1926 New York Giants (MLB) season

1926 New York Giants
Mel Ott's rookie year
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Stoneham
Manager(s)	John McGraw
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The 1926 New York Giants season was the franchise's 44th season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with an 74-77 record, 13½ games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	0.578	—	47–30	42–35
Cincinnati Reds	87	67	0.565	2	53–23	34–44
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	69	0.549	4½	49–28	35–41
Chicago Cubs	82	72	0.532	7	49–28	33–44
New York Giants	74	77	0.490	13½	43–33	31–44
Brooklyn Robins	71	82	0.464	17½	38–38	33–44
Boston Braves	66	86	0.434	22	43–34	23–52
Philadelphia Phillies	58	93	0.384	29½	33–42	25–51

Record vs. opponents

1926 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	6–15	12–10	12–10–1	12–10	7–15	10–11	7–15
Brooklyn	15–6	—	14–8	4–18	9–13	13–9	9–13–2	7–15
Chicago	10–12	8–14	—	13–9–1	14–8	16–6	10–12	11–11
Cincinnati	10–12–1	18–4	9–13–1	—	7–15	16–6–1	13–9	14–8
New York	10–12	13–9	8–14	15–7	—	12–7	6–16	10–12
Philadelphia	15–7	9–13	6–16	6–16–1	7–12	—	8–14	7–15
Pittsburgh	11–10	13–9–2	12–10	9–13	16–6	14–8	—	9–13–2
St. Louis	15–7	15–7	11–11	8–14	12–10	15–7	13–9–2	—

Notable transactions

• June 14, 1926: Billy Southworth was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Heinie Mueller.^[1]

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

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
Nueller, HeinieHeinie Nueller	85	305	76	.249	4	29
Southworth, BillyBilly Southworth	36	116	38	.328	5	30
Ott, MelMel Ott	35	60	23	.383	0	4
Smith, MikeMike Smith	4	7	1	.143	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
Barnes, VirgilVirgil Barnes	31	185	8	13	2.87	54

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

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
Bentley, JackJack Bentley	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Notes

1. Heinie Mueller page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1926 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference
• 1926 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac