1942 New York Giants

85-67 • .559 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1942 New York Giants went 85-67 (.559) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 675 runs, allowed 600, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Mel Ott (30 HR, 93 RBI) and Bill Lohrman (13-4, 2.56 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

85 Wins
67 Losses
.559 Win %
3rd Rank
675 R 600 RA
Diff +75

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675 Runs Scored
600 Runs Allowed
+75 Run Diff
863K Attendance

📈 vs. 1942 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 2% above the 1942 league average (.248)
OBP .330 4% above the 1942 league average (.318)
SLG .361 5% above the 1942 league average (.343)
Team ERA 3.31 equal to the 1942 league average (3.32)
Runs Scored 675 13% above the 1942 league average (598 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 863,786
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Avg per Game 10,934

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1942

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Mize 0.305 2 Mel Ott 0.295 3 Harry Danning 0.279 4 Babe Young 0.279 5 Mickey Witek 0.260

Home Runs

1 Mel Ott 30 2 Johnny Mize 26 3 Willard Marshall 11 4 Babe Young 11 5 Babe Barna 6

RBI

1 Johnny Mize 110 2 Mel Ott 93 3 Willard Marshall 59 4 Babe Young 59 5 Babe Barna 58
1942 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mickey Witek 148 553 72 144 19 6 5 48 36 20 2 0.260
Mel Ott 152 549 118 162 21 0 30 93 109 61 6 0.295
Johnny Mize 142 541 97 165 25 7 26 110 60 39 3 0.305
Billy Jurges 127 464 45 119 7 1 2 30 43 42 1 0.256
Harry Danning 119 408 45 114 20 3 1 34 34 29 3 0.279
Willard Marshall 116 401 41 103 9 2 11 59 26 20 1 0.257
Billy Werber 98 370 51 76 9 2 1 13 51 22 9 0.205
Babe Barna 104 331 39 85 8 7 6 58 38 48 3 0.257
Dick Bartell 90 316 53 77 10 3 5 24 44 34 4 0.244
Babe Young 101 287 37 80 17 1 11 59 34 22 1 0.279
Buster Maynard 89 190 17 47 4 1 4 32 19 19 3 0.247
Hank Leiber 58 147 11 32 6 0 4 23 19 27 0 0.218
Gus Mancuso 39 109 4 21 1 1 0 8 14 7 1 0.193
Hal Schumacher 37 75 10 13 3 0 1 10 3 16 0 0.173
Bob Carpenter 28 65 5 12 0 0 0 6 2 9 0 0.185
Carl Hubbell 24 60 2 11 0 0 0 2 3 10 0 0.183
Bill Lohrman 26 58 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 13 1 0.121
Cliff Melton 23 47 5 11 0 0 0 5 4 12 0 0.234
Harry Feldman 31 39 2 11 1 0 1 5 1 8 0 0.282
Ray Berres 12 32 0 6 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.188
Bill McGee 31 29 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0.103
Connie Ryan 11 27 4 5 0 0 0 2 4 3 1 0.185
Dave Koslo 19 25 4 3 2 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.120
Sid Gordon 6 19 4 6 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 0.316
Tom Sunkel 19 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.105
Howie Moss 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Van Mungo 9 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.214
Ace Adams 61 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.100
Charlie Fox 3 7 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.429
Hugh East 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0.500
Bill Voiselle 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1942

ERA

1 Ace Adams 1.84 2 Bill Lohrman 2.56 3 Cliff Melton 2.63 4 Bill McGee 2.94 5 Hal Schumacher 3.04

Wins

1 Bill Lohrman 13 2 Hal Schumacher 12 3 Bob Carpenter 11 4 Carl Hubbell 11 5 Cliff Melton 11

Strikeouts

1 Carl Hubbell 61 2 Cliff Melton 61 3 Bob Carpenter 53 4 Harry Feldman 49 5 Hal Schumacher 49
1942 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hal Schumacher 12 13 3.04 29 29 0 216.0 208 73 82 49
Bob Carpenter 11 10 3.15 28 25 0 185.2 192 65 51 53
Bill Lohrman 13 4 2.56 26 19 0 158.0 143 45 33 41
Carl Hubbell 11 8 3.95 24 20 0 157.1 158 69 34 61
Cliff Melton 11 5 2.63 23 17 1 143.2 122 42 33 61
Harry Feldman 7 1 3.16 31 6 0 114.0 100 40 73 49
Bill McGee 6 3 2.94 31 8 1 104.0 95 34 46 40
Ace Adams 7 4 1.84 61 0 11 88.0 69 18 31 33
Dave Koslo 3 6 5.08 19 11 0 78.0 79 44 32 42
Tom Sunkel 3 6 4.81 19 11 0 63.2 65 34 41 29
Van Mungo 1 2 5.94 9 5 0 36.1 38 24 21 27
Hank Leiber 0 1 6.00 1 1 0 9.0 9 6 5 5
Bill Voiselle 0 1 2.00 2 1 0 9.0 6 2 4 5
Hugh East 0 2 9.82 4 1 0 7.1 15 8 7 2

👥 Roster (31)

Ace Adams Babe Barna Dick Bartell Ray Berres Bob Carpenter Harry Danning Hugh East Harry Feldman Charlie Fox Sid Gordon Carl Hubbell Billy Jurges +19 more

31 players

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The 1942 New York Giants in brief

In 1942 the New York Giants posted a 85-67 mark (.559) and finished 3rd in the NL. Runs came in at 675 scored against 600 allowed (+75). The team batting average of .253 was 2% above the 1942 league mark of .248. Measured against the 598-run league average, the offense was 13% ahead. Home games were played at Polo Grounds IV, where 863,786 fans came through the gates.

Mel Ott led the club in home runs with 30. Johnny Mize drove in a team-high 110 runs. Bill Lohrman was the top winner, with 13 victories. Carl Hubbell struck out 61, the most on the club. Ace Adams closed out 11 saves. The roster section lists 31 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1942 New York Giants

What was the 1942 New York Giants record?
The 1942 New York Giants finished 85-67 (.559 win pct).
Who led the 1942 New York Giants in home runs?
Mel Ott led the 1942 New York Giants with 30 home runs.
What was the 1942 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1942 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.31.
Did the 1942 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1942 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1942 New York Giants play?
The 1942 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1942 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mel Ott (30 HR, 93 RBI) and Bill Lohrman (13-4, 2.56 ERA).
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