1938 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1938 New York Giants finished with a record of 83-67. They scored 705 runs and belted 125 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. The offense was powered by Mel Ott, who led the team with 36 home runs, 116 RBI, and 164 hits.
The team allowed 637 runs and had a team ERA of 3.62. Harry Gumbert was the winningest pitcher, with 15 games won. Carl Hubbell struck out 104 batters to lead the team. Dick Coffman led the team with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Bartell | SS | 127 | 481 | 67 | 126 | 9 | 49 | 4 | .347 | .376 | .723 | .262 |
| Lou Chiozza | 2B | 57 | 179 | 15 | 42 | 3 | 17 | 5 | .283 | .346 | .629 | .235 |
| Bill Cissell | 2B | 38 | 149 | 19 | 40 | 2 | 18 | 1 | .297 | .349 | .646 | .268 |
| Mickey Haslin | 3B | 31 | 102 | 13 | 33 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .361 | .441 | .802 | .324 |
| Alex Kampouris | 2B | 82 | 268 | 35 | 66 | 5 | 37 | 0 | .318 | .343 | .661 | .246 |
| Sam Leslie | 1B | 76 | 154 | 12 | 39 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .307 | .331 | .638 | .253 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 1B | 134 | 470 | 55 | 128 | 8 | 59 | 3 | .329 | .368 | .697 | .272 |
| George Myatt | SS | 43 | 170 | 27 | 52 | 3 | 10 | 10 | .362 | .382 | .744 | .306 |
| Mel Ott | 3B | 150 | 527 | 116 | 164 | 36 | 116 | 2 | .442 | .583 | 1.025 | .311 |
| Blondy Ryan | 2B | 12 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .208 | .448 | .208 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Wally Berger | OF | 16 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .235 | .188 | .423 | .188 |
| Hank Leiber | OF | 98 | 360 | 50 | 97 | 12 | 65 | 0 | .327 | .442 | .769 | .269 |
| Jo-Jo Moore | OF | 125 | 506 | 76 | 153 | 11 | 56 | 2 | .335 | .437 | .772 | .302 |
| Jimmy Ripple | OF | 134 | 501 | 68 | 131 | 10 | 60 | 2 | .333 | .375 | .708 | .261 |
| Bob Seeds | OF | 81 | 296 | 35 | 86 | 9 | 52 | 0 | .338 | .443 | .781 | .291 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Harry Danning | C | 120 | 448 | 59 | 137 | 9 | 60 | 1 | .345 | .438 | .783 | .306 |
| Gus Mancuso | C | 52 | 158 | 19 | 55 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .411 | .437 | .848 | .348 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Les Powers | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5255 | 705 | 1424 | 125 | 672 | 31 | .329 | .396 | .725 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Baker | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.75 | 2.000 | |||
| Jumbo Brown | 43 | 0 | 90 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 1.80 | 1.033 | |||
| Slick Castleman | 21 | 14 | 90.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 4.17 | 1.599 | |||
| Dick Coffman | 51 | 3 | 111.3 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 3.48 | 1.231 | |||
| Oscar Georgy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Harry Gumbert | 38 | 33 | 235.7 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 4.01 | 1.366 | |||
| Carl Hubbell | 24 | 22 | 179 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 1 | 104 | 33 | 3.07 | 1.140 | |||
| Bill Lohrman | 31 | 14 | 152 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 52 | 33 | 3.32 | 1.217 | |||
| Cliff Melton | 36 | 31 | 243 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 101 | 61 | 3.89 | 1.346 | |||
| Hal Schumacher | 28 | 28 | 185 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0 | 54 | 50 | 3.50 | 1.232 | |||
| Hy Vandenberg | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 7.50 | 2.222 | |||
| Johnnie Wittig | 13 | 6 | 39.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 4.81 | 1.705 | |||
| Team Totals | 294 | 152 | 1349 | 83 | 67 | .553 | 18 | 497 | 389 | 3.62 | 1.304 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mel Ott | 150 |
| At Bats | Mel Ott | 527 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mel Ott | 652 |
| Batting Average | Mel Ott | .311 |
| On-Base % | Mel Ott | .442 |
| Slugging % | Mel Ott | .583 |
| OPS | Mel Ott | 1.025 |
| Runs | Mel Ott | 116 |
| Hits | Mel Ott | 164 |
| Total Bases | Mel Ott | 307 |
| Doubles | Dick Bartell and Harry Danning | 26 |
| Triples | Jo-Jo Moore and Mel Ott | 6 |
| Home Runs | Mel Ott | 36 |
| RBI | Mel Ott | 116 |
| Walks | Mel Ott | 118 |
| Strikeouts | Dick Bartell | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | George Myatt | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jimmy Ripple | 14 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jimmy Ripple | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Harry Gumbert | 15 |
| Losses | Cliff Melton | 14 |
| Saves | Dick Coffman | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Hal Schumacher | .619 |
| ERA | Carl Hubbell | 3.07 |
| WHIP | Carl Hubbell | 1.140 |
| Innings Pitched | Cliff Melton | 243 |
| Games | Dick Coffman | 51 |
| Games Started | Harry Gumbert | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Carl Hubbell | 104 |
| Complete Games | Harry Gumbert | 14 |
| Shutouts | Hal Schumacher | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Cliff Melton | 1042 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Harry Gumbert and Cliff Melton | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Cliff Melton | 266 |
| Walks Allowed | Harry Gumbert | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Cliff Melton | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Jumbo Brown | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Harry Gumbert | 7 |
