1941 New York Giants (MLB) season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1941 New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1940 to 1946).svg National League Polo Grounds New York City 74 79 y 5th Horace Stoneham Bill Terry Bill Terry 1940 New York Giants (MLB) season 1942 New York Giants (MLB) season List of San Francisco Giants seasons 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. Offseason December 4, 1940: Glen Stewart was purchased from the Giants by the Brooklyn Dodgers.Glen Stewart page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1941 season: Marv Grissom was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Marv Grissom page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Opening Day lineup Roster 1941 New York Giants Roster Pitchers 27 Ace Adams 16 Bob Bowman 20 Jumbo Brown 28 Bob Carpenter 21 Paul Dean 36 Hugh East 18 Harry Feldman -- Rube Fischer 10 Harry Gumbert 18 Bump Hadley 11 Carl Hubbell 33 Dave Koslo 12 Bill Lohrman 21 Bill McGee 15 Cliff Melton 17 Hal Schumacher 16 Tom Sunkel 19 Johnnie Wittig Catchers 35 Rae Blaemire  3 Harry Danning  9 Gabby Hartnett  8 Ken O'Dea Infielders 14 Dick Bartell 29 Red Davis 26 Odell Hale  2 Billy Jurges 34 Johnny McCarthy  6 Joe Orengo  7 Burgess Whitehead 25 Mickey Witek  5 Babe Young Outfielders 22 Morrie Arnovich 23 Babe Barna 24 Frank Demaree 24 Sid Gordon 23 Jo-Jo Moore  4 Mel Ott  1 Johnny Rucker Other batters 33 Jack Aragón Manager 30 Bill Terry Coaches  9 Gabby Hartnett 31 Adolfo Luque 32 Frank Snyder Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 C Harry Danning 130 459 112 .244 7 56 1B Babe Young 152 574 152 .265 25 104 2B Burgess Whitehead 116 403 92 .228 1 23 SS Billy Jurges 134 471 138 .293 5 61 3B Dick Bartell 104 373 113 .303 5 35 OF Mel Ott 148 525 150 .286 27 90 OF Jo-Jo Moore 121 428 117 .273 7 40 OF Johnny Rucker 143 622 179 .288 1 42 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 Joe Orengo 77 252 54 .214 4 25 Morrie Arnovich 85 207 58 .280 2 22 Gabby Hartnett 46 150 45 .300 5 26 Odell Hale 41 102 20 .196 0 9 Mickey Witek 26 94 34 .362 1 16 Ken O'Dea 59 89 19 .213 3 17 John Davis John Davis (infielder) 21 70 15 .214 0 5 Babe Barna 10 42 9 .214 1 5 Johnny McCarthy Johnny McCarthy (baseball) 14 40 13 .325 0 12 Frank Demaree 16 35 6 .171 0 1 Sid Gordon 9 31 8 .258 0 4 Rae Blaemire 2 5 2 .400 0 0 Jack Aragón 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Hal Schumacher 30 206.0 12 10 3.36 63 Carl Hubbell 26 164.0 11 9 3.57 75 Harry Gumbert 5 32.1 1 1 4.45 9 Dave Koslo 4 23.2 1 2 1.90 12 Harry Feldman 3 20.1 1 1 3.98 9 Hugh East 2 15.2 1 1 3.45 4 Tom Sunkel 2 15.1 1 1 2.93 14 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 Cliff Melton 42 194.1 8 11 3.01 100 Bill Lohrman 33 159.0 9 10 4.02 61 Bob Carpenter 29 131.2 11 6 3.83 42 Bill McGee 22 106.0 2 9 4.92 41 Johnnie Wittig 25 85.1 3 5 5.59 47 Bob Bowman Bob Bowman (pitcher) 29 80.1 6 7 5.71 25 Bump Hadley 3 13.0 1 0 6.23 4 Rube Fischer 2 11.0 1 0 2.45 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 Jumbo Brown 31 1 5 8 3.32 30 Ace Adams 38 4 1 1 4.82 18 Paul Dean 5 0 0 0 3.18 3 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 HevingLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: SalisburySan Bernardino franchise folded, June 29, 1941Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1941 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference 1941 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season New York Category:1940s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan