1948 New York Giants (MLB) season

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.

1948 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911) New York (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Chub Feeney
Manager(s)	Mel Ott, Leo Durocher
Local television	WNBT (Steve Ellis)
Local radio	WMCA (Frankie Frisch, Maury Farrell)
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Offseason

• November 20, 1947: 1947 minor league draft
  • Hoyt Wilhelm was drafted by the Giants from the Boston Braves.[1]
  • Ed Albrecht was drafted from the Giants by the St. Louis Browns.[2]
  • Pete Milne was drafted by the Giants from the Cleveland Indians.[3]
• Prior to 1948 season: Marv Grissom was acquired from the Giants by the Sacramento Solons.[4]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Braves	91	62	0.595	—	45–31	46–31
St. Louis Cardinals	85	69	0.552	6½	44–33	41–36
Brooklyn Dodgers	84	70	0.545	7½	36–41	48–29
Pittsburgh Pirates	83	71	0.539	8½	47–31	36–40
New York Giants	78	76	0.506	13½	37–40	41–36
Philadelphia Phillies	66	88	0.429	25½	32–44	34–44
Cincinnati Reds	64	89	0.418	27	32–45	32–44
Chicago Cubs	64	90	0.416	27½	35–42	29–48

Record vs. opponents

1948 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	14–8	16–6–1	13–8	11–11	14–8	12–10	11–11
Brooklyn	8–14	—	11–11	18–4	11–11–1	15–7	9–13	12–10
Chicago	6–16–1	11–11	—	10–12	11–11	7–15	8–14	11–11
Cincinnati	8–13	4–18	12–10	—	10–12	11–11	9–13	10–12
New York	11–11	11–11–1	11–11	12–10	—	14–8	12–10	7–15
Philadelphia	8–14	7–15	15–7	11–11	8–14	—	12–10–1	5–17
Pittsburgh	10–12	13–9	14–8	13–9	10–12	10–12–1	—	13–9–1
St. Louis	11–11	10–12	11–11	12–10	15–7	17–5	9–13–1	—

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

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
3B	Sid Gordon	142	521	156	.299	30	107
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
Johnny McCarthy	56	57	15	.263	2	12
Jack Conway	24	49	12	.245	1	3
Pete Milne	12	27	6	.222	0	2

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	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
Andy Hansen	36	100	5	3	2.97	27
Red Webb	5	28	2	1	3.21	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
Clem Dreisewerd	4	0	0	1	5.68	2
Jack Hallett	2	0	0	0	4.50	3
Paul Erickson	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

Level Team League Manager 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

Level Team League Manager 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 Lucas LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sioux City, Trenton, Ogdensburg, Erie, Reno Pittsburg franchise moved to Roseville, July 30, 1948[5]

Notes

1. Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball Reference
2. Ed Albrecht at Baseball Reference
3. Pete Milne at Baseball Reference
4. Marv Grisson at Baseball Reference
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1948 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1948 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac