1941_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season
1941 New York Giants (MLB) season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1941 New York Giants season was the franchise's 59th season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 74–79 record, 25½ games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1941 New York Giants | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
City | New York City | |||
Owners | Horace Stoneham | |||
General managers | Bill Terry | |||
Managers | Bill Terry | |||
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- 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]
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 100 | 54 | 0.649 | — | 52–25 | 48–29 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 56 | 0.634 | 2½ | 53–24 | 44–32 |
Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 12 | 45–34 | 43–32 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 19 | 45–32 | 36–41 |
New York Giants | 74 | 79 | 0.484 | 25½ | 38–39 | 36–40 |
Chicago Cubs | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 30 | 38–39 | 32–45 |
Boston Braves | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 38 | 32–44 | 30–48 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 111 | 0.279 | 57 | 23–52 | 20–59 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 | Harry Danning | 130 | 459 | 112 | .244 | 7 | 56 |
1B | Babe Young | 152 | 574 | 152 | .265 | 25 | 104 |
2B | Burgess Whitehead | 116 | 403 | 92 | .228 | 1 | 23 |
SS | Billy Jurges | 134 | 471 | 138 | .293 | 5 | 61 |
3B | Dick Bartell | 104 | 373 | 113 | .303 | 5 | 35 |
OF | Mel Ott | 148 | 525 | 150 | .286 | 27 | 90 |
OF | Jo-Jo Moore | 121 | 428 | 117 | .273 | 7 | 40 |
OF | Johnny Rucker | 143 | 622 | 179 | .288 | 1 | 42 |
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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Joe Orengo | 77 | 252 | 54 | .214 | 4 | 25 |
Morrie Arnovich | 85 | 207 | 58 | .280 | 2 | 22 |
Gabby Hartnett | 46 | 150 | 45 | .300 | 5 | 26 |
Odell Hale | 41 | 102 | 20 | .196 | 0 | 9 |
Mickey Witek | 26 | 94 | 34 | .362 | 1 | 16 |
Ken O'Dea | 59 | 89 | 19 | .213 | 3 | 17 |
John Davis | 21 | 70 | 15 | .214 | 0 | 5 |
Babe Barna | 10 | 42 | 9 | .214 | 1 | 5 |
Johnny McCarthy | 14 | 40 | 13 | .325 | 0 | 12 |
Frank Demaree | 16 | 35 | 6 | .171 | 0 | 1 |
Sid Gordon | 9 | 31 | 8 | .258 | 0 | 4 |
Rae Blaemire | 2 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Aragón | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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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Hal Schumacher | 30 | 206.0 | 12 | 10 | 3.36 | 63 |
Carl Hubbell | 26 | 164.0 | 11 | 9 | 3.57 | 75 |
Harry Gumbert | 5 | 32.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.45 | 9 |
Dave Koslo | 4 | 23.2 | 1 | 2 | 1.90 | 12 |
Harry Feldman | 3 | 20.1 | 1 | 1 | 3.98 | 9 |
Hugh East | 2 | 15.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.45 | 4 |
Tom Sunkel | 2 | 15.1 | 1 | 1 | 2.93 | 14 |
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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Cliff Melton | 42 | 194.1 | 8 | 11 | 3.01 | 100 |
Bill Lohrman | 33 | 159.0 | 9 | 10 | 4.02 | 61 |
Bob Carpenter | 29 | 131.2 | 11 | 6 | 3.83 | 42 |
Bill McGee | 22 | 106.0 | 2 | 9 | 4.92 | 41 |
Johnnie Wittig | 25 | 85.1 | 3 | 5 | 5.59 | 47 |
Bob Bowman | 29 | 80.1 | 6 | 7 | 5.71 | 25 |
Bump Hadley | 3 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 4 |
Rube Fischer | 2 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 9 |
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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Jumbo Brown | 31 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3.32 | 30 |
Ace Adams | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.82 | 18 |
Paul Dean | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 3 |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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]
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007