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1927 New York Giants

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1926 / 1928

92-62, Finished 3rd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: John McGraw (70-52) and Rogers Hornsby (22-10)
Scored 817 runs, Allowed 720 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-68

Ballparks: Polo Grounds V · Attendance: 858,190 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 98

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1926 / 1928 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary
Virgil Barnes	30	35	29	12	59	6	49	4	1	.932	1.57								P
Jack Bentley	32	6	0	0	13	10	2	1	0	.923	2.00								P-1B
Larry Benton	29	29	23	8	45	10	33	2	3	.956	1.48								P
Hank Boney	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Bullet Joe Bush	34	3	2	1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.67								P
Ben Cantwell	25	5	2	1	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	0.80								P
Virgil Cheeves	26	3	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	1.00								P
Bill Clarkson	28	26	7	2	22	2	20	0	0	1.000	0.85								P
Jack Cummings	23	36	15	9	76	64	10	2	1	.974	2.18	1		6	5	45%	39%		C
Al DeVormer	35	58	33	27	187	151	29	7	4	.963	3.16	2		23	12	34%	39%		C-1B
Doc Farrell	25	38	37	34	219	79	119	21	20	.904	5.21								SS-3B
Jim Faulkner	27	3	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.67								P
Freddie Fitzsimmons	25	42	31	14	80	19	59	2	3	.975	1.86								P
Kent Greenfield	24	12	1	0	6	1	5	0	0	1.000	0.50								P
Burleigh Grimes	33	39	34	15	87	16	71	0	9	1.000	2.23								P
Jim Hamby	29	19	16	11	73	49	17	7	1	.904	3.47	2		12	8	40%	39%		C
George Harper	35	142	141	136	320	299	13	8	5	.975	2.20								OF
Dutch Henry	25	45	15	7	35	5	30	0	0	1.000	0.78								P
Mul Holland	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Rogers Hornsby	31	155	155	155	906	299	582	25	98	.972	5.68								2B
Travis Jackson	23	126	122	121	778	292	449	37	85	.952	5.88								SS-3B
Tex Jeanes	26	7	4	3	16	15	1	0	0	1.000	2.29								P-OF
Art Johnson	30	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	1.00								P
Joe Klinger	24	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	3.00								OF
Freddie Lindstrom	21	137	137	125	375	182	181	12	12	.968	2.63								3B-OF
Les Mann	34	22	15	12	29	27	2	0	0	1.000	1.32								OF
Hugh McQuillan	31	11	9	5	17	1	15	1	1	.941	1.45								P
Heinie Mueller	27	57	39	36	125	117	2	6	3	.952	2.09								OF-1B
Mickey O'Neil	27	16	14	5	64	48	14	2	2	.969	3.88	1		5	6	55%	39%		C
Mel Ott	18	32	27	16	55	52	2	1	1	.982	1.69								OF
Norman Plitt	34	3	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	1.33								P
Ned Porter	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00								P
Andy Reese	23	82	77	76	238	92	128	18	15	.924	2.72								3B-OF-1B
Edd Roush	34	138	137	130	355	327	19	9	4	.975	2.51								OF
Red Smith	23	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00	0		0	0				C
Don Songer	28	22	1	0	20	6	14	0	1	1.000	0.91								P
Zack Taylor	28	81	80	56	327	267	51	9	8	.972	3.93	6		25	23	48%	39%		C
Bill Terry	28	150	150	148	1738	1621	105	12	135	.993	11.51								1B
Fay Thomas	23	9	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.11								P
Herb Thomas	25	4	3	2	11	9	1	1	0	.909	2.50								OF-SS
Ty Tyson	35	41	38	34	84	73	5	6	1	.929	1.90								OF
Bill Walker	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Team Totals	28.2	155	1395	1201	6383	4147	2041	195	413	.969	3.77	12		71	54	43%	39%
Rank in 8 NL teams								4	2	4
	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
Zack Taylor	28	81	80	56	327	267	51	9	8	.972	3.93	6	25	23	48%
Al DeVormer	35	54	30	24	149	115	27	7	0	.953	2.63	2	23	12	34%
Jack Cummings	23	34	15	9	76	64	10	2	1	.974	2.18	1	6	5	45%
Jim Hamby	29	19	16	11	73	49	17	7	1	.904	3.47	2	12	8	40%
Mickey O'Neil	27	16	14	5	64	48	14	2	2	.969	3.88	1	5	6	55%
Red Smith	23	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00	0	0	0
League Average										.975	3.88				39%
Team Total		155	155	105	690	544	119	27	12	.961	3.23	12	71	54	43%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bill Terry	28	150	150	148	1738	1621	105	12	135	.993	11.51
Al DeVormer	35	3	3	3	38	36	2	0	4	1.000	12.67
Jack Bentley	32	2	0	0	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	4.50
Heinie Mueller	27	1	1	1	18	17	1	0	3	1.000	18.00
Andy Reese	23	1	1	1	8	8	0	0	0	1.000	8.00
League Average										.989	10.16
Team Total		155	155	153	1811	1691	108	12	142	.993	11.46

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Rogers Hornsby	31	155	155	155	906	299	582	25	98	.972	5.68
League Average										.966	5.63
Team Total		155	155	155	906	299	582	25	98	.972	5.68

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Freddie Lindstrom	21	87	87	84	280	93	178	9	12	.968	3.11
Andy Reese	23	64	64	63	193	50	126	17	14	.912	2.75
Doc Farrell	25	2	1	1	9	2	3	4	1	.556	2.50
Travis Jackson	23	2	3	3	10	5	5	0	0	1.000	5.00
League Average										.945	2.81
Team Total		155	155	151	492	150	312	30	27	.939	2.98

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Travis Jackson	23	124	119	118	768	287	444	37	85	.952	5.90
Doc Farrell	25	36	36	33	210	77	116	17	19	.919	5.36
Herb Thomas	25	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.945	5.19
Team Total		155	155	151	979	364	561	54	104	.945	5.75

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
George Harper	35	142	141	136	320	299	13	8	5	.975	2.20
Edd Roush	34	138	137	130	355	327	19	9	4	.975	2.51
Heinie Mueller	27	56	38	35	107	100	1	6	0	.944	1.80
Freddie Lindstrom	21	51	50	41	95	89	3	3	0	.968	1.80
Ty Tyson	35	41	38	34	84	73	5	6	1	.929	1.90
Mel Ott	18	32	27	16	55	52	2	1	1	.982	1.69
Les Mann	34	22	15	12	29	27	2	0	0	1.000	1.32
Andy Reese	23	16	12	12	37	34	2	1	1	.973	2.25
Tex Jeanes	26	6	4	3	16	15	1	0	0	1.000	2.67
Herb Thomas	25	3	3	2	10	9	0	1	0	.900	3.00
Joe Klinger	24	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	3.00
League Average										.970	2.34
Team Total		155	465	421	1111	1028	48	35	12	.968	2.12

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Burleigh Grimes	33	39	34	15	87	16	71	0	9	1.000	2.23
Freddie Fitzsimmons	25	42	31	14	80	19	59	2	3	.975	1.86
Virgil Barnes	30	35	29	12	59	6	49	4	1	.932	1.57
Larry Benton	29	29	23	8	45	10	33	2	3	.956	1.48
Dutch Henry	25	45	15	7	35	5	30	0	0	1.000	0.78
Bill Clarkson	28	26	7	2	22	2	20	0	0	1.000	0.85
Hugh McQuillan	31	11	9	5	17	1	15	1	1	.941	1.45
Don Songer	28	22	1	0	20	6	14	0	1	1.000	0.91
Kent Greenfield	24	12	1	0	6	1	5	0	0	1.000	0.50
Ben Cantwell	25	5	2	1	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	0.80
Fay Thomas	23	9	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.11
Bullet Joe Bush	34	3	2	1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.67
Jack Bentley	32	4	0	0	4	1	2	1	0	.750	0.75
Jim Faulkner	27	3	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.67
Norman Plitt	34	3	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	1.33
Virgil Cheeves	26	3	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	1.00
Hank Boney	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Bill Walker	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Art Johnson	30	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	1.00
Mul Holland	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Ned Porter	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00
Tex Jeanes	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.959	1.29
Team Total		155	155	65	394	71	311	12	18	.970	1.26

1926 / 1928 Fielding Statistics

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