1948 New York Giants (MLB) season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1948 New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1933 to 1935, 1947 to 1948).svg National League Polo Grounds New York 78 76 y 5th Horace Stoneham Chub Feeney Mel Ott, Leo Durocher WNBT(Steve Ellis) WMCA(Frankie Frisch, Maury Farrell) 1947 New York Giants (MLB) season 1949 New York Giants (MLB) season List of San Francisco Giants seasons 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. Offseason November 20, 1947: 1947 minor league draft Hoyt Wilhelm was drafted by the Giants from the Boston Braves.Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball Reference Ed Albrecht was drafted from the Giants by the St. Louis Browns.Ed Albrecht at Baseball Reference Pete Milne was drafted by the Giants from the Cleveland Indians.Pete Milne at Baseball Reference Prior to 1948 season: Marv Grissom was acquired from the Giants by the Sacramento Solons.Marv Grisson at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Opening Day lineup Roster 1948 New York Giants Roster Pitchers 38 Hub Andrews 33 Joe Beggs 33 Clem Dreisewerd 49 Paul Erickson 40 Jack Hallett 44 Andy Hansen 23 Clint Hartung 46 Larry Jansen 37 Sheldon Jones 32 Monte Kennedy 36 Alex Konikowski 31 Dave Koslo 49 Thornton Lee 50 Lou Lombardo 36 Mickey McGowan 48 Bobo Newsom 30 Ray Poat 34 Ken Trinkle 29 Red Webb Catchers  5 Walker Cooper  8 Mickey Livingston  6 Wes Westrum 45 Sal Yvars Infielders 17 Buddy Blattner 28 Jack Conway 28 Lonny Frey 20 Sid Gordon  8 Jack Harshman 10 Buddy Kerr 16 Jack Lohrke 14 Johnny McCarthy 15 Johnny Mize 12,22 Bobby Rhawn 18 Bill Rigney Outfielders 33 Hal Bamberger 21 Les Layton 25 Whitey Lockman 27 Willard Marshall 39 Pete Milne 22 Don Mueller 19 Bobby Thomson Other batters 26 Joe Lafata Manager  2 Leo Durocher  4 Mel Ott Coaches  3 Hank Gowdy  1 Travis Jackson 2,7 Red Kress 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 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 SS Buddy Kerr 144 496 119 .240 0 46 3B Sid Gordon 142 521 156 .299 30 107 OF Willard Marshall 143 537 146 .272 14 86 OF Whitey Lockman 146 584 167 .286 18 59 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 Jack Lohrke 97 280 70 .250 5 31 Wes Westrum 66 125 20 .160 4 16 Mickey Livingston 45 99 21 .212 2 12 Les Layton 63 91 21 .231 2 12 Don Mueller 36 81 29 .358 1 9 Johnny McCarthy Johnny McCarthy (baseball) 56 57 15 .263 2 12 Lonny Frey 29 51 13 .255 1 6 Jack Conway Jack Conway (baseball) 24 49 12 .245 1 3 Bobby Rhawn 36 44 12 .273 1 8 Sal Yvars 15 38 8 .211 1 6 Pete Milne 12 27 6 .222 0 2 Buddy Blattner 8 20 4 .200 0 0 Hal Bamberger 7 12 1 .083 0 0 Jack Harshman 5 8 2 .250 0 1 Joe Lafata 1 1 0 .000 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 Larry Jansen 42 277.0 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 Sheldon Jones 55 201.1 16 8 3.35 82 Ray Poat 39 157.2 11 10 4.34 57 Clint Hartung 36 153.1 8 8 4.75 42 Dave Koslo 35 149.0 8 10 3.87 58 Monte Kennedy 25 114.1 3 9 4.01 63 Andy Hansen 36 100.0 5 3 2.97 27 Thornton Lee 11 32.2 1 3 4.41 17 Red Webb 5 28.0 2 1 3.21 9 Bobo Newsom 11 25.2 0 4 4.21 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 Ken Trinkle 53 4 5 7 3.18 20 Alex Konikowski 22 2 3 1 7.56 9 Clem Dreisewerd 4 0 0 1 5.68 2 Mickey McGowan 3 0 0 0 7.36 2 Lou Lombardo 2 0 0 0 6.75 0 Jack Hallett 2 0 0 0 4.50 3 Paul Erickson Paul Erickson (baseball) 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 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Minneapolis Millers American Association Frank Shellenback and Billy Herman AAA Jersey City Giants International League Bruno Betzel A Jacksonville Tars Sally League Johnny Hudson A Sioux City Soos Western League Joe Becker B Trenton Giants Interstate League Tommy Heath B Richmond Colts Piedmont League Charlie "Greek" George B Knoxville Smokies Tri-State League Dale Alexander and Dave Garcia C Ogdensburg Maples Border League Russ Wein C Quebec Alouettes Canadian–American League Tony Ravish and Bernie Woycik C Erie Sailors Middle Atlantic League Donald Ramsay C St. Cloud Rox Northern League Charlie Fox C Reno Silver Sox Sunset League Tom Lloyd C Fort Smith Giants Western Association Jack Aragón D Bristol Twins Appalachian League Rufus Jackson and Dale Alexander D Seaford Eagles Eastern Shore League Robert Westfall and Socks Seibold D Pittsburg/Roseville Diamonds Far West League Gus Suhr, Arnold Rose and Bill Shewey D Sanford Giants Florida State League Hal Gruber D Chanute Giants Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Al Smith D Hickory Rebels North Carolina State League Sammy Bell D Springfield Giants Ohio–Indiana League Robert Roth and Rufus Jackson D Lawton Giants Sooner State League Louis Brower D Oshkosh Giants Wisconsin State League Ray LucasLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sioux City, Trenton, Ogdensburg, Erie, RenoPittsburg franchise moved to Roseville, July 30, 1948Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1948 New York Giants at Baseball Reference 1948 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season New York Category:1940s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan