1949 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1949 New York Giants finished with a record of 72-81. They scored 736 runs and belted 147 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. The offense was powered by Bobby Thomson, who led the team with 27 home runs, 109 RBI, and 198 hits.
The team allowed 691 runs and had a team ERA of 3.82. Larry Jansen and Sheldon Jones were tied for the team lead in wins with 15. Larry Jansen struck out 113 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 Culler | SS | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Augie Galan | 1B | 22 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .118 | .391 | .059 |
| Sid Gordon | 3B | 141 | 489 | 87 | 139 | 26 | 90 | 1 | .404 | .505 | .909 | .284 |
| Bert Haas | 1B | 54 | 104 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .294 | .365 | .659 | .260 |
| George Hausmann | 2B | 16 | 47 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .241 | .170 | .411 | .128 |
| Bobby Hofman | 2B | 19 | 48 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .296 | .208 | .504 | .208 |
| Buddy Kerr | SS | 90 | 220 | 16 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .284 | .227 | .511 | .209 |
| Joe Lafata | 1B | 64 | 140 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .282 | .343 | .625 | .236 |
| Jack Lohrke | 2B | 55 | 180 | 32 | 48 | 5 | 22 | 3 | .333 | .456 | .789 | .267 |
| Johnny Mize | 1B | 106 | 388 | 59 | 102 | 18 | 62 | 1 | .351 | .441 | .792 | .263 |
| Bobby Rhawn | 2B | 14 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .172 | .505 | .172 |
| Bill Rigney | SS | 122 | 389 | 53 | 108 | 6 | 47 | 3 | .356 | .404 | .760 | .278 |
| Rudy Rufer | SS | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .176 | .067 | .243 | .067 |
| Hank Thompson | 2B | 75 | 275 | 51 | 77 | 9 | 34 | 5 | .377 | .444 | .821 | .280 |
| Davey Williams | 2B | 13 | 50 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .333 | .360 | .693 | .240 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Monte Irvin | OF | 36 | 76 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .366 | .316 | .682 | .224 |
| Whitey Lockman | OF | 151 | 617 | 97 | 186 | 11 | 65 | 12 | .368 | .429 | .797 | .301 |
| Willard Marshall | OF | 141 | 499 | 81 | 153 | 12 | 70 | 4 | .401 | .429 | .830 | .307 |
| Pete Milne | OF | 31 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .313 | .379 | .692 | .241 |
| Don Mueller | OF | 51 | 56 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .295 | .304 | .599 | .232 |
| Bobby Thomson | OF | 156 | 641 | 99 | 198 | 27 | 109 | 10 | .355 | .518 | .873 | .309 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Walker Cooper | C | 42 | 147 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .261 | .347 | .608 | .211 |
| Herman Franks | C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.334 | .667 |
| Mickey Livingston | C | 19 | 57 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .333 | .544 | .877 | .298 |
| Ray Mueller | C | 56 | 170 | 17 | 38 | 5 | 23 | 1 | .279 | .347 | .626 | .224 |
| Wes Westrum | C | 64 | 169 | 23 | 41 | 7 | 28 | 1 | .385 | .402 | .787 | .243 |
| Sal Yvars | C | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5308 | 736 | 1383 | 147 | 690 | 43 | .336 | .401 | .738 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hank Behrman | 43 | 4 | 71.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 25 | 52 | 4.92 | 1.627 | |||
| Roger Bowman | 2 | 2 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4.26 | 2.063 | |||
| Andy Hansen | 33 | 2 | 66.3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 26 | 28 | 4.61 | 1.297 | |||
| Clint Hartung | 33 | 25 | 154.7 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | 48 | 86 | 5.00 | 1.564 | |||
| Kirby Higbe | 37 | 2 | 80.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 38 | 41 | 3.47 | 1.407 | |||
| Larry Jansen | 37 | 35 | 259.7 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 0 | 113 | 62 | 3.85 | 1.282 | |||
| Sheldon Jones | 42 | 27 | 207.3 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 0 | 79 | 88 | 3.34 | 1.380 | |||
| Monty Kennedy | 38 | 32 | 223.3 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 1 | 95 | 100 | 3.43 | 1.379 | |||
| Dave Koslo | 38 | 23 | 212 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 4 | 64 | 43 | 2.50 | 1.113 | |||
| Ray Poat | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.29 | 3.913 | |||
| Andy Tomasic | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18.00 | 2.800 | |||
| Red Webb | 20 | 0 | 44.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 4.03 | 1.387 | |||
| Adrian Zabala | 15 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 5.27 | 1.317 | |||
| Team Totals | 342 | 156 | 1374.2 | 72 | 81 | .471 | 9 | 516 | 544 | 3.82 | 1.362 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bobby Thomson | 156 |
| At Bats | Bobby Thomson | 641 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bobby Thomson | 689 |
| Batting Average | Bobby Thomson | .309 |
| On-Base % | Sid Gordon | .404 |
| Slugging % | Bobby Thomson | .518 |
| OPS | Sid Gordon | .909 |
| Runs | Bobby Thomson | 99 |
| Hits | Bobby Thomson | 198 |
| Total Bases | Bobby Thomson | 332 |
| Doubles | Bobby Thomson | 35 |
| Triples | Bobby Thomson | 9 |
| Home Runs | Bobby Thomson | 27 |
| RBI | Bobby Thomson | 109 |
| Walks | Sid Gordon | 95 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Thomson | 45 |
| Stolen Bases | Whitey Lockman | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Whitey Lockman | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Buddy Kerr | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Sid Gordon | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Larry Jansen and Sheldon Jones | 15 |
| Losses | Larry Jansen | 16 |
| Saves | Dave Koslo | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Sheldon Jones | .556 |
| ERA | Dave Koslo | 2.50 |
| WHIP | Dave Koslo | 1.113 |
| Innings Pitched | Larry Jansen | 259.7 |
| Games | Hank Behrman | 43 |
| Games Started | Larry Jansen | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Larry Jansen | 113 |
| Complete Games | Larry Jansen | 17 |
| Shutouts | Monty Kennedy | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Larry Jansen | 1101 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Larry Jansen | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Jansen | 271 |
| Walks Allowed | Monty Kennedy | 100 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Larry Jansen | 36 |
| Wild Pitches | Andy Hansen | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sheldon Jones | 10 |
