1942 New York Giants (MLB) season

The 1942 New York Giants season was the franchise's 60th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 85–67 record, 20 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

1942 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersHorace Stoneham
General managersBill Terry
ManagersMel Ott
RadioWOR
(Mel Allen, Connie Desmond)
← 1941 Seasons 1943 →

Offseason

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  • Prior to 1942 season: Al Sima was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.[1]

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 106 48 .688 60‍–‍17 46‍–‍31
Brooklyn Dodgers 104 50 .675 2 57‍–‍22 47‍–‍28
New York Giants 85 67 .559 20 47‍–‍31 38‍–‍36
Cincinnati Reds 76 76 .500 29 38‍–‍39 38‍–‍37
Pittsburgh Pirates 66 81 .449 36½ 41‍–‍34 25‍–‍47
Chicago Cubs 68 86 .442 38 36‍–‍41 32‍–‍45
Boston Braves 59 89 .399 44 33‍–‍36 26‍–‍53
Philadelphia Phils 42 109 .278 62½ 23‍–‍51 19‍–‍58

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 6–16 13–9 5–16–1 8–12 14–8 7–12–1 6–16
Brooklyn 16–6 16–6 15–7 14–8–1 18–4 16–6 9–13
Chicago 9–13 6–16 13–9 9–13–1 14–8 11–11 6–16
Cincinnati 16–5–1 7–15 9–13 9–13 16–6 12–9–1 7–15
New York 12–8 8–14–1 13–9–1 13–9 17–5 15–7 7–15
Philadelphia 8–14 4–18 8–14 6–16 5–17 6–13 5–17
Pittsburgh 12–7–1 6–16 11–11 9–12–1 7–15 13–6 8–14–2
St. Louis 16–6 13–9 16–6 15–7 15–7 17–5 14–8–2


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Opening Day lineup

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Roster

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1942 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Harry Danning 119 408 114 .279 1 34
1B Johnny Mize 142 541 165 .305 26 110
2B Mickey Witek 148 553 144 .260 5 48
SS Billy Jurges 127 464 119 .256 2 30
3B Billy Werber 98 370 76 .205 1 13
OF Mel Ott 152 549 162 .295 30 93
OF Babe Barna 104 331 85 .257 6 58
OF Willard Marshall 116 401 103 .257 11 59

Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Dick Bartell 90 316 77 .244 5 24
Babe Young 101 287 80 .279 11 59
Buster Maynard 89 190 47 .247 4 32
Hank Leiber 58 147 32 .218 4 23
Gus Mancuso 39 109 21 .193 0 8
Ray Berres 12 32 6 .188 0 1
Connie Ryan 11 27 5 .185 0 2
Sid Gordon 6 19 6 .316 0 2
Howie Moss 7 14 0 .000 0 0
Charlie Fox 3 7 3 .429 0 1

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Hal Schumacher 29 216.0 12 13 3.04 49
Bob Carpenter 28 185.2 11 10 3.15 53
Bill Lohrman 26 158.0 13 4 2.56 41
Carl Hubbell 24 157.1 11 8 3.95 61
Cliff Melton 23 143.2 11 5 2.63 61
Hank Leiber 1 9.0 0 1 6.00 5

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Harry Feldman 31 114.0 7 1 3.16 49
Bill McGee 31 104.0 6 3 2.94 40
Dave Koslo 19 78.0 3 6 5.08 42
Tom Sunkel 19 63.2 3 6 4.81 29
Van Mungo 9 36.1 1 2 5.94 27
Bill Voiselle 2 9.0 0 1 2.00 5
Hugh East 4 7.1 0 2 9.82 2

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Ace Adams 61 7 4 11 1.84 33

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AA Jersey City Giants International League Frank Snyder
A1 Oklahoma City Indians Texas League Homer Peel, Jimmy Payton,
John Kroner and Clay Touchstone
B Jacksonville Tars Sally League Babe Ganzel
C Fort Smith Giants Western Association Freddie Lindstrom
D Bristol Twins Appalachian League Hal Gruber
D Natchez Giants Evangeline League Herschel Bobo
D Salisbury Giants North Carolina State League Johnnie Heving
D Oshkosh Giants Wisconsin State League Fred Schulte

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fort Smith, Bristol

Evangeline League folded, May 30, 1942[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Al Sima page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ New York Giants Official Program April 14, 1942
  3. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

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