1946 New York Giants

61-93 • .396 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1946 New York Giants went 61-93 (.396) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 612 runs, allowed 685, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Johnny Mize (22 HR, 70 RBI) and Dave Koslo (14-19, 3.63 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

61 Wins
93 Losses
.396 Win %
8th Rank
612 R 685 RA
Diff -73

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612 Runs Scored
685 Runs Allowed
-73 Run Diff
1,230K Attendance

📈 vs. 1946 NL Average

Batting Avg .255 equal to the 1946 league average (.255)
OBP .327 equal to the 1946 league average (.328)
SLG .373 5% above the 1946 league average (.355)
Team ERA 3.92 15% worse than the 1946 league average (3.42)
Runs Scored 612 equal to the 1946 league average (614 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,230,152
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Avg per Game 15,976

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Mize 0.337 2 Bobby Thomson 0.315 3 Sid Gordon 0.293 4 Ernie Lombardi 0.290 5 Willard Marshall 0.282

Home Runs

1 Johnny Mize 22 2 Jack Graham 14 3 Willard Marshall 13 4 Ernie Lombardi 12 5 Buddy Blattner 11

RBI

1 Johnny Mize 70 2 Buddy Blattner 49 3 Willard Marshall 48 4 Jack Graham 47 5 Walker Cooper 46
1946 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willard Marshall 131 510 63 144 18 3 13 48 33 29 3 0.282
Buddy Kerr 145 497 50 124 20 3 6 40 53 31 7 0.249
Sid Gordon 135 450 64 132 15 4 5 45 60 27 1 0.293
Buddy Blattner 126 420 63 107 18 6 11 49 56 52 12 0.255
Johnny Mize 101 377 70 127 18 3 22 70 62 26 3 0.337
Bill Rigney 110 360 38 85 9 1 3 31 36 29 9 0.236
Goody Rosen 100 310 39 87 11 4 5 30 48 32 2 0.281
Babe Young 104 291 30 81 11 0 7 33 30 21 3 0.278
Mickey Witek 82 284 32 75 13 2 4 29 28 10 1 0.264
Walker Cooper 87 280 29 75 10 1 8 46 17 12 0 0.268
Jack Graham 100 270 34 59 6 4 14 47 23 37 1 0.219
Ernie Lombardi 88 238 19 69 4 1 12 39 18 24 0 0.290
Johnny Rucker 95 197 28 52 8 2 1 13 7 27 4 0.264
Dave Koslo 41 88 7 11 2 0 0 6 4 39 0 0.125
Bennie Warren 39 69 7 11 1 1 4 8 14 21 0 0.159
Mel Ott 31 68 2 5 1 0 1 4 8 15 0 0.074
Monty Kennedy 38 64 3 15 4 0 0 8 1 19 0 0.234
Bill Voiselle 36 55 3 9 0 0 0 4 2 14 0 0.164
Bobby Thomson 18 54 8 17 4 1 2 9 4 5 0 0.315
Jess Pike 16 41 4 7 1 1 1 6 6 9 0 0.171
Ken Trinkle 48 38 3 3 0 0 0 2 4 10 0 0.079
Hal Schumacher 24 26 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.038
Vince DiMaggio 15 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.000
Mickey Grasso 7 22 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.136
Mike Budnick 35 20 2 6 1 0 1 3 2 3 0 0.300
Bob Joyce 14 19 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.158
Johnny Gee 13 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.231
Garland Lawing 8 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Jim Gladd 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.091
Bob Carpenter 12 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.100
Dick Lajeskie 6 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.200
Rube Fischer 15 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.111
Woody Abernathy 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Sheldon Jones 6 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Clyde Kluttz 5 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.375
Gene Thompson 39 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.143
Marv Grissom 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Buster Maynard 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Morrie Arnovich 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Kraus 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Nate Andrews 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.500
Dick Bartell 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harry Feldman 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Red Kress 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Mike Schemer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ace Adams 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Brewer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Carden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
William Emmerich 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Gene Thompson 1.29 2 Mike Budnick 3.16 3 Woody Abernathy 3.38 4 Monty Kennedy 3.42 5 Dave Koslo 3.63

Wins

1 Dave Koslo 14 2 Monty Kennedy 9 3 Bill Voiselle 9 4 Ken Trinkle 7 5 Hal Schumacher 4

Strikeouts

1 Dave Koslo 121 2 Bill Voiselle 89 3 Monty Kennedy 71 4 Ken Trinkle 49 5 Hal Schumacher 48
1946 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Koslo 14 19 3.63 40 35 1 265.1 251 107 101 121
Monty Kennedy 9 10 3.42 38 27 1 186.2 153 71 116 71
Bill Voiselle 9 15 3.74 36 25 0 178.0 171 74 85 89
Ken Trinkle 7 14 3.87 48 13 2 151.0 146 65 74 49
Hal Schumacher 4 4 3.91 24 13 1 96.2 95 42 52 48
Mike Budnick 2 3 3.16 35 7 3 88.1 75 31 48 36
Gene Thompson 4 6 1.29 39 1 4 62.2 36 9 40 31
Bob Joyce 3 4 5.34 14 7 0 60.2 79 36 20 24
Johnny Gee 2 4 3.99 13 6 0 47.1 60 21 15 22
Woody Abernathy 1 1 3.38 15 1 1 40.0 32 15 10 6
Bob Carpenter 1 3 4.85 12 6 0 39.0 37 21 18 13
Rube Fischer 1 2 6.31 15 1 0 35.2 48 25 21 14
Sheldon Jones 1 2 3.21 6 4 0 28.0 21 10 17 24
Jack Kraus 2 1 6.12 17 1 0 25.0 25 17 15 7
Marv Grissom 0 2 4.34 4 3 0 18.2 17 9 13 9
Nate Andrews 1 0 6.00 3 2 0 12.0 17 8 4 5
William Emmerich 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 4.0 6 2 0 1
Harry Feldman 0 2 18.00 3 2 0 4.0 9 8 3 3
Red Kress 0 0 12.27 1 0 0 3.2 5 5 1 1
Ace Adams 0 1 16.88 3 0 0 2.2 9 5 1 3
Jack Brewer 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 3 2 3
John Carden 0 0 22.50 1 0 0 2.0 4 5 4 1

👥 Roster (49)

Woody Abernathy Ace Adams Nate Andrews Morrie Arnovich Dick Bartell Buddy Blattner Jack Brewer Mike Budnick John Carden Bob Carpenter Walker Cooper Vince DiMaggio +37 more

49 players

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The 1946 New York Giants in brief

The record for the 1946 New York Giants reads 61 wins and 93 losses, good for 8th in the NL. The New York Giants scored 612 runs and allowed 685, a run differential of -73. Pitchers allowed 3.92 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.42. Attendance at Polo Grounds IV totaled 1,230,152 for the year.

Johnny Mize led the club in home runs with 22. The hits leader was Willard Marshall with 144. Dave Koslo led the pitchers with 14 wins. The roster section lists 49 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1945 season and the 1947 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 New York Giants

What was the 1946 New York Giants record?
The 1946 New York Giants finished 61-93 (.396 win pct).
Who led the 1946 New York Giants in home runs?
Johnny Mize led the 1946 New York Giants with 22 home runs.
What was the 1946 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1946 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.92.
Did the 1946 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1946 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1946 New York Giants play?
The 1946 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1946 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Johnny Mize (22 HR, 70 RBI) and Dave Koslo (14-19, 3.63 ERA).
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