1952 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1952 New York Giants finished with a record of 92-62. They scored 722 runs and belted 151 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. The offense was powered by Bobby Thomson, who led the team with 24 home runs and 108 RBI. Al Dark led the team with 177 hits for a .301 average.
The team allowed 639 runs and had a team ERA of 3.59. Sal Maglie led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 112 strikeouts. Hoyt Wilhelm was the team's best fireman, with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Al Dark | SS | 151 | 589 | 92 | 177 | 14 | 73 | 6 | .357 | .431 | .788 | .301 |
| Bobby Hofman | 2B | 32 | 63 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .375 | .476 | .851 | .286 |
| Whitey Lockman | 1B | 154 | 606 | 99 | 176 | 13 | 58 | 2 | .363 | .396 | .759 | .290 |
| Bill Rigney | 3B | 60 | 90 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 2 | .388 | .411 | .799 | .300 |
| Daryl Spencer | 3B | 7 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .412 | .745 | .294 |
| Bobby Thomson | 3B | 153 | 608 | 89 | 164 | 24 | 108 | 5 | .331 | .482 | .813 | .270 |
| Davey Williams | 2B | 138 | 540 | 70 | 137 | 13 | 55 | 2 | .324 | .385 | .709 | .254 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Chuck Diering | OF | 41 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .296 | .304 | .600 | .174 |
| Bob Elliott | OF | 98 | 272 | 33 | 62 | 10 | 35 | 1 | .323 | .375 | .698 | .228 |
| Clint Hartung | OF | 28 | 78 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .299 | .385 | .684 | .218 |
| Bill Howerton | OF | 11 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .133 | .355 | .067 |
| Monte Irvin | OF | 46 | 126 | 10 | 39 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .365 | .437 | .802 | .310 |
| Willie Mays | OF | 34 | 127 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 23 | 4 | .326 | .409 | .735 | .236 |
| Don Mueller | OF | 126 | 456 | 61 | 128 | 12 | 49 | 2 | .333 | .421 | .754 | .281 |
| Dusty Rhodes | OF | 67 | 176 | 34 | 44 | 10 | 36 | 1 | .340 | .477 | .817 | .250 |
| Hank Thompson | OF | 128 | 423 | 67 | 110 | 17 | 67 | 4 | .344 | .454 | .798 | .260 |
| George Wilson | OF | 62 | 112 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .261 | .357 | .618 | .241 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Katt | C | 9 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .222 | .472 | .222 |
| Ray Noble | C | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Wes Westrum | C | 114 | 322 | 47 | 71 | 14 | 43 | 1 | .374 | .385 | .759 | .220 |
| Sal Yvars | C | 66 | 151 | 15 | 37 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .296 | .344 | .640 | .245 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Dick Wakefield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5229 | 722 | 1337 | 151 | 663 | 30 | .324 | .399 | .724 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| George Bamberger | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Roger Bowman | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Bill Connelly | 11 | 4 | 31.7 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 4.55 | 1.483 | |||
| Al Corwin | 21 | 7 | 67.7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 2 | 36 | 36 | 2.66 | 1.388 | |||
| Hal Gregg | 16 | 4 | 36.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 4.71 | 1.625 | |||
| Jack Harshman | 2 | 2 | 6.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14.21 | 2.857 | |||
| Jim Hearn | 37 | 34 | 223.7 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 1 | 89 | 97 | 3.78 | 1.363 | |||
| Larry Jansen | 34 | 27 | 167.3 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 2 | 74 | 47 | 4.09 | 1.375 | |||
| Monty Kennedy | 31 | 6 | 83.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 48 | 31 | 3.02 | 1.248 | |||
| Dave Koslo | 41 | 17 | 166.3 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 5 | 67 | 47 | 3.19 | 1.209 | |||
| Max Lanier | 37 | 16 | 137 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 5 | 47 | 65 | 3.94 | 1.380 | |||
| Sal Maglie | 35 | 31 | 216 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 1 | 112 | 75 | 2.92 | 1.269 | |||
| Mario Picone | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7.00 | 1.778 | |||
| George Spencer | 35 | 4 | 60 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 5.55 | 1.300 | |||
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 71 | 0 | 159.3 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 11 | 108 | 57 | 2.43 | 1.155 | |||
| Team Totals | 380 | 154 | 1370.9 | 92 | 62 | .597 | 31 | 655 | 538 | 3.59 | 1.328 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Whitey Lockman | 154 |
| At Bats | Bobby Thomson | 608 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Whitey Lockman | 686 |
| Batting Average | Al Dark | .301 |
| On-Base % | Whitey Lockman | .363 |
| Slugging % | Bobby Thomson | .482 |
| OPS | Bobby Thomson | .813 |
| Runs | Whitey Lockman | 99 |
| Hits | Al Dark | 177 |
| Total Bases | Bobby Thomson | 293 |
| Doubles | Al Dark and Bobby Thomson | 29 |
| Triples | Bobby Thomson | 14 |
| Home Runs | Bobby Thomson | 24 |
| RBI | Bobby Thomson | 108 |
| Walks | Wes Westrum | 76 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Thomson | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | Al Dark | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | Al Dark | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Sal Maglie | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bobby Thomson | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Sal Maglie | 18 |
| Losses | Max Lanier | 12 |
| Saves | Hoyt Wilhelm | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Hoyt Wilhelm | .833 |
| ERA | Hoyt Wilhelm | 2.43 |
| WHIP | Hoyt Wilhelm | 1.155 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Hearn | 223.7 |
| Games | Hoyt Wilhelm | 71 |
| Games Started | Jim Hearn | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Sal Maglie | 112 |
| Complete Games | Sal Maglie | 12 |
| Shutouts | Sal Maglie | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Hearn | 962 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Hearn | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Hearn | 208 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Hearn | 97 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Hearn, Larry Jansen, and Sal Maglie | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Hoyt Wilhelm | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Larry Jansen and Sal Maglie | 6 |
