1946 New York Giants (MLB) season

1946 New York Giants
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (Since 1911) New York, New York (Since 1883)
1946 Information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Chub Feeney
Manager(s)	Mel Ott
Local radio	WMCA (Jack Brickhouse, Steve Ellis)
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Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	98	58	--	.628
Brooklyn Dodgers	96	60	2	.615
Chicago Cubs	82	71	14.5	.536
Boston Braves	81	72	15.5	.529
Philadelphia Phillies	69	85	28	.448
Cincinnati Reds	67	87	30	.435
Pittsburgh Pirates	63	91	34	.409
New York Giants	61	93	36	.396

Notable transactions

• September 16, 1946: Red Kress was released by the Giants.

Roster

1946 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers 24 Woody Abernathy 27 Ace Adams 28 Nate Andrews 21 Jack Brewer 25 Mike Budnick 16 John Carden 20 Bob Carpenter 29 Slim Emmerich 14 Harry Feldman 18 Rube Fischer 12 Johnny Gee 16 Marv Grissom 28 Sheldon Jones 24 Bob Joyce 23 Monte Kennedy 22 Dave Koslo 14 Jack Kraus 31 Red Kress 9,13 Hal Schumacher 42 Junior Thompson 26 Ken Trinkle 17 Bill Voiselle		Catchers  7 Walker Cooper 19 Jim Gladd 29 Mickey Grasso  9 Clyde Kluttz  8 Ernie Lombardi 36 Bennie Warren Infielders 32 Dick Bartell 15 Buddy Blattner 10 Buddy Kerr -- Dick Lajeskie  3 Johnny Mize  1 Bill Rigney 23 Bobby Thomson  2 Mickey Witek  5 Babe Young		Outfielders 40 Morrie Arnovich  9 Vince DiMaggio  6 Sid Gordon 18,21,28 Jack Graham 29 Garland Lawing 35 Willard Marshall 41 Buster Maynard  4 Mel Ott 39 Jess Pike 27 Goody Rosen 37 Johnny Rucker Other batters 38 Mike Schemer		Manager  4 Mel Ott Coaches    Grover Hartley 31 Red Kress    Bubber Jonnard

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

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
Graham, JackJack Graham	100	270	59	.219	14	47
Ott, MelMel Ott	31	68	5	.074	1	4
Pike, JessJess 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

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
Abernathy, WoodyWoody Abernathy	15	1	1	1	3.38	6
Adams, AceAce Adams	3	0	1	0	16.88	3

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
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-Schoolfield 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

References

• 1946 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference
• 1946 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac