1937 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1937 New York Giants finished with a record of 95-57. They scored 732 runs and belted 111 home runs to go along with a .278 batting average. The offense was powered by Mel Ott, who led the team with 31 home runs and 95 RBI. Jo-Jo Moore led the team with 180 hits for a .310 average.
The team allowed 602 runs and had a team ERA of 3.43. Carl Hubbell led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 159 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Bartell | SS | 128 | 516 | 91 | 158 | 14 | 62 | 5 | .367 | .469 | .836 | .306 |
| Lou Chiozza | 3B | 117 | 439 | 49 | 102 | 4 | 29 | 6 | .266 | .294 | .560 | .232 |
| Mickey Haslin | SS | 27 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .333 | .214 | .547 | .190 |
| Sam Leslie | 1B | 72 | 191 | 25 | 59 | 3 | 30 | 1 | .380 | .414 | .794 | .309 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 1B | 114 | 420 | 53 | 117 | 10 | 65 | 2 | .322 | .410 | .732 | .279 |
| Blondy Ryan | SS | 21 | 75 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .296 | .347 | .643 | .240 |
| Burgess Whitehead | 2B | 152 | 574 | 64 | 164 | 5 | 52 | 7 | .323 | .359 | .682 | .286 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Wally Berger | OF | 59 | 199 | 40 | 58 | 12 | 43 | 3 | .359 | .548 | .907 | .291 |
| Kiddo Davis | OF | 56 | 76 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .356 | .395 | .751 | .263 |
| Hank Leiber | OF | 51 | 184 | 24 | 54 | 4 | 32 | 1 | .347 | .429 | .776 | .293 |
| Jo-Jo Moore | OF | 142 | 580 | 89 | 180 | 6 | 57 | 7 | .364 | .440 | .804 | .310 |
| Mel Ott | OF | 151 | 545 | 99 | 160 | 31 | 95 | 7 | .408 | .523 | .931 | .294 |
| Jimmy Ripple | OF | 121 | 426 | 70 | 135 | 5 | 66 | 3 | .362 | .420 | .782 | .317 |
| Phil Weintraub | OF | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .556 | .956 | .333 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Harry Danning | C | 93 | 292 | 30 | 84 | 8 | 51 | 0 | .331 | .438 | .769 | .288 |
| Ed Madjeski | C | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Gus Mancuso | C | 86 | 287 | 30 | 80 | 4 | 39 | 1 | .319 | .387 | .706 | .279 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5329 | 732 | 1484 | 111 | 677 | 45 | .329 | .403 | .732 | .278 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Baker | 13 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 4.06 | 1.484 | |||
| Don Brennan | 6 | 0 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6.75 | 2.258 | |||
| Jumbo Brown | 4 | 0 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1.04 | 1.149 | |||
| Ben Cantwell | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.750 | |||
| Slick Castleman | 23 | 23 | 160.3 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 0 | 78 | 33 | 3.31 | 1.129 | |||
| Dick Coffman | 42 | 1 | 80 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3 | 30 | 31 | 3.04 | 1.550 | |||
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | 6 | 4 | 27.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4.61 | 1.319 | |||
| Frank Gabler | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 | 2.444 | |||
| Harry Gumbert | 34 | 24 | 200.3 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 1 | 65 | 62 | 3.68 | 1.278 | |||
| Carl Hubbell | 39 | 32 | 261.7 | 22 | 8 | .733 | 4 | 159 | 55 | 3.20 | 1.207 | |||
| Bill Lohrman | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .90 | 0.700 | |||
| Cliff Melton | 46 | 27 | 248 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 7 | 142 | 55 | 2.61 | 1.093 | |||
| Hal Schumacher | 38 | 29 | 217.7 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 1 | 100 | 89 | 3.60 | 1.429 | |||
| Al Smith | 33 | 9 | 85.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 41 | 30 | 4.20 | 1.412 | |||
| Hy Vandenberg | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7.88 | 2.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 294 | 152 | 1361 | 95 | 57 | .625 | 17 | 653 | 404 | 3.43 | 1.282 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Burgess Whitehead | 152 |
| At Bats | Jo-Jo Moore | 580 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mel Ott | 654 |
| Batting Average | Jo-Jo Moore | .310 |
| On-Base % | Mel Ott | .408 |
| Slugging % | Mel Ott | .523 |
| OPS | Mel Ott | .931 |
| Runs | Mel Ott | 99 |
| Hits | Jo-Jo Moore | 180 |
| Total Bases | Mel Ott | 285 |
| Doubles | Dick Bartell | 38 |
| Triples | Jo-Jo Moore | 10 |
| Home Runs | Mel Ott | 31 |
| RBI | Mel Ott | 95 |
| Walks | Mel Ott | 102 |
| Strikeouts | Mel Ott | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | Jo-Jo Moore, Mel Ott, and Burgess Whitehead | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dick Bartell | 14 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Burgess Whitehead | 11 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Carl Hubbell | 22 |
| Losses | Hal Schumacher | 12 |
| Saves | Cliff Melton | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Carl Hubbell | .733 |
| ERA | Cliff Melton | 2.61 |
| WHIP | Cliff Melton | 1.093 |
| Innings Pitched | Carl Hubbell | 261.7 |
| Games | Cliff Melton | 46 |
| Games Started | Carl Hubbell | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Carl Hubbell | 159 |
| Complete Games | Carl Hubbell | 18 |
| Shutouts | Carl Hubbell | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Carl Hubbell | 1087 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Carl Hubbell | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Carl Hubbell | 261 |
| Walks Allowed | Hal Schumacher | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Slick Castleman | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Carl Hubbell | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Cliff Melton | 6 |
