1946 New York Giants (MLB) season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1946 season was the 64th season of the New York Giants. The team finished in eighth place in the National League with a 61–93 record, 36 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.
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| 1946 New York Giants | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York City |
| Record | 61–93 (.396) |
| League place | 8th |
| Owners | Horace Stoneham |
| General managers | Chub Feeney |
| Managers | Mel Ott |
| Radio | WMCA (Jack Brickhouse, Steve Ellis) |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 58 | .628 | — | 49–29 | 49–29 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 96 | 60 | .615 | 2 | 56–22 | 40–38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 82 | 71 | .536 | 14½ | 44–33 | 38–38 |
| Boston Braves | 81 | 72 | .529 | 15½ | 45–31 | 36–41 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | .448 | 28 | 41–36 | 28–49 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | .435 | 30 | 35–42 | 32–45 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 91 | .409 | 34 | 37–40 | 26–51 |
| New York Giants | 61 | 93 | .396 | 36 | 38–39 | 23–54 |
The 1946 Giants are the original subject of the phrase "nice guys finish last", a condensation of a reference to them by Leo Durocher of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The original quote by Durocher was "The nice guys are all over there, in seventh place." (July 6, 1946),[1][2][3] seventh place being second-to-last place in the National League consisting of eight teams.
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 5–17 | 12–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 7–15 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 17–5 | — | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 14–8 | 8–16 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–12–1 | 11–11 | — | 13–9 | 17–5 | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 7–15 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | — | 14–8 | 8–14–1 | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 9–13 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 8–14 | — | 12–10 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 14–8–1 | 10–12 | — | 14–8 | 8–14 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 7–15 | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 9–13 | |||||
| St. Louis | 15–7 | 16–8 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 13–9 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Walker Cooper | 87 | 280 | 75 | .268 | 8 | 46 |
| 1B | Johnny Mize | 101 | 377 | 127 | .337 | 22 | 70 |
| 2B | Buddy Blattner | 126 | 420 | 107 | .255 | 11 | 49 |
| SS | Buddy Kerr | 145 | 497 | 124 | .249 | 6 | 40 |
| 3B | Bill Rigney | 110 | 360 | 85 | .236 | 3 | 31 |
| OF | Sid Gordon | 135 | 450 | 132 | .293 | 5 | 45 |
| OF | Willard Marshall | 131 | 510 | 144 | .282 | 13 | 48 |
| OF | Goody Rosen | 100 | 310 | 87 | .281 | 5 | 30 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Babe Young | 104 | 291 | 81 | .278 | 7 | 33 |
| Mickey Witek | 82 | 284 | 75 | .264 | 4 | 29 |
| Jack Graham | 100 | 270 | 59 | .219 | 14 | 47 |
| Ernie Lombardi | 88 | 238 | 69 | .290 | 12 | 39 |
| Johnny Rucker | 95 | 197 | 52 | .264 | 1 | 13 |
| Bennie Warren | 39 | 69 | 11 | .159 | 4 | 8 |
| Mel Ott | 31 | 68 | 5 | .074 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Thomson | 18 | 54 | 17 | .315 | 2 | 9 |
| Jess Pike | 16 | 41 | 7 | .171 | 1 | 6 |
| Vince DiMaggio | 15 | 25 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Grasso | 7 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 1 |
| Garland Lawing | 8 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Gladd | 4 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Lajeskie | 6 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Clyde Kluttz | 5 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 1 |
| Buster Maynard | 7 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Morrie Arnovich | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Bartell | 5 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Schemer | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Dave Koslo | 40 | 265.1 | 14 | 19 | 3.63 | 121 |
| Monty Kennedy | 38 | 186.2 | 9 | 10 | 3.42 | 71 |
| Bill Voiselle | 36 | 178.0 | 9 | 15 | 3.74 | 89 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ken Trinkle | 48 | 151.0 | 7 | 14 | 3.87 | 49 |
| Hal Schumacher | 24 | 96.2 | 4 | 4 | 3.91 | 48 |
| Mike Budnick | 35 | 88.1 | 2 | 3 | 3.16 | 36 |
| Bob Joyce | 14 | 60.2 | 3 | 4 | 5.34 | 24 |
| Johnny Gee | 13 | 47.1 | 2 | 4 | 3.99 | 22 |
| Bob Carpenter | 12 | 39.0 | 1 | 3 | 4.85 | 13 |
| Sheldon Jones | 6 | 28.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.21 | 24 |
| Marv Grissom | 4 | 18.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.34 | 9 |
| Nate Andrews | 3 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 5 |
| Harry Feldman | 3 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 18.00 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Gene Thompson | 39 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1.29 | 31 |
| Jack Kraus | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.12 | 7 |
| Woody Abernathy | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 6 |
| Rube Fischer | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.31 | 14 |
| Ace Adams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.88 | 3 |
| Slim Emmerich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Red Kress | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.27 | 1 |
| Jack Brewer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 |
| John Carden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 1 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Minneapolis Millers | American Association | Zeke Bonura, Rosy Ryan and Tom Sheehan |
| AAA | Jersey City Giants | International League | Bruno Betzel |
| A | Jacksonville Tars | Sally League | Johnny Hudson |
| B | Trenton Giants | Interstate League | Earl Wolgamot |
| B | Manchester Giants | New England League | Hal Gruber |
| B | Richmond Colts | Piedmont League | Ray Berres |
| B | Anderson A's | Tri-State League | Bob Richards |
| C | Danville-Scholfield Leafs | Carolina League | Herb Brett |
| C | Erie Sailors | Middle Atlantic League | Steve Mizerak |
| C | St. Cloud Rox | Northern League | Walter Kopp |
| C | Fort Smith Giants | Western Association | Hugh Willingham |
| D | Bristol Twins | Appalachian League | Donald Cross |
| D | Peekskill Highlanders | North Atlantic League | Tony Ravish |
| D | Hickory Rebels | North Carolina State League | Sammy Bell |
| D | Springfield Giants | Ohio State League | Donald Ramsay |
| D | Oshkosh Giants | Wisconsin State League | Ray Lucas |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Erie, Peekskill[5]