You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Teams > Franchise Encyclopedia > 1930 Trades and Transactions

1930 New York Giants Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1929 / 1931)
87-67, Finished 3rd in National League
View League Standings and Leaders
Scored 959 runs, Allowed 814 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-66
Manager: John McGraw (87-67)
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 868,714 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 98, Pitching - 95;   one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 96

BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)
Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms

1929 / 1931 Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 4, 1929

Signed Dave Bancroft as a free agent.

April 10, 1930 (Standings)

Traded Doc Farrell and Showboat Fisher to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Wally Roettger.

May 15, 1930 (Standings)

Traded Ralph Judd to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Clarence Mitchell.

May 21, 1930 (Standings)

Traded Larry Benton to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Hughie Critz.

May 27, 1930 (Standings)

Traded Pat Crawford to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Ethan Allen and Pete Donohue.

September 30, 1930 (Standings)

Drafted Urbane Pickering from Birmingham (Southern Association) in the 1930 rule 5 draft.

October 29, 1930

Sold Wally Roettger to the Cincinnati Reds.

March 26, 1931

Edd Roush selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

1929 / 1931 Trades and Transactions