1942 New York Giants | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | Horace Stoneham | |
General managers | Bill Terry | |
Managers | Mel Ott | |
Radio | WOR (Mel Allen, Connie Desmond) | |
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The 1942 New York Giants season was the franchise's 60th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 85–67 record, 20 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.
Offseason
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 106 | 48 | 0.688 | — | 60–17 | 46–31 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 104 | 50 | 0.675 | 2 | 57–22 | 47–28 |
New York Giants | 85 | 67 | 0.559 | 20 | 47–31 | 38–36 |
Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 76 | 0.500 | 29 | 38–39 | 38–37 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 81 | 0.449 | 36½ | 41–34 | 25–47 |
Chicago Cubs | 68 | 86 | 0.442 | 38 | 36–41 | 32–45 |
Boston Braves | 59 | 89 | 0.399 | 44 | 33–36 | 26–53 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 109 | 0.278 | 62½ | 23–51 | 19–58 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 5–16–1 | 8–12 | 14–8 | 7–12–1 | 6–16 | |||||
Brooklyn | 16–6 | — | 16–6 | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 9–13 | |||||
Chicago | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 13–9 | 9–13–1 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 6–16 | |||||
Cincinnati | 16–5–1 | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 16–6 | 12–9–1 | 7–15 | |||||
New York | 12–8 | 8–14–1 | 13–9–1 | 13–9 | — | 17–5 | 15–7 | 7–15 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 4–18 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 5–17 | — | 6–13 | 5–17 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 12–7–1 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 9–12–1 | 7–15 | 13–6 | — | 8–14–2 | |||||
St. Louis | 16–6 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 14–8–2 | — |
Opening Day lineup
- Billy Werber 3b
- Billy Jurges ss
- Mel Ott rf
- Johnny Mize 1b
- Willard Marshall lf
- Hank Leiber cf
- Harry Danning c
- Mickey Witek 2b
- Carl Hubbell p
Roster
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Coaches
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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 | Harry Danning | 119 | 408 | 114 | .279 | 1 | 34 |
1B | Johnny Mize | 142 | 541 | 165 | .305 | 26 | 110 |
2B | Mickey Witek | 148 | 553 | 144 | .260 | 5 | 48 |
SS | Billy Jurges | 127 | 464 | 119 | .256 | 2 | 30 |
3B | Billy Werber | 98 | 370 | 76 | .205 | 1 | 13 |
OF | Mel Ott | 152 | 549 | 162 | .295 | 30 | 93 |
OF | Babe Barna | 104 | 331 | 85 | .257 | 6 | 58 |
OF | Willard Marshall | 116 | 401 | 103 | .257 | 11 | 59 |
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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Dick Bartell | 90 | 316 | 77 | .244 | 5 | 24 |
Babe Young | 101 | 287 | 80 | .279 | 11 | 59 |
Buster Maynard | 89 | 190 | 47 | .247 | 4 | 32 |
Hank Leiber | 58 | 147 | 32 | .218 | 4 | 23 |
Gus Mancuso | 39 | 109 | 21 | .193 | 0 | 8 |
Ray Berres | 12 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 1 |
Connie Ryan | 11 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 2 |
Sid Gordon | 6 | 19 | 6 | .316 | 0 | 2 |
Howie Moss | 7 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Fox | 3 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 1 |
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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Hal Schumacher | 29 | 216.0 | 12 | 13 | 3.04 | 49 |
Bob Carpenter | 28 | 185.2 | 11 | 10 | 3.15 | 53 |
Bill Lohrman | 26 | 158.0 | 13 | 4 | 2.56 | 41 |
Carl Hubbell | 24 | 157.1 | 11 | 8 | 3.95 | 61 |
Cliff Melton | 23 | 143.2 | 11 | 5 | 2.63 | 61 |
Hank Leiber | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 5 |
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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Harry Feldman | 31 | 114.0 | 7 | 1 | 3.16 | 49 |
Bill McGee | 31 | 104.0 | 6 | 3 | 2.94 | 40 |
Dave Koslo | 19 | 78.0 | 3 | 6 | 5.08 | 42 |
Tom Sunkel | 19 | 63.2 | 3 | 6 | 4.81 | 29 |
Van Mungo | 9 | 36.1 | 1 | 2 | 5.94 | 27 |
Bill Voiselle | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 5 |
Hugh East | 4 | 7.1 | 0 | 2 | 9.82 | 2 |
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 | 61 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1.84 | 33 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Jersey City Giants | International League | Frank Snyder |
A1 | Oklahoma City Indians | Texas League | Homer Peel, Jimmy Payton, John Kroner and Clay Touchstone |
B | Jacksonville Tars | Sally League | Babe Ganzel |
C | Fort Smith Giants | Western Association | Freddie Lindstrom |
D | Bristol Twins | Appalachian League | Hal Gruber |
D | Natchez Giants | Evangeline League | Herschel Bobo |
D | Salisbury Giants | North Carolina State League | Johnnie Heving |
D | Oshkosh Giants | Wisconsin State League | Fred Schulte |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fort Smith, Bristol
Evangeline League folded, May 30, 1942[3]
Notes
- ↑ Al Sima page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ New York Giants Official Program April 14, 1942
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007