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	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	97	57	0.630	—	48–29	49–28
St. Louis Cardinals	96	58	0.623	1	51–26	45–32
Philadelphia Phillies	81	73	0.526	16	40–37	41–36
Boston Braves	75	79	0.487	22	43–34	32–45
New York Giants	73	81	0.474	24	43–34	30–47
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	83	0.461	26	36–41	35–42
Cincinnati Reds	62	92	0.403	35	35–42	27–50
Chicago Cubs	61	93	0.396	36	33–44	28–49

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

Notes

↑ Art Fowler at Baseball-Reference
↑ Foster Castleman at Baseball-Reference
↑ 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

1949 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1949 All-Star Game 1949 World Series

San Francisco Giants

Formerly the New York Gothams and the New York Giants
Based in San Francisco, California (Bay Area)

Franchise

Ballparks

Polo Grounds Oakland Park St. George Grounds Hilltop Park Seals Stadium Candlestick Park AT&T Park

Spring training	Payne Park Flamingo Field LSU Varsity Baseball Field Al Lang Stadium Phoenix Municipal Stadium Scottsdale Stadium

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Retired numbers

Pre-World Series Champions (2)

1888
1889

Temple Cup Champions (1)

1894

World Series Champions (8)

National League
Championships (23)

Division titles (8)

Wild card (3)

Minors

AAA: Sacramento River Cats
AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels
A Adv.: San Jose Giants
A: Augusta GreenJackets
Short A: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
Rookie: AZL Giants; DSL Giants

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