1939 New York Giants

77-74 • .510 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1939 New York Giants went 77-74 (.510) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 703 runs, allowed 685, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Mel Ott (27 HR, 80 RBI) and Harry Gumbert (18-11, 4.32 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

77 Wins
74 Losses
.510 Win %
5th Rank
703 R 685 RA
Diff +18

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703 Runs Scored
685 Runs Allowed
+18 Run Diff
772K Attendance

📈 vs. 1939 NL Average

Batting Avg .271 equal to the 1939 league average (.272)
OBP .340 1% above the 1939 league average (.335)
SLG .395 3% above the 1939 league average (.385)
Team ERA 4.07 4% worse than the 1939 league average (3.92)
Runs Scored 703 3% above the 1939 league average (684 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 772,243
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Avg per Game 10,435

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 Zeke Bonura 0.321 2 Harry Danning 0.313 3 Mel Ott 0.308 4 Babe Young 0.307 5 Frank Demaree 0.304

Home Runs

1 Mel Ott 27 2 Harry Danning 16 3 Zeke Bonura 11 4 Frank Demaree 11 5 Jo-Jo Moore 10

RBI

1 Zeke Bonura 85 2 Mel Ott 80 3 Frank Demaree 79 4 Harry Danning 74 5 Billy Jurges 63
1939 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jo-Jo Moore 138 562 80 151 23 2 10 47 45 17 5 0.269
Frank Demaree 150 560 68 170 27 2 11 79 66 40 2 0.304
Billy Jurges 138 543 84 155 21 11 6 63 47 34 3 0.285
Harry Danning 135 520 79 163 28 5 16 74 35 42 4 0.313
Zeke Bonura 123 455 75 146 26 6 11 85 46 22 1 0.321
Mel Ott 125 396 85 122 23 2 27 80 100 50 2 0.308
Burgess Whitehead 95 335 31 80 6 3 2 24 24 19 1 0.239
Tom Hafey 70 256 37 62 10 1 6 26 10 44 1 0.242
Alex Kampouris 74 201 23 50 12 2 5 29 30 41 0 0.249
Bob Seeds 63 173 33 46 5 1 5 26 22 31 1 0.266
Lou Chiozza 40 142 19 38 3 1 3 12 9 10 3 0.268
Jimmy Ripple 66 123 10 28 4 0 1 12 8 7 0 0.228
Ken O'Dea 52 97 7 17 1 0 3 11 10 16 0 0.175
Harry Gumbert 37 90 10 18 2 1 0 9 1 24 0 0.200
Johnny McCarthy 50 80 12 21 6 1 1 11 3 8 0 0.263
Babe Young 22 75 8 23 4 0 3 14 5 6 0 0.307
Hal Schumacher 30 69 4 14 3 0 0 5 3 14 0 0.203
Cliff Melton 41 66 2 12 1 0 0 6 1 10 0 0.182
Bill Lohrman 38 60 4 14 2 0 2 10 4 15 0 0.233
Carl Hubbell 29 53 3 8 1 0 1 6 2 3 0 0.151
George Myatt 22 53 7 10 2 0 0 3 6 6 2 0.189
Tony Lazzeri 13 44 7 13 0 0 1 8 7 6 0 0.295
Manny Salvo 32 41 2 4 1 0 1 2 1 18 0 0.098
Johnny Dickshot 10 34 3 8 0 0 0 5 5 3 0 0.235
Al Glossop 10 32 3 6 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 0.188
Skeeter Scalzi 11 18 3 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0.333
Ray Hayworth 5 13 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.231
Jumbo Brown 31 11 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.364
Slick Castleman 12 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Red Lynn 26 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnnie Wittig 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dick Coffman 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Hy Vandenberg 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Gorman 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Carl Hubbell 2.75 2 Dick Coffman 3.08 3 Red Lynn 3.08 4 Cliff Melton 3.56 5 Bill Lohrman 4.07

Wins

1 Harry Gumbert 18 2 Hal Schumacher 13 3 Bill Lohrman 12 4 Cliff Melton 12 5 Carl Hubbell 11

Strikeouts

1 Cliff Melton 95 2 Harry Gumbert 81 3 Bill Lohrman 70 4 Manny Salvo 69 5 Carl Hubbell 62
1939 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Harry Gumbert 18 11 4.32 36 34 0 243.2 257 117 81 81
Cliff Melton 12 15 3.56 41 23 5 207.1 214 82 65 95
Bill Lohrman 12 13 4.07 38 24 1 185.2 200 84 45 70
Hal Schumacher 13 10 4.81 29 27 0 181.2 199 97 89 58
Carl Hubbell 11 9 2.75 29 18 2 154.0 150 47 24 62
Manny Salvo 4 10 4.63 32 18 1 136.0 150 70 75 69
Jumbo Brown 4 0 4.15 31 0 7 56.1 69 26 25 24
Red Lynn 1 0 3.08 26 0 1 49.2 44 17 21 22
Dick Coffman 1 2 3.08 28 0 3 38.0 50 13 6 9
Slick Castleman 1 2 4.54 12 4 0 33.2 36 17 23 6
Johnnie Wittig 0 2 7.56 5 2 0 16.2 18 14 14 4
Hy Vandenberg 0 0 5.68 2 1 0 6.1 10 4 6 3
Tom Gorman 0 0 7.20 4 0 0 5.0 7 4 1 2
Johnny McCarthy 0 0 7.20 1 0 0 5.0 8 4 2 0

👥 Roster (34)

Zeke Bonura Jumbo Brown Slick Castleman Lou Chiozza Dick Coffman Harry Danning Frank Demaree Johnny Dickshot Al Glossop Tom Gorman Harry Gumbert Tom Hafey +22 more

34 players

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The 1939 New York Giants in brief

In 1939 the New York Giants posted a 77-74 mark (.510) and finished 5th in the NL. With 703 runs scored and 685 given up, the 1939 differential was +18. The New York Giants staff finished with a 4.07 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.92. League clubs averaged 684 runs that year, so the New York Giants scored 3% more. The home park, Polo Grounds IV, recorded 772,243 in attendance, about 10,435 a game.

The home run leader was Mel Ott, who hit 27. Zeke Bonura drove in a team-high 85 runs. Frank Demaree collected the most hits, 170. The pitching staff's wins leader was Harry Gumbert (18). The strikeout leader was Cliff Melton with 95. The 1939 roster runs to 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 New York Giants

What was the 1939 New York Giants record?
The 1939 New York Giants finished 77-74 (.510 win pct).
Who led the 1939 New York Giants in home runs?
Mel Ott led the 1939 New York Giants with 27 home runs.
What was the 1939 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1939 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 4.07.
Did the 1939 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1939 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1939 New York Giants play?
The 1939 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1939 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mel Ott (27 HR, 80 RBI) and Harry Gumbert (18-11, 4.32 ERA).
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