1939 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1939 New York Giants finished with a record of 77-74. They scored 703 runs and belted 116 home runs to go along with a .272 batting average. Mel Ott led the team in home runs with 27. Zeke Bonura was the best run producer with 85 RBI. Frank Demaree led the team with 170 hits for a .304 average.
The team allowed 682 runs and had a team ERA of 4.07. Harry Gumbert led the team with 18 wins. Cliff Melton led the team with 95 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Zeke Bonura | 1B | 123 | 455 | 75 | 146 | 11 | 85 | 1 | .388 | .477 | .865 | .321 |
| Lou Chiozza | 3B | 40 | 142 | 19 | 38 | 3 | 12 | 3 | .311 | .366 | .677 | .268 |
| Al Glossop | 2B | 10 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .278 | .281 | .559 | .188 |
| Tom Hafey | 3B | 70 | 256 | 37 | 62 | 6 | 26 | 1 | .271 | .359 | .630 | .242 |
| Billy Jurges | SS | 138 | 543 | 84 | 155 | 6 | 63 | 3 | .349 | .398 | .747 | .285 |
| Alex Kampouris | 2B | 74 | 201 | 23 | 50 | 5 | 29 | 0 | .349 | .403 | .752 | .249 |
| Tony Lazzeri | 3B | 13 | 44 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .392 | .364 | .756 | .295 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 1B | 50 | 80 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .298 | .400 | .698 | .262 |
| George Myatt | 3B | 22 | 53 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .271 | .226 | .497 | .189 |
| Skeeter Scalzi | SS | 11 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .333 | .762 | .333 |
| Burgess Whitehead | 2B | 95 | 335 | 31 | 80 | 2 | 24 | 1 | .299 | .293 | .592 | .239 |
| Babe Young | 1B | 22 | 75 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .373 | .480 | .853 | .307 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Demaree | OF | 150 | 560 | 68 | 170 | 11 | 79 | 2 | .381 | .418 | .799 | .304 |
| Johnny Dickshot | OF | 10 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .333 | .235 | .568 | .235 |
| Jo-Jo Moore | OF | 138 | 562 | 80 | 151 | 10 | 47 | 5 | .324 | .370 | .694 | .269 |
| Mel Ott | OF | 125 | 396 | 85 | 122 | 27 | 80 | 2 | .449 | .581 | 1.030 | .308 |
| Jimmy Ripple | OF | 66 | 123 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .286 | .285 | .571 | .228 |
| Bob Seeds | OF | 63 | 173 | 33 | 46 | 5 | 26 | 1 | .352 | .393 | .745 | .266 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Harry Danning | C | 135 | 520 | 79 | 163 | 16 | 74 | 4 | .359 | .479 | .838 | .313 |
| Ray Hayworth | C | 5 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .462 | .231 |
| Ken O'Dea | C | 52 | 97 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .252 | .278 | .530 | .175 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5129 | 703 | 1395 | 116 | 651 | 26 | .334 | .396 | .730 | .272 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jumbo Brown | 31 | 0 | 56.3 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 4.15 | 1.670 | |||
| Slick Castleman | 12 | 4 | 33.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 4.54 | 1.751 | |||
| Dick Coffman | 28 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3.08 | 1.474 | |||
| Tom Gorman | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.20 | 1.600 | |||
| Harry Gumbert | 36 | 34 | 243.7 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 4.32 | 1.387 | |||
| Carl Hubbell | 29 | 18 | 154 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2 | 62 | 24 | 2.75 | 1.130 | |||
| Bill Lohrman | 38 | 24 | 185.7 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 1 | 70 | 45 | 4.07 | 1.319 | |||
| Red Lynn | 26 | 0 | 49.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 3.08 | 1.308 | |||
| Johnny McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.20 | 2.000 | |||
| Cliff Melton | 41 | 23 | 207.3 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 5 | 95 | 65 | 3.56 | 1.346 | |||
| Manny Salvo | 32 | 18 | 136 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 1 | 69 | 75 | 4.63 | 1.654 | |||
| Hal Schumacher | 29 | 27 | 181.7 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 0 | 58 | 89 | 4.81 | 1.585 | |||
| Hy Vandenberg | 2 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5.68 | 2.540 | |||
| Johnnie Wittig | 5 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7.56 | 1.916 | |||
| Team Totals | 314 | 151 | 1319.1 | 77 | 74 | .510 | 20 | 505 | 477 | 4.07 | 1.432 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Frank Demaree | 150 |
| At Bats | Jo-Jo Moore | 562 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Frank Demaree | 643 |
| Batting Average | Zeke Bonura | .321 |
| On-Base % | Mel Ott | .449 |
| Slugging % | Mel Ott | .581 |
| OPS | Mel Ott | 1.030 |
| Runs | Mel Ott | 85 |
| Hits | Frank Demaree | 170 |
| Total Bases | Harry Danning | 249 |
| Doubles | Harry Danning | 28 |
| Triples | Billy Jurges | 11 |
| Home Runs | Mel Ott | 27 |
| RBI | Zeke Bonura | 85 |
| Walks | Mel Ott | 100 |
| Strikeouts | Mel Ott | 50 |
| Stolen Bases | Jo-Jo Moore | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Billy Jurges | 15 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Billy Jurges | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Harry Gumbert | 18 |
| Losses | Cliff Melton | 15 |
| Saves | Jumbo Brown | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Harry Gumbert | .621 |
| ERA | Carl Hubbell | 2.75 |
| WHIP | Carl Hubbell | 1.130 |
| Innings Pitched | Harry Gumbert | 243.7 |
| Games | Cliff Melton | 41 |
| Games Started | Harry Gumbert | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Cliff Melton | 95 |
| Complete Games | Harry Gumbert | 14 |
| Shutouts | Harry Gumbert and Cliff Melton | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Harry Gumbert | 1047 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Harry Gumbert | 117 |
| Hits Allowed | Harry Gumbert | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | Hal Schumacher | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Harry Gumbert | 21 |
| Wild Pitches | Harry Gumbert, Bill Lohrman, and Hal Schumacher | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Manny Salvo | 5 |
