1945 New York Giants (MLB) season

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1945 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
Location
  • New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s) Horace Stoneham
Manager(s) Mel Ott
Local radio WINS
(Al Helfer, Bill Slater)
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The 1945 New York Giants season was the franchise's 63rd season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with an 78-74 record, 19 games behind the Chicago Cubs.

Offseason

  • Prior to 1945 season: Ed Albrecht was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 98 56 0.636 49–26 49–30
St. Louis Cardinals 95 59 0.617 3 48–29 47–30
Brooklyn Dodgers 87 67 0.565 11 48–30 39–37
Pittsburgh Pirates 82 72 0.532 16 45–34 37–38
New York Giants 78 74 0.513 19 47–30 31–44
Boston Braves 67 85 0.441 30 36–38 31–47
Cincinnati Reds 61 93 0.396 37 36–41 25–52
Philadelphia Phillies 46 108 0.299 52 22–55 24–53


Record vs. opponents

1945 National League Records

Sources:

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 9–13–1 7–15 10–12 10–10–2 14–8 7–15 10–12
Brooklyn 13–9–1 8–14–1 11–11 15–7 19–3 12–10 9–13
Chicago 15–7 14–8–1 21–1 11–11 17–5 14–8 6–16
Cincinnati 12–10 11–11 1–21 6–16 12–10 10–12 9–13
New York 10–10–2 7–15 11–11 16–6 17–5 11–11 6–16
Philadelphia 8–14 3–19 5–17 10–12 5–17 6–16 9–13
Pittsburgh 15–7 10–12 8–14 12–10 11–11 16–6 10–12–1
St. Louis 12–10 13–9 16–6 13–9 16–6 13–9 12–10–1


Opening Day lineup

Roster

1945 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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
OF Mel Ott 135 451 139 .308 21 79

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
Roy Zimmerman 27 98 27 .276 5 15
Jim Mallory 37 94 28 .298 0 9

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

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

Relief pitchers

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 65 11 9 15 3.42 39
Loren Bain 3 0 0 0 7.88 1
Jack Phillips 1 0 0 0 10.38 0

Awards and honors

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Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AA Jersey City Giants International League Gabby Hartnett
AA San Francisco Seals Pacific Coast League Lefty O'Doul
B Richmond Colts Piedmont League Frank Rodgers
C Danville-Scholfield Leafs Carolina League Herb Brett
D Bristol Twins Appalachian League Hal Gruber
D Hickory Rebels North Carolina State League Herschel Bobo
D Springfield Giants Ohio State League Earl Wolgamot
D Erie Sailors PONY League Bill Harris

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Francisco, Danville-Scholfield[2]

Notes

  1. Ed Albrecht page at Baseball Reference
  2. 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