1949 New York Giants (MLB) season

The 1949 New York Giants season was the franchise's 67th season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 73–81 record, 24 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. The games were now broadcast on the then new station WPIX-TV, which was launched the year before.

1949 New York Giants
League	National League
Ballpark	Polo Grounds
City	New York City
Owners	Horace Stoneham
General managers	Chub Feeney
Managers	Leo Durocher
Television	WPIX (Russ Hodges, Al Helfer)
Radio	WMCA (Russ Hodges, Al Helfer)
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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

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National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	97	57	.630	—	48‍–‍29	49‍–‍28
St. Louis Cardinals	96	58	.623	1	51‍–‍26	45‍–‍32
Philadelphia Phillies	81	73	.526	16	40‍–‍37	41‍–‍36
Boston Braves	75	79	.487	22	43‍–‍34	32‍–‍45
New York Giants	73	81	.474	24	43‍–‍34	30‍–‍47
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	83	.461	26	36‍–‍41	35‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds	62	92	.403	35	35‍–‍42	27‍–‍50
Chicago Cubs	61	93	.396	36	33‍–‍44	28‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

1949 National League record v t e 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	—

Opening Day lineup

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 Fred 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
C	Wes Westrum	64	169	41	.243	7	28
1B	Johnny Mize	106	388	102	.263	18	62
2B	Hank Thompson	75	275	77	.280	9	34
SS	Buddy Kerr	90	220	46	.209	0	19
3B	Sid Gordon	141	489	139	.284	26	90
OF	Willard Marshall	141	499	153	.307	12	70
OF	Whitey Lockman	151	617	186	.301	11	65
OF	Bobby Thomson	156	641	198	.309	27	109

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
Bill Rigney	122	389	108	.278	6	47
Jack Lohrke	55	180	48	.267	5	22
Ray Mueller	56	170	38	.224	5	23
Walker Cooper	42	147	31	.211	4	21
Joe Lafata	64	140	33	.236	3	16
Bert Haas	54	104	27	.260	1	10
Monte Irvin	36	76	17	.224	0	7
Mickey Livingston	19	57	17	.298	4	12
Don Mueller	51	56	13	.232	0	1
Davey Williams	13	50	12	.240	1	5
Bobby Hofman	19	48	10	.208	0	3
George Hausmann	16	47	6	.128	0	3
Bobby Rhawn	14	29	5	.172	0	2
Pete Milne	31	29	7	.241	1	6
Augie Galan	22	17	1	.059	0	2
Rudy Rufer	7	15	1	.067	0	2
Sal Yvars	3	8	0	.000	0	0
Herman Franks	1	3	2	.667	0	0
Dick Culler	7	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
Larry Jansen	37	259.2	15	16	3.85	113
Monty Kennedy	38	223.1	12	14	3.43	95
Clint Hartung	33	154.2	9	11	5.00	48
Roger 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
Dave Koslo	38	212.0	11	14	2.50	64
Sheldon Jones	42	207.1	15	12	3.34	79
Adrián Zabala	15	41.0	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
Hank Behrman	43	3	3	0	4.92	25
Kirby Higbe	37	2	0	2	3.47	38
Andy Hansen	33	2	6	1	4.61	26
Red Webb	20	1	1	0	4.03	9
Andy Tomasic	2	0	1	0	18.00	2
Ray Poat	2	0	0	0	19.29	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Trenton, Lawton, Oshkosh^[3]