1947 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1947 New York Giants finished with a record of 81-73. They scored 830 runs and belted 221 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. The offense was powered by Johnny Mize, who led the team with 51 home runs, 138 RBI, and 177 hits.
The team allowed 761 runs and had a team ERA of 4.44. Larry Jansen led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 104 strikeouts. Ken Trinkle led the team with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Buddy Blattner | 2B | 55 | 153 | 28 | 40 | 0 | 13 | 4 | .351 | .346 | .697 | .261 |
| Buddy Kerr | SS | 138 | 547 | 73 | 157 | 7 | 49 | 2 | .331 | .386 | .717 | .287 |
| Jack Lohrke | 3B | 112 | 329 | 44 | 79 | 11 | 35 | 3 | .337 | .401 | .738 | .240 |
| Johnny Mize | 1B | 154 | 586 | 137 | 177 | 51 | 138 | 2 | .384 | .614 | .998 | .302 |
| Bobby Rhawn | 2B | 13 | 45 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .415 | .444 | .859 | .311 |
| Bill Rigney | 2B | 130 | 531 | 84 | 142 | 17 | 59 | 7 | .337 | .420 | .757 | .267 |
| Mickey Witek | 2B | 51 | 160 | 22 | 35 | 3 | 17 | 1 | .286 | .313 | .599 | .219 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gary Gearhart | OF | 73 | 179 | 26 | 44 | 6 | 17 | 1 | .315 | .397 | .712 | .246 |
| Sid Gordon | OF | 130 | 437 | 57 | 119 | 13 | 57 | 2 | .347 | .442 | .789 | .272 |
| Joe Lafata | OF | 62 | 95 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 1 | .333 | .295 | .628 | .221 |
| Willard Marshall | OF | 155 | 587 | 102 | 171 | 36 | 107 | 3 | .366 | .528 | .894 | .291 |
| Bobby Thomson | OF | 138 | 545 | 105 | 154 | 29 | 85 | 1 | .336 | .508 | .844 | .283 |
| Fuzz White | OF | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .462 | .231 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Walker Cooper | C | 140 | 515 | 79 | 157 | 35 | 122 | 2 | .339 | .586 | .925 | .305 |
| Mickey Livingston | C | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .167 | .453 | .167 |
| Ernie Lombardi | C | 48 | 110 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .325 | .436 | .761 | .282 |
| Bennie Warren | C | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Wes Westrum | C | 6 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .417 | .500 | .917 | .417 |
| Sal Yvars | C | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Whitey Lockman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| Mel Ott | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Babe Young | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .143 | .214 | .071 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5343 | 830 | 1446 | 221 | 790 | 29 | .331 | .454 | .785 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Woody Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Hub Andrews | 7 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6.23 | 2.069 | |||
| Bill Ayers | 13 | 4 | 35.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8.15 | 1.700 | |||
| Joe Beggs | 32 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 4.23 | 1.500 | |||
| Mike Budnick | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1.50 | 2.167 | |||
| Bob Carpenter | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Mort Cooper | 8 | 8 | 36.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 7.12 | 1.744 | |||
| Andy Hansen | 27 | 9 | 82.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 4.37 | 1.409 | |||
| Clint Hartung | 23 | 20 | 138 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 0 | 54 | 69 | 4.57 | 1.514 | |||
| Hooks Iott | 20 | 9 | 71.3 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 46 | 52 | 5.93 | 1.669 | |||
| Larry Jansen | 42 | 30 | 248 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 1 | 104 | 57 | 3.16 | 1.202 | |||
| Sheldon Jones | 15 | 6 | 55.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 3.88 | 1.436 | |||
| Monty Kennedy | 34 | 24 | 148.3 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 60 | 88 | 4.85 | 1.659 | |||
| Dave Koslo | 39 | 31 | 217.3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 86 | 82 | 4.39 | 1.404 | |||
| Mario Picone | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.71 | 1.714 | |||
| Ray Poat | 7 | 7 | 60 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 2.55 | 1.100 | |||
| Junior Thompson | 15 | 0 | 35.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 4.29 | 1.765 | |||
| Ken Trinkle | 62 | 0 | 93.7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 10 | 37 | 48 | 3.75 | 1.580 | |||
| Bill Voiselle | 11 | 5 | 42.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 4.64 | 1.546 | |||
| Team Totals | 367 | 155 | 1363.7 | 81 | 73 | .526 | 14 | 553 | 590 | 4.44 | 1.472 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Willard Marshall | 155 |
| At Bats | Willard Marshall | 587 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Johnny Mize | 664 |
| Batting Average | Walker Cooper | .305 |
| On-Base % | Johnny Mize | .384 |
| Slugging % | Johnny Mize | .614 |
| OPS | Johnny Mize | .998 |
| Runs | Johnny Mize | 137 |
| Hits | Johnny Mize | 177 |
| Total Bases | Johnny Mize | 360 |
| Doubles | Johnny Mize and Bobby Thomson | 26 |
| Triples | Walker Cooper and Sid Gordon | 8 |
| Home Runs | Johnny Mize | 51 |
| RBI | Johnny Mize | 138 |
| Walks | Johnny Mize | 74 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Thomson | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | Bill Rigney | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | Sid Gordon, Jack Lohrke, Willard Marshall, and Bill Rigney | 3 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Buddy Kerr | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Willard Marshall | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Larry Jansen | 21 |
| Losses | Monty Kennedy | 12 |
| Saves | Ken Trinkle | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Larry Jansen | .808 |
| ERA | Larry Jansen | 3.16 |
| WHIP | Larry Jansen | 1.202 |
| Innings Pitched | Larry Jansen | 248 |
| Games | Ken Trinkle | 62 |
| Games Started | Dave Koslo | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Larry Jansen | 104 |
| Complete Games | Larry Jansen | 20 |
| Shutouts | Dave Koslo | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Larry Jansen | 985 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave Koslo | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Jansen | 241 |
| Walks Allowed | Monty Kennedy | 88 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Larry Jansen and Dave Koslo | 23 |
| Wild Pitches | Monty Kennedy | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Monty Kennedy | 4 |
