1944_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season
1944 New York Giants (MLB) season
Major League Baseball team season
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]
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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- Prior to 1944 season: Art Fowler was signed by the Giants as an amateur free agent.[2]
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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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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 |
- "1944 New York Giants at Baseball-Reference". Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007