1927 New York Giants (MLB) season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1927 New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1923 to 1927, 1930 to 1932).svg National League Polo Grounds New York City 92 62 y 3rd Charles Stoneham John McGraw 1926 New York Giants (MLB) season 1928 New York Giants (MLB) season List of San Francisco Giants seasons The 1927 New York Giants season was the franchise's 45th season. The team finished third in the National League with a record of 92–62, two games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. Offseason During the offseason, the Giants acquired Rogers Hornsby from the St. Louis Cardinals for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring. Hornsby's offensive numbers rebounded in 1927, as he hit .361 and led the league in runs scored (133), walks (86), and an on-base percentage (.448). The deal was held up because Hornsby, as part of his contract as the manager of the Cardinals (he was a player-manager at the time), owned several shares of stock in the Cardinals. Cardinals owner Sam Breadon offered Hornsby a sum for the stock considerably lower than what Hornsby demanded for it, and neither would budge. Eventually, the other owners of the National League made up the difference, and the trade went through. Notable transactions December 20, 1926: Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rogers Hornsby.Rogers Hornsby at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Notable transactions May 9, 1927: Don Songer was purchased by the Giants from the Pittsburgh Pirates.Don Songer at Baseball Reference Roster 1927 New York Giants Roster Pitchers Virgil Barnes Jack Bentley Larry Benton Hank Boney Joe Bush Ben Cantwell Virgil Cheeves Bill Clarkson Jim Faulkner Freddie Fitzsimmons Kent Greenfield Burleigh Grimes Dutch Henry Mul Holland Art Johnson Hugh McQuillan Norman Plitt Ned Porter Don Songer Fay Thomas Bill Walker Catchers Jack Cummings Al DeVormer Jim Hamby Mickey O'Neil Red Smith Zack Taylor Infielders Doc Farrell Rogers Hornsby Travis Jackson Freddie Lindstrom Andy Reese Bill Terry Outfielders George Harper Tex Jeanes Joe Klinger Les Mann Heinie Mueller Mel Ott Edd Roush Herb Thomas Ty Tyson Other batters Buck Jordan 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 Zack Taylor Zack Taylor (baseball) 83 258 60 .233 0 21 1B Bill Terry 150 580 189 .326 20 121 2B Rogers Hornsby 155 568 205 .361 26 125 SS Travis Jackson 127 469 149 .318 14 98 3B Freddie Lindstrom 138 562 172 .306 7 58 OF Edd Roush 140 570 173 .304 7 58 OF Heinie Mueller Heinie Mueller (outfielder) 84 190 55 .289 3 19 OF George Harper George Harper (outfielder) 145 483 160 .331 16 87 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 Andy Reese 97 355 94 .265 4 21 Mel Ott 82 163 46 .282 1 19 Ty Tyson Ty Tyson (baseball) 43 159 42 .264 1 17 Doc Farrell 42 142 55 .387 3 34 Al DeVormer 68 141 35 .248 2 21 Jack Cummings Jack Cummings (baseball) 43 80 29 .363 2 14 Les Mann 29 67 22 .328 2 10 Jim Hamby 21 52 10 .192 0 5 Mickey O'Neil 16 38 5 .132 0 3 Tex Jeanes 11 20 6 .300 0 0 Herb Thomas Herb Thomas (outfielder) 13 17 3 .176 0 1 Buck Jordan 5 5 1 .200 0 0 Joe Klinger 3 5 2 .400 0 0 Red Smith Red Smith (American football/baseball) 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 Burleigh Grimes 39 259.2 19 8 3.54 102 Freddie Fitzsimmons 42 244.2 17 10 3.72 78 Virgil Barnes 35 228.2 14 11 3.98 66 Larry Benton 29 173.0 13 5 3.95 65 Hugh McQuillan 11 58.0 5 4 4.50 17 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 Dutch Henry 45 163.2 11 6 4.23 40 Bill Clarkson 26 86.2 3 9 4.36 28 Ben Cantwell 5 19.2 1 1 4.12 6 Joe Bush Bullet Joe Bush 3 12.0 1 1 7.50 6 Jim Faulkner 3 9.2 1 0 3.72 2 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 Don Songer 22 3 5 1 2.86 9 Kent Greenfield Kent Greenfield (baseball) 12 2 2 0 9.45 4 Fay Thomas 9 0 0 0 3.31 4 Jack Bentley Jack Bentley (baseball) 4 0 0 0 2.79 3 Virgil Cheeves 3 0 0 0 4.26 1 Hank Boney 3 0 0 0 2.25 0 Norman Plitt 3 1 0 0 3.68 0 Bill Walker Bill Walker (baseball) 3 0 0 0 9.00 4 Mul Holland 2 1 0 0 0.00 0 Art Johnson Art Johnson (1920s pitcher) 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Ned Porter Ned Porter (baseball) 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Tex Jeanes 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Notes 2 References 1927 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season New York Category:1920s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan