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1927 New York Giants Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1926 / 1928)
92-62, Finished 3rd in National League
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Scored 817 runs, Allowed 720 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-68
Manager: John McGraw (70-52) and Rogers Hornsby (22-10)
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 858,190 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 100, Pitching - 98;   one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 98

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1926 / 1928 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Virgil Barnes 30 R R 6' 0" 165 Mar 5, 1897 8 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Bentley 32 L L 200 Mar 8, 1895 9 8 8 8 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Larry Benton 29 R R 5' 11" 165 Nov 20, 1897 5 31 31 31 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hank Boney 23 L R 5' 11" 176 Oct 28, 1903 1st 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Bush 34 R R 5' 9" 173 Nov 27, 1892 16 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ben Cantwell 25 R R 6' 1" 168 Apr 13, 1902 1st 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virgil Cheeves 26 R R 6' 0" 195 Feb 12, 1901 6 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Clarkson 28 R R 5' 11" 160 Sep 27, 1898 1st 28 28 28 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Cummings 23 R R 6' 0" 195 Apr 1, 1904 2 43 43 43 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al DeVormer 35 R R 6' 0" 175 Aug 19, 1891 5 68 68 68 0 54 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doc Farrell 25 R R 5' 8" 160 Dec 26, 1901 3 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 2 36 0 0 0 0
Jim Faulkner 27 B L 6' 3" 190 Jul 27, 1899 1st 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Freddie Fitzsimmons 25 R R 5' 11" 185 Jul 28, 1901 3 42 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kent Greenfield 24 R R 6' 1" 180 Jul 1, 1902 4 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burleigh Grimes HOF 33 R R 5' 10" 175 Aug 18, 1893 12 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Hamby 29 R R 6' 0" 170 Jul 29, 1897 2 21 21 21 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Harper 35 L R 5' 8" 167 Jun 24, 1892 9 145 145 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 142
Dutch Henry 25 L L 6' 1" 175 May 12, 1902 5 45 45 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mul Holland 24 R R 6' 4" 185 Jan 6, 1903 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rogers Hornsby HOF 31 R R 5' 11" 175 Apr 27, 1896 13 155 155 155 0 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 0 0
Travis Jackson HOF 23 R R 160 Nov 2, 1903 6 127 127 127 0 0 0 0 2 124 0 0 0 0
Tex Jeanes 26 R R 6' 0" 176 Dec 19, 1900 5 11 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 6
Art Johnson 30 B L 6' 1" 167 Feb 15, 1897 1st 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buck Jordan 20 L R 6' 0" 170 Jan 16, 1907 1st 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Klinger 24 R R 6' 0" 190 Aug 2, 1902 1st 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Freddie Lindstrom HOF 21 R R 5' 11" 170 Nov 21, 1905 4 138 138 138 0 0 0 0 87 0 51 0 0 51
Les Mann 34 R R 5' 9" 172 Nov 18, 1892 15 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 2 22
Hugh McQuillan 31 R R 6' 0" 170 Sep 15, 1895 10 11 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heinie Mueller 27 L L 5' 8" 158 Sep 16, 1899 8 84 84 84 0 0 1 0 0 0 49 5 2 56
Mickey O'Neil 27 R R 5' 10" 185 Apr 12, 1900 9 16 16 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mel Ott HOF 18 L R 5' 9" 170 Mar 2, 1909 2 82 82 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 21 0 32
Norman Plitt 34 R R 5' 11" 180 Feb 21, 1893 2 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ned Porter 22 R R 6' 0" 173 May 6, 1905 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Randy Reese 23 R R 5' 11" 180 Feb 7, 1904 1st 97 97 97 0 0 1 0 64 0 7 0 9 16
Edd Roush HOF 34 L L 5' 11" 170 May 8, 1893 15 140 140 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 1 138
Red Smith 23 R R 5' 10" 185 May 18, 1904 1st 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Songer 28 L L 6' 0" 165 Jan 31, 1899 4 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zack Taylor 28 R R 180 Jul 27, 1898 8 83 83 83 0 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Terry HOF 28 L L 6' 1" 200 Oct 30, 1898 5 150 150 150 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fay Thomas 23 R R 6' 2" 195 Oct 10, 1903 1st 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Herb Thomas 25 R R 157 May 26, 1902 3 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3
Ty Tyson 35 R R 5' 11" 169 Jun 1, 1892 2 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 1 2 41
Bill Walker 23 R L 6' 0" 175 Oct 7, 1903 1st 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1926 / 1928 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played