1943_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season
1943 New York Giants (MLB) season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1943 New York Giants season was the franchise's 61st season. The team finished in eighth place in the National League with a 55–98 record, 49½ games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.
1943 New York Giants | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
City | New York City | |||
Owners | Horace Stoneham | |||
Managers | Mel Ott | |||
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Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 49 | 0.682 | — | 58–21 | 47–28 |
Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 18 | 48–29 | 39–38 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 81 | 72 | 0.529 | 23½ | 46–31 | 35–41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 25 | 47–30 | 33–44 |
Chicago Cubs | 74 | 79 | 0.484 | 30½ | 36–38 | 38–41 |
Boston Braves | 68 | 85 | 0.444 | 36½ | 38–39 | 30–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 41 | 33–43 | 31–47 |
New York Giants | 55 | 98 | 0.359 | 49½ | 34–43 | 21–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 12–9 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 3–19 | |||||
Brooklyn | 9–12 | — | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 17–5 | 11–11 | 7–15 | |||||
Chicago | 14–8 | 12–10 | — | 9–13 | 12–9–1 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 9–13 | |||||
Cincinnati | 11–11 | 9–13 | 13–9 | — | 16–6–1 | 19–3 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
New York | 11–11 | 8–14 | 9–12–1 | 6–16–1 | — | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | 4–18 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–11 | 5–17 | 12–10 | 3–19 | 14–8–1 | — | 10–12–1 | 9–13–1 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 12–10–1 | — | 7–15–2 | |||||
St. Louis | 19–3 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 18–4 | 13–9–1 | 15–7–2 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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 | Gus Mancuso | 94 | 252 | 50 | .198 | 2 | 20 |
1B | Joe Orengo | 83 | 266 | 58 | .218 | 6 | 29 |
2B | Mickey Witek | 153 | 622 | 195 | .314 | 6 | 55 |
SS | Bill Jurges | 136 | 481 | 110 | .229 | 4 | 29 |
3B | Dick Bartell | 99 | 337 | 91 | .270 | 5 | 28 |
OF | Mel Ott | 125 | 380 | 89 | .234 | 18 | 47 |
OF | Joe Medwick | 78 | 324 | 91 | .281 | 5 | 45 |
OF | Johnny Rucker | 132 | 505 | 138 | .273 | 2 | 46 |
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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Sid Gordon | 131 | 474 | 119 | .251 | 9 | 63 |
Buster Maynard | 121 | 393 | 81 | .206 | 9 | 32 |
Ernie Lombardi | 104 | 295 | 90 | .305 | 10 | 51 |
Charlie Mead | 37 | 146 | 40 | .274 | 1 | 13 |
Nap Reyes | 40 | 125 | 32 | .256 | 0 | 13 |
Babe Barna | 40 | 113 | 23 | .204 | 1 | 12 |
Buddy Kerr | 27 | 98 | 28 | .286 | 2 | 12 |
Ray Berres | 20 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Stephenson | 9 | 24 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Hugh Poland | 4 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 2 |
Vic Bradford | 6 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
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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Cliff Melton | 34 | 186.1 | 9 | 13 | 3.19 | 55 |
Rube Fischer | 22 | 130.2 | 5 | 10 | 4.61 | 47 |
Ken Chase | 21 | 129.1 | 4 | 12 | 4.11 | 86 |
Bill Lohrman | 17 | 80.1 | 5 | 6 | 5.15 | 16 |
Carl Hubbell | 12 | 66.0 | 4 | 4 | 4.91 | 31 |
Bill Voiselle | 4 | 31.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.03 | 19 |
Frank Seward | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 2 |
Tom Sunkel | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 10.13 | 0 |
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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Johnnie Wittig | 40 | 164.0 | 5 | 15 | 4.23 | 56 |
Van Mungo | 45 | 154.1 | 3 | 7 | 3.91 | 83 |
Harry Feldman | 31 | 104.2 | 4 | 5 | 4.30 | 49 |
Bill Sayles | 18 | 53.0 | 1 | 3 | 4.75 | 38 |
Ken Trinkle | 11 | 45.2 | 1 | 5 | 3.74 | 10 |
Hugh East | 13 | 40.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.36 | 21 |
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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Ace Adams | 70 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2.82 | 46 |
Johnny Allen | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.07 | 24 |
Bobby Coombs | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.94 | 5 |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Jersey City Giants | International League | Gabby Hartnett |
A | Springfield Rifles | Eastern League | Spencer Abbott |
D | Bristol Twins | Appalachian League | Hal Gruber |
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007