1948 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1948 New York Giants finished with a record of 78-76. They scored 780 runs and belted 164 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. The offense was powered by Johnny Mize, who led the team with 40 home runs and 125 RBI. Whitey Lockman led the team with 167 hits for a .286 average.
The team allowed 700 runs and had a team ERA of 3.93. Larry Jansen led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 126 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Buddy Blattner | 2B | 8 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .304 | .250 | .554 | .200 |
| Jack Conway | 2B | 24 | 49 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .315 | .388 | .703 | .245 |
| Lonny Frey | 2B | 29 | 51 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .309 | .333 | .642 | .255 |
| Sid Gordon | 3B | 142 | 521 | 100 | 156 | 30 | 107 | 8 | .390 | .537 | .927 | .299 |
| Jack Harshman | 1B | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .250 | .583 | .250 |
| Buddy Kerr | SS | 144 | 496 | 41 | 119 | 0 | 46 | 9 | .317 | .288 | .605 | .240 |
| Jack Lohrke | 3B | 97 | 280 | 35 | 70 | 5 | 31 | 3 | .323 | .364 | .687 | .250 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 1B | 56 | 57 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .300 | .404 | .704 | .263 |
| Johnny Mize | 1B | 152 | 560 | 110 | 162 | 40 | 125 | 4 | .395 | .564 | .959 | .289 |
| Bobby Rhawn | SS | 36 | 44 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .385 | .432 | .817 | .273 |
| Bill Rigney | 2B | 113 | 424 | 72 | 112 | 10 | 43 | 4 | .342 | .389 | .731 | .264 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hal Bamberger | OF | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .083 | .237 | .083 |
| Les Layton | OF | 63 | 91 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .286 | .429 | .715 | .231 |
| Whitey Lockman | OF | 146 | 584 | 117 | 167 | 18 | 59 | 8 | .361 | .454 | .815 | .286 |
| Willard Marshall | OF | 143 | 537 | 72 | 146 | 14 | 86 | 2 | .350 | .419 | .769 | .272 |
| Pete Milne | OF | 12 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .296 | .546 | .222 |
| Don Mueller | OF | 36 | 81 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .358 | .469 | .827 | .358 |
| Bobby Thomson | OF | 138 | 471 | 75 | 117 | 16 | 63 | 2 | .296 | .401 | .697 | .248 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Walker Cooper | C | 91 | 290 | 40 | 77 | 16 | 54 | 1 | .332 | .472 | .804 | .266 |
| Mickey Livingston | C | 45 | 99 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .350 | .333 | .683 | .212 |
| Wes Westrum | C | 66 | 125 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 3 | .276 | .296 | .572 | .160 |
| Sal Yvars | C | 15 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .286 | .316 | .602 | .211 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Joe Lafata | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5277 | 780 | 1352 | 164 | 733 | 51 | .330 | .408 | .738 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hub Andrews | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Joe Beggs | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 6.667 | |||
| Clem Dreisewerd | 4 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5.68 | 1.732 | |||
| Paul Erickson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Jack Hallett | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4.50 | 1.750 | |||
| Andy Hansen | 36 | 9 | 100 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | 27 | 36 | 2.97 | 1.320 | |||
| Clint Hartung | 36 | 19 | 153.3 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 1 | 42 | 72 | 4.75 | 1.422 | |||
| Larry Jansen | 42 | 36 | 277 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2 | 126 | 54 | 3.61 | 1.217 | |||
| Sheldon Jones | 55 | 21 | 201.3 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 5 | 82 | 90 | 3.35 | 1.461 | |||
| Monty Kennedy | 25 | 16 | 114.3 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 63 | 57 | 4.01 | 1.531 | |||
| Alex Konikowski | 22 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 7.56 | 1.892 | |||
| Dave Koslo | 35 | 18 | 149 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3 | 58 | 62 | 3.87 | 1.544 | |||
| Thornton Lee | 11 | 4 | 32.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 4.41 | 1.621 | |||
| Lou Lombardo | 2 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.75 | 1.887 | |||
| Mickey McGowan | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7.36 | 1.892 | |||
| Bobo Newsom | 11 | 4 | 25.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 4.21 | 1.868 | |||
| Ray Poat | 39 | 24 | 157.7 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 57 | 67 | 4.34 | 1.452 | |||
| Ken Trinkle | 53 | 0 | 70.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 7 | 20 | 41 | 3.18 | 1.513 | |||
| Red Webb | 5 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 3.21 | 1.321 | |||
| Team Totals | 385 | 155 | 1373 | 78 | 76 | .506 | 21 | 527 | 551 | 3.93 | 1.439 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Johnny Mize | 152 |
| At Bats | Whitey Lockman | 584 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Whitey Lockman | 659 |
| Batting Average | Sid Gordon | .299 |
| On-Base % | Johnny Mize | .395 |
| Slugging % | Johnny Mize | .564 |
| OPS | Johnny Mize | .959 |
| Runs | Whitey Lockman | 117 |
| Hits | Whitey Lockman | 167 |
| Total Bases | Johnny Mize | 316 |
| Doubles | Sid Gordon and Johnny Mize | 26 |
| Triples | Whitey Lockman | 10 |
| Home Runs | Johnny Mize | 40 |
| RBI | Johnny Mize | 125 |
| Walks | Johnny Mize | 94 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Thomson | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | Buddy Kerr | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Sheldon Jones | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Sid Gordon | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Larry Jansen | 18 |
| Losses | Larry Jansen | 12 |
| Saves | Ken Trinkle | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Sheldon Jones | .667 |
| ERA | Sheldon Jones | 3.35 |
| WHIP | Larry Jansen | 1.217 |
| Innings Pitched | Larry Jansen | 277 |
| Games | Sheldon Jones | 55 |
| Games Started | Larry Jansen | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Larry Jansen | 126 |
| Complete Games | Larry Jansen | 15 |
| Shutouts | Larry Jansen | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Larry Jansen | 1137 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Larry Jansen | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Jansen | 283 |
| Walks Allowed | Sheldon Jones | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Larry Jansen | 25 |
| Wild Pitches | Sheldon Jones | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sheldon Jones | 6 |
