1943 New York Giants (MLB) season

1943 New York Giants
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (Since 1911) New York, New York (Since 1883)
1943 Information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
Manager(s)	Mel Ott
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The 1943 New York Giants season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Giants finished eighth in the National League with a record of 55 wins and 98 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	105	49	--	.682
Cincinnati Reds	87	67	18	.565
Brooklyn Dodgers	81	72	23.5	.529
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	74	25	.519
Chicago Cubs	74	79	30.5	.484
Boston Braves	68	85	36.5	.444
Philadelphia Phillies	64	90	41	.416
New York Giants	55	98	49.5	.359

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1943 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers 27 Ace Adams 20 Johnny Allen 27 Ken Chase 24 Bobby Coombs 32 Hugh East 18 Harry Feldman 29 Rube Fischer 11 Carl Hubbell 22 Bill Lohrman 15 Cliff Melton 17 Van Mungo 20 Bill Sayles 28 Frank Seward 16 Tom Sunkel 19 Ken Trinkle  5 Bill Voiselle 12 Johnnie Wittig		Catchers 10 Ray Berres  9 Ernie Lombardi  8 Gus Mancuso 10 Hugh Poland 25 Joe Stephenson Infielders 14 Dick Bartell  1 Sid Gordon  7 Billy Jurges 18 Buddy Kerr 26,28 Joe Orengo 21,23 Nap Reyes  2 Mickey Witek		Outfielders  5 Babe Barna 29 Vic Bradford  6 Buster Maynard 22 Charlie Mead 19 Joe Medwick  4 Mel Ott  3 Johnny Rucker		Manager  4 Mel Ott Coaches    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
OF	Ott, MelMel Ott	125	380	89	.234	18	47

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

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
Mungo, VanVan Mungo	45	154.1	3	7	3.91	83

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	70	11	7	9	2.82	46

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Jersey City Giants	International League	Gabby Hartnett
A	Springfield Rifles	Eastern League	Spencer Abbott
D	Bristol Twins	Appalachian League	Hal Gruber

External links

• 1943 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference
• 1943 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac