1946 New York Giants (MLB) season

1946 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersHorace Stoneham
General managersChub Feeney
ManagersMel Ott
RadioWMCA
(Jack Brickhouse, Steve Ellis)
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The 1946 New York Giants season was the franchise's 64th season. The team finished in eighth place in the National League with a 61–93 record, 36 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Regular season

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 98 58 .628 — 49‍–‍29 49‍–‍29
Brooklyn Dodgers 96 60 .615 2 56‍–‍22 40‍–‍38
Chicago Cubs 82 71 .536 14½ 44‍–‍33 38‍–‍38
Boston Braves 81 72 .529 15½ 45‍–‍31 36‍–‍41
Philadelphia Phillies 69 85 .448 28 41‍–‍36 28‍–‍49
Cincinnati Reds 67 87 .435 30 35‍–‍42 32‍–‍45
Pittsburgh Pirates 63 91 .409 34 37‍–‍40 26‍–‍51
New York Giants 61 93 .396 36 38‍–‍39 23‍–‍54

The 1946 Giants are the original subject of the phrase "nice guys finish last", a condensation of a reference to them by Leo Durocher of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The original quote by Durocher was "The nice guys are all over there, in seventh place." (July 6, 1946),[1][2][3] seventh place being last place in the National League.

Record vs. opponents

1946 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 5–17 12–9–1 15–7 13–9 14–8 15–7 7–15
Brooklyn 17–5 — 11–11 14–8–1 15–7 17–5 14–8 8–16
Chicago 9–12–1 11–11 — 13–9 17–5 12–10 12–10–1 8–14
Cincinnati 7–15 8–14–1 9–13 — 14–8 8–14–1 13–9 8–14
New York 9–13 7–15 5–17 8–14 — 12–10 10–12 10–12
Philadelphia 8–14 5–17 10–12 14–8–1 10–12 — 14–8 8–14
Pittsburgh 7–15 8–14 10–12–1 9–13 12–10 8–14 — 9–13
St. Louis 15–7 16–8 14–8 14–8 12–10 14–8 13–9 —


Notable transactions

  • September 16, 1946: Red Kress was released by the Giants.[4]

Roster

1946 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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
C Walker Cooper 87 280 75 .268 8 46
1B Johnny Mize 101 377 127 .337 22 70
2B Buddy Blattner 126 420 107 .255 11 49
SS Buddy Kerr 145 497 124 .249 6 40
3B Bill Rigney 110 360 85 .236 3 31
OF Sid Gordon 135 450 132 .293 5 45
OF Willard Marshall 131 510 144 .282 13 48
OF Goody Rosen 100 310 87 .281 5 30

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
Babe Young 104 291 81 .278 7 33
Mickey Witek 82 284 75 .264 4 29
Jack Graham 100 270 59 .219 14 47
Ernie Lombardi 88 238 69 .290 12 39
Johnny Rucker 95 197 52 .264 1 13
Bennie Warren 39 69 11 .159 4 8
Mel Ott 31 68 5 .074 1 4
Bobby Thomson 18 54 17 .315 2 9
Jess Pike 16 41 7 .171 1 6
Vince DiMaggio 15 25 0 .000 0 0
Mickey Grasso 7 22 3 .136 0 1
Garland Lawing 8 12 2 .167 0 0
Jim Gladd 4 11 1 .091 0 0
Dick Lajeskie 6 10 2 .200 0 0
Clyde Kluttz 5 8 3 .375 0 1
Buster Maynard 7 4 0 .000 0 0
Morrie Arnovich 1 3 0 .000 0 0
Dick Bartell 5 2 0 .000 0 0
Mike Schemer 1 1 0 .000 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
Dave Koslo 40 265.1 14 19 3.63 121
Monty Kennedy 38 186.2 9 10 3.42 71
Bill Voiselle 36 178.0 9 15 3.74 89

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
Ken Trinkle 48 151.0 7 14 3.87 49
Hal Schumacher 24 96.2 4 4 3.91 48
Mike Budnick 35 88.1 2 3 3.16 36
Bob Joyce 14 60.2 3 4 5.34 24
Johnny Gee 13 47.1 2 4 3.99 22
Bob Carpenter 12 39.0 1 3 4.85 13
Sheldon Jones 6 28.0 1 2 3.21 24
Marv Grissom 4 18.2 0 2 4.34 9
Nate Andrews 3 12.0 1 0 6.00 5
Harry Feldman 3 4.0 0 2 18.00 3

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
Gene Thompson 39 4 6 4 1.29 31
Jack Kraus 17 2 1 0 6.12 7
Woody Abernathy 15 1 1 1 3.38 6
Rube Fischer 15 1 2 0 6.31 14
Ace Adams 3 0 1 0 16.88 3
Slim Emmerich 2 0 0 0 4.50 1
Red Kress 1 0 0 0 12.27 1
Jack Brewer 1 0 0 0 13.50 3
John Carden 1 0 0 0 22.50 1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Minneapolis Millers American Association Zeke Bonura, Rosy Ryan
and Tom Sheehan
AAA Jersey City Giants International League Bruno Betzel
A Jacksonville Tars Sally League Johnny Hudson
B Trenton Giants Interstate League Earl Wolgamot
B Manchester Giants New England League Hal Gruber
B Richmond Colts Piedmont League Ray Berres
B Anderson A's Tri-State League Bob Richards
C Danville-Scholfield Leafs Carolina League Herb Brett
C Erie Sailors Middle Atlantic League Steve Mizerak
C St. Cloud Rox Northern League Walter Kopp
C Fort Smith Giants Western Association Hugh Willingham
D Bristol Twins Appalachian League Donald Cross
D Peekskill Highlanders North Atlantic League Tony Ravish
D Hickory Rebels North Carolina State League Sammy Bell
D Springfield Giants Ohio State League Donald Ramsay
D Oshkosh Giants Wisconsin State League Ray Lucas

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Erie, Peekskill[5]

Notes

  1. ^ N.Y. Journal American, 1946 July 7
  2. ^ The Yale Book of Quotations, Fred R. Shapiro, Yale University Press, 2006, p. 221
  3. ^ ""Nice guys finish last" - phrase meaning and origin". www.phrases.org.uk. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  4. ^ Red Kress at Baseball-Reference
  5. ^ 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