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1951 New York Giants

98-59 • .624 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1951 New York Giants went 98-59 (.624) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 781 runs, allowed 641, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Bobby Thomson (32 HR, 101 RBI) and Larry Jansen (23-11, 3.04 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

98 Wins
59 Losses
.624 Win %
1st Rank
781 R 641 RA
Diff +140

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⚡ Quick Stats

781 Runs Scored
641 Runs Allowed
+140 Run Diff
1,144K Attendance

📈 vs. 1951 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 equal to the 1951 league average (.259)
OBP .347 5% above the 1951 league average (.331)
SLG .417 7% above the 1951 league average (.389)
Team ERA 3.48 12% better than the 1951 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 781 13% above the 1951 league average (694 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,144,114
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Avg per Game 14,668

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1951

Batting Avg

1 Monte Irvin 0.312 2 Al Dark 0.303 3 Bobby Thomson 0.293 4 Whitey Lockman 0.282 5 Don Mueller 0.277

Home Runs

1 Bobby Thomson 32 2 Monte Irvin 24 3 Willie Mays 20 4 Wes Westrum 20 5 Don Mueller 16

RBI

1 Monte Irvin 121 2 Bobby Thomson 101 3 Whitey Lockman 73 4 Wes Westrum 70 5 Al Dark 69
1951 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Dark 156 646 114 196 41 7 14 69 42 39 12 0.303
Whitey Lockman 153 614 85 173 27 7 12 73 50 32 4 0.282
Monte Irvin 151 558 94 174 19 11 24 121 89 44 12 0.312
Bobby Thomson 148 518 89 152 27 8 32 101 73 57 5 0.293
Eddie Stanky 145 515 88 127 17 2 14 43 127 63 8 0.247
Don Mueller 122 469 58 130 10 7 16 69 19 13 1 0.277
Willie Mays 121 464 59 127 22 5 20 68 57 60 7 0.274
Wes Westrum 124 361 59 79 12 0 20 70 104 93 1 0.219
Hank Thompson 87 264 37 62 8 4 8 33 43 23 1 0.235
Ray Noble 55 141 16 33 6 0 5 26 6 26 0 0.234
Sal Maglie 42 112 9 17 1 0 1 5 1 22 0 0.152
Larry Jansen 39 96 5 9 0 0 0 5 7 33 0 0.094
Jim Hearn 34 74 7 12 0 0 1 6 4 29 0 0.162
Bill Rigney 44 69 9 16 2 0 4 9 8 7 0 0.232
Davey Williams 30 64 17 17 1 0 2 8 5 8 1 0.266
Spider Jorgensen 28 51 5 12 0 0 2 8 3 2 0 0.235
Dave Koslo 39 50 1 5 1 0 0 1 6 18 1 0.100
Clint Hartung 21 44 4 9 1 0 0 2 1 9 0 0.205
Sal Yvars 25 41 9 13 2 0 2 3 5 7 0 0.317
Jack Lohrke 23 40 3 8 0 0 1 3 10 2 0 0.200
George Spencer 57 32 2 4 0 0 0 3 3 11 0 0.125
Sheldon Jones 41 31 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 6 0 0.097
Artie Wilson 19 22 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0.182
Al Corwin 15 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.050
Jack Maguire 16 20 6 8 1 1 1 4 2 2 0 0.400
Monty Kennedy 29 15 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.200
Al Gettel 30 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.083
Earl Rapp 13 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.091
Roger Bowman 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
George Bamberger 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Red Hardy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alex Konikowski 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Kramer 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hank Schenz 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1951

ERA

1 Monty Kennedy 2.25 2 Sal Maglie 2.93 3 Larry Jansen 3.04 4 Dave Koslo 3.31 5 Jim Hearn 3.62

Wins

1 Larry Jansen 23 2 Sal Maglie 23 3 Jim Hearn 17 4 Dave Koslo 10 5 George Spencer 10

Strikeouts

1 Sal Maglie 146 2 Larry Jansen 145 3 Jim Hearn 66 4 Sheldon Jones 58 5 Dave Koslo 54
1951 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sal Maglie 23 6 2.93 42 37 4 298.0 254 97 86 146
Larry Jansen 23 11 3.04 39 34 0 278.2 254 94 56 145
Jim Hearn 17 9 3.62 34 34 0 211.1 204 85 82 66
Dave Koslo 10 9 3.31 39 16 3 149.2 153 55 45 54
George Spencer 10 4 3.75 57 4 6 132.0 125 55 56 36
Sheldon Jones 6 11 4.26 41 12 4 120.1 119 57 52 58
Monty Kennedy 1 2 2.25 29 5 0 68.0 68 17 31 22
Al Corwin 5 1 3.66 15 8 1 59.0 49 24 21 30
Al Gettel 1 2 4.87 30 1 0 57.1 52 31 25 36
Roger Bowman 2 4 6.15 9 5 0 26.1 35 18 22 24
Jack Kramer 0 0 15.43 4 1 0 4.2 11 8 3 2
Alex Konikowski 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 5
George Bamberger 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 2.0 4 4 2 1
Red Hardy 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 1.1 4 1 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to NYA 4-2

👥 Roster (34)

George Bamberger Roger Bowman Al Corwin Al Dark Al Gettel Red Hardy Clint Hartung Jim Hearn Monte Irvin Larry Jansen Sheldon Jones Spider Jorgensen +22 more

34 players

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The 1951 New York Giants in brief

A 98-59 record (.624) put the 1951 New York Giants 1st in the NL. This was a year in which the New York Giants won the pennant. Runs came in at 781 scored against 641 allowed (+140). The New York Giants staff finished with a 3.48 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.96. Measured against the 694-run league average, the offense was 13% ahead.

The home park, Polo Grounds IV, recorded 1,144,114 in attendance, about 14,668 a game. Bobby Thomson topped the New York Giants with 32 home runs. Monte Irvin led in RBI with 121. Al Dark collected the most hits, 196. Sal Maglie was the top winner, with 23 victories. In the World Series, the New York Giants lost to NYA 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1951 New York Giants

What was the 1951 New York Giants record?
The 1951 New York Giants finished 98-59 (.624 win pct).
How did the 1951 New York Giants finish?
The 1951 New York Giants finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1951 New York Giants in home runs?
Bobby Thomson led the 1951 New York Giants with 32 home runs.
What was the 1951 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1951 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.48.
Did the 1951 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1951 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1951 New York Giants play?
The 1951 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
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