1941 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1941 New York Giants finished with a record of 74-79. They scored 667 runs and belted 95 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. Mel Ott led the team in home runs with 27. Babe Young was the best run producer with 104 RBI. Johnny Rucker led the team with 179 hits for a .288 average.
The team allowed 706 runs and had a team ERA of 3.95. Hal Schumacher led the team with 12 wins. Cliff Melton struck out 100 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Bartell | 3B | 104 | 373 | 44 | 113 | 5 | 35 | 6 | .394 | .397 | .791 | .303 |
| John Davis | 3B | 21 | 70 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .295 | .257 | .552 | .214 |
| Odell Hale | 2B | 41 | 102 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .317 | .225 | .542 | .196 |
| Billy Jurges | SS | 134 | 471 | 50 | 138 | 5 | 61 | 0 | .361 | .386 | .747 | .293 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 1B | 14 | 40 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .372 | .400 | .772 | .325 |
| Joe Orengo | 3B | 77 | 252 | 23 | 54 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .298 | .321 | .619 | .214 |
| Burgess Whitehead | 2B | 116 | 403 | 41 | 92 | 1 | 23 | 7 | .258 | .293 | .551 | .228 |
| Mickey Witek | 2B | 26 | 94 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .388 | .447 | .835 | .362 |
| Babe Young | 1B | 152 | 574 | 90 | 152 | 25 | 104 | 1 | .346 | .462 | .808 | .265 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Morrie Arnovich | OF | 85 | 207 | 25 | 58 | 2 | 22 | 2 | .352 | .377 | .729 | .280 |
| Babe Barna | OF | 10 | 42 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .250 | .357 | .607 | .214 |
| Frank Demaree | OF | 16 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .171 | .427 | .171 |
| Sid Gordon | OF | 9 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .378 | .355 | .733 | .258 |
| Jo-Jo Moore | OF | 121 | 428 | 47 | 117 | 7 | 40 | 4 | .322 | .369 | .691 | .273 |
| Mel Ott | OF | 148 | 525 | 89 | 150 | 27 | 90 | 5 | .403 | .495 | .898 | .286 |
| Johnny Rucker | OF | 143 | 622 | 95 | 179 | 1 | 42 | 8 | .320 | .383 | .703 | .288 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rae Blaemire | C | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .400 |
| Harry Danning | C | 130 | 459 | 58 | 112 | 7 | 56 | 1 | .292 | .355 | .647 | .244 |
| Gabby Hartnett | C | 64 | 150 | 20 | 45 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .356 | .433 | .789 | .300 |
| Ken O'Dea | C | 59 | 89 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .278 | .393 | .671 | .213 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jack Aragon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5395 | 667 | 1401 | 95 | 625 | 36 | .320 | .371 | .692 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ace Adams | 38 | 0 | 71 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 18 | 35 | 4.82 | 1.676 | |||
| Bob Bowman | 29 | 6 | 80.3 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 25 | 36 | 5.71 | 1.694 | |||
| Jumbo Brown | 31 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 3.32 | 1.228 | |||
| Bob Carpenter | 29 | 19 | 131.7 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2 | 42 | 42 | 3.83 | 1.367 | |||
| Paul Dean | 5 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.18 | 1.930 | |||
| Hugh East | 2 | 2 | 15.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3.45 | 1.783 | |||
| Harry Feldman | 3 | 3 | 20.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3.98 | 1.330 | |||
| Rube Fischer | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2.45 | 1.455 | |||
| Harry Gumbert | 5 | 5 | 32.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 4.45 | 1.610 | |||
| Bump Hadley | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6.23 | 2.154 | |||
| Carl Hubbell | 26 | 22 | 164 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 1 | 75 | 53 | 3.57 | 1.354 | |||
| Dave Koslo | 4 | 3 | 23.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 1.90 | 1.139 | |||
| Bill Lohrman | 33 | 20 | 159 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3 | 61 | 40 | 4.02 | 1.409 | |||
| Bill McGee | 22 | 14 | 106 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 0 | 41 | 54 | 4.92 | 1.613 | |||
| Cliff Melton | 42 | 22 | 194.3 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 1 | 100 | 61 | 3.01 | 1.245 | |||
| Hal Schumacher | 30 | 26 | 206 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 1 | 63 | 79 | 3.36 | 1.291 | |||
| Tom Sunkel | 2 | 2 | 15.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2.93 | 1.242 | |||
| Johnnie Wittig | 25 | 9 | 85.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 47 | 45 | 5.59 | 1.829 | |||
| Team Totals | 331 | 156 | 1391.6 | 74 | 79 | .484 | 18 | 566 | 539 | 3.95 | 1.433 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Babe Young | 152 |
| At Bats | Johnny Rucker | 622 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Johnny Rucker | 659 |
| Batting Average | Billy Jurges | .293 |
| On-Base % | Mel Ott | .403 |
| Slugging % | Mel Ott | .495 |
| OPS | Mel Ott | .898 |
| Runs | Johnny Rucker | 95 |
| Hits | Johnny Rucker | 179 |
| Total Bases | Babe Young | 265 |
| Doubles | Johnny Rucker | 38 |
| Triples | Johnny Rucker | 9 |
| Home Runs | Mel Ott | 27 |
| RBI | Babe Young | 104 |
| Walks | Mel Ott | 100 |
| Strikeouts | Mel Ott | 68 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Rucker | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Burgess Whitehead | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Burgess Whitehead | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hal Schumacher | 12 |
| Losses | Cliff Melton | 11 |
| Saves | Jumbo Brown | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Carpenter | .647 |
| ERA | Cliff Melton | 3.01 |
| WHIP | Cliff Melton | 1.245 |
| Innings Pitched | Hal Schumacher | 206 |
| Games | Cliff Melton | 42 |
| Games Started | Hal Schumacher | 26 |
| Strikeouts | Cliff Melton | 100 |
| Complete Games | Hal Schumacher | 12 |
| Shutouts | Cliff Melton and Hal Schumacher | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Hal Schumacher | 864 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hal Schumacher | 77 |
| Hits Allowed | Hal Schumacher | 187 |
| Walks Allowed | Hal Schumacher | 79 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Carpenter | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnnie Wittig | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Hal Schumacher | 5 |
