1941 New York Giants (MLB) season

1941 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Bill Terry
Manager(s)	Bill Terry
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The 1941 New York Giants season was the franchise's 59th season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with an 74-79 record, 25½ games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Offseason

• December 4, 1940: Glen Stewart was purchased from the Giants by the Brooklyn Dodgers.^[1]
• Prior to 1941 season: Marv Grissom was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	100	54	--	.649
St. Louis Cardinals	97	56	2.5	.634
Cincinnati Reds	88	66	12	.571
Pittsburgh Pirates	81	73	19	.526
New York Giants	74	79	25.5	.484
Chicago Cubs	70	84	30	.455
Boston Braves	62	92	38	.403
Philadelphia Phillies	43	111	57	.279

Record vs. opponents

1941 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	4–18–2	11–11	9–13	6–16	14–8	10–12	8–14
Brooklyn	18–4–2	—	13–9	14–8	14–8	18–4	12–10	11–11–1
Chicago	11–11	9–13	—	8–14	9–13	14–8–1	9–13	10–12
Cincinnati	13–9	8–14	14–8	—	15–7	16–6	12–10	10–12
New York	16–6	8–14	13–9	7–15	—	16–6	8–14–2	6–15–1
Philadelphia	8–14	4–18	8–14–1	6–16	6–16	—	6–16	5–17
Pittsburgh	12–10	10–12	13–9	10–12	14–8–2	16–6	—	6–16
St. Louis	14–8	11–11–1	12–10	12–10	15–6–1	17–5	16–6	—

Roster

1941 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers 27 Ace Adams 16 Bob Bowman 20 Jumbo Brown 28 Bob Carpenter 21 Paul Dean 36 Hugh East 18 Harry Feldman -- Rube Fischer 10 Harry Gumbert 18 Bump Hadley 11 Carl Hubbell 33 Dave Koslo 12 Bill Lohrman 21 Bill McGee 15 Cliff Melton 17 Hal Schumacher 16 Tom Sunkel 19 Johnnie Wittig		Catchers 35 Rae Blaemire  3 Harry Danning  9 Gabby Hartnett  8 Ken O'Dea Infielders 14 Dick Bartell 29 Red Davis 26 Odell Hale  2 Billy Jurges 34 Johnny McCarthy  6 Joe Orengo  7 Burgess Whitehead 25 Mickey Witek  5 Babe Young		Outfielders 22 Morrie Arnovich 23 Babe Barna 24 Frank Demaree 24 Sid Gordon 23 Jo-Jo Moore  4 Mel Ott  1 Johnny Rucker Other batters 33 Jack Aragon		Manager 30 Bill Terry Coaches  9 Gabby Hartnett 31 Adolfo Luque 32 Frank Snyder

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

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
Hartnett, GabbyGabby Hartnett	46	150	45	.300	5	26
Davis, JohnJohn Davis	21	70	15	.214	0	5
McCarthy, JohnnyJohnny McCarthy	14	40	13	.325	0	12

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

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
Bowman, BobBob Bowman	29	80.1	6	7	5.71	25

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
Adams, AceAce Adams	38	4	1	1	4.82	18

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Jersey City Giants	International League	Tony Cuccinello
AA	Hollywood Stars	Pacific Coast League	Bill Sweeney
B	Clinton Giants	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Josh Billings
C	San Bernardino Stars	California League	Jack Rothrock
C	Fort Smith Giants	Western Association	Herschel Bobo
D	Milford Giants	Eastern Shore League	Hal Gruber
D	Salisbury Giants	North Carolina State League	Johnnie Heving

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salisbury

San Bernardino franchise folded, June 29, 1941^[3]

References

1. Glen Stewart page at Baseball Reference
2. Marv Grissom page at Baseball Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1941 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference
• 1941 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac