1925 New York Giants

86-66 • .566 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1925 New York Giants went 86-66 (.566) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 736 runs, allowed 702, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Irish Meusel (21 HR, 111 RBI) and Virgil Barnes (15-11, 3.53 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

86 Wins
66 Losses
.566 Win %
2nd Rank
736 R 702 RA
Diff +34

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736 Runs Scored
702 Runs Allowed
+34 Run Diff
962K Attendance

📈 vs. 1925 NL Average

Batting Avg .282 3% below the 1925 league average (.291)
OBP .337 3% below the 1925 league average (.347)
SLG .414 equal to the 1925 league average (.414)
Team ERA 3.94 8% better than the 1925 league average (4.27)
Runs Scored 736 5% below the 1925 league average (774 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 962,000
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Avg per Game 12,657

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1925

Batting Avg

1 Frankie Frisch 0.331 2 Irish Meusel 0.328 3 Hank Gowdy 0.325 4 Bill Terry 0.319 5 Grover Hartley 0.316

Home Runs

1 Irish Meusel 21 2 George Kelly 20 3 Frankie Frisch 11 4 Frank Snyder 11 5 Bill Terry 11

RBI

1 Irish Meusel 111 2 George Kelly 99 3 Bill Terry 70 4 Travis Jackson 59 5 Ross Youngs 53
1925 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Kelly 147 586 87 181 29 3 20 99 35 54 5 0.309
Irish Meusel 135 516 82 169 35 8 21 111 26 19 5 0.328
Frankie Frisch 120 502 89 166 26 6 11 48 32 14 21 0.331
Ross Youngs 130 500 82 132 24 6 6 53 66 51 17 0.264
Bill Terry 133 489 75 156 31 6 11 70 42 52 4 0.319
Billy Southworth 123 473 79 138 19 5 6 44 51 11 6 0.292
Travis Jackson 112 411 51 117 15 2 9 59 24 43 8 0.285
Freddie Lindstrom 104 356 43 102 15 12 4 33 22 20 5 0.287
Frank Snyder 107 325 21 78 9 1 11 51 20 49 0 0.240
Hack Wilson 62 180 28 43 7 4 6 30 21 33 5 0.239
Hank Gowdy 47 114 14 37 4 3 3 19 12 7 0 0.325
Jack Bentley 64 99 10 30 5 2 3 18 9 11 0 0.303
Grover Hartley 46 95 9 30 1 1 0 8 8 3 2 0.316
Virgil Barnes 32 89 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0.101
Jack Scott 41 87 7 21 4 1 1 6 8 15 0 0.241
Frank Walker 39 81 12 18 1 0 1 5 9 11 1 0.222
Heinie Groh 25 65 7 15 4 0 0 4 6 3 0 0.231
Kent Greenfield 29 62 5 5 1 0 0 2 1 19 0 0.081
Doc Farrell 27 56 6 12 1 0 0 4 4 6 0 0.214
Wayland Dean 33 51 7 12 2 1 1 7 3 12 0 0.235
Art Nehf 33 51 5 11 1 0 0 3 5 5 0 0.216
Mickey Devine 21 33 6 9 3 0 0 4 2 3 0 0.273
Freddie Fitzsimmons 10 29 3 9 1 0 0 4 0 4 0 0.310
Hugh McQuillan 16 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.143
Hugh McMullen 5 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.133
Walt Huntzinger 26 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.091
Al Moore 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.125
Jack Wisner 25 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Chick Davies 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Otis Carter 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Earl Webb 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Pip Koehler 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Harry Baldwin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1925

ERA

1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.65 2 Jack Scott 3.15 3 Walt Huntzinger 3.50 4 Virgil Barnes 3.53 5 Art Nehf 3.77

Wins

1 Virgil Barnes 15 2 Jack Scott 14 3 Kent Greenfield 12 4 Jack Bentley 11 5 Art Nehf 11

Strikeouts

1 Jack Scott 87 2 Kent Greenfield 66 3 Art Nehf 63 4 Virgil Barnes 53 5 Wayland Dean 53
1925 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Scott 14 15 3.15 36 28 3 239.2 251 84 55 87
Virgil Barnes 15 11 3.53 32 27 2 221.2 242 87 53 53
Kent Greenfield 12 8 3.88 29 21 0 171.2 195 74 64 66
Jack Bentley 11 9 5.04 28 22 0 157.0 200 88 59 47
Art Nehf 11 9 3.77 29 20 1 155.0 193 65 50 63
Wayland Dean 10 7 4.64 33 14 1 151.1 169 78 50 53
Freddie Fitzsimmons 6 3 2.65 10 8 0 74.2 70 22 18 17
Hugh McQuillan 2 3 6.04 14 11 1 70.0 95 47 23 23
Walt Huntzinger 5 1 3.50 26 1 0 64.1 68 25 17 19
Jack Wisner 0 0 3.79 25 0 0 40.1 33 17 14 13
Chick Davies 0 0 6.14 2 1 0 7.1 13 5 4 5
Harry Baldwin 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 1 1 0

👥 Roster (33)

Harry Baldwin Virgil Barnes Jack Bentley Otis Carter Chick Davies Wayland Dean Mickey Devine Doc Farrell Freddie Fitzsimmons Frankie Frisch Hank Gowdy Kent Greenfield +21 more

33 players

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The 1925 New York Giants in brief

The record for the 1925 New York Giants reads 86 wins and 66 losses, good for 2nd in the NL. The run column shows 736 for and 702 against. At the plate the New York Giants hit .282, 3% worse than the league's .291. Pitchers allowed 3.94 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.27. The 1925 New York Giants scored 5% fewer runs than the average club (736 against 774).

Attendance at Polo Grounds IV totaled 962,000 for the year. The home run leader was Irish Meusel, who hit 21. The hits leader was George Kelly with 181. Virgil Barnes was the top winner, with 15 victories. Jack Scott struck out 87, the most on the club. The 1925 roster runs to 33 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1925 New York Giants

What was the 1925 New York Giants record?
The 1925 New York Giants finished 86-66 (.566 win pct).
Who led the 1925 New York Giants in home runs?
Irish Meusel led the 1925 New York Giants with 21 home runs.
What was the 1925 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1925 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.94.
Did the 1925 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1925 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1925 New York Giants play?
The 1925 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1925 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Irish Meusel (21 HR, 111 RBI) and Virgil Barnes (15-11, 3.53 ERA).
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