1942 New York Giants (MLB) season
The 1942 New York Giants season was the franchise's 60th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 85-67 record, 20 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.
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| Owner(s) | Horace Stoneham |
| General manager(s) | Bill Terry |
| Manager(s) | Mel Ott |
| Local radio | WOR (Mel Allen, Connie Desmond) |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 106 | 48 | 0.688 | — | 60–17 | 46–31 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 104 | 50 | 0.675 | 2 | 57–22 | 47–28 |
| New York Giants | 85 | 67 | 0.559 | 20 | 47–31 | 38–36 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 76 | 0.500 | 29 | 38–39 | 38–37 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 81 | 0.449 | 36½ | 41–34 | 25–47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 68 | 86 | 0.442 | 38 | 36–41 | 32–45 |
| Boston Braves | 59 | 89 | 0.399 | 44 | 33–36 | 26–53 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 109 | 0.278 | 62½ | 23–51 | 19–58 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 5–16–1 | 8–12 | 14–8 | 7–12–1 | 6–16 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 16–6 | — | 16–6 | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 9–13 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 13–9 | 9–13–1 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 6–16 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 16–5–1 | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 16–6 | 12–9–1 | 7–15 | |||||
| New York | 12–8 | 8–14–1 | 13–9–1 | 13–9 | — | 17–5 | 15–7 | 7–15 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 4–18 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 5–17 | — | 6–13 | 5–17 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 12–7–1 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 9–12–1 | 7–15 | 13–6 | — | 8–14–2 | |||||
| St. Louis | 16–6 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 14–8–2 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
- Billy Werber 3b
- Billy Jurges ss
- Mel Ott rf
- Johnny Mize 1b
- Willard Marshall lf
- Hank Leiber cf
- Harry Danning c
- Mickey Witek 2b
- Carl Hubbell p
Roster
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Player stats
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 | 119 | 408 | 114 | .279 | 1 | 34 |
| 1B | Johnny Mize | 142 | 541 | 165 | .305 | 26 | 110 |
| 2B | Mickey Witek | 148 | 553 | 144 | .260 | 5 | 48 |
| SS | Billy Jurges | 127 | 464 | 119 | .256 | 2 | 30 |
| 3B | Billy Werber | 98 | 370 | 76 | .205 | 1 | 13 |
| OF | Mel Ott | 152 | 549 | 162 | .295 | 30 | 93 |
| OF | Babe Barna | 104 | 331 | 85 | .257 | 6 | 58 |
| OF | Willard Marshall | 116 | 401 | 103 | .257 | 11 | 59 |
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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| Dick Bartell | 90 | 316 | 77 | .244 | 5 | 24 |
| Babe Young | 101 | 287 | 80 | .279 | 11 | 59 |
| Buster Maynard | 89 | 190 | 47 | .247 | 4 | 32 |
| Hank Leiber | 58 | 147 | 32 | .218 | 4 | 23 |
| Gus Mancuso | 39 | 109 | 21 | .193 | 0 | 8 |
| Ray Berres | 12 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 1 |
| Connie Ryan | 11 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 2 |
| Sid Gordon | 6 | 19 | 6 | .316 | 0 | 2 |
| Howie Moss | 7 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Fox | 3 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 1 |
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 | 29 | 216 | 12 | 13 | 3.04 | 49 |
| Bob Carpenter | 28 | 185.2 | 11 | 10 | 3.15 | 53 |
| Bill Lohrman | 26 | 158 | 13 | 4 | 2.56 | 41 |
| Carl Hubbell | 24 | 157.1 | 11 | 8 | 3.95 | 61 |
| Cliff Melton | 23 | 143.2 | 11 | 5 | 2.63 | 61 |
| Hank Leiber | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 5 |
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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| Harry Feldman | 31 | 114 | 7 | 1 | 3.16 | 49 |
| Bill McGee | 31 | 104 | 6 | 3 | 2.94 | 40 |
| Dave Koslo | 19 | 78 | 3 | 6 | 5.08 | 42 |
| Tom Sunkel | 19 | 63.2 | 3 | 6 | 4.81 | 29 |
| Van Mungo | 9 | 36.1 | 1 | 2 | 5.94 | 27 |
| Bill Voiselle | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 5 |
| Hugh East | 4 | 7.1 | 0 | 2 | 9.82 | 2 |
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 | 61 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1.84 | 33 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Jersey City Giants | International League | Frank Snyder |
| A1 | Oklahoma City Indians | Texas League | Homer Peel, Jimmy Payton, John Kroner and Clay Touchstone |
| B | Jacksonville Tars | Sally League | Babe Ganzel |
| C | Fort Smith Giants | Western Association | Freddie Lindstrom |
| D | Bristol Twins | Appalachian League | Hal Gruber |
| D | Natchez Giants | Evangeline League | Herschel Bobo |
| D | Salisbury Giants | North Carolina State League | Johnnie Heving |
| D | Oshkosh Giants | Wisconsin State League | Fred Schulte |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fort Smith, Bristol
Evangeline League folded, May 30, 1942[3]
Notes
- Al Sima page at Baseball Reference
- New York Giants Official Program April 14,1942
- 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
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