1942 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1942 New York Giants finished with a record of 85-66. They scored 675 runs and belted 109 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. Mel Ott provided the power for the team with 30 homers. The offense was powered by Johnny Mize, who led the team with 110 RBI and 165 hits.
The team allowed 601 runs and had a team ERA of 3.31. Bill Lohrman was the winningest pitcher, with 13 games won. Carl Hubbell and Cliff Melton were tied for the team lead in strikeouts with 61. Ace Adams led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Bartell | 3B | 90 | 316 | 53 | 77 | 5 | 24 | 4 | .351 | .342 | .693 | .244 |
| Sid Gordon | 3B | 6 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .409 | .421 | .830 | .316 |
| Billy Jurges | SS | 127 | 464 | 45 | 119 | 2 | 30 | 1 | .324 | .289 | .613 | .256 |
| Johnny Mize | 1B | 142 | 541 | 97 | 165 | 26 | 110 | 3 | .380 | .521 | .901 | .305 |
| Connie Ryan | 2B | 11 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .290 | .185 | .475 | .185 |
| Billy Werber | 3B | 98 | 370 | 51 | 76 | 1 | 13 | 9 | .308 | .249 | .557 | .205 |
| Mickey Witek | 2B | 148 | 553 | 72 | 144 | 5 | 48 | 2 | .306 | .344 | .650 | .260 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Babe Barna | OF | 104 | 331 | 39 | 85 | 6 | 58 | 3 | .333 | .378 | .711 | .257 |
| Hank Leiber | OF | 58 | 147 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .315 | .340 | .655 | .218 |
| Willard Marshall | OF | 116 | 401 | 41 | 103 | 11 | 59 | 1 | .307 | .372 | .679 | .257 |
| Buster Maynard | OF | 89 | 190 | 17 | 47 | 4 | 32 | 3 | .319 | .342 | .661 | .247 |
| Howie Moss | OF | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mel Ott | OF | 152 | 549 | 118 | 162 | 30 | 93 | 6 | .415 | .497 | .912 | .295 |
| Babe Young | OF | 101 | 287 | 37 | 80 | 11 | 59 | 1 | .365 | .460 | .825 | .279 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Berres | C | 12 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .188 | .423 | .188 |
| Harry Danning | C | 119 | 408 | 45 | 114 | 1 | 34 | 3 | .335 | .350 | .685 | .279 |
| Charlie Fox | C | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .429 | .929 | .429 |
| Gus Mancuso | C | 39 | 109 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .285 | .220 | .505 | .193 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5210 | 675 | 1323 | 109 | 632 | 39 | .325 | .361 | .687 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ace Adams | 61 | 0 | 88 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 1.84 | 1.136 | |||
| Bob Carpenter | 28 | 25 | 185.7 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 53 | 51 | 3.15 | 1.309 | |||
| Hugh East | 4 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9.82 | 3.014 | |||
| Harry Feldman | 31 | 6 | 114 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 0 | 49 | 73 | 3.16 | 1.518 | |||
| Carl Hubbell | 24 | 20 | 157.3 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 61 | 34 | 3.95 | 1.221 | |||
| Dave Koslo | 19 | 11 | 78 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 5.08 | 1.423 | |||
| Hank Leiber | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6.00 | 1.556 | |||
| Bill Lohrman | 26 | 19 | 158 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 0 | 41 | 33 | 2.56 | 1.114 | |||
| Bill McGee | 31 | 8 | 104 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 40 | 46 | 2.94 | 1.356 | |||
| Cliff Melton | 23 | 17 | 143.7 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1 | 61 | 33 | 2.63 | 1.079 | |||
| Van Mungo | 9 | 5 | 36.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 5.94 | 1.625 | |||
| Hal Schumacher | 29 | 29 | 216 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 0 | 49 | 82 | 3.04 | 1.343 | |||
| Tom Sunkel | 19 | 11 | 63.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 29 | 41 | 4.81 | 1.664 | |||
| Bill Voiselle | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2.00 | 1.111 | |||
| Team Totals | 307 | 154 | 1370 | 85 | 66 | .563 | 13 | 497 | 493 | 3.31 | 1.308 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mel Ott | 152 |
| At Bats | Mickey Witek | 553 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mel Ott | 664 |
| Batting Average | Johnny Mize | .305 |
| On-Base % | Mel Ott | .415 |
| Slugging % | Johnny Mize | .521 |
| OPS | Mel Ott | .912 |
| Runs | Mel Ott | 118 |
| Hits | Johnny Mize | 165 |
| Total Bases | Johnny Mize | 282 |
| Doubles | Johnny Mize | 25 |
| Triples | Babe Barna and Johnny Mize | 7 |
| Home Runs | Mel Ott | 30 |
| RBI | Johnny Mize | 110 |
| Walks | Mel Ott | 109 |
| Strikeouts | Mel Ott | 61 |
| Stolen Bases | Billy Werber | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mickey Witek | 14 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mickey Witek | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bill Lohrman | 13 |
| Losses | Hal Schumacher | 13 |
| Saves | Ace Adams | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill Lohrman | .765 |
| ERA | Bill Lohrman | 2.56 |
| WHIP | Bill Lohrman | 1.114 |
| Innings Pitched | Hal Schumacher | 216 |
| Games | Ace Adams | 61 |
| Games Started | Hal Schumacher | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Carl Hubbell and Cliff Melton | 61 |
| Complete Games | Bob Carpenter, Bill Lohrman, Cliff Melton, and Hal Schumacher | 12 |
| Shutouts | Hal Schumacher | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Hal Schumacher | 926 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hal Schumacher | 73 |
| Hits Allowed | Hal Schumacher | 208 |
| Walks Allowed | Hal Schumacher | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Carl Hubbell | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Harry Feldman and Cliff Melton | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Hal Schumacher | 3 |
