1945 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1945 New York Giants finished with a record of 78-74. They scored 668 runs and belted 114 home runs to go along with a .269 batting average. The offense was powered by Mel Ott, who led the team with 21 home runs and 79 RBI. George Hausmann led the team with 174 hits for a .279 average.
The team allowed 700 runs and had a team ERA of 4.06. Van Mungo and Bill Voiselle were tied for the team lead in wins with 14. Bill Voiselle struck out 115 batters to lead the team. Ace Adams led the team with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Al Gardella | 1B | 16 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .077 | .303 | .077 |
| George Hausmann | 2B | 154 | 623 | 98 | 174 | 2 | 45 | 7 | .356 | .339 | .695 | .279 |
| Johnny Hudson | 3B | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .000 | .083 | .000 |
| Billy Jurges | 3B | 61 | 176 | 22 | 57 | 3 | 24 | 2 | .405 | .403 | .808 | .324 |
| Buddy Kerr | SS | 149 | 546 | 53 | 136 | 4 | 40 | 5 | .304 | .319 | .623 | .249 |
| Nap Reyes | 3B | 122 | 431 | 39 | 124 | 5 | 44 | 1 | .338 | .376 | .714 | .288 |
| Mike Schemer | 1B | 31 | 108 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 10 | 2 | .368 | .407 | .775 | .333 |
| Phil Weintraub | 1B | 82 | 283 | 45 | 77 | 10 | 42 | 2 | .389 | .417 | .806 | .272 |
| Roy Zimmerman | 1B | 27 | 98 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 1 | .330 | .439 | .769 | .276 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Filipowicz | OF | 35 | 112 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .239 | .304 | .543 | .205 |
| Danny Gardella | OF | 121 | 430 | 54 | 117 | 18 | 71 | 2 | .349 | .426 | .775 | .272 |
| Whitey Lockman | OF | 32 | 129 | 16 | 44 | 3 | 18 | 1 | .410 | .481 | .891 | .341 |
| Jim Mallory | OF | 37 | 94 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .340 | .309 | .649 | .298 |
| Charlie Mead | OF | 11 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .357 | .378 | .735 | .270 |
| Joe Medwick | OF | 26 | 92 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 2 | .319 | .446 | .765 | .304 |
| Mel Ott | OF | 135 | 451 | 73 | 139 | 21 | 79 | 1 | .411 | .499 | .910 | .308 |
| Johnny Rucker | OF | 105 | 429 | 58 | 117 | 7 | 51 | 7 | .305 | .417 | .722 | .273 |
| Red Treadway | OF | 88 | 224 | 31 | 54 | 4 | 23 | 3 | .303 | .330 | .633 | .241 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Berres | C | 20 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .219 | .167 | .386 | .167 |
| Bill DeKoning | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Clyde Kluttz | C | 73 | 222 | 25 | 62 | 4 | 21 | 1 | .331 | .396 | .727 | .279 |
| Ernie Lombardi | C | 115 | 368 | 46 | 113 | 19 | 70 | 0 | .387 | .486 | .873 | .307 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5350 | 668 | 1439 | 114 | 626 | 38 | .330 | .379 | .709 | .269 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ace Adams | 65 | 0 | 113 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 15 | 39 | 44 | 3.42 | 1.354 | |||
| Loren Bain | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7.88 | 1.750 | |||
| Jack Brewer | 28 | 21 | 159.7 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 49 | 58 | 3.83 | 1.378 | |||
| Slim Emmerich | 31 | 7 | 100 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 27 | 33 | 4.86 | 1.440 | |||
| Harry Feldman | 35 | 30 | 217.7 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 1 | 74 | 69 | 3.27 | 1.295 | |||
| Rube Fischer | 31 | 4 | 76.7 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 1 | 27 | 49 | 5.63 | 1.812 | |||
| Don Fisher | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2.00 | 1.056 | |||
| Johnny Gee | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Andy Hansen | 23 | 13 | 92.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | 37 | 28 | 4.66 | 1.359 | |||
| Ray Harrell | 12 | 0 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 4.97 | 1.897 | |||
| Roy Lee | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.57 | 1.571 | |||
| Sal Maglie | 13 | 10 | 84.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 2.35 | 1.115 | |||
| Van Mungo | 26 | 26 | 183 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 0 | 101 | 71 | 3.20 | 1.268 | |||
| Jack Phillips | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.38 | 2.326 | |||
| Ewald Pyle | 6 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17.05 | 3.175 | |||
| Bill Voiselle | 41 | 35 | 232.3 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 115 | 97 | 4.49 | 1.489 | |||
| Adrian Zabala | 11 | 5 | 43.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 4.78 | 1.524 | |||
| Team Totals | 333 | 154 | 1374.6 | 78 | 74 | .513 | 21 | 530 | 530 | 4.06 | 1.405 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | George Hausmann | 154 |
| At Bats | George Hausmann | 623 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Hausmann | 714 |
| Batting Average | Mel Ott | .308 |
| On-Base % | Mel Ott | .411 |
| Slugging % | Mel Ott | .499 |
| OPS | Mel Ott | .910 |
| Runs | George Hausmann | 98 |
| Hits | George Hausmann | 174 |
| Total Bases | Mel Ott | 225 |
| Doubles | Mel Ott | 23 |
| Triples | Johnny Rucker | 11 |
| Home Runs | Mel Ott | 21 |
| RBI | Mel Ott | 79 |
| Walks | George Hausmann | 73 |
| Strikeouts | Danny Gardella | 55 |
| Stolen Bases | George Hausmann and Johnny Rucker | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | George Hausmann | 17 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Nap Reyes | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Van Mungo and Bill Voiselle | 14 |
| Losses | Bill Voiselle | 14 |
| Saves | Ace Adams | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Van Mungo | .667 |
| ERA | Van Mungo | 3.20 |
| WHIP | Van Mungo | 1.268 |
| Innings Pitched | Bill Voiselle | 232.3 |
| Games | Ace Adams | 65 |
| Games Started | Bill Voiselle | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Voiselle | 115 |
| Complete Games | Bill Voiselle | 14 |
| Shutouts | Bill Voiselle | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Bill Voiselle | 1034 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Voiselle | 116 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill Voiselle | 249 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Voiselle | 97 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Voiselle | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Brewer | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Van Mungo and Bill Voiselle | 4 |
