1944 New York Giants

67-87 • .435 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1944 New York Giants went 67-87 (.435) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 682 runs, allowed 773, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Mel Ott (26 HR, 82 RBI) and Bill Voiselle (21-16, 3.02 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

67 Wins
87 Losses
.435 Win %
5th Rank
682 R 773 RA
Diff -91

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682 Runs Scored
773 Runs Allowed
-91 Run Diff
771K Attendance

📈 vs. 1944 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% above the 1944 league average (.260)
OBP .330 1% above the 1944 league average (.326)
SLG .369 2% above the 1944 league average (.363)
Team ERA 4.29 19% worse than the 1944 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 682 3% above the 1944 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 771,593
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Avg per Game 10,287

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1944

Batting Avg

1 Joe Medwick 0.337 2 Phil Weintraub 0.316 3 Red Treadway 0.300 4 Nap Reyes 0.289 5 Mel Ott 0.288

Home Runs

1 Mel Ott 26 2 Phil Weintraub 13 3 Ernie Lombardi 10 4 Buddy Kerr 9 5 Nap Reyes 8

RBI

1 Joe Medwick 85 2 Mel Ott 82 3 Phil Weintraub 77 4 Buddy Kerr 63 5 Ernie Lombardi 58
1944 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Rucker 144 587 79 143 14 8 6 39 24 48 8 0.244
Buddy Kerr 150 548 68 146 31 4 9 63 37 32 14 0.266
Joe Medwick 128 490 64 165 24 3 7 85 38 24 2 0.337
George Hausmann 131 466 70 124 20 4 1 30 40 25 3 0.266
Mel Ott 120 399 91 115 16 4 26 82 90 47 2 0.288
Nap Reyes 116 374 38 108 16 5 8 53 15 24 2 0.289
Ernie Lombardi 117 373 37 95 13 0 10 58 33 25 0 0.255
Phil Weintraub 104 361 55 114 18 9 13 77 59 59 0 0.316
Hal Luby 111 323 30 82 10 2 2 35 52 15 2 0.254
Billy Jurges 85 246 28 52 2 1 1 23 23 20 4 0.211
Gus Mancuso 78 195 15 49 4 1 1 25 30 20 0 0.251
Red Treadway 50 170 23 51 5 2 0 5 13 11 2 0.300
Danny Gardella 47 112 20 28 2 2 6 14 11 13 0 0.250
Bill Voiselle 44 105 8 22 5 0 0 8 8 24 0 0.210
Bruce Sloan 59 104 7 28 4 1 1 9 13 8 0 0.269
Charlie Mead 39 78 5 14 1 0 1 8 5 7 0 0.179
Harry Feldman 54 73 15 15 1 0 0 9 3 14 0 0.205
Ewald Pyle 31 51 1 8 0 0 0 4 6 8 0 0.157
Steve Filipowicz 15 41 10 8 2 1 0 7 3 7 0 0.195
Rube Fischer 38 40 0 5 0 0 0 5 1 8 0 0.125
Ace Adams 65 29 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.103
Cliff Melton 13 25 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.120
Johnny Allen 24 24 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.083
Frank Seward 25 24 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.083
Jack Brewer 14 19 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.211
Ray Berres 16 17 4 8 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0.471
Andy Hansen 24 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.167
Roy Nichols 11 9 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.222
Lou Polli 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ken Brondell 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Whitey Miller 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Barthelson 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Gee 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walter Ockey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Rosso 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1944

ERA

1 Bill Voiselle 3.02 2 Cliff Melton 4.06 3 Johnny Allen 4.07 4 Harry Feldman 4.16 5 Ace Adams 4.25

Wins

1 Bill Voiselle 21 2 Harry Feldman 11 3 Ace Adams 8 4 Ewald Pyle 7 5 Rube Fischer 6

Strikeouts

1 Bill Voiselle 161 2 Ewald Pyle 79 3 Harry Feldman 70 4 Rube Fischer 39 5 Johnny Allen 33
1944 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Voiselle 21 16 3.02 43 41 0 312.2 276 105 118 161
Harry Feldman 11 13 4.16 40 27 2 205.1 214 95 91 70
Ewald Pyle 7 10 4.34 31 21 0 164.0 152 79 68 79
Ace Adams 8 11 4.25 65 4 13 137.2 149 65 58 32
Rube Fischer 6 14 5.18 38 18 2 128.2 128 74 87 39
Johnny Allen 4 7 4.07 18 13 0 84.0 88 38 24 33
Frank Seward 3 2 5.40 25 7 0 78.1 98 47 32 16
Cliff Melton 2 2 4.06 13 10 0 64.1 78 29 19 15
Jack Brewer 1 4 5.56 14 7 0 55.0 66 34 16 21
Andy Hansen 3 3 6.49 23 4 1 52.2 63 38 32 15
Lou Polli 0 2 4.54 19 0 3 35.2 42 18 20 6
Ken Brondell 0 1 8.38 7 2 0 19.1 27 18 8 1
Bob Barthelson 1 1 4.66 7 1 0 9.2 13 5 5 4
Whitey Miller 0 1 0.00 4 0 0 5.0 1 0 4 2
Johnny Gee 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 4.2 5 0 0 3
Frank Rosso 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 4.0 11 4 3 1
Walter Ockey 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 2.2 2 1 2 1

👥 Roster (35)

Ace Adams Johnny Allen Bob Barthelson Ray Berres Jack Brewer Ken Brondell Harry Feldman Steve Filipowicz Rube Fischer Danny Gardella Johnny Gee Andy Hansen +23 more

35 players

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The 1944 New York Giants in brief

The record for the 1944 New York Giants reads 67 wins and 87 losses, good for 5th in the NL. With 682 runs scored and 773 given up, the 1944 differential was -91. At the plate the New York Giants hit .263, 1% better than the league's .260. Pitchers allowed 4.29 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. The 1944 New York Giants outscored the average club by 3% (682 against 662).

The home park, Polo Grounds IV, recorded 771,593 in attendance, about 10,287 a game. For power, Mel Ott led the way with 26 homers. Joe Medwick drove in a team-high 85 runs. Bill Voiselle was the top winner, with 21 victories. The saves leader was Ace Adams with 13.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1944 New York Giants

What was the 1944 New York Giants record?
The 1944 New York Giants finished 67-87 (.435 win pct).
Who led the 1944 New York Giants in home runs?
Mel Ott led the 1944 New York Giants with 26 home runs.
What was the 1944 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1944 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 4.29.
Did the 1944 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1944 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1944 New York Giants play?
The 1944 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1944 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mel Ott (26 HR, 82 RBI) and Bill Voiselle (21-16, 3.02 ERA).
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