1947 New York Giants

81-73 • .526 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1947 New York Giants went 81-73 (.526) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 830 runs, allowed 761, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Johnny Mize (51 HR, 138 RBI) and Larry Jansen (21-5, 3.16 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

81 Wins
73 Losses
.526 Win %
4th Rank
830 R 761 RA
Diff +69

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830 Runs Scored
761 Runs Allowed
+69 Run Diff
1,606K Attendance

📈 vs. 1947 NL Average

Batting Avg .270 2% above the 1947 league average (.265)
OBP .334 1% below the 1947 league average (.338)
SLG .453 16% above the 1947 league average (.390)
Team ERA 4.44 9% worse than the 1947 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 830 17% above the 1947 league average (708 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 1,606,259
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Avg per Game 21,134

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Clint Hartung 0.309 2 Walker Cooper 0.305 3 Johnny Mize 0.302 4 Willard Marshall 0.291 5 Buddy Kerr 0.287

Home Runs

1 Johnny Mize 51 2 Willard Marshall 36 3 Walker Cooper 35 4 Bobby Thomson 29 5 Bill Rigney 17

RBI

1 Johnny Mize 138 2 Walker Cooper 122 3 Willard Marshall 107 4 Bobby Thomson 85 5 Bill Rigney 59
1947 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willard Marshall 155 587 102 171 19 6 36 107 67 30 3 0.291
Johnny Mize 154 586 137 177 26 2 51 138 74 42 2 0.302
Buddy Kerr 138 547 73 157 23 5 7 49 36 49 2 0.287
Bobby Thomson 138 545 105 154 26 5 29 85 40 78 1 0.283
Bill Rigney 130 531 84 142 24 3 17 59 51 54 7 0.267
Walker Cooper 140 515 79 157 24 8 35 122 24 43 2 0.305
Sid Gordon 130 437 57 119 19 8 13 57 50 21 2 0.272
Jack Lohrke 112 329 44 79 12 4 11 35 46 29 3 0.240
Lloyd Gearhart 73 179 26 44 9 0 6 17 17 30 1 0.246
Mickey Witek 51 160 22 35 4 1 3 17 15 12 1 0.219
Buddy Blattner 55 153 28 40 9 2 0 13 21 19 4 0.261
Ernie Lombardi 48 110 8 31 5 0 4 21 7 9 0 0.282
Joe Lafata 62 95 13 21 1 0 2 18 15 18 1 0.221
Clint Hartung 34 94 13 29 4 3 4 13 3 21 0 0.309
Larry Jansen 42 86 6 16 2 0 0 7 3 13 0 0.186
Dave Koslo 39 78 6 10 1 0 0 2 8 37 0 0.128
Monty Kennedy 34 48 6 8 0 0 0 6 3 9 0 0.167
Bobby Rhawn 13 45 7 14 3 0 1 3 8 1 0 0.311
Andy Hansen 27 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.190
Hooks Iott 20 21 1 3 2 0 0 4 4 8 0 0.143
Ray Poat 7 21 3 4 1 1 1 5 1 7 0 0.190
Sheldon Jones 15 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.125
Ken Trinkle 62 16 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.188
Bill Voiselle 11 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.133
Mort Cooper 8 14 3 6 2 0 1 3 0 2 0 0.429
Babe Young 14 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.071
Joe Beggs 32 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.077
Fuzz White 7 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.231
Wes Westrum 6 12 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.417
Bill Ayers 13 8 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.250
Mickey Livingston 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Gene Thompson 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bennie Warren 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Sal Yvars 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Mike Budnick 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Mel Ott 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Whitey Lockman 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Mario Picone 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Woody Abernathy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hub Andrews 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Carpenter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Ray Poat 2.55 2 Larry Jansen 3.16 3 Ken Trinkle 3.75 4 Sheldon Jones 3.88 5 Joe Beggs 4.23

Wins

1 Larry Jansen 21 2 Dave Koslo 15 3 Clint Hartung 9 4 Monty Kennedy 9 5 Ken Trinkle 8

Strikeouts

1 Larry Jansen 104 2 Dave Koslo 86 3 Monty Kennedy 60 4 Clint Hartung 54 5 Hooks Iott 46
1947 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Jansen 21 5 3.16 42 30 1 248.0 241 87 57 104
Dave Koslo 15 10 4.39 39 31 0 217.1 223 106 82 86
Monty Kennedy 9 12 4.85 34 24 0 148.1 158 80 88 60
Clint Hartung 9 7 4.57 23 20 0 138.0 140 70 69 54
Ken Trinkle 8 4 3.75 62 0 10 93.2 100 39 48 37
Andy Hansen 1 5 4.37 27 9 0 82.1 78 40 38 18
Hooks Iott 3 8 5.93 20 9 0 71.1 67 47 52 46
Joe Beggs 3 3 4.23 32 0 2 66.0 81 31 18 23
Ray Poat 4 3 2.55 7 7 0 60.0 53 17 13 25
Sheldon Jones 2 2 3.88 15 6 0 55.2 51 24 29 24
Bill Voiselle 1 4 4.64 11 5 0 42.2 44 22 22 20
Mort Cooper 1 5 7.12 8 8 0 36.2 51 29 13 12
Gene Thompson 4 2 4.29 15 0 0 35.2 36 17 27 13
Bill Ayers 0 3 8.15 13 4 1 35.1 46 32 14 22
Mike Budnick 0 0 10.50 7 1 0 12.0 16 14 10 6
Hub Andrews 0 0 6.23 7 0 0 8.2 14 6 4 2
Mario Picone 0 0 7.71 2 1 0 7.0 10 6 2 1
Bob Carpenter 0 0 12.00 2 0 0 3.0 5 4 3 0
Woody Abernathy 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 4 2 1 0

👥 Roster (41)

Woody Abernathy Hub Andrews Bill Ayers Joe Beggs Buddy Blattner Mike Budnick Bob Carpenter Mort Cooper Walker Cooper Lloyd Gearhart Sid Gordon Andy Hansen +29 more

41 players

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The 1947 New York Giants in brief

The 1947 New York Giants finished 81-73, a .526 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL. With 830 runs scored and 761 given up, the 1947 differential was +69. The team batting average of .270 was 2% above the 1947 league mark of .265. Pitchers allowed 4.44 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.06. The 1947 New York Giants outscored the average club by 17% (830 against 708).

Home games were played at Polo Grounds IV, where 1,606,259 fans came through the gates. Johnny Mize led the club in home runs with 51. Larry Jansen led the pitchers with 21 wins. Ken Trinkle closed out 10 saves. The 1947 roster runs to 41 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1946 season and the 1948 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 New York Giants

What was the 1947 New York Giants record?
The 1947 New York Giants finished 81-73 (.526 win pct).
Who led the 1947 New York Giants in home runs?
Johnny Mize led the 1947 New York Giants with 51 home runs.
What was the 1947 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1947 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 4.44.
Did the 1947 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1947 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 New York Giants play?
The 1947 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1947 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Johnny Mize (51 HR, 138 RBI) and Larry Jansen (21-5, 3.16 ERA).
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