1944 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1944 New York Giants finished with a record of 67-87. They scored 682 runs and belted 93 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. Mel Ott led the team in home runs with 26. The offense was powered by Joe Medwick, who led the team with 85 RBI and 165 hits.
The team allowed 780 runs and had a team ERA of 4.29. Bill Voiselle led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 161 strikeouts. Ace Adams was the team's best fireman, with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| George Hausmann | 2B | 131 | 466 | 70 | 124 | 1 | 30 | 3 | .324 | .333 | .657 | .266 |
| Billy Jurges | 3B | 85 | 246 | 28 | 52 | 1 | 23 | 4 | .279 | .240 | .519 | .211 |
| Buddy Kerr | SS | 150 | 548 | 68 | 146 | 9 | 63 | 14 | .316 | .387 | .703 | .266 |
| Hal Luby | 3B | 111 | 323 | 30 | 82 | 2 | 35 | 2 | .364 | .316 | .680 | .254 |
| Roy Nichols | 3B | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .333 | .697 | .222 |
| Nap Reyes | 1B | 116 | 374 | 38 | 108 | 8 | 53 | 2 | .325 | .422 | .747 | .289 |
| Phil Weintraub | 1B | 104 | 361 | 55 | 114 | 13 | 77 | 0 | .412 | .524 | .936 | .316 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Filipowicz | OF | 15 | 41 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .250 | .293 | .543 | .195 |
| Danny Gardella | OF | 47 | 112 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .323 | .464 | .787 | .250 |
| Charlie Mead | OF | 39 | 78 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .229 | .231 | .460 | .179 |
| Joe Medwick | OF | 128 | 490 | 64 | 165 | 7 | 85 | 2 | .386 | .441 | .827 | .337 |
| Mel Ott | OF | 120 | 399 | 91 | 115 | 26 | 82 | 2 | .423 | .544 | .967 | .288 |
| Johnny Rucker | OF | 144 | 587 | 79 | 143 | 6 | 39 | 8 | .275 | .325 | .600 | .244 |
| Bruce Sloan | OF | 59 | 104 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .350 | .356 | .706 | .269 |
| Red Treadway | OF | 50 | 170 | 23 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .350 | .353 | .703 | .300 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Berres | C | 16 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .526 | .647 | 1.173 | .471 |
| Ernie Lombardi | C | 117 | 373 | 37 | 95 | 10 | 58 | 0 | .317 | .370 | .687 | .255 |
| Gus Mancuso | C | 78 | 195 | 15 | 49 | 1 | 25 | 0 | .351 | .297 | .648 | .251 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5306 | 682 | 1398 | 93 | 644 | 39 | .324 | .370 | .694 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ace Adams | 65 | 4 | 137.7 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 13 | 32 | 58 | 4.25 | 1.503 | |||
| Johnny Allen | 18 | 13 | 84 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 33 | 24 | 4.07 | 1.333 | |||
| Bob Barthelson | 7 | 1 | 9.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4.66 | 1.856 | |||
| Jack Brewer | 14 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5.56 | 1.491 | |||
| Ken Brondell | 7 | 2 | 19.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.38 | 1.813 | |||
| Harry Feldman | 40 | 27 | 205.3 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 2 | 70 | 91 | 4.16 | 1.486 | |||
| Rube Fischer | 38 | 18 | 128.7 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 2 | 39 | 87 | 5.18 | 1.671 | |||
| Johnny Gee | 4 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .00 | 1.064 | |||
| Andy Hansen | 23 | 4 | 52.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 15 | 32 | 6.49 | 1.803 | |||
| Cliff Melton | 13 | 10 | 64.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 4.06 | 1.509 | |||
| Whitey Miller | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Walter Ockey | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.38 | 1.481 | |||
| Lou Polli | 19 | 0 | 35.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 4.54 | 1.737 | |||
| Ewald Pyle | 31 | 21 | 164 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 79 | 68 | 4.34 | 1.341 | |||
| Frank Rosso | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 3.500 | |||
| Frank Seward | 25 | 7 | 78.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 16 | 32 | 5.40 | 1.660 | |||
| Bill Voiselle | 43 | 41 | 312.7 | 21 | 16 | .568 | 0 | 161 | 118 | 3.02 | 1.260 | |||
| Team Totals | 355 | 155 | 1363.8 | 67 | 87 | .435 | 21 | 499 | 587 | 4.29 | 1.466 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Buddy Kerr | 150 |
| At Bats | Johnny Rucker | 587 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Johnny Rucker | 622 |
| Batting Average | Joe Medwick | .337 |
| On-Base % | Mel Ott | .423 |
| Slugging % | Mel Ott | .544 |
| OPS | Mel Ott | .967 |
| Runs | Mel Ott | 91 |
| Hits | Joe Medwick | 165 |
| Total Bases | Mel Ott | 217 |
| Doubles | Buddy Kerr | 31 |
| Triples | Phil Weintraub | 9 |
| Home Runs | Mel Ott | 26 |
| RBI | Joe Medwick | 85 |
| Walks | Mel Ott | 90 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Weintraub | 59 |
| Stolen Bases | Buddy Kerr | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Johnny Rucker | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | George Hausmann | 27 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ernie Lombardi | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bill Voiselle | 21 |
| Losses | Bill Voiselle | 16 |
| Saves | Ace Adams | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill Voiselle | .568 |
| ERA | Bill Voiselle | 3.02 |
| WHIP | Bill Voiselle | 1.260 |
| Innings Pitched | Bill Voiselle | 312.7 |
| Games | Ace Adams | 65 |
| Games Started | Bill Voiselle | 41 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Voiselle | 161 |
| Complete Games | Bill Voiselle | 25 |
| Shutouts | Johnny Allen, Harry Feldman, Rube Fischer, and Bill Voiselle | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Bill Voiselle | 1327 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Voiselle | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill Voiselle | 276 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Voiselle | 118 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Voiselle | 31 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Voiselle | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rube Fischer and Ewald Pyle | 6 |
