1926 New York Giants (MLB) season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1926 National League New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1923 to 1927, 1930 to 1932).svg Polo Grounds New York City 74 77 y 5th Charles Stoneham John McGraw 1925 New York Giants (MLB) season 1927 New York Giants (MLB) season The 1926 New York Giants season was the franchise's 44th season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 74–77 record, 13½ games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. Regular season Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Opening Day lineup Heinie Groh 3B Frankie Frisch 2B Ross Youngs RF Irish Meusel RF High Pockets Kelly 1B Ty Tyson CF Travis Jackson SS Frank Snyder C Virgil Barnes P https://baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1192604130.shtml Brooklyn Robins 3, NY Giants 0, April 13, 1926 baseball-reference.com November 2, 2022 Notable transactions June 14, 1926: Billy Southworth was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Heinie Mueller.Heinie Mueller page at Baseball Reference Roster 1926 New York Giants Roster Pitchers Virgil Barnes Jack Bentley Chick Davies Freddie Fitzsimmons Kent Greenfield Tim McNamara Hugh McQuillan Art Nehf Joe Poetz Ned Porter Jimmy Ring Jack Scott Al Smith Jack Wisner Catchers Jim Boyle Jack Cummings Paul Florence Jim Hamby Grover Hartley Hugh McMullen Frank Snyder Infielders Andy Cohen Doc Farrell Frankie Frisch Heinie Groh Travis Jackson George Kelly Freddie Lindstrom Scottie Slayback Bill Terry Fresco Thompson Outfielders Blackie Carter Jimmy Johnston Irish Meusel Al Moore Heinie Mueller Mel Ott Mike Smith Billy Southworth Ty Tyson Ross Youngs Other batters Joe Connell Pete Cote Manager John McGraw Coaches Roger Bresnahan Player stats 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 Paul Florence 76 188 43 .229 2 14 1B George Kelly 136 499 151 .303 13 80 2B Frankie Frisch 135 545 171 .314 5 44 SS Travis Jackson 111 385 126 .327 8 51 3B Freddie Lindstrom 140 543 164 .302 9 76 OF Ross Youngs 95 372 114 .306 4 43 OF Ty Tyson 97 335 98 .293 3 35 OF Irish Meusel 129 449 131 .292 6 65 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 Heinie Mueller Heinie Mueller (outfielder) 85 305 76 .249 4 29 Bill Terry 98 225 65 .289 5 43 Doc Farrell 67 171 49 .287 2 23 Frank Snyder 55 148 32 .216 5 16 Billy Southworth 36 116 38 .328 5 30 Hugh McMullen 57 91 17 .187 0 6 Al Moore 28 81 18 .222 0 10 Jimmy Johnston 37 69 16 .232 0 5 Mel Ott 35 60 23 .383 0 4 Heinie Groh 12 35 8 .229 0 3 Andy Cohen 32 35 9 .257 0 8 Grover Hartley 13 21 1 .048 0 0 Blackie Carter 5 17 4 .235 1 1 Jack Cummings 7 16 5 .313 0 4 Fresco Thompson 2 8 5 .625 0 1 Scottie Slayback 2 8 0 .000 0 0 Mike Smith Mike Smith (1920s outfielder) 4 7 1 .143 0 0 Jim Hamby 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Joe Connell 2 1 0 .000 0 0 Pete Cote 2 1 0 .000 0 0 Jimmy Boyle 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 Pitching 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 Kent Greenfield 39 222.2 13 12 3.96 74 Freddie Fitzsimmons 37 219.0 14 10 2.88 48 Virgil Barnes 31 185.0 8 13 2.87 54 Hugh McQuillan 33 167.0 11 10 3.72 47 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 Jack Scott 50 226.0 13 15 4.34 82 Jimmy Ring 39 183.1 11 10 4.57 76 Jack Wisner 5 28.0 2 2 3.54 5 Joe Poetz 2 8.0 0 1 3.38 0 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 Chick Davies 38 2 4 6 3.94 27 Tim McNamara 6 0 0 0 9.00 4 Ned Porter 2 0 0 0 4.50 1 Art Nehf 2 0 0 0 10.80 0 Jack Bentley Jack Bentley (baseball) 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Al Smith 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Notes 2 References 1926 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference 1926 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season New York Giants MLB Category:1920s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan