1945 New York Giants (MLB) season

1945 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
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:
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	—

Roster

1945 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers 27 Ace Adams 19 Loren Bain 21 Jack Brewer 24 Slim Emmerich 14 Harry Feldman 15 Rube Fischer 15 Don Fisher 20 Johnny Gee 28 Andy Hansen 18,23 Ray Harrell 22 Roy Lee 19 Sal Maglie 16 Van Mungo 37 Jack Phillips 18 Ewald Pyle 17 Bill Voiselle 28 Adrián Zabala		Catchers  9 Ray Berres 37 Bill DeKoning 23 Clyde Kluttz  8 Ernie Lombardi Infielders 29 Al Gardella 12 George Hausmann  7 Johnny Hudson 26 Billy Jurges 10 Buddy Kerr  6 Nap Reyes 35 Mike Schemer  5 Phil Weintraub  5 Roy Zimmerman		Outfielders 34 Steve Filipowicz 33 Danny Gardella 22 Whitey Lockman  3 Jim Mallory  3 Charlie Mead  3 Joe Medwick  4 Mel Ott  1 Johnny Rucker  2 Red Treadway		Manager  4 Mel Ott Coaches 30 Bubber Jonnard 31 Adolfo Luque

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	Ott, MelMel 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
Zimmerman, RoyRoy Zimmerman	27	98	27	.276	5	15
Mallory, JimJim 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
Adams, AceAce Adams	65	11	9	15	3.42	39
Bain, LorenLoren Bain	3	0	0	0	7.88	1
Phillips, JackJack Phillips	1	0	0	0	10.38	0

Farm system

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

• 1945 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference
• 1945 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac