1941 New York Giants

74-79 • .484 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1941 New York Giants went 74-79 (.484) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 667 runs, allowed 706, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Mel Ott (27 HR, 90 RBI) and Hal Schumacher (12-10, 3.36 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

74 Wins
79 Losses
.484 Win %
5th Rank
667 R 706 RA
Diff -39

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667 Runs Scored
706 Runs Allowed
-39 Run Diff
851K Attendance

📈 vs. 1941 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 1% above the 1941 league average (.258)
OBP .325 equal to the 1941 league average (.326)
SLG .371 3% above the 1941 league average (.361)
Team ERA 3.94 8% worse than the 1941 league average (3.64)
Runs Scored 667 1% above the 1941 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 851,131
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Avg per Game 10,911

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1941

Batting Avg

1 Mickey Witek 0.362 2 Dick Bartell 0.303 3 Gabby Hartnett 0.300 4 Billy Jurges 0.293 5 Johnny Rucker 0.288

Home Runs

1 Mel Ott 27 2 Babe Young 25 3 Harry Danning 7 4 Jo-Jo Moore 7 5 Dick Bartell 5

RBI

1 Babe Young 104 2 Mel Ott 90 3 Billy Jurges 61 4 Harry Danning 56 5 Johnny Rucker 42
1941 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Rucker 143 622 95 179 38 9 1 42 29 61 8 0.288
Babe Young 152 574 90 152 28 5 25 104 66 39 1 0.265
Mel Ott 148 525 89 150 29 0 27 90 100 68 5 0.286
Billy Jurges 134 471 50 138 25 2 5 61 47 36 0 0.293
Harry Danning 130 459 58 112 22 4 7 56 30 25 1 0.244
Jo-Jo Moore 121 428 47 117 16 2 7 40 30 15 4 0.273
Burgess Whitehead 116 403 41 92 15 4 1 23 14 10 7 0.228
Dick Bartell 104 373 44 113 20 0 5 35 52 29 6 0.303
Joe Orengo 77 252 23 54 11 2 4 25 28 49 1 0.214
Morrie Arnovich 85 207 25 58 8 3 2 22 23 14 2 0.280
Gabby Hartnett 64 150 20 45 5 0 5 26 12 14 0 0.300
Odell Hale 41 102 13 20 3 0 0 9 18 13 1 0.196
Mickey Witek 26 94 11 34 5 0 1 16 4 2 0 0.362
Ken O'Dea 59 89 13 19 5 1 3 17 8 20 0 0.213
John Davis 21 70 8 15 3 0 0 5 8 12 0 0.214
Hal Schumacher 38 66 6 10 1 0 0 4 6 13 0 0.152
Cliff Melton 42 61 2 7 0 0 0 4 2 16 0 0.115
Carl Hubbell 26 57 5 8 2 0 0 4 1 8 0 0.140
Bill Lohrman 33 48 5 11 3 2 0 5 3 11 0 0.229
Bob Carpenter 29 45 1 7 1 0 0 8 4 5 0 0.156
Babe Barna 10 42 5 9 3 0 1 5 2 6 0 0.214
Johnny McCarthy 14 40 1 13 3 0 0 12 3 0 0 0.325
Frank Demaree 16 35 3 6 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0.171
Sid Gordon 9 31 4 8 1 1 0 4 6 1 0 0.258
Bill McGee 22 31 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0.161
Johnnie Wittig 25 25 2 5 0 0 0 3 1 8 0 0.200
Bob Bowman 29 21 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 15 0 0.048
Ace Adams 38 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.083
Harry Gumbert 5 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Jumbo Brown 31 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.111
Hugh East 2 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.222
Dave Koslo 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.111
Harry Feldman 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Tom Sunkel 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.333
Rae Blaemire 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Rube Fischer 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Bump Hadley 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Aragon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Dean 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1941

ERA

1 Cliff Melton 3.01 2 Jumbo Brown 3.32 3 Hal Schumacher 3.36 4 Carl Hubbell 3.57 5 Bob Carpenter 3.83

Wins

1 Hal Schumacher 12 2 Bob Carpenter 11 3 Carl Hubbell 11 4 Bill Lohrman 9 5 Cliff Melton 8

Strikeouts

1 Cliff Melton 100 2 Carl Hubbell 75 3 Hal Schumacher 63 4 Bill Lohrman 61 5 Johnnie Wittig 47
1941 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hal Schumacher 12 10 3.36 30 26 1 206.0 187 77 79 63
Cliff Melton 8 11 3.01 42 22 1 194.1 181 65 61 100
Carl Hubbell 11 9 3.57 26 22 1 164.0 169 65 53 75
Bill Lohrman 9 10 4.02 33 20 3 159.0 184 71 40 61
Bob Carpenter 11 6 3.83 29 19 2 131.2 138 56 42 42
Bill McGee 2 9 4.92 22 14 0 106.0 117 58 54 41
Johnnie Wittig 3 5 5.59 25 9 0 85.1 111 53 45 47
Bob Bowman 6 7 5.71 29 6 1 80.1 100 51 36 25
Ace Adams 4 1 4.82 38 0 1 71.0 84 38 35 18
Jumbo Brown 1 5 3.32 31 0 8 57.0 49 21 21 30
Harry Gumbert 1 1 4.45 5 5 0 32.1 34 16 18 9
Dave Koslo 1 2 1.90 4 3 0 23.2 17 5 10 12
Harry Feldman 1 1 3.98 3 3 0 20.1 21 9 6 9
Hugh East 1 1 3.45 2 2 0 15.2 19 6 9 4
Tom Sunkel 1 1 2.93 2 2 0 15.1 7 5 12 14
Bump Hadley 1 0 6.23 3 2 0 13.0 19 9 9 4
Rube Fischer 1 0 2.45 2 1 0 11.0 10 3 6 9
Paul Dean 0 0 3.18 5 0 0 5.2 8 2 3 3

👥 Roster (39)

Ace Adams Jack Aragon Morrie Arnovich Babe Barna Dick Bartell Rae Blaemire Bob Bowman Jumbo Brown Bob Carpenter Harry Danning John Davis Paul Dean +27 more

39 players

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The 1941 New York Giants in brief

The 1941 New York Giants won 74 games and lost 79, ending up 5th in the NL. Runs came in at 667 scored against 706 allowed (-39). At the plate the New York Giants hit .259, 1% better than the league's .258. Pitchers allowed 3.94 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.64. Measured against the 658-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead.

Polo Grounds IV was home in 1941, drawing a total attendance of 851,131. The home run leader was Mel Ott, who hit 27. Babe Young led in RBI with 104. The hits leader was Johnny Rucker with 179. The pitching staff's wins leader was Hal Schumacher (12). The strikeout leader was Cliff Melton with 100.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1941 New York Giants

What was the 1941 New York Giants record?
The 1941 New York Giants finished 74-79 (.484 win pct).
Who led the 1941 New York Giants in home runs?
Mel Ott led the 1941 New York Giants with 27 home runs.
What was the 1941 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1941 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.94.
Did the 1941 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1941 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1941 New York Giants play?
The 1941 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1941 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mel Ott (27 HR, 90 RBI) and Hal Schumacher (12-10, 3.36 ERA).
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