1929 New York Giants

84-67 • .556 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1929 New York Giants went 84-67 (.556) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 897 runs, allowed 709, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Mel Ott (42 HR, 151 RBI) and Carl Hubbell (18-11, 3.69 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

84 Wins
67 Losses
.556 Win %
3rd Rank
897 R 709 RA
Diff +188

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897 Runs Scored
709 Runs Allowed
+188 Run Diff
1,143K Attendance

📈 vs. 1929 NL Average

Batting Avg .295 equal to the 1929 league average (.294)
OBP .357 equal to the 1929 league average (.356)
SLG .435 2% above the 1929 league average (.425)
Team ERA 3.97 16% better than the 1929 league average (4.72)
Runs Scored 897 9% above the 1929 league average (826 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,143,500
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Avg per Game 14,850

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Bill Terry 0.372 2 Mel Ott 0.328 3 Edd Roush 0.324 4 Freddie Lindstrom 0.319 5 Bob O'Farrell 0.306

Home Runs

1 Mel Ott 42 2 Travis Jackson 21 3 Freddie Lindstrom 15 4 Bill Terry 14 5 Freddy Leach 8

RBI

1 Mel Ott 151 2 Bill Terry 117 3 Travis Jackson 94 4 Freddie Lindstrom 91 5 Edd Roush 52
1929 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Terry 150 607 103 226 39 5 14 117 48 35 10 0.372
Travis Jackson 149 551 92 162 21 12 21 94 64 56 10 0.294
Freddie Lindstrom 130 549 99 175 23 6 15 91 30 28 10 0.319
Mel Ott 150 545 138 179 37 2 42 151 113 38 6 0.328
Edd Roush 115 450 76 146 19 7 8 52 45 16 6 0.324
Freddy Leach 113 411 74 119 22 6 8 47 17 14 10 0.290
Andy Cohen 101 347 40 102 12 2 5 47 11 15 3 0.294
Shanty Hogan 102 317 19 95 13 0 5 45 25 22 1 0.300
Chick Fullis 86 274 67 79 11 1 7 29 30 26 7 0.288
Bob O'Farrell 91 248 35 76 14 3 4 42 28 30 3 0.306
Andy Reese 58 209 36 55 11 3 0 21 15 19 8 0.263
Doc Farrell 63 178 18 38 6 0 0 16 9 17 2 0.213
Jimmy Welsh 38 129 25 32 7 0 2 8 9 3 3 0.248
Carl Hubbell 39 93 6 12 1 0 0 10 2 14 0 0.129
Larry Benton 41 86 2 9 1 0 1 8 1 15 0 0.105
Freddie Fitzsimmons 37 82 5 15 4 0 0 9 1 11 0 0.183
Bill Walker 29 61 4 7 0 0 1 4 2 21 1 0.115
Pat Crawford 65 57 13 17 3 0 3 24 11 5 1 0.298
Carl Mays 37 34 3 12 1 0 0 5 5 2 0 0.353
Joe Genewich 25 32 7 12 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 0.375
Tony Kaufmann 39 32 18 1 0 0 0 1 6 4 3 0.031
Dutch Henry 27 28 1 7 0 0 0 2 5 5 0 0.250
Jack Scott 30 26 6 8 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.308
Doc Marshall 5 15 6 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.400
Ralph Judd 18 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jack Cummings 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Buck Jordan 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Ray Lucas 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Roy Parmelee 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Ray Schalk 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sam Leslie 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Veltman 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Jim Tennant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Ralph Judd 2.66 2 Bill Walker 3.09 3 Jack Scott 3.53 4 Carl Hubbell 3.69 5 Dutch Henry 3.82

Wins

1 Carl Hubbell 18 2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 15 3 Bill Walker 14 4 Larry Benton 11 5 Carl Mays 7

Strikeouts

1 Carl Hubbell 106 2 Bill Walker 65 3 Larry Benton 63 4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 55 5 Jack Scott 40
1929 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Carl Hubbell 18 11 3.69 39 35 1 268.0 273 110 67 106
Larry Benton 11 17 4.14 39 30 3 237.0 276 109 61 63
Freddie Fitzsimmons 15 11 4.10 37 31 1 221.2 242 101 66 55
Bill Walker 14 7 3.09 29 23 0 177.2 188 61 57 65
Carl Mays 7 2 4.32 37 8 4 123.0 140 59 31 32
Dutch Henry 5 6 3.82 27 9 1 101.1 129 43 31 27
Jack Scott 7 6 3.53 30 6 1 91.2 89 36 27 40
Joe Genewich 3 7 6.78 21 9 1 85.0 133 64 30 19
Ralph Judd 3 0 2.66 18 0 0 50.2 49 15 11 21
Ray Lucas 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 8.0 3 0 3 1
Roy Parmelee 1 0 9.00 2 1 0 7.0 13 7 3 1
Jim Tennant 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1

👥 Roster (33)

Larry Benton Andy Cohen Pat Crawford Jack Cummings Doc Farrell Freddie Fitzsimmons Chick Fullis Joe Genewich Dutch Henry Shanty Hogan Carl Hubbell Travis Jackson +21 more

33 players

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The 1929 New York Giants in brief

The 1929 New York Giants won 84 games and lost 67, ending up 3rd in the NL. The run column shows 897 for and 709 against. Pitchers allowed 3.97 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.72. Measured against the 826-run league average, the offense was 9% ahead. Home games were played at Polo Grounds IV, where 1,143,500 fans came through the gates.

Mel Ott topped the New York Giants with 42 home runs. The hits leader was Bill Terry with 226. Carl Hubbell was the top winner, with 18 victories. The 1929 roster runs to 33 players. The 1928 season and the 1930 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 New York Giants

What was the 1929 New York Giants record?
The 1929 New York Giants finished 84-67 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1929 New York Giants in home runs?
Mel Ott led the 1929 New York Giants with 42 home runs.
What was the 1929 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1929 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1929 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1929 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1929 New York Giants play?
The 1929 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1929 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mel Ott (42 HR, 151 RBI) and Carl Hubbell (18-11, 3.69 ERA).
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