Larry Benton | 39 | 31 | 237 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 3 | 63 | 61 | 4.14 | 1.422 | |||
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | 37 | 30 | 221.7 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 1 | 55 | 66 | 4.10 | 1.389 | |||
| Joe Genewich | 21 | 9 | 85 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 6.78 | 1.918 | |||
| Dutch Henry | 27 | 9 | 101.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 1 | 27 | 31 | 3.82 | 1.579 | |||
| Carl Hubbell | 39 | 35 | 268 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 1 | 106 | 67 | 3.69 | 1.269 | |||
| Ralph Judd | 18 | 0 | 50.7 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 2.66 | 1.183 | |||
| Ray Lucas | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .00 | 0.750 | |||
| Carl Mays | 37 | 8 | 123 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 4.32 | 1.390 | |||
| Roy Parmelee | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.286 | |||
| Jack Scott | 30 | 6 | 91.7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1 | 40 | 27 | 3.53 | 1.265 | |||
| Jim Tennant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Bill Walker | 29 | 23 | 177.7 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 0 | 65 | 57 | 3.09 | 1.379 | |||
| Team Totals | 283 | 152 | 1372.1 | 84 | 67 | .556 | 13 | 431 | 387 | 3.97 | 1.402 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mel Ott and Bill Terry | 150 |
| At Bats | Bill Terry | 607 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mel Ott | 674 |
| Batting Average | Bill Terry | .372 |
| On-Base % | Mel Ott | .449 |
| Slugging % | Mel Ott | .635 |
| OPS | Mel Ott | 1.084 |
| Runs | Mel Ott | 138 |
| Hits | Bill Terry | 226 |
| Total Bases | Mel Ott | 346 |
| Doubles | Bill Terry | 39 |
| Triples | Travis Jackson | 12 |
| Home Runs | Mel Ott | 42 |
| RBI | Mel Ott | 151 |
| Walks | Mel Ott | 113 |
| Strikeouts | Travis Jackson | 56 |
| Stolen Bases | Travis Jackson, Freddy Leach, Freddie Lindstrom, and Bill Terry | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Freddie Lindstrom | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Carl Hubbell | 18 |
| Losses | Larry Benton | 17 |
| Saves | Carl Mays | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill Walker | .667 |
| ERA | Bill Walker | 3.09 |
| WHIP | Carl Hubbell | 1.269 |
| Innings Pitched | Carl Hubbell | 268 |
| Games | Larry Benton and Carl Hubbell | 39 |
| Games Started | Carl Hubbell | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Carl Hubbell | 106 |
| Complete Games | Carl Hubbell | 19 |
| Shutouts | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Carl Hubbell | 1130 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Carl Hubbell | 110 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Benton | 276 |
| Walks Allowed | Carl Hubbell | 67 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Carl Hubbell | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Carl Hubbell | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Carl Hubbell | 6 |
