1930 New York Giants

87-67 • .565 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1930 New York Giants went 87-67 (.565) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 959 runs, allowed 814, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Mel Ott (25 HR, 119 RBI) and Freddie Fitzsimmons (19-7, 4.25 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

87 Wins
67 Losses
.565 Win %
3rd Rank
959 R 814 RA
Diff +145

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959 Runs Scored
814 Runs Allowed
+145 Run Diff
1,192K Attendance

📈 vs. 1930 NL Average

Batting Avg .318 5% above the 1930 league average (.303)
OBP .368 2% above the 1930 league average (.360)
SLG .473 6% above the 1930 league average (.447)
Team ERA 4.61 7% better than the 1930 league average (4.97)
Runs Scored 959 9% above the 1930 league average (878 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,192,500
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Avg per Game 15,487

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1930

Batting Avg

1 Bill Terry 0.401 2 Freddie Lindstrom 0.379 3 Mel Ott 0.349 4 Shanty Hogan 0.339 5 Travis Jackson 0.339

Home Runs

1 Mel Ott 25 2 Bill Terry 23 3 Freddie Lindstrom 22 4 Shanty Hogan 13 5 Travis Jackson 13

RBI

1 Bill Terry 129 2 Mel Ott 119 3 Freddie Lindstrom 106 4 Travis Jackson 82 5 Shanty Hogan 75
1930 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Terry 154 633 139 254 39 15 23 129 57 33 8 0.401
Freddie Lindstrom 148 609 127 231 39 7 22 106 48 33 15 0.379
Hughie Critz 124 558 93 148 17 11 4 50 24 26 7 0.265
Freddy Leach 126 544 90 178 19 13 13 71 22 25 3 0.327
Mel Ott 148 521 122 182 34 5 25 119 103 35 9 0.349
Travis Jackson 116 431 70 146 27 8 13 82 32 25 6 0.339
Wally Roettger 121 420 51 119 15 5 5 51 25 29 1 0.283
Shanty Hogan 122 389 60 132 26 2 13 75 21 24 2 0.339
Bob O'Farrell 94 249 37 75 16 4 4 54 31 21 1 0.301
Ethan Allen 76 238 48 73 9 2 7 31 12 23 5 0.307
Doc Marshall 78 223 33 69 5 3 0 21 13 9 0 0.309
Andy Reese 67 172 26 47 4 2 4 25 10 12 1 0.273
Carl Hubbell 37 86 5 13 3 0 0 3 1 13 0 0.151
Bill Walker 40 86 4 16 0 2 2 11 0 21 0 0.186
Freddie Fitzsimmons 41 83 15 22 3 1 2 13 4 11 0 0.265
Pat Crawford 25 76 11 21 3 2 3 17 7 2 0 0.276
Clarence Mitchell 24 47 9 12 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.255
Hub Pruett 45 37 2 5 1 0 0 3 5 10 0 0.135
Pete Donohue 18 33 2 9 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0.273
Joe Heving 41 22 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.227
Joe Genewich 21 20 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.150
Tiny Chaplin 19 19 1 2 0 0 1 3 2 6 0 0.105
Dave Bancroft 10 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.059
Larry Benton 8 10 2 3 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 0.300
Chick Fullis 13 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000
Jo-Jo Moore 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Harry Rosenberg 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Roy Parmelee 11 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0.250
Ralph Judd 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Francis Healy 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sam Leslie 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Bill Morrell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ray Lucas 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1930

ERA

1 Carl Hubbell 3.87 2 Bill Walker 3.93 3 Clarence Mitchell 3.98 4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4.25 5 Hub Pruett 4.78

Wins

1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 19 2 Carl Hubbell 17 3 Bill Walker 17 4 Clarence Mitchell 10 5 Pete Donohue 7

Strikeouts

1 Carl Hubbell 117 2 Bill Walker 105 3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 76 4 Hub Pruett 49 5 Clarence Mitchell 40
1930 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Walker 17 15 3.93 39 34 1 245.1 258 107 88 105
Carl Hubbell 17 12 3.87 37 32 2 241.2 263 104 58 117
Freddie Fitzsimmons 19 7 4.25 41 29 1 224.1 230 106 59 76
Hub Pruett 5 4 4.78 45 8 3 135.2 152 72 63 49
Clarence Mitchell 10 3 3.98 24 16 0 129.0 151 57 36 40
Joe Heving 7 5 5.22 41 2 6 89.2 109 52 27 37
Pete Donohue 7 6 6.13 18 11 1 86.2 135 59 18 26
Tiny Chaplin 2 6 5.18 19 8 1 73.0 89 42 16 20
Joe Genewich 2 5 5.61 18 9 3 61.0 71 38 20 13
Larry Benton 1 3 7.80 8 4 1 30.0 42 26 14 16
Roy Parmelee 0 1 9.43 11 1 0 21.0 18 22 26 19
Ray Lucas 0 0 6.97 6 0 0 10.1 9 8 10 1
Bill Morrell 0 0 1.13 2 0 0 8.0 6 1 1 3
Ralph Judd 0 0 5.87 2 0 0 7.2 13 5 3 0

👥 Roster (33)

Ethan Allen Dave Bancroft Larry Benton Tiny Chaplin Pat Crawford Hughie Critz Pete Donohue Freddie Fitzsimmons Chick Fullis Joe Genewich Francis Healy Joe Heving +21 more

33 players

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The 1930 New York Giants in brief

The record for the 1930 New York Giants reads 87 wins and 67 losses, good for 3rd in the NL. The New York Giants scored 959 runs and allowed 814, a run differential of +145. Against a league average of .303, the 1930 New York Giants batted .318. The New York Giants staff finished with a 4.61 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.97. The 1930 New York Giants outscored the average club by 9% (959 against 878).

Polo Grounds IV was home in 1930, drawing a total attendance of 1,192,500. The home run leader was Mel Ott, who hit 25. The RBI leader was Bill Terry, with 129. Freddie Fitzsimmons led the pitchers with 19 wins. The strikeout leader was Carl Hubbell with 117.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1930 New York Giants

What was the 1930 New York Giants record?
The 1930 New York Giants finished 87-67 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1930 New York Giants in home runs?
Mel Ott led the 1930 New York Giants with 25 home runs.
What was the 1930 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1930 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 4.61.
Did the 1930 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1930 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1930 New York Giants play?
The 1930 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1930 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mel Ott (25 HR, 119 RBI) and Freddie Fitzsimmons (19-7, 4.25 ERA).
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