1949 New York Giants (MLB) season

1949 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)	Chub Feeney
Manager(s)	Leo Durocher
Local television	WPIX (Russ Hodges, Al Helfer)
Local radio	WMCA (Russ Hodges, Al Helfer)
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The 1949 New York Giants season was the franchise's 67th season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with an 73-81 record, 24 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Offseason

• Prior to 1949 season (exact date unknown)
  • Art Fowler was acquired from the Giants by the Atlanta Crackers.^[1]
  • Foster Castleman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	97	57	--	.630
St. Louis Cardinals	96	58	1	.612
Philadelphia Phillies	81	73	16	.526
Boston Braves	75	79	22	.487
New York Giants	73	81	24	.474
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	83	26	.461
Cincinnati Reds	62	92	35	.403
Chicago Cubs	61	93	36	.396

Record vs. opponents

1949 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	10–12	12–10	12–10–1	12–10–2	11–11	12–10	6–16
Brooklyn	12–10	—	17–5	17–5	14–8	11–11	16–6	10–12–1
Chicago	10–12	5–17	—	9–13	12–10	6–16	11–11	8–14
Cincinnati	10–12–1	5–17	13–9	—	7–15	13–9	9–13	5–17–1
New York	10–12–2	8–14	10–12	15–7	—	11–11	12–10	7–15
Philadelphia	11–11	11–11	16–6	9–13	11–11	—	13–9	10–12
Pittsburgh	10–12	6–16	11–11	13–9	10–12	9–13	—	12–10
St. Louis	16–6	12–10–1	14–8	17–5–1	15–7	12–10	10–12	—

Roster

1949 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers 21 Hank Behrman 17 Roger Bowman 44 Andy Hansen 36 Clint Hartung 16,30 Kirby Higbe 46 Larry Jansen 37 Sheldon Jones 32 Monte Kennedy 31 Dave Koslo 30 Ray Poat 48 Andy Tomasic 38 Red Webb 29,47 Adrián Zabala		Catchers  7 Walker Cooper  3 Herman Franks  8 Mickey Livingston  8 Ray Mueller  9 Wes Westrum 39 Sal Yvars Infielders 47 Dick Culler 29 Augie Galan 20 Sid Gordon 39 Bert Haas 12 George Hausmann 26 Bobby Hofman 10 Buddy Kerr 24 Joe Lafata 17 Jack Lohrke 15 Johnny Mize 12 Bobby Rhawn 18 Bill Rigney 28 Rudy Rufer 16 Hank Thompson -- Davey Williams		Outfielders  7 Monte Irvin 25 Whitey Lockman 27 Willard Marshall 9,16 Pete Milne 22 Don Mueller 23 Bobby Thomson		Manager  2 Leo Durocher Coaches  6 Freddie Fitzsimmons  3 Herman Franks  1 Frankie Frisch  5 Red Kress

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
1B	Mize, JohnnyJohnny Mize	106	388	102	.263	18	62
2B	Thompson, HankHank Thompson	75	275	77	.280	9	34
3B	Gordon, SidSid Gordon	141	489	139	.284	26	90

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
Irvin, MonteMonte Irvin	36	76	17	.224	0	7
Milne, PetePete Milne	31	29	7	.241	1	6

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
Hartung, ClintClint Hartung	33	154.2	9	11	5.00	48
Bowman, RogerRoger Bowman	2	6.1	0	0	4.26	4

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
Zabala, AdriánAdrián Zabala	15	41	2	3	5.27	13

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
Behrman, HankHank Behrman	43	3	3	0	4.92	25
Hansen, AndyAndy Hansen	33	2	6	1	4.61	26
Webb, RedRed Webb	20	1	1	0	4.03	9

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Minneapolis Millers	American Association	Tommy Heath
AAA	Jersey City Giants	International League	Joe Becker
A	Jacksonville Tars	Sally League	Jack Aragón
A	Sioux City Soos	Western League	Donald Ramsay
B	Trenton Giants	Interstate League	Hugh Poland
B	Richmond Colts	Piedmont League	Vinnie Smith
B	Knoxville Smokies	Tri-State League	Frank Genovese
C	Erie Sailors	Middle Atlantic League	Pete Pavich
C	St. Cloud Rox	Northern League	Charlie Fox
C	Idaho Falls Russets	Pioneer League	Johnny Babich, Lou Garland and Frank Gabler
C	Reno Silver Sox	Sunset League	Lilio Marcucci
C	Fort Smith Giants	Western Association	Harold Kollar
D	Bristol Twins	Appalachian League	Ben Geraghty
D	Sanford Giants	Florida State League	Hal Gruber
D	Hickory Rebels	North Carolina State League	Owen Linn, Thomas Jackson, William Proctor and Charlie Bowles
D	Springfield Giants	Ohio–Indiana League	Tony Ravish
D	Lawton Giants	Sooner State League	Louis Brower
D	Lenoir Red Sox	Western Carolina League	Claude Jonnard
D	Oshkosh Giants	Wisconsin State League	Dave Garcia

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Trenton, Lawton, Oshkosh^[3]

Notes

1. Art Fowler at Baseball-Reference
2. Foster Castleman 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

References

• 1949 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1949 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac