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The 1947 New York Giants season was the franchise's 65th season. The team finished in fourth place in the National League with an 81–73 record, 13 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was the first season to be broadcast on television, with WNBT acting as the official team television broadcast partner.
1947 New York Giants | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | Horace Stoneham | |
General managers | Chub Feeney | |
Managers | Mel Ott | |
Television | WNBT (Frankie Frisch, Steve Ellis) | |
Radio | WMCA (Frankie Frisch, Steve Ellis) | |
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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 |
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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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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Minneapolis Millers | American Association | Tom Sheehan |
AAA | Jersey City Giants | International League | Bruno Betzel |
A | Jacksonville Tars | Sally League | Johnny Hudson |
A | Sioux City Soos | Western League | Joe Becker |
B | Trenton Giants | Interstate League | Tommy Heath |
B | Manchester Giants | New England League | Hal Gruber |
B | Richmond Colts | Piedmont League | Bob Latshaw |
C | Danville Leafs | Carolina League | Herb Brett and Gene Petty |
C | Erie Sailors | Middle Atlantic League | Donald Cross |
C | Reno Silver Sox | Sunset League | Tom Lloyd |
C | Fort Smith Giants | Western Association | Earl Wolgamot |
D | Bristol Twins | Appalachian League | Charlie Fox |
D | Seaford Eagles | Eastern Shore League | Robert Westfall |
D | Peekskill Highlanders | North Atlantic League | Al Gardella |
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: Seaford[8]