1946 New York Giants (MLB) season

1946 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
General manager(s)	Chub Feeney
Manager(s)	Mel Ott
Local radio	WMCA (Jack Brickhouse, Steve Ellis)
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The 1946 New York Giants season was the franchise's 64th season. The team finished in eighth place in the National League with an 61-93 record, 36 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	98	58	0.628	—	49–29	49–29
Brooklyn Dodgers	96	60	0.615	2	56–22	40–38
Chicago Cubs	82	71	0.536	14½	44–33	38–38
Boston Braves	81	72	0.529	15½	45–31	36–41
Philadelphia Phillies	69	85	0.448	28	41–36	28–49
Cincinnati Reds	67	87	0.435	30	35–42	32–45
Pittsburgh Pirates	63	91	0.409	34	37–40	26–51
New York Giants	61	93	0.396	36	38–39	23–54

The 1946 Giants are the original subject of the phrase "nice guys finish last", a condensation of a reference to them by Leo Durocher of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The original quote by Durocher was "The nice guys are all over there, in seventh place." (July 6, 1946),^[1][2][3] seventh place being last place in the National League.

Record vs. opponents

1946 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	5–17	12–9–1	15–7	13–9	14–8	15–7	7–15
Brooklyn	17–5	—	11–11	14–8–1	15–7	17–5	14–8	8–16
Chicago	9–12–1	11–11	—	13–9	17–5	12–10	12–10–1	8–14
Cincinnati	7–15	8–14–1	9–13	—	14–8	8–14–1	13–9	8–14
New York	9–13	7–15	5–17	8–14	—	12–10	10–12	10–12
Philadelphia	8–14	5–17	10–12	14–8–1	10–12	—	14–8	8–14
Pittsburgh	7–15	8–14	10–12–1	9–13	12–10	8–14	—	9–13
St. Louis	15–7	16–8	14–8	14–8	12–10	14–8	13–9	—

Notable transactions

• September 16, 1946: Red Kress was released by the Giants.^[4]

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 33 Grover Hartley 30 Bubber Jonnard 31 Red Kress

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

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-Scholfield 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^[5]

Notes

1. N.Y. Journal American, 1946 July 7
2. The Yale Book of Quotations, Fred R. Shapiro, Yale University Press, 2006, p. 221
3. Phrases.org.uk
4. Red Kress at Baseball-Reference
5. 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

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