1945 New York Giants

78-74 • .513 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1945 New York Giants went 78-74 (.513) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 668 runs, allowed 700, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Mel Ott (21 HR, 79 RBI) and Van Mungo (14-7, 3.20 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

78 Wins
74 Losses
.513 Win %
5th Rank
668 R 700 RA
Diff -32

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668 Runs Scored
700 Runs Allowed
-32 Run Diff
1,069K Attendance

📈 vs. 1945 NL Average

Batting Avg .268 2% above the 1945 league average (.264)
OBP .336 1% above the 1945 league average (.332)
SLG .378 4% above the 1945 league average (.363)
Team ERA 4.06 7% worse than the 1945 league average (3.80)
Runs Scored 668 3% below the 1945 league average (689 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,069,222
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Avg per Game 13,707

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Whitey Lockman 0.341 2 Mike Schemer 0.333 3 Billy Jurges 0.324 4 Mel Ott 0.308 5 Ernie Lombardi 0.307

Home Runs

1 Mel Ott 21 2 Ernie Lombardi 19 3 Danny Gardella 18 4 Phil Weintraub 10 5 Johnny Rucker 7

RBI

1 Mel Ott 79 2 Danny Gardella 71 3 Ernie Lombardi 70 4 Johnny Rucker 51 5 George Hausmann 45
1945 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Hausmann 154 623 98 174 15 8 2 45 73 46 7 0.279
Buddy Kerr 149 546 53 136 20 3 4 40 41 34 5 0.249
Mel Ott 135 451 73 139 23 0 21 79 71 41 1 0.308
Nap Reyes 122 431 39 124 15 4 5 44 25 26 1 0.288
Danny Gardella 121 430 54 117 10 1 18 71 46 55 2 0.272
Johnny Rucker 105 429 58 117 19 11 7 51 20 36 7 0.273
Ernie Lombardi 115 368 46 113 7 1 19 70 43 11 0 0.307
Phil Weintraub 82 283 45 77 9 1 10 42 54 29 2 0.272
Red Treadway 88 224 31 54 4 2 4 23 20 13 3 0.241
Clyde Kluttz 73 222 25 62 14 0 4 21 15 10 1 0.279
Billy Jurges 61 176 22 57 3 1 3 24 24 11 2 0.324
Whitey Lockman 32 129 16 44 9 0 3 18 13 10 1 0.341
Steve Filipowicz 35 112 14 23 5 0 2 16 4 13 0 0.205
Mike Schemer 31 108 10 36 3 1 1 10 6 1 2 0.333
Roy Zimmerman 27 98 14 27 1 0 5 15 5 16 1 0.276
Jim Mallory 37 94 10 28 1 0 0 9 6 7 1 0.298
Joe Medwick 26 92 14 28 4 0 3 11 2 2 2 0.304
Bill Voiselle 41 79 4 10 1 0 0 4 6 15 0 0.127
Van Mungo 28 73 4 17 3 2 0 9 4 10 0 0.233
Harry Feldman 38 72 4 7 2 0 1 5 3 23 0 0.097
Jack Brewer 28 56 4 10 2 0 0 4 0 10 0 0.179
Charlie Mead 11 37 4 10 1 0 1 6 5 2 0 0.270
Ray Berres 20 30 4 5 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.167
Sal Maglie 14 30 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.167
Al Gardella 16 26 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0.077
William Emmerich 31 25 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.120
Andy Hansen 23 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.000
Rube Fischer 31 19 3 4 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 0.211
Ace Adams 65 16 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.188
Adrian Zabala 11 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.231
Johnny Hudson 28 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Don Fisher 2 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.143
Ray Harrell 12 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.200
Loren Bain 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Jack Phillips 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Ewald Pyle 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill DeKoning 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Johnny Gee 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Roy Lee 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Sal Maglie 2.35 2 Van Mungo 3.20 3 Harry Feldman 3.27 4 Ace Adams 3.42 5 Jack Brewer 3.83

Wins

1 Van Mungo 14 2 Bill Voiselle 14 3 Harry Feldman 12 4 Ace Adams 11 5 Jack Brewer 8

Strikeouts

1 Bill Voiselle 115 2 Van Mungo 101 3 Harry Feldman 74 4 Jack Brewer 49 5 Ace Adams 39
1945 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Voiselle 14 14 4.49 41 35 0 232.1 249 116 97 115
Harry Feldman 12 13 3.27 35 30 1 217.2 213 79 69 74
Van Mungo 14 7 3.20 26 26 0 183.0 161 65 71 101
Jack Brewer 8 6 3.83 28 21 0 159.2 162 68 58 49
Ace Adams 11 9 3.42 65 0 15 113.0 109 43 44 39
William Emmerich 4 4 4.86 31 7 0 100.0 111 54 33 27
Andy Hansen 4 3 4.66 23 13 3 92.2 98 48 28 37
Sal Maglie 5 4 2.35 13 10 0 84.1 72 22 22 32
Rube Fischer 3 8 5.63 31 4 1 76.2 90 48 49 27
Adrian Zabala 2 4 4.78 11 5 0 43.1 46 23 20 14
Ray Harrell 0 0 4.97 12 0 0 25.1 34 14 14 7
Don Fisher 1 0 2.00 2 1 0 18.0 12 4 7 4
Loren Bain 0 0 7.88 3 0 0 8.0 10 7 4 1
Roy Lee 0 2 11.57 3 1 0 7.0 8 9 3 0
Ewald Pyle 0 0 17.05 6 1 0 6.1 16 12 4 2
Jack Phillips 0 0 10.38 1 0 0 4.1 5 5 5 0
Johnny Gee 0 0 9.00 2 0 1 3.0 5 3 2 1

👥 Roster (39)

Ace Adams Loren Bain Ray Berres Jack Brewer Bill DeKoning William Emmerich Harry Feldman Steve Filipowicz Rube Fischer Don Fisher Al Gardella Danny Gardella +27 more

39 players

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The 1945 New York Giants in brief

The 1945 New York Giants finished 78-74, a .513 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NL. With 668 runs scored and 700 given up, the 1945 differential was -32. At the plate the New York Giants hit .268, 2% better than the league's .264. The New York Giants staff finished with a 4.06 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.80. Measured against the 689-run league average, the offense was 3% behind.

The home park, Polo Grounds IV, recorded 1,069,222 in attendance, about 13,707 a game. The home run leader was Mel Ott, who hit 21. George Hausmann collected the most hits, 174. Van Mungo led the pitchers with 14 wins. Bill Voiselle struck out 115, the most on the club. Ace Adams saved 15 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 New York Giants

What was the 1945 New York Giants record?
The 1945 New York Giants finished 78-74 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1945 New York Giants in home runs?
Mel Ott led the 1945 New York Giants with 21 home runs.
What was the 1945 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1945 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 4.06.
Did the 1945 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1945 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 New York Giants play?
The 1945 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1945 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mel Ott (21 HR, 79 RBI) and Van Mungo (14-7, 3.20 ERA).
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