The 1927 New York Giants season was the franchise's 45th season. The team finished third in the National League with a record of 92–62, two games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Offseason During the offseason, the Giants acquired Rogers Hornsby from the St. Louis Cardinals for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring. Hornsby's offensive numbers rebounded in 1927, as he hit .361 and led the league in runs scored (133), walks (86), and an on-base percentage (.448). The deal was held up because Hornsby, as part of his contract as the manager of the Cardinals (he was a player-manager at the time), owned several shares of stock in the Cardinals. Cardinals owner Sam Breadon offered Hornsby a sum for the stock considerably lower than what Hornsby demanded for it, and neither would budge. Eventually, the other owners of the National League made up the difference, and the trade went through.
Notable transactions December 20, 1926: Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rogers Hornsby.Rogers Hornsby at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 9, 1927: Don Songer was purchased by the Giants from the Pittsburgh Pirates.Don Songer at Baseball Reference
Roster 1927 New York Giants Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 83 258 60 .233 0 21 1B 150 580 189 .326 20 121 2B 155 568 205 .361 26 125 SS 127 469 149 .318 14 98 3B 138 562 172 .306 7 58 OF 140 570 173 .304 7 58 OF 84 190 55 .289 3 19 OF 145 483 160 .331 16 87
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 97 355 94 .265 4 21 82 163 46 .282 1 19 43 159 42 .264 1 17 42 142 55 .387 3 34 68 141 35 .248 2 21 43 80 29 .363 2 14 29 67 22 .328 2 10 21 52 10 .192 0 5 16 38 5 .132 0 3 11 20 6 .300 0 0 13 17 3 .176 0 1 5 5 1 .200 0 0 3 5 2 .400 0 0 1 0 0 ---- 0 0
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 39 259.2 19 8 3.54 102 42 244.2 17 10 3.72 78 35 228.2 14 11 3.98 66 29 173.0 13 5 3.95 65 11 58.0 5 4 4.50 17
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 45 163.2 11 6 4.23 40 26 86.2 3 9 4.36 28 5 19.2 1 1 4.12 6 3 12.0 1 1 7.50 6 3 9.2 1 0 3.72 2
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 22 3 5 1 2.86 9 12 2 2 0 9.45 4 9 0 0 0 3.31 4 4 0 0 0 2.79 3 3 0 0 0 4.26 1 3 0 0 0 2.25 0 3 1 0 0 3.68 0 3 0 0 0 9.00 4 2 1 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 0
Notes
References 1927 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference