1929 New York Giants (MLB) season explained

New York Giants
Season:	1929
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Polo Grounds
City:	New York City
Owners:	Charles Stoneham
Managers:	John McGraw
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The 1929 New York Giants season was the franchise's 47th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 84–67 record, 13½ games behind the Chicago Cubs. In a home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 5 at the Polo Grounds, the Giants used the first public address system to be used in a major league ballpark.^[1]

Regular season

Roster

1929 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		102	317	95	.300	5	45
1B		150	607	226	.372	14	117
2B		101	347	102	.294	5	47
SS		149	551	162	.294	21	94
3B		130	549	175	.319	15	91
OF		150	545	179	.328	42	151
OF		115	450	146	.324	8	52
OF		113	411	119	.290	8	47

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	86	274	79	.288	7	29
	91	248	76	.306	4	42
	58	209	55	.263	0	21
	63	178	38	.213	0	16
	38	129	32	.248	2	8
	65	57	17	.298	3	24
	39	32	1	.031	0	1
	5	15	6	.400	0	2
	3	3	1	.333	0	0
	5	2	0	.000	0	0
	2	2	1	.500	0	0
	3	1	0	.000	0	0
	1	1	0	.000	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	39	268.0	18	11	3.69	106
	39	237.0	11	17	4.14	63
	37	221.2	15	11	4.10	55
	29	177.2	14	7	3.09	65

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	37	123.0	6	2	4.32	32
	27	101.1	5	6	3.82	27
	30	91.2	7	6	3.53	40
	21	85.0	3	7	6.78	19
	2	7.0	1	0	9.00	1

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	18	3	0	0	2.66	21
	3	0	0	1	0.00	1
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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References

• 1929 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. Web site: Year In Review : 1929 National League. Baseball Almanac. March 23, 2015.
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007