1929 New York Giants (MLB) season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1929 New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1917 to 1922, 1928 to 1929).svg National League Polo Grounds New York City 84 67 y 3rd Charles Stoneham John McGraw 1928 New York Giants (MLB) season 1930 New York Giants (MLB) season List of San Francisco Giants seasons The 1929 New York Giants season was the franchise's 47th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 84–67 record, 13½ games behind the Chicago Cubs. In a home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 5 at the Polo Grounds, the Giants used the first public address system to be used in a major league ballpark.Year In Review : 1929 National League http://www.baseball-almanac.com/yearly/yr1929n.shtml Baseball Almanac March 23, 2015 Regular season Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Roster 1929 New York Giants Roster Pitchers Larry Benton Freddie Fitzsimmons Joe Genewich Dutch Henry Carl Hubbell Ralph Judd Ray Lucas Carl Mays Roy Parmelee Jack Scott Jim Tennant Bill Walker Catchers Jack Cummings Shanty Hogan Bob O'Farrell Ray Schalk Pat Veltman Infielders Andy Cohen Pat Crawford Doc Farrell Travis Jackson Buck Jordan Freddie Lindstrom Doc Marshall Andy Reese Bill Terry Outfielders Chick Fullis Tony Kaufmann Freddy Leach Sam Leslie Mel Ott Edd Roush Jimmy Welsh Manager John McGraw Coaches Bert Niehoff Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position 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 Shanty Hogan 102 317 95 .300 5 45 1B Bill Terry 150 607 226 .372 14 117 2B Andy Cohen Andy Cohen (baseball) 101 347 102 .294 5 47 SS Travis Jackson 149 551 162 .294 21 94 3B Freddie Lindstrom 130 549 175 .319 15 91 OF Mel Ott 150 545 179 .328 42 151 OF Edd Roush 115 450 146 .324 8 52 OF Freddy Leach 113 411 119 .290 8 47 Other batters 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 Chick Fullis 86 274 79 .288 7 29 Bob O'Farrell 91 248 76 .306 4 42 Andy Reese 58 209 55 .263 0 21 Doc Farrell 63 178 38 .213 0 16 Jimmy Welsh 38 129 32 .248 2 8 Pat Crawford Pat Crawford (baseball) 65 57 17 .298 3 24 Tony Kaufmann 39 32 1 .031 0 1 Doc Marshall Doc Marshall (infielder) 5 15 6 .400 0 2 Jack Cummings Jack Cummings (baseball) 3 3 1 .333 0 0 Ray Schalk 5 2 0 .000 0 0 Buck Jordan 2 2 1 .500 0 0 Pat Veltman 3 1 0 .000 0 0 Sam Leslie 1 1 0 .000 0 1 Pitching = Indicates league leader Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Carl Hubbell 39 268.0 18 11 3.69 106 Larry Benton 39 237.0 11 17 4.14 63 Freddie Fitzsimmons 37 221.2 15 11 4.10 55 Bill Walker Bill Walker (baseball) 29 177.2 14 7 3.09 65 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Carl Mays 37 123.0 6 2 4.32 32 Dutch Henry 27 101.1 5 6 3.82 27 Jack Scott Jack Scott (baseball) 30 91.2 7 6 3.53 40 Joe Genewich 21 85.0 3 7 6.78 19 Roy Parmelee 2 7.0 1 0 9.00 1 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Ralph Judd 18 3 0 0 2.66 21 Ray Lucas Ray Lucas (baseball) 3 0 0 1 0.00 1 Jim Tennant 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball A Bridgeport Bears Eastern League Hans LobertJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1929 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season New York Giants (MLB) season Category:1920s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan