1948 New York Giants (MLB) season
The 1948 New York Giants season was the franchise's 66th season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 78–76 record, 13½ games behind the Boston Braves.
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Owner(s) | Horace Stoneham |
General manager(s) | Chub Feeney |
Manager(s) | Mel Ott, Leo Durocher |
Local television | WNBT (Steve Ellis) |
Local radio | WMCA (Frankie Frisch, Maury Farrell) |
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Offseason
- November 20, 1947: 1947 minor league draft
- Hoyt Wilhelm was drafted by the Giants from the Boston Braves.[1]
- Ed Albrecht was drafted from the Giants by the St. Louis Browns.[2]
- Pete Milne was drafted by the Giants from the Cleveland Indians.[3]
- Prior to 1948 season: Marv Grissom was acquired from the Giants by the Sacramento Solons.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Braves | 91 | 62 | 0.595 | — | 45–31 | 46–31 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 69 | 0.552 | 6½ | 44–33 | 41–36 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 7½ | 36–41 | 48–29 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 8½ | 47–31 | 36–40 |
New York Giants | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 13½ | 37–40 | 41–36 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 88 | 0.429 | 25½ | 32–44 | 34–44 |
Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 89 | 0.418 | 27 | 32–45 | 32–44 |
Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 27½ | 35–42 | 29–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | 13–8 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 11–11 | |||||
Brooklyn | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 18–4 | 11–11–1 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 12–10 | |||||
Chicago | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 11–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 8–13 | 4–18 | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
New York | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 8–14 | — | 12–10–1 | 5–17 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | — | 13–9–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 9–13–1 | — |
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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C | Walker Cooper | 91 | 290 | 77 | .266 | 16 | 54 |
1B | Johnny Mize | 152 | 560 | 162 | .289 | 40 | 125 |
2B | Bill Rigney | 113 | 424 | 112 | .264 | 10 | 43 |
3B | Sid Gordon | 142 | 521 | 156 | .299 | 30 | 107 |
OF | Bobby Thomson | 138 | 471 | 117 | .248 | 16 | 63 |
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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Johnny McCarthy | 56 | 57 | 15 | .263 | 2 | 12 |
Jack Conway | 24 | 49 | 12 | .245 | 1 | 3 |
Pete Milne | 12 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
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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Larry Jansen | 42 | 277 | 18 | 12 | 3.61 | 126 |
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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Andy Hansen | 36 | 100 | 5 | 3 | 2.97 | 27 |
Red Webb | 5 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3.21 | 9 |
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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Clem Dreisewerd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.68 | 2 |
Jack Hallett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 |
Paul Erickson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Hub Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Joe Beggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
Notes
- Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball Reference
- Ed Albrecht at Baseball Reference
- Pete Milne at Baseball Reference
- Marv Grisson 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
References
- 1948 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1948 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac