1943 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1943 New York Giants finished with a record of 55-98. They scored 559 runs and belted 81 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. Mel Ott provided the power for the team with 18 homers. Sid Gordon was the best run producer with 63 RBI. Mickey Witek led the team with 195 hits for a .314 average.
The team allowed 710 runs and had a team ERA of 4.09. Leading the team in wins was Ace Adams, with 11. Ken Chase struck out 86 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 | 99 | 337 | 48 | 91 | 5 | 28 | 5 | .371 | .356 | .727 | .270 |
| Sid Gordon | 3B | 131 | 474 | 50 | 119 | 9 | 63 | 2 | .315 | .373 | .688 | .251 |
| Billy Jurges | SS | 136 | 481 | 46 | 110 | 4 | 29 | 2 | .310 | .279 | .589 | .229 |
| Buddy Kerr | SS | 27 | 98 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .352 | .378 | .730 | .286 |
| Joe Orengo | 1B | 83 | 266 | 28 | 58 | 6 | 29 | 1 | .311 | .331 | .642 | .218 |
| Nap Reyes | 1B | 40 | 125 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 2 | .290 | .320 | .610 | .256 |
| Mickey Witek | 2B | 153 | 622 | 68 | 195 | 6 | 55 | 1 | .356 | .370 | .726 | .314 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Babe Barna | OF | 40 | 113 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 3 | .302 | .292 | .594 | .204 |
| Vic Bradford | OF | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .200 | .533 | .200 |
| Buster Maynard | OF | 121 | 393 | 43 | 81 | 9 | 32 | 3 | .252 | .305 | .557 | .206 |
| Charlie Mead | OF | 37 | 146 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 13 | 3 | .321 | .349 | .670 | .274 |
| Joe Medwick | OF | 78 | 324 | 41 | 91 | 5 | 45 | 0 | .300 | .407 | .707 | .281 |
| Mel Ott | OF | 125 | 380 | 65 | 89 | 18 | 47 | 7 | .391 | .418 | .809 | .234 |
| Johnny Rucker | OF | 132 | 505 | 56 | 138 | 2 | 46 | 4 | .304 | .339 | .643 | .273 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Berres | C | 20 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .179 | .351 | .143 |
| Ernie Lombardi | C | 104 | 295 | 19 | 90 | 10 | 51 | 1 | .347 | .431 | .778 | .305 |
| Gus Mancuso | C | 94 | 252 | 11 | 50 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .284 | .242 | .526 | .198 |
| Hugh Poland | C | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .154 | .250 | .404 | .083 |
| Joe Stephenson | C | 9 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .292 | .542 | .250 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5290 | 559 | 1309 | 81 | 518 | 35 | .307 | .335 | .642 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ace Adams | 70 | 3 | 140.3 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 2.82 | 1.254 | |||
| Johnny Allen | 15 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 3.07 | 1.244 | |||
| Ken Chase | 21 | 20 | 129.3 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 86 | 74 | 4.11 | 1.655 | |||
| Bobby Coombs | 9 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12.94 | 2.563 | |||
| Hugh East | 13 | 5 | 40.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 5.36 | 1.886 | |||
| Harry Feldman | 31 | 10 | 104.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 49 | 58 | 4.30 | 1.643 | |||
| Rube Fischer | 22 | 17 | 130.7 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 1 | 47 | 59 | 4.61 | 1.523 | |||
| Carl Hubbell | 12 | 11 | 66 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 4.91 | 1.682 | |||
| Bill Lohrman | 17 | 12 | 80.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 5.15 | 1.681 | |||
| Cliff Melton | 34 | 28 | 186.3 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 0 | 55 | 69 | 3.19 | 1.358 | |||
| Van Mungo | 45 | 13 | 154.3 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 2 | 83 | 79 | 3.91 | 1.419 | |||
| Bill Sayles | 18 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 38 | 23 | 4.75 | 1.566 | |||
| Frank Seward | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3.00 | 1.889 | |||
| Tom Sunkel | 1 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.12 | 2.593 | |||
| Ken Trinkle | 11 | 6 | 45.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3.74 | 1.444 | |||
| Bill Voiselle | 4 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 2.03 | 1.032 | |||
| Johnnie Wittig | 40 | 22 | 164 | 5 | 15 | .250 | 4 | 56 | 76 | 4.23 | 1.512 | |||
| Team Totals | 364 | 156 | 1394.6 | 55 | 98 | .359 | 19 | 588 | 626 | 4.09 | 1.506 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mickey Witek | 153 |
| At Bats | Mickey Witek | 622 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mickey Witek | 672 |
| Batting Average | Mickey Witek | .314 |
| On-Base % | Mel Ott | .391 |
| Slugging % | Mel Ott | .418 |
| OPS | Mel Ott | .809 |
| Runs | Mickey Witek | 68 |
| Hits | Mickey Witek | 195 |
| Total Bases | Mickey Witek | 230 |
| Doubles | Joe Medwick | 20 |
| Triples | Sid Gordon | 11 |
| Home Runs | Mel Ott | 18 |
| RBI | Sid Gordon | 63 |
| Walks | Mel Ott | 95 |
| Strikeouts | Mel Ott | 48 |
| Stolen Bases | Mel Ott | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | Sid Gordon and Mickey Witek | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Sid Gordon and Johnny Rucker | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Sid Gordon | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ace Adams | 11 |
| Losses | Johnnie Wittig | 15 |
| Saves | Ace Adams | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Ace Adams | .611 |
| ERA | Cliff Melton | 3.19 |
| WHIP | Cliff Melton | 1.358 |
| Innings Pitched | Cliff Melton | 186.3 |
| Games | Ace Adams | 70 |
| Games Started | Cliff Melton | 28 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Chase | 86 |
| Complete Games | Cliff Melton | 6 |
| Shutouts | Cliff Melton and Van Mungo | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Cliff Melton | 806 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Johnnie Wittig | 77 |
| Hits Allowed | Cliff Melton | 184 |
| Walks Allowed | Van Mungo | 79 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Johnnie Wittig | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Ken Chase | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Van Mungo | 6 |
