1951 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1951 New York Giants finished with a record of 98-59. They scored 781 runs and belted 179 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. Bobby Thomson provided the power for the team with 32 homers. Monte Irvin knocked in 121 runs. Al Dark led the team with 196 hits for a .303 average.
The team allowed 641 runs and had a team ERA of 3.48. Larry Jansen and Sal Maglie were tied for the team lead in wins with 23. Sal Maglie racked up 146 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Al Dark | SS | 156 | 646 | 114 | 196 | 14 | 69 | 12 | .352 | .454 | .806 | .303 |
| Whitey Lockman | 1B | 153 | 614 | 85 | 173 | 12 | 73 | 4 | .339 | .407 | .746 | .282 |
| Jack Lohrke | 3B | 23 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .360 | .275 | .635 | .200 |
| Bill Rigney | 3B | 44 | 69 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .321 | .435 | .756 | .232 |
| Eddie Stanky | 2B | 145 | 515 | 88 | 127 | 14 | 43 | 8 | .401 | .369 | .770 | .247 |
| Hank Thompson | 3B | 87 | 264 | 37 | 62 | 8 | 33 | 1 | .342 | .386 | .728 | .235 |
| Davey Williams | 2B | 30 | 64 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .319 | .375 | .694 | .266 |
| Artie Wilson | 2B | 19 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .182 | .432 | .182 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Clint Hartung | OF | 21 | 44 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .227 | .449 | .205 |
| Monte Irvin | OF | 151 | 558 | 94 | 174 | 24 | 121 | 12 | .415 | .514 | .929 | .312 |
| Spider Jorgensen | OF | 28 | 51 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .291 | .353 | .644 | .235 |
| Jack Maguire | OF | 16 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .455 | .700 | 1.155 | .400 |
| Willie Mays | OF | 121 | 464 | 59 | 127 | 20 | 68 | 7 | .356 | .472 | .828 | .274 |
| Don Mueller | OF | 122 | 469 | 58 | 130 | 16 | 69 | 1 | .307 | .431 | .738 | .277 |
| Bobby Thomson | OF | 148 | 518 | 89 | 152 | 32 | 101 | 5 | .385 | .562 | .947 | .293 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Noble | C | 55 | 141 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .265 | .383 | .648 | .234 |
| Wes Westrum | C | 124 | 361 | 59 | 79 | 20 | 70 | 1 | .400 | .418 | .818 | .219 |
| Sal Yvars | C | 25 | 41 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .417 | .512 | .929 | .317 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Earl Rapp | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .091 | .322 | .091 | |
| Hank Schenz | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5360 | 781 | 1396 | 179 | 734 | 55 | .342 | .418 | .760 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| George Bamberger | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Roger Bowman | 9 | 5 | 26.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 6.15 | 2.167 | |||
| Al Corwin | 15 | 8 | 59 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 3.66 | 1.186 | |||
| Al Gettel | 30 | 1 | 57.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 36 | 25 | 4.87 | 1.344 | |||
| Red Hardy | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 3.846 | |||
| Jim Hearn | 34 | 34 | 211.3 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 66 | 82 | 3.62 | 1.354 | |||
| Larry Jansen | 39 | 34 | 278.7 | 23 | 11 | .676 | 0 | 145 | 56 | 3.04 | 1.112 | |||
| Sheldon Jones | 41 | 12 | 120.3 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 4 | 58 | 52 | 4.26 | 1.421 | |||
| Monty Kennedy | 29 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 22 | 31 | 2.25 | 1.456 | |||
| Alex Konikowski | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Dave Koslo | 39 | 16 | 149.7 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3 | 54 | 45 | 3.31 | 1.323 | |||
| Jack Kramer | 4 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15.43 | 2.979 | |||
| Sal Maglie | 42 | 37 | 298 | 23 | 6 | .793 | 4 | 146 | 86 | 2.93 | 1.141 | |||
| George Spencer | 57 | 4 | 132 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 6 | 36 | 56 | 3.75 | 1.371 | |||
| Team Totals | 346 | 157 | 1412.6 | 98 | 59 | .624 | 18 | 625 | 482 | 3.48 | 1.286 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Al Dark | 156 |
| At Bats | Al Dark | 646 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Al Dark | 700 |
| Batting Average | Monte Irvin | .312 |
| On-Base % | Monte Irvin | .415 |
| Slugging % | Bobby Thomson | .562 |
| OPS | Bobby Thomson | .947 |
| Runs | Al Dark | 114 |
| Hits | Al Dark | 196 |
| Total Bases | Al Dark | 293 |
| Doubles | Al Dark | 41 |
| Triples | Monte Irvin | 11 |
| Home Runs | Bobby Thomson | 32 |
| RBI | Monte Irvin | 121 |
| Walks | Eddie Stanky | 127 |
| Strikeouts | Wes Westrum | 93 |
| Stolen Bases | Al Dark and Monte Irvin | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Al Dark | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Larry Jansen | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Whitey Lockman | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Larry Jansen and Sal Maglie | 23 |
| Losses | Larry Jansen and Sheldon Jones | 11 |
| Saves | George Spencer | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Sal Maglie | .793 |
| ERA | Sal Maglie | 2.93 |
| WHIP | Larry Jansen | 1.112 |
| Innings Pitched | Sal Maglie | 298 |
| Games | George Spencer | 57 |
| Games Started | Sal Maglie | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Sal Maglie | 146 |
| Complete Games | Sal Maglie | 22 |
| Shutouts | Larry Jansen and Sal Maglie | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Sal Maglie | 1210 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Sal Maglie | 97 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Jansen and Sal Maglie | 254 |
| Walks Allowed | Sal Maglie | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sal Maglie | 27 |
| Wild Pitches | Sheldon Jones | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sal Maglie | 6 |
