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1926 New York Giants (MLB) Season
The 1926 New York Giants season was the franchise's 44th season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 74–77 record, 13½ games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Opening Day lineup *Heinie Groh 3B *Frankie Frisch 2B *Ross Youngs RF *Irish Meusel RF *High Pockets Kelly 1B *Ty Tyson CF *Travis Jackson SS *Frank Snyder C *Virgil Barnes P Notable transactions * June 14, 1926: Billy Southworth was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals hav ... for Heinie Mueller. Roster 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 batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 through 1963. The original Polo Grounds, opened in 1876 and demolished in 1889, was built for the sport of polo. Bound on the south and north by 110th and 112th streets and on the east and west by Fifth and Sixth (Lenox) avenues, just north of Central Park, it was converted to a baseball stadium when leased by the New York Metropolitans in 1880. The third Polo Grounds, built in 1890, was renovated after a fire in 1911 and became Polo Grounds IV, the one generally indicated when the ''Polo Grounds'' is referenced. It was located in Coogan's Hollow and was noted for its distinctive bathtub shape, with very short distances to the left and right field walls and an unusually deep center field. In baseball, the original Polo Grounds was home to the New York Metropolitans from 1880 through 1885, and the New York Giants from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned Porter (baseball)
Ned Swindell Porter (July 6, 1905 – June 30, 1968) was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of the 1926 and 1927 seasons with the New York Giants. For his career, he did not record a decision and compiled a 2.25 earned run average, with one strikeout in 4 innings pitched. Porter was born in Apalachicola, Florida in 1905. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach James L. White and coach Lance Richbourg's Florida Gators baseball team from 1924 to 1926. Porter died in Gainesville, Florida in 1968; he was 62 years old. See also * List of Florida Gators baseball players This list of Florida Gators baseball players includes former members of the Florida Gators baseball team that represents the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, who have played in one or more regular season Major League Baseball (MLB) ga ... External links 1905 births 1968 deaths Accidental deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doc Farrell
Edward Stephen "Doc" Farrell (December 26, 1901 – December 20, 1966) was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a shortstop between and for the New York Giants (1925–1927, 1929), Boston Braves (1927–1929), St. Louis Cardinals (1930), Chicago Cubs (1930), New York Yankees (1932–1933), and Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ... (1935). Listed at , 160 lb., Farrell batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Johnson City, New York. Farrell was the captain of the University of Pennsylvania baseball team before signing with the New York Giants prior to the 1925 season. A well-traveled utility, he played with six different teams in a span of nine years, including two stints for the Giants. His most productive season came in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Cohen (baseball)
Andrew Howard Cohen (October 25, 1904 – October 29, 1988), nicknamed the "Tuscaloosa Terror", was an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played as a second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Giants, from to . Cohen would later be an interim manager for the Philadelphia Phillies, in . Biography Cohen was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Jewish parents who had been born in Europe.Cohen, Irwin"Remembering The 'Yiddish Infielder'", ''The Jewish Press'', December 10, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2008. Though most sources give his full birth name as "Andrew Howard Cohen,"Andy Cohen . Retrieved December 15, 2008. a July 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Snyder (baseball)
Frank Elton Snyder (May 27, 1895 – January 5, 1962), was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1912 to 1927 for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals.Frank Snyder at Baseball Reference Nicknamed Pancho, Snyder was of Mexican descent on his mother's side. Major league career Snyder began his major league career with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1912 at the age of 18. He was traded to the New York Giants in the middle of the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh McMullen
Hugh Raphael McMullen (December 16, 1901 – May 23, 1986) was a Major League Baseball catcher. McMullen played for the New York Giants in and , the Washington Senators in , and the Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ... in . External links 1901 births 1986 deaths New York Giants (NL) players Cincinnati Reds players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Baseball players from Kansas People from La Cygne, Kansas Yakima Indians players {{US-baseball-catcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grover Hartley
Grover Allen Hartley (July 2, 1888 – October 19, 1964) was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1911 through 1934, he played for the New York Giants (1911–13, 1924–26), St. Louis Terriers (1914–15), St. Louis Browns (1916–17, 1934), Boston Red Sox (1927) and Cleveland Indians (1930). Hartley batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Osgood, Indiana. In a 14-season career, Hartley was a .268 hitter with three home runs and 144 RBI in 569 games played. Hartley was a catcher with good defensive skills as he took responsibility for getting the most out of his pitchers, and worked hard at ensuring their success. He debuted with the New York Giants in 1911, appearing in part of three seasons. In 1914 he jumped to the outlaw Federal League, becoming a regular with the St. Louis Terriers for the next two years, and later shared catching tenures for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, and new stints with the Giants and Browns, retiring at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Hamby
James Sanford Hamby (July 29, 1897 – October 21, 1991) nicknamed "Cracker", was a professional baseball catcher who played in parts of the 1926 and 1927 seasons for the New York Giants (NL), New York Giants. Of his 55 career at bats, 52 came in 1927, when he had a batting average (baseball), batting average of .192. In 1926, Hamby had three at-bats late in the season without a hit. Hamby played in the minor leagues through 1933, but never appeared in another major league game. External links 1897 births 1991 deaths Major League Baseball catchers New York Giants (NL) players Baseball players from North Carolina People from Wilkesboro, North Carolina {{US-baseball-catcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Florence
Paul Robert Florence (April 22, 1900 – May 28, 1986) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Giants in its 1926 season. Career Born in Chicago, Illinois, Florence graduated from Georgetown University, where he was a Hall of Fame selection in football, basketball and baseball. He was also a catcher inductee for football and baseball in the Loyola Academy Hall of Fame, as well as the catcher on the Rochester Red Wings all-time roster team, which is considered one of the best in International League history. In addition to Rochester, Florence caught in the minors for the Baltimore Orioles, Indianapolis Indians and Milwaukee Brewers. In between he played one season with the Chicago Cardinals NFL team. Afterwards, Florence worked during seven years as the general manager for the Birmingham Barons club of the Southern Association. Besides, he served as the assistant general manager of the Cincinnati Reds and also was one of the main organizers of the Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Cummings (baseball)
John William Cummings (April 1, 1904 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – October 5, 1962 in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania), was a Major League Baseball player who played catcher for the Boston Braves and New York Giants from to . In 89 games over 4 seasons, Cummings posted a .341 batting average (45-for-132) with 15 runs, 4 home runs In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ... and 28 RBI. External links * 1904 births 1962 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Boston Braves players New York Giants (NL) players Baseball players from Pittsburgh {{US-baseball-catcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Boyle (baseball)
Jimmy "Browntown" Boyle (January 19, 1904 in Cincinnati, Ohio – December 24, 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio), a catcher for the 1926 New York Giants, has the distinction of having one of the shortest known Major League Baseball careers. Although Boyle is only one of about 900 ballplayers who have played in only a single major league game, he is distinguished by having played for only one inning, the ninth inning of a game against Pittsburgh in June of that year (which the Giants lost 8–0). After three outs, Boyle never got to bat and never played again; he is even further distinguished by having never played in the minors, moving straight to the Giants from college, and retiring from baseball completely at the end of his one-inning season. He later went on to make his famous New York City steakhouse called The Browntown Beefery. Playing History Boyle was called up to New York in the summer of 1926, arriving by Pullman train car. He signed a contract for $250 to play with the Gian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Wisner
John Henry Wisner (November 5, 1899 – December 15, 1981), known as "Big" Jack Wisner, was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball between 1919 and 1926. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...."Jack Wisner Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-02-17. References External links Ma ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
