| 1947 New York Giants | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York City |
| Record | 81–73 (.526) |
| League place | 4th |
| Owners | Horace Stoneham |
| General managers | Chub Feeney |
| Managers | Mel Ott |
| Television | WNBT (Frankie Frisch, Steve Ellis) |
| Radio | WMCA (Frankie Frisch, Steve Ellis) |
The1947New York Giants season was the franchise's 65th season. The team finished in fourth place in theNational League with an 81–73 record, 13 games behind theBrooklyn Dodgers. It was the first season to be broadcast on television, with WNBT acting as the official team television broadcast partner.
Between September 5 and 23, the Giants hit at least one home run in each of 19 games, the longest such streak in franchise history (considering records from 1914 onwards).[5]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 94 | 60 | .610 | — | 52–25 | 42–35 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 65 | .578 | 5 | 46–31 | 43–34 |
| Boston Braves | 86 | 68 | .558 | 8 | 50–27 | 36–41 |
| New York Giants | 81 | 73 | .526 | 13 | 45–31 | 36–42 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | .474 | 21 | 42–35 | 31–46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 69 | 85 | .448 | 25 | 36–43 | 33–42 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 92 | .403 | 32 | 38–38 | 24–54 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 92 | .403 | 32 | 32–45 | 30–47 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 12–10 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 10–12 | — | 15–7 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | 7–15 | — | 12–10 | 7–15 | 16–6–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–13 | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 9–13 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 15–7–1 | 13–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 8–14 | 6–16–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 7–15–1 | 9–13 | — | 6–16–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | — | |||||
| 1947 New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters
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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 | Walker Cooper | 140 | 515 | 157 | .305 | 35 | 122 |
| 1B | Johnny Mize | 154 | 586 | 177 | .302 | 51 | 138 |
| 2B | Bill Rigney | 130 | 531 | 142 | .267 | 17 | 59 |
| 3B | Jack Lohrke | 112 | 329 | 79 | .240 | 11 | 35 |
| SS | Buddy Kerr | 138 | 547 | 157 | .287 | 7 | 49 |
| OF | Sid Gordon | 130 | 437 | 119 | .272 | 13 | 57 |
| OF | Willard Marshall | 155 | 587 | 171 | .291 | 36 | 107 |
| OF | Bobby Thomson | 138 | 545 | 154 | .283 | 29 | 85 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Gearhart | 73 | 179 | 44 | .246 | 6 | 17 |
| Mickey Witek | 51 | 160 | 35 | .219 | 3 | 17 |
| Buddy Blattner | 55 | 153 | 40 | .261 | 0 | 13 |
| Ernie Lombardi | 48 | 110 | 31 | .282 | 4 | 21 |
| Joe Lafata | 62 | 95 | 21 | .221 | 2 | 18 |
| Bobby Rhawn | 13 | 45 | 14 | .311 | 1 | 3 |
| Babe Young | 14 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuzz White | 7 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Westrum | 6 | 12 | 5 | .417 | 0 | 2 |
| Mickey Livingston | 5 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Warren | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Sal Yvars | 1 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Ott | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitey Lockman | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Jansen | 42 | 248.0 | 21 | 5 | 3.16 | 104 |
| Dave Koslo | 39 | 217.1 | 15 | 10 | 4.39 | 86 |
| Clint Hartung | 23 | 138.0 | 9 | 7 | 4.57 | 54 |
| Ray Poat | 7 | 60.0 | 4 | 3 | 2.55 | 25 |
| Mort Cooper | 8 | 36.2 | 1 | 5 | 7.12 | 12 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Kennedy | 34 | 148.1 | 9 | 12 | 4.85 | 60 |
| Andy Hansen | 27 | 82.1 | 1 | 5 | 4.37 | 18 |
| Hooks Iott | 20 | 71.1 | 3 | 8 | 5.93 | 46 |
| Sheldon Jones | 15 | 55.2 | 2 | 2 | 3.88 | 24 |
| Bill Voiselle | 11 | 42.2 | 1 | 4 | 4.64 | 20 |
| Bill Ayers | 13 | 35.1 | 0 | 3 | 8.15 | 22 |
| Mike Budnick | 7 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 10.50 | 6 |
| Mario Picone | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Trinkle | 62 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 3.75 | 37 |
| Joe Beggs | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.23 | 23 |
| Gene Thompson | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.29 | 13 |
| Hub Andrews | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 2 |
| Bob Carpenter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 |
| Woody Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Seaford[8]