1926 New York Giants

74-77 • .490 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1926 New York Giants went 74-77 (.490) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 663 runs, allowed 668, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included George Kelly (13 HR, 80 RBI) and Freddie Fitzsimmons (14-10, 2.88 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

74 Wins
77 Losses
.490 Win %
5th Rank
663 R 668 RA
Diff -5

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663 Runs Scored
668 Runs Allowed
-5 Run Diff
864K Attendance

📈 vs. 1926 NL Average

Batting Avg .277 1% below the 1926 league average (.279)
OBP .324 4% below the 1926 league average (.338)
SLG .383 equal to the 1926 league average (.385)
Team ERA 3.77 1% better than the 1926 league average (3.83)
Runs Scored 663 5% below the 1926 league average (702 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 864,768
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Avg per Game 11,378

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 Mel Ott 0.383 2 Jack Scott 0.337 3 Billy Southworth 0.328 4 Travis Jackson 0.327 5 Frankie Frisch 0.314

Home Runs

1 George Kelly 13 2 Freddie Lindstrom 9 3 Travis Jackson 8 4 Irish Meusel 6 5 Frankie Frisch 5

RBI

1 George Kelly 80 2 Freddie Lindstrom 76 3 Irish Meusel 65 4 Travis Jackson 51 5 Frankie Frisch 44
1926 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frankie Frisch 135 545 75 171 29 4 5 44 33 16 23 0.314
Freddie Lindstrom 140 543 90 164 19 9 9 76 39 21 11 0.302
George Kelly 136 499 70 151 24 4 13 80 36 52 4 0.303
Irish Meusel 129 449 51 131 25 10 6 65 16 18 5 0.292
Travis Jackson 111 385 64 126 24 8 8 51 20 26 2 0.327
Ross Youngs 95 372 62 114 12 5 4 43 37 19 21 0.306
Ty Tyson 97 335 40 98 16 1 3 35 15 28 6 0.293
Heinie Mueller 85 305 36 76 6 2 4 29 21 17 7 0.249
Bill Terry 98 225 26 65 12 5 5 43 22 17 3 0.289
Paul Florence 76 188 19 43 4 3 2 14 23 12 2 0.229
Doc Farrell 67 171 19 49 10 1 2 23 12 17 4 0.287
Frank Snyder 55 148 10 32 3 2 5 16 13 13 0 0.216
Billy Southworth 36 116 23 38 6 1 5 30 7 1 1 0.328
Hugh McMullen 57 91 5 17 2 0 0 6 2 18 1 0.187
Freddie Fitzsimmons 37 86 3 11 2 0 0 3 0 19 0 0.128
Jack Scott 51 83 8 28 4 2 1 13 3 6 0 0.337
Al Moore 28 81 12 18 4 0 0 10 5 7 2 0.222
Jimmy Johnston 37 69 11 16 0 0 0 5 6 5 0 0.232
Kent Greenfield 39 65 2 6 1 0 0 1 5 20 0 0.092
Mel Ott 35 60 7 23 2 0 0 4 1 9 1 0.383
Virgil Barnes 31 56 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 0.054
Jimmy Ring 39 56 4 8 1 0 0 2 2 26 0 0.143
Hugh McQuillan 34 53 2 7 2 0 0 5 2 22 0 0.132
Andy Cohen 32 35 4 9 0 1 0 8 1 2 0 0.257
Heinie Groh 12 35 2 8 2 0 0 3 2 3 0 0.229
Grover Hartley 13 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.048
Chick Davies 38 18 4 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.222
Otis Carter 5 17 4 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.235
Jack Cummings 7 16 3 5 3 0 0 4 4 2 0 0.312
Jack Wisner 5 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Scottie Slayback 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fresco Thompson 2 8 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0.625
Mike Smith 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Jack Bentley 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jim Hamby 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Connell 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Cote 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Art Nehf 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Poetz 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jim Boyle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim McNamara 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ned Porter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Virgil Barnes 2.87 2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.88 3 Hugh McQuillan 3.72 4 Chick Davies 3.94 5 Kent Greenfield 3.96

Wins

1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 14 2 Kent Greenfield 13 3 Jack Scott 13 4 Hugh McQuillan 11 5 Jimmy Ring 11

Strikeouts

1 Jack Scott 82 2 Jimmy Ring 76 3 Kent Greenfield 74 4 Virgil Barnes 54 5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 48
1926 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Scott 13 15 4.34 50 22 5 226.0 242 109 53 82
Kent Greenfield 13 12 3.96 39 28 1 222.2 206 98 82 74
Freddie Fitzsimmons 14 10 2.88 37 26 0 219.0 224 70 58 48
Virgil Barnes 8 13 2.87 31 25 1 185.0 183 59 56 54
Jimmy Ring 11 10 4.57 39 23 2 183.1 207 93 74 76
Hugh McQuillan 11 10 3.72 33 22 0 167.0 171 69 42 47
Chick Davies 2 4 3.94 38 1 6 89.0 96 39 35 27
Jack Wisner 2 2 3.54 5 3 0 28.0 21 11 10 5
Joe Poetz 0 1 3.38 2 1 0 8.0 5 3 8 0
Tim McNamara 0 0 9.00 6 0 0 6.0 7 6 4 4
Jack Bentley 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 2 1
Ned Porter 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 1
Al Smith 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 4 2 2 0
Art Nehf 0 0 10.80 2 0 0 1.2 2 2 1 0

👥 Roster (43)

Virgil Barnes Jack Bentley Jim Boyle Otis Carter Andy Cohen Joe Connell Pete Cote Jack Cummings Chick Davies Doc Farrell Freddie Fitzsimmons Paul Florence +31 more

43 players

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The 1926 New York Giants in brief

In 1926 the New York Giants posted a 74-77 mark (.490) and finished 5th in the NL. The run column shows 663 for and 668 against. At the plate the New York Giants hit .277, 1% worse than the league's .279. Pitchers allowed 3.77 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.83. The 663 runs scored compare with a league average of 702 per club, 5% fewer.

Attendance at Polo Grounds IV totaled 864,768 for the year. George Kelly topped the New York Giants with 13 home runs. Frankie Frisch collected the most hits, 171. Freddie Fitzsimmons led the pitchers with 14 wins. The strikeout leader was Jack Scott with 82. The roster section lists 43 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 New York Giants

What was the 1926 New York Giants record?
The 1926 New York Giants finished 74-77 (.490 win pct).
Who led the 1926 New York Giants in home runs?
George Kelly led the 1926 New York Giants with 13 home runs.
What was the 1926 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1926 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.77.
Did the 1926 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1926 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1926 New York Giants play?
The 1926 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1926 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Kelly (13 HR, 80 RBI) and Freddie Fitzsimmons (14-10, 2.88 ERA).
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