1941 New York Giants (MLB) season
The 1941 New York Giants season was the franchise's 59th season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 74-79 record, 25½ games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Owner(s) | Horace Stoneham |
General manager(s) | Bill Terry |
Manager(s) | Bill Terry |
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Offseason
- December 4, 1940: Glen Stewart was purchased from the Giants by the Brooklyn Dodgers.[1]
- Prior to 1941 season: Marv Grissom was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 100 | 54 | 0.649 | — | 52–25 | 48–29 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 56 | 0.634 | 2½ | 53–24 | 44–32 |
Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 12 | 45–34 | 43–32 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 19 | 45–32 | 36–41 |
New York Giants | 74 | 79 | 0.484 | 25½ | 38–39 | 36–40 |
Chicago Cubs | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 30 | 38–39 | 32–45 |
Boston Braves | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 38 | 32–44 | 30–48 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 111 | 0.279 | 57 | 23–52 | 20–59 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 4–18–2 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 8–14 | |||||
Brooklyn | 18–4–2 | — | 13–9 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 18–4 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | |||||
Chicago | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 9–13 | 14–8–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–9 | 8–14 | 14–8 | — | 15–7 | 16–6 | 12–10 | 10–12 | |||||
New York | 16–6 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 7–15 | — | 16–6 | 8–14–2 | 6–15–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 4–18 | 8–14–1 | 6–16 | 6–16 | — | 6–16 | 5–17 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 12–10 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 14–8–2 | 16–6 | — | 6–16 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 15–6–1 | 17–5 | 16–6 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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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 |
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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 |
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Gabby Hartnett | 46 | 150 | 45 | .300 | 5 | 26 |
John Davis | 21 | 70 | 15 | .214 | 0 | 5 |
Johnny McCarthy | 14 | 40 | 13 | .325 | 0 | 12 |
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 |
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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 |
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Bob Bowman | 29 | 80.1 | 6 | 7 | 5.71 | 25 |
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 |
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Ace Adams | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.82 | 18 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Jersey City Giants | International League | Tony Cuccinello |
AA | Hollywood Stars | Pacific Coast League | Bill Sweeney |
B | Clinton Giants | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Josh Billings |
C | San Bernardino Stars | California League | Jack Rothrock |
C | Fort Smith Giants | Western Association | Herschel Bobo |
D | Milford Giants | Eastern Shore League | Hal Gruber |
D | Salisbury Giants | North Carolina State League | Johnnie Heving |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salisbury
San Bernardino franchise folded, June 29, 1941[3]
References
- Glen Stewart page at Baseball Reference
- Marv Grissom page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007