1944 New York Giants | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | Horace Stoneham | |
Managers | Mel Ott | |
Radio | WINS (Don Dunphy, Bill Slater) | |
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The 1944 New York Giants season was the franchise's 62nd season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 67–87 record, 38 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. [1]
Offseason
- Prior to 1944 season: Art Fowler was signed by the Giants as an amateur free agent.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 49 | 0.682 | — | 54–22 | 51–27 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 63 | 0.588 | 14½ | 49–28 | 41–35 |
Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 16 | 45–33 | 44–32 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 30 | 35–42 | 40–37 |
New York Giants | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 38 | 39–36 | 28–51 |
Boston Braves | 65 | 89 | 0.422 | 40 | 38–40 | 27–49 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 63 | 91 | 0.409 | 42 | 37–39 | 26–52 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 92 | 0.399 | 43½ | 29–49 | 32–43 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 4–18 | 4–18 | |||||
Chicago | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | — | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 12–10–1 | 6–16 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–8 | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | — | 15–7 | 13–19 | 12–10 | 8–14 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 7–15 | — | 10–12 | 7–15–1 | 6–16 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–11–1 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 12–10 | — | 9–12 | 5–17 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 18–4 | 10–12–1 | 10–12 | 15–7–1 | 12–9 | — | 12–10–3 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 16–6 | 17–5 | 10–12–3 | — |
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 | Ernie Lombardi | 117 | 373 | 95 | .255 | 10 | 58 |
1B | Phil Weintraub | 104 | 361 | 114 | .316 | 13 | 77 |
2B | George Hausmann | 131 | 466 | 124 | .266 | 1 | 30 |
SS | Buddy Kerr | 150 | 548 | 146 | .266 | 9 | 63 |
3B | Hal Luby | 111 | 323 | 82 | .254 | 2 | 35 |
OF | Mel Ott | 120 | 399 | 115 | .288 | 26 | 82 |
OF | Joe Medwick | 128 | 490 | 165 | .337 | 7 | 85 |
OF | Johnny Rucker | 144 | 587 | 143 | .244 | 6 | 39 |
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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Nap Reyes | 116 | 374 | 108 | .289 | 8 | 53 |
Billy Jurges | 85 | 246 | 52 | .211 | 1 | 23 |
Gus Mancuso | 78 | 195 | 49 | .251 | 1 | 25 |
Red Treadway | 50 | 170 | 51 | .300 | 0 | 5 |
Danny Gardella | 47 | 112 | 28 | .250 | 6 | 14 |
Bruce Sloan | 59 | 104 | 28 | .269 | 1 | 9 |
Charlie Mead | 39 | 78 | 14 | .179 | 1 | 8 |
Steve Filipowicz | 15 | 41 | 8 | .195 | 0 | 7 |
Ray Berres | 16 | 17 | 8 | .471 | 1 | 2 |
Roy Nichols | 11 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 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 |
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Bill Voiselle | 43 | 312.2 | 21 | 16 | 3.02 | 161 |
Harry Feldman | 40 | 205.1 | 11 | 13 | 4.16 | 70 |
Ewald Pyle | 31 | 164.0 | 7 | 10 | 4.34 | 79 |
Johnny Allen | 18 | 84.0 | 4 | 7 | 4.07 | 33 |
Cliff Melton | 13 | 64.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.06 | 15 |
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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Rube Fischer | 38 | 128.2 | 6 | 14 | 5.18 | 39 |
Frank Seward | 25 | 78.1 | 3 | 2 | 5.40 | 16 |
Jack Brewer | 14 | 55.0 | 1 | 4 | 5.56 | 21 |
Andy Hansen | 23 | 52.2 | 3 | 3 | 6.49 | 15 |
Ken Brondell | 7 | 19.1 | 0 | 1 | 8.38 | 1 |
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 | 65 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 4.25 | 32 |
Lou Polli | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.54 | 6 |
Bob Barthelson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.66 | 4 |
Whitey Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Johnny Gee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Frank Rosso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Walter Ockey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Jersey City Giants | International League | Gabby Hartnett |
B | Richmond Colts | Piedmont League | Ben Chapman and Taylor Sanford |
D | Bristol Twins | Appalachian League | Hal Gruber |
D | Springfield Giants | Ohio State League | Earl Wolgamot |
D | Erie Sailors | PONY League | Bill Harris |
References
- ↑ "1944 New York Giants at Baseball-Reference". Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
- ↑ Art Fowler 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