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{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
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{{Infobox baseball team season
{{MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
| name = New York Giants
| name = New York Giants
| season = 1948
| season = 1948
| misc =
| misc =
| image = New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1933 to 1935, 1947 to 1948).svg
| logo =
| current league = National League
| league = National League
| y1 = 1883
| Uniform logo =
| ballpark = [[Polo Grounds]]
| ballpark = [[Polo Grounds]]
| y4 = 1911
| city = New York
| city = New York
| y5 = 1883
| owners = [[Horace Stoneham]]
| owners = [[Horace Stoneham]]
| general managers = [[Chub Feeney]]
| general_managers = [[Chub Feeney]]
| managers = [[Mel Ott]], [[Leo Durocher]]
| managers = [[Mel Ott]], [[Leo Durocher]]
| television = [[WNBC|WNBT]]<br>(Steve Ellis)
| television = [[WNBC|WNBT]]<br>(Steve Ellis)
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| prev_season = 1947 New York Giants (MLB) season
| prev_season = 1947 New York Giants (MLB) season
| next_season = 1949 New York Giants (MLB) season
| next_season = 1949 New York Giants (MLB) season
| season_list = List of San Francisco Giants seasons
|}}
|}}
The '''1948 [[New York Giants (NL)|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 [[1948 Boston Braves season|Boston Braves]].
The '''1948 [[New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants]] season''' was the franchise's 66th season. The team finished in fifth place in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] with a 78–76 record, 13½ games behind the [[1948 Boston Braves season|Boston Braves]].


== Offseason ==
== Offseason ==
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{{MLBplayer|31|[[Dave Koslo]]}}
{{MLBplayer|31|[[Dave Koslo]]}}
{{MLBplayer|49|[[Thornton Lee]]}}
{{MLBplayer|49|[[Thornton Lee]]}}
{{MLBplayer|50|[[Lou Lombardo]]}}
{{MLBplayer|50|[[Lou Lombardo (baseball)|Lou Lombardo]]}}
{{MLBplayer|36|[[Mickey McGowan]]}}
{{MLBplayer|36|[[Mickey McGowan]]}}
{{MLBplayer|48|[[Bobo Newsom]]}}
{{MLBplayer|48|[[Bobo Newsom]]}}
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| 2B || {{sortname|Bill|Rigney}} || 113 || 424 || 112 || .264 || 10 || 43
| 2B || {{sortname|Bill|Rigney}} || 113 || 424 || 112 || .264 || 10 || 43
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| SS || [[Buddy Kerr]] || 144 || 496 || 119 || .240 || 0 || 46
|- align=center
| 3B || {{sortname|Sid|Gordon}} || 142 || 521 || 156 || .299 || 30 || 107
| 3B || {{sortname|Sid|Gordon}} || 142 || 521 || 156 || .299 || 30 || 107
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| OF || [[Willard Marshall]] || 143 || 537 || 146 || .272 || 14 || 86
|- align=center
| OF || [[Whitey Lockman]] || 146 || 584 || 167 || .286 || 18 || 59
|- align=center
| OF || {{sortname|Bobby|Thomson}} || 138 || 471 || 117 || .248 || 16 || 63
| OF || {{sortname|Bobby|Thomson}} || 138 || 471 || 117 || .248 || 16 || 63
|}
|}
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Jack Lohrke]] || 97 || 280 || 70 || .250 || 5 || 31
|- align=center
| [[Wes Westrum]] || 66 || 125 || 20 || .160 || 4 || 16
|- align=center
| [[Mickey Livingston]] || 45 || 99 || 21 || .212 || 2 || 12
|- align=center
| [[Les Layton]] || 63 || 91 || 21 || .231 || 2 || 12
|- align=center
| [[Don Mueller]] || 36 || 81 || 29 || .358 || 1 || 9
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Johnny|McCarthy|Johnny McCarthy (baseball)}} || 56 || 57 || 15 || .263 || 2 || 12
| {{sortname|Johnny|McCarthy|Johnny McCarthy (baseball)}} || 56 || 57 || 15 || .263 || 2 || 12
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Lonny Frey]] || 29 || 51 || 13 || .255 || 1 || 6
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Jack|Conway|Jack Conway (baseball)}} || 24 || 49 || 12 || .245 || 1 || 3
| {{sortname|Jack|Conway|Jack Conway (baseball)}} || 24 || 49 || 12 || .245 || 1 || 3
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Bobby Rhawn]] || 36 || 44 || 12 || .273 || 1 || 8
|- align=center
| [[Sal Yvars]] || 15 || 38 || 8 || .211 || 1 || 6
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Pete|Milne}} || 12 || 27 || 6 || .222 || 0 || 2
| {{sortname|Pete|Milne}} || 12 || 27 || 6 || .222 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Buddy Blattner]] || 8 || 20 || 4 || .200 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| [[Hal Bamberger]] || 7 || 12 || 1 || .083 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| [[Jack Harshman]] || 5 || 8 || 2 || .250 || 0 || 1
|- align=center
| [[Joe Lafata]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|}
|}


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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Larry|Jansen}} || 42 || 277 || 18 || 12 || 3.61 || 126
| {{sortname|Larry|Jansen}} || 42 || 277.0 || 18 || 12 || 3.61 || 126
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|}
|}
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Andy|Hansen}} || 36 || 100 || 5 || 3 || 2.97 || 27
| [[Sheldon Jones]] || 55 || 201.1 || 16 || 8 || 3.35 || 82
|- align=center
| [[Ray Poat]] || 39 || 157.2 || 11 || 10 || 4.34 || 57
|- align=center
| [[Clint Hartung]] || 36 || 153.1 || 8 || 8 || 4.75 || 42
|- align=center
| [[Dave Koslo]] || 35 || 149.0 || 8 || 10 || 3.87 || 58
|- align=center
| [[Monte Kennedy]] || 25 || 114.1 || 3 || 9 || 4.01 || 63
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Andy|Hansen}} || 36 || 100.0 || 5 || 3 || 2.97 || 27
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Red|Webb}} || 5 || 28 || 2 || 1 || 3.21 || 9
| [[Thornton Lee]] || 11 || 32.2 || 1 || 3 || 4.41 || 17
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Red|Webb}} || 5 || 28.0 || 2 || 1 || 3.21 || 9
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Bobo Newsom]] || 11 || 25.2 || 0 || 4 || 4.21 || 9
|}
|}


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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Ken Trinkle]] || 53 || 4 || 5 || 7 || 3.18 || 20
|- align=center
| [[Alex Konikowski]] || 22 || 2 || 3 || 1 || 7.56 || 9
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Clem|Dreisewerd}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5.68 || 2
| {{sortname|Clem|Dreisewerd}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5.68 || 2
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Mickey McGowan]] || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7.36 || 2
|- align=center
| [[Lou Lombardo (baseball)|Lou Lombardo]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6.75 || 0
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Jack|Hallett}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4.50 || 3
| {{sortname|Jack|Hallett}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4.50 || 3
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
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| {{sortname|Joe|Beggs}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 0
| {{sortname|Joe|Beggs}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 0
|}
|}

== Awards and honors ==

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== Farm system ==
== Farm system ==
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|level13=[[Class C (baseball)|C]]|team13=[[Erie Sailors]]|league13=[[Middle Atlantic League]]|manager13=[[Donald Ramsay]]
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|level14=[[Class C (baseball)|C]]|team14=[[St. Cloud Rox (Minor League Baseball)|St. Cloud Rox]]|league14=[[Northern League (baseball, 1902–71)|Northern League]]|manager14=[[Charlie Fox]]
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|level16=[[Class C (baseball)|C]]|team16=[[Fort Smith Giants]]|league16=[[Western Association]]|manager16=[[Jack Aragón]]
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|level17=[[Class D (baseball)|D]]|team17=[[Bristol Twins]]|league17=[[Appalachian League]]|manager17=[[Rufus Jackson]] and [[Dale Alexander]]
|level17=[[Class D (baseball)|D]]|team17=[[Bristol Twins]]|league17=[[Appalachian League]]|manager17=[[Rufus Jackson]] and [[Dale Alexander]]
|level18=[[Class D (baseball)|D]]|team18=[[Seaford Eagles]]|league18=[[Eastern Shore League]]|manager18=[[Robert Westfall (baseball)|Robert Westfall]] and [[Socks Seibold]]
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{{San Francisco Giants}}
{{San Francisco Giants}}


[[Category:San Francisco Giants seasons]]
[[Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons]]
[[Category:1948 Major League Baseball season|New York Giants season]]
[[Category:1948 Major League Baseball season|New York Giants season]]
[[Category:1948 in sports in New York City|New York]]
[[Category:1948 in sports in New York City|New York]]
[[Category:1940s in Manhattan]]
[[Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan]]

Latest revision as of 23:19, 29 August 2024

1948 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York
OwnersHorace Stoneham
General managersChub Feeney
ManagersMel Ott, Leo Durocher
TelevisionWNBT
(Steve Ellis)
RadioWMCA
(Frankie Frisch, Maury Farrell)
← 1947 Seasons 1949 →

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

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Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Braves 91 62 .595 — 45‍–‍31 46‍–‍31
St. Louis Cardinals 85 69 .552 6½ 44‍–‍33 41‍–‍36
Brooklyn Dodgers 84 70 .545 7½ 36‍–‍41 48‍–‍29
Pittsburgh Pirates 83 71 .539 8½ 47‍–‍31 36‍–‍40
New York Giants 78 76 .506 13½ 37‍–‍40 41‍–‍36
Philadelphia Phillies 66 88 .429 25½ 32‍–‍44 34‍–‍44
Cincinnati Reds 64 89 .418 27 32‍–‍45 32‍–‍44
Chicago Cubs 64 90 .416 27½ 35‍–‍42 29‍–‍48

Record vs. opponents

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1948 National League record

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


Opening Day lineup

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Roster

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1948 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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

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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 56 57 15 .263 2 12
Lonny Frey 29 51 13 .255 1 6
Jack Conway 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

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Starting pitchers

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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

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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

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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 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

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Notes

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  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

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