1944 New York Giants (MLB) season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = New York Giants
| season = 1944
| misc =
| image = New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1940 to 1946).svg
| league = National League
| ballpark = Polo Grounds
| city = New York City
| owners = Horace Stoneham
| managers = Mel Ott
| television =
| radio = WINS
(Don Dunphy, Bill Slater)
| prev_season = 1943 New York Giants (MLB) season
| next_season = 1945 New York Giants (MLB) season
| season_list = List of San Francisco Giants seasons
|}}
The 1944 New York Giants season was the franchise's 62nd season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 67–87 record, 38 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYG/1944.shtml |title=1944 New York Giants at Baseball-Reference |access-date=November 1, 2007 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071013201335/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYG/1944.shtml| archive-date= October 13, 2007 | url-status= live}}
Offseason
- Prior to 1944 season: Art Fowler was signed by the Giants as an amateur free agent.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fowlear01.shtml Art Fowler page at Baseball-Reference]
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1944 National League standings|highlight=New York Giants}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1944 NL Record vs. opponents|team=NYG}}
= Opening Day lineup =
= Roster =
| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | 1944 New York Giants |
|---|
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | Roster |
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|27|Ace Adams}} {{MLBplayer|22|Johnny Allen}} {{MLBplayer|21|Bob Barthelson}} {{MLBplayer|32|Jack Brewer}} {{MLBplayer|23|Ken Brondell}} {{MLBplayer|14|Harry Feldman}} {{MLBplayer|15|Rube Fischer}} {{MLBplayer|20|Johnny Gee}} {{MLBplayer|24|Andy Hansen}} {{MLBplayer|16|Cliff Melton}} {{MLBplayer|21|Whitey Miller}} {{MLBplayer|20|Walter Ockey}} {{MLBplayer|26|Lou Polli}} {{MLBplayer|18|Ewald Pyle}} {{MLBplayer |
| -|Frank Rosso}}
{{MLBplayer|19|Frank Seward}} {{MLBplayer|17|Bill Voiselle}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|29|Ray Berres}} {{MLBplayer| 8|Ernie Lombardi}} {{MLBplayer| 9|Gus Mancuso}} Infielders {{MLBplayer|12|George Hausmann}} {{MLBplayer| 7|Billy Jurges}} {{MLBplayer|10|Buddy Kerr}} {{MLBplayer| 2|Hal Luby}} {{MLBplayer|32|Roy Nichols}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Nap Reyes}} {{MLBplayer| 5|Phil Weintraub}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer|34|Steve Filipowicz}} {{MLBplayer|33|Danny Gardella}} {{MLBplayer|24|Charlie Mead}} {{MLBplayer| 4|Joe Medwick}} {{MLBplayer| 4|Mel Ott}} {{MLBplayer| 1|Johnny Rucker}} {{MLBplayer|25|Bruce Sloan}} {{MLBplayer|26|Red Treadway}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer| 4|Mel Ott}} Coaches {{MLBplayer|30|Bubber Jonnard}} {{MLBplayer|31|Adolfo Luque}} |
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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Ernie|Lombardi}} | 117 | 373 | 95 | .255 | 10 | 58 |
| align="center"
| 1B | Phil Weintraub | 104 | 361 | 114 | .316 | 13 | 77 |
| align=center
| 2B | George Hausmann | 131 | 466 | 124 | .266 | 1 | 30 |
| align=center
| SS | Buddy Kerr | 150 | 548 | 146 | .266 | 9 | 63 |
| align=center
| 3B | Hal Luby | 111 | 323 | 82 | .254 | 2 | 35 |
| align=center
| OF | {{sortname|Mel|Ott}} | 120 | 399 | 115 | .288 | 26 | 82 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Joe|Medwick}} | 128 | 490 | 165 | .337 | 7 | 85 |
| align="center"
| OF | Johnny Rucker | 144 | 587 | 143 | .244 | 6 | 39 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 116 | 374 | 108 | .289 | 8 | 53 |
| align=center | 85 | 246 | 52 | .211 | 1 | 23 |
| align=center | 78 | 195 | 49 | .251 | 1 | 25 |
| align=center | 50 | 170 | 51 | .300 | 0 | 5 |
| align=center | 47 | 112 | 28 | .250 | 6 | 14 |
| align=center | 59 | 104 | 28 | .269 | 1 | 9 |
| align=center | 39 | 78 | 14 | .179 | 1 | 8 |
| align=center | 15 | 41 | 8 | .195 | 0 | 7 |
| align=center | 16 | 17 | 8 | .471 | 1 | 2 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Roy|Nichols|Roy Nichols (baseball)}} | 11 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 43 | 312.2 | 21 | 16 | 3.02 | 161 |
| align=center | 40 | 205.1 | 11 | 13 | 4.16 | 70 |
| align=center | 31 | 164.0 | 7 | 10 | 4.34 | 79 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Johnny|Allen|Johnny Allen (baseball)}} | 18 | 84.0 | 4 | 7 | 4.07 | 33 |
| align="center" | 13 | 64.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.06 | 15 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 38 | 128.2 | 6 | 14 | 5.18 | 39 |
| align=center | 25 | 78.1 | 3 | 2 | 5.40 | 16 |
| align=center | 14 | 55.0 | 1 | 4 | 5.56 | 21 |
| align=center | 23 | 52.2 | 3 | 3 | 6.49 | 15 |
| align=center | 7 | 19.1 | 0 | 1 | 8.38 | 1 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ace|Adams}} | 65 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 4.25 | 32 |
| align="center" | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.54 | 6 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Bob|Barthelson}} | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.66 | 4 |
| align="center" | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| align=center | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Frank|Rosso}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| align="center" | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1 |
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System|level16=AA|team16=Jersey City Giants|league16=International League|manager16=Gabby Hartnett
|level17=B|team17=Richmond Colts|league17=Piedmont League|manager17=Ben Chapman and Taylor Sanford
|level18=D|team18=Bristol Twins|league18=Appalachian League|manager18=Hal Gruber
|level19=D|team19=Springfield Giants|league19=Ohio State League|manager19=Earl Wolgamot
|level20=D|team20=Erie Sailors|league20=PONY League|manager20=Bill Harris}}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
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYG/1944.shtml 1944 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference]
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1944&t=NYG 1944 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac]
{{1944 MLB season by team}}
{{San Francisco Giants}}