| 1925 New York Giants | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
| City | New York City | |
| Owners | Charles Stoneham | |
| Managers | John McGraw | |
| 
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The 1925 New York Giants season was the franchise's 43rd season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 86–66 record, 8½ games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 58 | 0.621 | — | 52–25 | 43–33 | 
| New York Giants | 86 | 66 | 0.566 | 8½ | 47–29 | 39–37 | 
| Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 73 | 0.523 | 15 | 44–32 | 36–41 | 
| St. Louis Cardinals | 77 | 76 | 0.503 | 18 | 48–28 | 29–48 | 
| Boston Braves | 70 | 83 | 0.458 | 25 | 37–39 | 33–44 | 
| Brooklyn Robins | 68 | 85 | 0.444 | 27 | 38–39 | 30–46 | 
| Philadelphia Phillies | 68 | 85 | 0.444 | 27 | 40–37 | 28–48 | 
| Chicago Cubs | 68 | 86 | 0.442 | 27½ | 37–40 | 31–46 | 
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 13–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 12–10 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 8–13 | — | 11–11 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 11–11 | |||||
| Chicago | 10–12 | 11–11 | — | 10–12 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 8–14 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 13–9 | 10–12 | 12–10 | — | 9–13 | 16–6 | 8–13 | 12–10 | |||||
| New York | 11–11 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 13–9 | — | 13–8 | 10–12 | 12–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 16–6 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 6–16 | 8–13 | — | 8–14 | 7–15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 15–7 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 13–8 | 12–10 | 14–8 | — | 14–8 | |||||
| St. Louis | 10–12 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 9–12 | 15–7 | 8–14 | — | |||||
Roster
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| 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 | Frank Snyder | 107 | 325 | 78 | .240 | 11 | 51 | 
| 1B | Bill Terry | 133 | 489 | 156 | .319 | 11 | 70 | 
| 2B | High Pockets Kelly | 147 | 586 | 181 | .309 | 20 | 99 | 
| SS | Travis Jackson | 112 | 411 | 117 | .285 | 9 | 59 | 
| 3B | Freddie Lindstrom | 104 | 356 | 102 | .287 | 4 | 33 | 
| OF | Billy Southworth | 123 | 473 | 138 | .292 | 6 | 44 | 
| OF | Ross Youngs | 130 | 500 | 132 | .264 | 6 | 53 | 
| OF | Irish Meusel | 135 | 516 | 169 | .328 | 21 | 111 | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Frisch | 120 | 502 | 166 | .331 | 11 | 48 | 
| Hack Wilson | 62 | 180 | 43 | .239 | 6 | 30 | 
| Hank Gowdy | 47 | 114 | 37 | .325 | 3 | 19 | 
| Grover Hartley | 46 | 95 | 30 | .316 | 0 | 8 | 
| Frank Walker | 39 | 81 | 18 | .222 | 1 | 5 | 
| Heinie Groh | 25 | 65 | 15 | .231 | 0 | 4 | 
| Doc Farrell | 27 | 56 | 12 | .214 | 0 | 4 | 
| Mickey Devine | 21 | 33 | 9 | .273 | 0 | 4 | 
| Hugh McMullen | 5 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 | 
| Al Moore | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 
| Blackie Carter | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 
| Earl Webb | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 
| Pip Koehler | 12 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Scott | 36 | 239.2 | 14 | 15 | 3.15 | 87 | 
| Virgil Barnes | 32 | 221.2 | 15 | 11 | 3.53 | 53 | 
| Kent Greenfield | 29 | 171.2 | 12 | 8 | 3.88 | 66 | 
| Jack Bentley | 28 | 157.0 | 11 | 9 | 5.04 | 47 | 
| Art Nehf | 29 | 155.0 | 11 | 9 | 3.77 | 63 | 
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | 10 | 74.2 | 6 | 3 | 2.65 | 17 | 
| Hugh McQuillan | 14 | 70.0 | 2 | 3 | 6.04 | 23 | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayland Dean | 33 | 151.1 | 10 | 7 | 4.64 | 53 | 
| Chick Davies | 2 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 5 | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Wisner | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 | 13 | 
| Harry Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 
References