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1928 New York Giants Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1927 / 1929)
93-61, Finished 2nd in National League
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Scored 807 runs, Allowed 653 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 92-62
Manager: John McGraw (93-61)
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 916,191 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 101, Pitching - 98;   one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 99

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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
Vic Aldridge 34 R R 175 Oct 25, 1893 9 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virgil Barnes 31 R R 6' 0" 165 Mar 5, 1897 9 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Larry Benton 30 R R 5' 11" 165 Nov 20, 1897 6 42 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Garland Buckeye 30 B L 6' 0" 260 Oct 16, 1897 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ben Cantwell 26 R R 6' 1" 168 Apr 13, 1902 2 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tiny Chaplin 22 R R 6' 1" 195 Jul 13, 1905 1st 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Clarkson 29 R R 5' 11" 160 Sep 27, 1898 2 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andy Cohen 23 R R 5' 8" 155 Oct 25, 1904 2 129 129 129 0 0 0 126 1 3 0 0 0 0
Jack Cummings 24 R R 6' 0" 195 Apr 1, 1904 3 33 33 33 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Faulkner 28 B L 6' 3" 190 Jul 27, 1899 2 38 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Freddie Fitzsimmons 26 R R 5' 11" 185 Jul 28, 1901 4 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ray Foley 22 L R 5' 11" 173 Jun 23, 1906 1st 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chick Fullis 24 R R 5' 9" 170 Feb 27, 1904 1st 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Genewich 31 R R 6' 0" 174 Jan 15, 1897 7 26 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Haeffner 33 R R 5' 9" 165 Jul 18, 1894 3 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Harper 36 L R 5' 8" 167 Jun 24, 1892 10 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18
Dutch Henry 26 L L 6' 1" 175 May 12, 1902 6 17 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shanty Hogan 22 R R 6' 1" 240 Mar 21, 1906 4 131 131 131 0 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carl Hubbell HOF 25 R L 6' 0" 170 Jun 22, 1903 1st 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Travis Jackson HOF 24 R R 160 Nov 2, 1903 7 150 150 150 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 0 0 0
Art Jahn 32 R R 6' 0" 180 Dec 2, 1895 2 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 8
Freddie Lindstrom HOF 22 R R 5' 11" 170 Nov 21, 1905 5 153 153 153 0 0 0 0 153 0 0 0 0 0
Leo Mangum 32 R R 6' 1" 187 May 24, 1896 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Les Mann 35 R R 5' 9" 172 Nov 18, 1892 16 82 82 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 63 68
Chet Nichols 30 R R 5' 11" 160 Jul 3, 1897 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lefty O'Doul 31 L L 6' 0" 180 Mar 4, 1897 5 114 114 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 0 94
Bob O'Farrell 31 R R 180 Oct 19, 1896 14 75 75 75 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mel Ott HOF 19 L R 5' 9" 170 Mar 2, 1909 3 124 124 124 0 0 0 5 1 0 5 1 108 115
Joe Price 31 R R 187 Apr 10, 1897 1st 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Randy Reese 24 R R 5' 11" 180 Feb 7, 1904 2 109 109 109 0 0 6 26 6 6 59 2 4 64
Edd Roush HOF 35 L L 5' 11" 170 May 8, 1893 16 46 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 39
Jack Scott 36 L R 199 Apr 18, 1892 11 16 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al Spohrer 25 R R 175 Dec 3, 1902 1st 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Terry HOF 29 L L 6' 1" 200 Oct 30, 1898 6 149 149 149 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pat Veltman 22 R R 6' 0" 175 Mar 24, 1906 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Bill Walker 24 R L 6' 0" 175 Oct 7, 1903 2 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Welsh 25 L R 6' 1" 174 Oct 9, 1902 4 124 124 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 110 1 117
Russ Wrightstone 35 L R 176 Mar 18, 1893 9 30 30 30 0 0 2 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

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