1946 New York Giants (MLB) season
The 1946 New York Giants season was the franchise's 64th season. The team finished in eighth place in the National League with a 61-93 record, 36 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.
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| Owner(s) | Horace Stoneham |
| General manager(s) | Chub Feeney |
| Manager(s) | Mel Ott |
| Local radio | WMCA (Jack Brickhouse, Steve Ellis) |
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Offseason
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 58 | 0.628 | — | 49–29 | 49–29 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 96 | 60 | 0.615 | 2 | 56–22 | 40–38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 82 | 71 | 0.536 | 14½ | 44–33 | 38–38 |
| Boston Braves | 81 | 72 | 0.529 | 15½ | 45–31 | 36–41 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 28 | 41–36 | 28–49 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 30 | 35–42 | 32–45 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 91 | 0.409 | 34 | 37–40 | 26–51 |
| New York Giants | 61 | 93 | 0.396 | 36 | 38–39 | 23–54 |
The 1946 Giants are the original subject of the phrase "nice guys finish last", a condensation of a reference to them by Leo Durocher of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The original quote by Durocher was "The nice guys are all over there, in seventh place." (July 6, 1946),[1][2][3] seventh place being last place in the National League.
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 5–17 | 12–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 7–15 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 17–5 | — | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 14–8 | 8–16 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–12–1 | 11–11 | — | 13–9 | 17–5 | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 7–15 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | — | 14–8 | 8–14–1 | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 9–13 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 8–14 | — | 12–10 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 14–8–1 | 10–12 | — | 14–8 | 8–14 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 7–15 | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 9–13 | |||||
| St. Louis | 15–7 | 16–8 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 13–9 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
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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 |
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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 |
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| Jack Graham | 100 | 270 | 59 | .219 | 14 | 47 |
| Mel Ott | 31 | 68 | 5 | .074 | 1 | 4 |
| Jess Pike | 16 | 41 | 7 | .171 | 1 | 6 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Woody Abernathy | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 6 |
| Ace Adams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.88 | 3 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Minneapolis Millers | American Association | Zeke Bonura, Rosy Ryan and Tom Sheehan |
| AAA | Jersey City Giants | International League | Bruno Betzel |
| A | Jacksonville Tars | Sally League | Johnny Hudson |
| B | Trenton Giants | Interstate League | Earl Wolgamot |
| B | Manchester Giants | New England League | Hal Gruber |
| B | Richmond Colts | Piedmont League | Ray Berres |
| B | Anderson A's | Tri-State League | Bob Richards |
| C | Danville-Scholfield Leafs | Carolina League | Herb Brett |
| C | Erie Sailors | Middle Atlantic League | Steve Mizerak |
| C | St. Cloud Rox | Northern League | Walter Kopp |
| C | Fort Smith Giants | Western Association | Hugh Willingham |
| D | Bristol Twins | Appalachian League | Donald Cross |
| D | Peekskill Highlanders | North Atlantic League | Tony Ravish |
| D | Hickory Rebels | North Carolina State League | Sammy Bell |
| D | Springfield Giants | Ohio State League | Donald Ramsay |
| D | Oshkosh Giants | Wisconsin State League | Ray Lucas |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Erie, Peekskill[5]
Notes
- N.Y. Journal American, 1946 July 7
- The Yale Book of Quotations, Fred R. Shapiro, Yale University Press, 2006, p. 221
- ""Nice guys finish last" - phrase meaning and origin". www.phrases.org.uk. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- Red Kress at Baseball-Reference
- 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
- 1946 New York Giants team at Baseball-Reference
- 1946 New York Giants team at Baseball Almanac