The 1926

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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:

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was traded by the Giants to the

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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 batted in''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Notes

References

1926 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference

1926 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac
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