1949 New York Giants (MLB) season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1949 New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1949 to 1957).svg National League Polo Grounds New York City 73 81 y 5th Horace Stoneham Chub Feeney Leo Durocher WPIX(Russ Hodges, Al Helfer) WMCA(Russ Hodges, Al Helfer) 1948 New York Giants (MLB) season 1950 New York Giants (MLB) season List of San Francisco Giants seasons The 1949 New York Giants season was the franchise's 67th season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 73–81 record, 24 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. The games were now broadcast on the then new station WPIX-TV, which was launched the year before. Offseason Prior to 1949 season (exact date unknown) Art Fowler was acquired from the Giants by the Atlanta Crackers.Art Fowler at Baseball-Reference Foster Castleman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Foster Castleman at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Opening Day lineup Roster 1949 New York Giants Roster Pitchers 21 Hank Behrman 17 Roger Bowman 44 Andy Hansen 36 Clint Hartung 16,30 Kirby Higbe 46 Larry Jansen 37 Sheldon Jones 32 Monte Kennedy 31 Dave Koslo 30 Ray Poat 48 Andy Tomasic 38 Red Webb 29,47 Adrián Zabala Catchers  7 Walker Cooper  3 Herman Franks  8 Mickey Livingston  8 Ray Mueller  9 Wes Westrum 39 Sal Yvars Infielders 47 Dick Culler 29 Augie Galan 20 Sid Gordon 39 Bert Haas 12 George Hausmann 26 Bobby Hofman 10 Buddy Kerr 24 Joe Lafata 17 Jack Lohrke 15 Johnny Mize 12 Bobby Rhawn 18 Bill Rigney 28 Rudy Rufer 16 Hank Thompson -- Davey Williams Outfielders  7 Monte Irvin 25 Whitey Lockman 27 Willard Marshall 9,16 Pete Milne 22 Don Mueller 23 Bobby Thomson Manager  2 Leo Durocher Coaches  6 Fred Fitzsimmons  3 Herman Franks  1 Frankie Frisch  5 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 Wes Westrum 64 169 41 .243 7 28 1B Johnny Mize 106 388 102 .263 18 62 2B Hank Thompson Hank Thompson (baseball) 75 275 77 .280 9 34 SS Buddy Kerr 90 220 46 .209 0 19 3B Sid Gordon 141 489 139 .284 26 90 OF Willard Marshall 141 499 153 .307 12 70 OF Whitey Lockman 151 617 186 .301 11 65 OF Bobby Thomson 156 641 198 .309 27 109 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 Bill Rigney 122 389 108 .278 6 47 Jack Lohrke 55 180 48 .267 5 22 Ray Mueller 56 170 38 .224 5 23 Walker Cooper 42 147 31 .211 4 21 Joe Lafata 64 140 33 .236 3 16 Bert Haas 54 104 27 .260 1 10 Monte Irvin 36 76 17 .224 0 7 Mickey Livingston 19 57 17 .298 4 12 Don Mueller 51 56 13 .232 0 1 Davey Williams 13 50 12 .240 1 5 Bobby Hofman 19 48 10 .208 0 3 George Hausmann 16 47 6 .128 0 3 Bobby Rhawn 14 29 5 .172 0 2 Pete Milne 31 29 7 .241 1 6 Augie Galan 22 17 1 .059 0 2 Rudy Rufer 7 15 1 .067 0 2 Sal Yvars 3 8 0 .000 0 0 Herman Franks 1 3 2 .667 0 0 Dick Culler 7 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 37 259.2 15 16 3.85 113 Monty Kennedy 38 223.1 12 14 3.43 95 Clint Hartung 33 154.2 9 11 5.00 48 Roger Bowman 2 6.1 0 0 4.26 4 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 Dave Koslo 38 212.0 11 14 2.50 64 Sheldon Jones 42 207.1 15 12 3.34 79 Adrián Zabala 15 41.0 2 3 5.27 13 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 Hank Behrman 43 3 3 0 4.92 25 Kirby Higbe 37 2 0 2 3.47 38 Andy Hansen 33 2 6 1 4.61 26 Red Webb 20 1 1 0 4.03 9 Andy Tomasic 2 0 1 0 18.00 2 Ray Poat 2 0 0 0 19.29 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Minneapolis Millers American Association Tommy Heath AAA Jersey City Giants International League Joe Becker A Jacksonville Tars Sally League Jack Aragón A Sioux City Soos Western League Donald Ramsay B Trenton Giants Interstate League Hugh Poland B Richmond Colts Piedmont League Vinnie Smith B Knoxville Smokies Tri-State League Frank Genovese C Erie Sailors Middle Atlantic League Pete Pavich C St. Cloud Rox Northern League Charlie Fox C Idaho Falls Russets Pioneer League Johnny Babich, Lou Garland and Frank Gabler C Reno Silver Sox Sunset League Lilio Marcucci C Fort Smith Giants Western Association Harold Kollar D Bristol Twins Appalachian League Ben Geraghty D Sanford Giants Florida State League Hal Gruber D Hickory Rebels North Carolina State League Owen Linn, Thomas Jackson, William Proctor and Charlie Bowles D Springfield Giants Ohio–Indiana League Tony Ravish D Lawton Giants Sooner State League Louis Brower D Lenoir Red Sox Western Carolina League Claude Jonnard D Oshkosh Giants Wisconsin State League Dave GarciaLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Trenton, Lawton, OshkoshJohnson, 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 1949 New York Giants at Baseball Reference 1949 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season New York Giants MLB Category:1940s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan