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1948 New York Giants
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (Since 1911) New York, New York (Since 1883)
1948 Information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General Manager(s)	Chub Feeney
Manager(s)	Mel Ott, Leo Durocher
Local television	WNBT (Steve Ellis)
Local radio	WMCA (Frankie Frisch, Maury Farrell)

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Offseason

November 20, 1947: 1947 minor league draft
- Hoyt Wilhelm was drafted by the Giants from the Boston Braves.^[1]
- Ed Albrecht was drafted from the Giants by the St. Louis Browns.^[2]
- Pete Milne was drafted by the Giants from the Cleveland Indians.^[3]
Prior to 1948 season: Marv Grissom was acquire from the Giants by the Sacramento Solons.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Boston Braves	91	62	--	.595
St. Louis Cardinals	85	69	6.5	.552
Brooklyn Dodgers	84	70	7.5	.545
Pittsburgh Pirates	83	71	8.5	.539
New York Giants	78	76	13.5	.506
Philadelphia Phillies	66	88	25.5	.429
Cincinnati Reds	64	89	27	.418
Chicago Cubs	64	90	27.5	.416

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1948 New York Giants roster

Roster

Pitchers

38 Hub Andrews
33 Joe Beggs
33 Clem Dreisewerd
49 Paul Erickson
40 Jack Hallett
44 Andy Hansen
23 Clint Hartung
46 Larry Jansen
37 Sheldon Jones
32 Monte Kennedy
36 Alex Konikowski
31 Dave Koslo
49 Thornton Lee
50 Lou Lombardo
36 Mickey McGowan
48 Bobo Newsom
30 Ray Poat
34 Ken Trinkle
29 Red Webb

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

26 Joe Lafata

Manager

2 Leo Durocher
4 Mel Ott

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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	Cooper, WalkerWalker Cooper	91	290	77	.266	16	54
1B	Mize, JohnnyJohnny Mize	152	560	162	.289	40	125
2B	Rigney, BillBill Rigney	113	424	112	.264	10	43
OF	Thomson, BobbyBobby Thomson	138	471	117	.248	16	63

Other batters

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
McCarthy, JohnnyJohnny McCarthy	56	57	15	.263	2	12
Conway, JackJack Conway	24	49	12	.245	1	3
Milne, PetePete Milne	12	27	6	.222	0	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jansen, LarryLarry Jansen	42	277	18	12	3.61	126

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Hansen, AndyAndy Hansen	36	100	5	3	2.97	27
Webb, RedRed Webb	5	28	2	1	3.21	9

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	SV	ERA	SO
Dreisewerd, ClemClem Dreisewerd	4	1	5.68	2
Erickson, PaulPaul Erickson	2	0	0.00	1
Andrews, HubHub Andrews	1	0	0.00	0
Beggs, JoeJoe Beggs	1	0	0.00	0

Awards and honors

Farm system

Notes

^ Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference
^ Ed Albrecht page at Baseball Reference
^ Pete Milne page at Baseball Reference
^ Marv Grisson page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1948 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1948 All-Star Game • 1948 World Series

San Francisco Giants

Formerly the New York Gothams and the New York Giants · Based in San Francisco, California (Bay Area)

The Franchise

History · Seasons · Records · Players · Managers · Opening Day starting pitchers · Broadcasters

Ballparks

Polo Grounds · Oakland Park · St. George Grounds · Hilltop Park · Seals Stadium · Candlestick Park · AT&T Park
Spring Training: Payne Park · Flamingo Field · LSU Varsity Baseball Field · Al Lang Field · Phoenix Municipal Stadium · Scottsdale Stadium

Culture

Merkle's Boner · Shot Heard 'Round the World · The Catch · 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake · White Flag Trade · McCovey Cove · Willie Mac Award

Rivalries

Los Angeles Dodgers · Bay Bridge Series · Subway Series

Important Figures

John McGraw · Christy Mathewson · Joe McGinnity · Roger Bresnahan · Rube Marquard · Tim Keefe · Juan Marichal · Willie Mays · Willie McCovey · Carl Hubbell · Bill Terry · Frankie Frisch · George Kelly · Travis Jackson · Ross Youngs · Mel Ott · Mickey Welch · Freddie Lindstrom · Amos Rusie · Alvin Dark · Bobby Thomson · Russ Hodges · Monte Irvin · Orlando Cepeda · Gaylord Perry · Barry Bonds · Jeff Kent · Will Clark · Kevin Mitchell · Matt Williams · Jeffrey Leonard · Dusty Baker · Roger Craig · Lon Simmons

Retired Numbers

3 · 4 · 11 · 24 · 27 · 30 · 36 · 42 · 44

World Series Champions (5)

1905 · 1921 · 1922 · 1933 · 1954

National League
Championships (20)

1888 · 1889 · 1904 · 1905 · 1911 · 1912 · 1913 · 1917 · 1921 · 1922 · 1923 · 1924 · 1933 · 1936 · 1937 · 1951 · 1954 · 1962 · 1989 · 2002

Other titles

Western: 1971 · 1997 · 2000 · 2003 · Wild Card: 2002

Minors

AAA: Fresno Grizzlies · AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels · A: San Jose Giants · Augusta GreenJackets · Salem-Keizer Volcanoes · Rookie: AZL Giants · DSL Giants

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