1944 New York Giants (MLB) season

1944 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersHorace Stoneham
ManagersMel Ott
RadioWINS
(Don Dunphy, Bill Slater)
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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]

Offseason

  • Prior to 1944 season: Art Fowler was signed by the Giants as an amateur free agent.[2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 105 49 .682 — 54‍–‍22 51‍–‍27
Pittsburgh Pirates 90 63 .588 14½ 49‍–‍28 41‍–‍35
Cincinnati Reds 89 65 .578 16 45‍–‍33 44‍–‍32
Chicago Cubs 75 79 .487 30 35‍–‍42 40‍–‍37
New York Giants 67 87 .435 38 39‍–‍36 28‍–‍51
Boston Braves 65 89 .422 40 38‍–‍40 27‍–‍49
Brooklyn Dodgers 63 91 .409 42 37‍–‍39 26‍–‍52
Philadelphia Phillies 61 92 .399 43½ 29‍–‍49 32‍–‍43

Record vs. opponents

1944 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

1944 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 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
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
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
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
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

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
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

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References

  1. ^ "1944 New York Giants at Baseball-Reference". Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
  2. ^ Art Fowler page at Baseball-Reference
  3. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007