1948 New York Giants

78-76 • .506 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1948 New York Giants went 78-76 (.506) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 780 runs, allowed 704, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Johnny Mize (40 HR, 125 RBI) and Larry Jansen (18-12, 3.61 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
76 Losses
.506 Win %
5th Rank
780 R 704 RA
Diff +76

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780 Runs Scored
704 Runs Allowed
+76 Run Diff
1,460K Attendance

📈 vs. 1948 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 2% below the 1948 league average (.260)
OBP .334 equal to the 1948 league average (.332)
SLG .407 7% above the 1948 league average (.382)
Team ERA 3.93 1% better than the 1948 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 780 14% above the 1948 league average (686 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,460,225
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Avg per Game 18,963

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Don Mueller 0.358 2 Sid Gordon 0.299 3 Johnny Mize 0.289 4 Whitey Lockman 0.286 5 Willard Marshall 0.272

Home Runs

1 Johnny Mize 40 2 Sid Gordon 30 3 Whitey Lockman 18 4 Walker Cooper 16 5 Bobby Thomson 16

RBI

1 Johnny Mize 125 2 Sid Gordon 107 3 Willard Marshall 86 4 Bobby Thomson 63 5 Whitey Lockman 59
1948 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Whitey Lockman 146 584 117 167 24 10 18 59 68 63 8 0.286
Johnny Mize 152 560 110 162 26 4 40 125 94 37 4 0.289
Willard Marshall 143 537 72 146 21 8 14 86 64 34 2 0.272
Sid Gordon 142 521 100 156 26 4 30 107 74 39 8 0.299
Buddy Kerr 144 496 41 119 16 4 0 46 56 36 9 0.240
Bobby Thomson 138 471 75 117 20 2 16 63 30 77 2 0.248
Bill Rigney 113 424 72 112 17 3 10 43 47 54 4 0.264
Walker Cooper 91 290 40 77 12 0 16 54 28 29 1 0.266
Jack Lohrke 97 280 35 70 15 1 5 31 30 30 3 0.250
Wes Westrum 66 125 14 20 3 1 4 16 20 36 3 0.160
Mickey Livingston 45 99 9 21 4 1 2 12 21 11 1 0.212
Larry Jansen 42 95 4 13 3 0 0 7 4 22 0 0.137
Les Layton 63 91 14 21 4 4 2 12 6 21 1 0.231
Don Mueller 36 81 12 29 4 1 1 9 0 3 0 0.358
Sheldon Jones 55 64 5 13 3 1 0 6 1 19 0 0.203
Johnny McCarthy 56 57 6 15 0 1 2 12 3 2 0 0.263
Clint Hartung 43 56 5 10 1 1 0 3 7 24 0 0.179
Ray Poat 39 56 4 7 2 0 0 7 4 26 0 0.125
Lonny Frey 29 51 6 13 1 0 1 6 4 6 0 0.255
Jack Conway 24 49 8 12 2 1 1 3 5 10 0 0.245
Dave Koslo 35 44 2 5 2 0 0 4 1 16 0 0.114
Bobby Rhawn 36 44 11 12 2 1 1 8 8 6 3 0.273
Sal Yvars 15 38 4 8 1 0 1 6 3 1 0 0.211
Monty Kennedy 26 31 4 4 0 0 0 2 3 8 0 0.129
Pete Milne 12 27 0 6 0 1 0 2 1 6 0 0.222
Buddy Blattner 8 20 3 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0.200
Andy Hansen 36 20 3 1 0 0 0 1 5 11 0 0.050
Hal Bamberger 7 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.083
Thornton Lee 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.091
Red Webb 5 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.222
Jack Harshman 5 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.250
Ken Trinkle 53 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.250
Bobo Newsom 11 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.429
Clem Dreisewerd 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.250
Alex Konikowski 22 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Lou Lombardo 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Hallett 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Lafata 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mickey McGowan 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hub Andrews 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Beggs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Erickson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Andy Hansen 2.97 2 Ken Trinkle 3.18 3 Sheldon Jones 3.35 4 Larry Jansen 3.61 5 Dave Koslo 3.87

Wins

1 Larry Jansen 18 2 Sheldon Jones 16 3 Ray Poat 11 4 Clint Hartung 8 5 Dave Koslo 8

Strikeouts

1 Larry Jansen 126 2 Sheldon Jones 82 3 Monty Kennedy 63 4 Dave Koslo 58 5 Ray Poat 57
1948 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Jansen 18 12 3.61 42 36 2 277.0 283 111 54 126
Sheldon Jones 16 8 3.35 55 21 5 201.1 204 75 90 82
Ray Poat 11 10 4.34 39 24 0 157.2 162 76 67 57
Clint Hartung 8 8 4.75 36 19 1 153.1 146 81 72 42
Dave Koslo 8 10 3.87 35 18 3 149.0 168 64 62 58
Monty Kennedy 3 9 4.01 25 16 0 114.1 118 51 57 63
Andy Hansen 5 3 2.97 36 9 1 100.0 96 33 36 27
Ken Trinkle 4 5 3.18 53 0 7 70.2 66 25 41 20
Alex Konikowski 2 3 7.56 22 1 1 33.1 46 28 17 9
Thornton Lee 1 3 4.41 11 4 0 32.2 41 16 12 17
Red Webb 2 1 3.21 5 3 0 28.0 27 10 10 9
Bobo Newsom 0 4 4.21 11 4 0 25.2 35 12 13 9
Clem Dreisewerd 0 0 5.68 4 0 1 12.2 17 8 5 2
Lou Lombardo 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 5.1 5 4 5 0
Jack Hallett 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 4.0 3 2 4 3
Mickey McGowan 0 0 7.36 3 0 0 3.2 3 3 4 2
Hub Andrews 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 3 0 0 0
Paul Erickson 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 1
Joe Beggs 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 0 0 0

👥 Roster (42)

Hub Andrews Hal Bamberger Joe Beggs Buddy Blattner Jack Conway Walker Cooper Clem Dreisewerd Paul Erickson Lonny Frey Sid Gordon Jack Hallett Andy Hansen +30 more

42 players

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The 1948 New York Giants in brief

The 1948 New York Giants won 78 games and lost 76, ending up 5th in the NL. The run column shows 780 for and 704 against. Against a league average of .260, the 1948 New York Giants batted .256. The New York Giants staff finished with a 3.93 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.96. The 1948 New York Giants outscored the average club by 14% (780 against 686).

Attendance at Polo Grounds IV totaled 1,460,225 for the year. For power, Johnny Mize led the way with 40 homers. Whitey Lockman collected the most hits, 167. The pitching staff's wins leader was Larry Jansen (18). The 1948 roster runs to 42 players. The 1947 season and the 1949 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 New York Giants

What was the 1948 New York Giants record?
The 1948 New York Giants finished 78-76 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1948 New York Giants in home runs?
Johnny Mize led the 1948 New York Giants with 40 home runs.
What was the 1948 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1948 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.93.
Did the 1948 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1948 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1948 New York Giants play?
The 1948 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1948 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Johnny Mize (40 HR, 125 RBI) and Larry Jansen (18-12, 3.61 ERA).
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