1946 New York Giants

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1945 / 1947

61-93, Finished 8th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Mel Ott (61-93)
Scored 612 runs, Allowed 685 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 69-85

Ballparks: Polo Grounds V · Attendance: 1,219,873 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 103

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1945 / 1947 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary
Woody Abernathy	31	15	1	0	7	1	6	0	0	1.000	0.47								P
Ace Adams	36	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.33								P
Nate Andrews	32	3	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.67								P
Morrie Arnovich	35	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00								OF
Dick Bartell	38	5	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	0.67								3B-2B
Buddy Blattner	26	115	111	104	616	286	315	15	62	.976	5.23								2B-1B
Jack Brewer	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Mike Budnick	26	35	7	1	28	5	21	2	0	.929	0.74								P
John Carden	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00								P
Bob Carpenter	28	12	6	1	9	2	6	1	0	.889	0.67								P
Walker Cooper	31	74	67	60	324	277	38	9	3	.972	4.32	3		25	20	44%	43%		C
Vince DiMaggio	33	13	6	5	30	29	0	1	0	.967	2.23								OF
Slim Emmerich	26	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.00								P
Harry Feldman	26	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Rube Fischer	29	15	1	0	12	0	9	3	1	.750	0.60								P
Johnny Gee	30	13	6	1	9	1	7	1	0	.889	0.62								P
Jim Gladd	23	4	4	2	33	31	2	0	0	1.000	8.25	1		2	1	33%	43%		C
Sid Gordon	28	128	126	117	282	215	62	5	3	.982	2.11								OF-3B
Jack Graham	29	69	63	60	185	168	11	6	3	.968	2.59								OF-1B
Mickey Grasso	26	7	6	6	30	24	5	1	0	.967	4.14	0		4	3	43%	43%		C
Marv Grissom	28	4	3	0	7	1	6	0	1	1.000	1.75								P
Sheldon Jones	24	6	4	1	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	0.83								P
Bob Joyce	31	14	7	2	18	4	14	0	3	1.000	1.29								P
Monty Kennedy	24	38	27	10	47	10	35	2	2	.957	1.18								P
Buddy Kerr	23	144	143	136	706	264	428	14	68	.980	4.81								SS-3B
Clyde Kluttz	28	2	1	1	7	6	0	1	0	.857	3.00	0		0	0				C
Dave Koslo	26	40	35	17	74	10	61	3	1	.959	1.78								P
Jack Kraus	28	17	1	0	11	1	9	1	1	.909	0.59								P
Red Kress	41	1	0	0	5	2	3	0	1	1.000	5.00								P
Dick Lajeskie	20	4	4	4	28	7	20	1	1	.964	6.75								2B
Garland Lawing	27	4	4	1	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	1.50								OF
Ernie Lombardi	38	63	59	43	315	272	36	7	7	.978	4.89	4		23	19	45%	43%		C
Willard Marshall	25	125	122	111	273	253	14	6	2	.978	2.14								OF
Buster Maynard	33	3	1	1	4	3	0	1	0	.750	1.00								OF
Johnny Mize	33	101	101	99	1022	928	83	11	80	.989	10.01								1B
Mel Ott	37	16	15	12	25	23	2	0	1	1.000	1.56								OF
Jess Pike	30	10	9	9	14	13	0	1	0	.929	1.30								OF
Bill Rigney	28	103	98	82	371	130	224	17	22	.954	3.34								3B-SS
Goody Rosen	33	84	81	69	208	200	3	5	0	.976	2.42								OF
Johnny Rucker	29	54	41	41	97	91	1	5	0	.948	1.70								OF
Hal Schumacher	35	24	13	2	40	12	27	1	1	.975	1.63								P
Junior Thompson	29	39	1	0	23	5	18	0	1	1.000	0.59								P
Bobby Thomson	22	16	15	15	46	18	25	3	0	.935	2.69								3B
Ken Trinkle	26	48	13	2	37	6	30	1	1	.973	0.75								P
Bill Voiselle	27	36	25	10	46	14	29	3	3	.935	1.19								P
Bennie Warren	34	30	17	17	115	103	8	4	0	.965	3.70	1		15	4	21%	43%		C
Mickey Witek	30	73	66	60	308	138	150	20	23	.935	3.74								2B-3B
Babe Young	30	72	71	60	523	492	24	7	25	.987	7.07								1B-OF
Team Totals	28.7	154	1386	1163	5957	4056	1742	159	316	.973	3.41	9		69	47	41%	43%
Rank in 8 NL teams								4	7	5
	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
Walker Cooper	31	73	67	60	324	277	38	9	3	.972	4.32	3	25	20	44%
Ernie Lombardi	38	63	59	43	315	272	36	7	7	.978	4.89	4	23	19	45%
Bennie Warren	34	30	17	17	115	103	8	4	0	.965	3.70	1	15	4	21%
Mickey Grasso	26	7	6	6	30	24	5	1	0	.967	4.14	0	4	3	43%
Jim Gladd	23	4	4	2	33	31	2	0	0	1.000	8.25	1	2	1	33%
Clyde Kluttz	28	2	1	1	7	6	0	1	0	.857	3.00	0	0	0
League Average										.979	4.22				43%
Team Total		154	154	129	824	713	89	22	10	.973	4.48	9	69	47	41%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Johnny Mize	33	101	101	99	1022	928	83	11	80	.989	10.01
Babe Young	30	49	47	46	482	452	24	6	25	.988	9.71
Jack Graham	29	7	6	6	67	63	4	0	3	1.000	9.57
Buddy Blattner	26	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.991	9.28
Team Total		154	154	151	1572	1444	111	17	108	.989	9.84

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Buddy Blattner	26	114	111	104	615	285	315	15	62	.976	5.26
Mickey Witek	30	42	39	36	210	102	100	8	19	.962	4.81
Dick Lajeskie	20	4	4	4	28	7	20	1	1	.964	6.75
Dick Bartell	38	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.50
League Average										.970	5.07
Team Total		154	154	144	854	395	435	24	82	.972	5.12

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bill Rigney	28	73	69	54	228	77	143	8	8	.965	3.01
Mickey Witek	30	35	27	24	98	36	50	12	4	.878	2.46
Sid Gordon	28	30	25	25	76	18	54	4	3	.947	2.40
Buddy Kerr	23	18	18	17	54	24	28	2	2	.963	2.89
Bobby Thomson	22	16	15	15	46	18	25	3	0	.935	2.69
Dick Bartell	38	4	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	0.75
League Average										.952	2.84
Team Total		154	154	135	505	173	303	29	17	.943	2.70

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Buddy Kerr	23	126	125	119	652	240	400	12	66	.982	5.08
Bill Rigney	28	33	29	28	143	53	81	9	14	.937	4.06
League Average										.957	4.67
Team Total		154	154	147	795	293	481	21	80	.974	4.87

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Willard Marshall	25	125	122	111	273	253	14	6	2	.978	2.14
Sid Gordon	28	101	101	92	206	197	8	1	0	.995	2.03
Goody Rosen	33	84	81	69	208	200	3	5	0	.976	2.42
Jack Graham	29	62	57	54	118	105	7	6	0	.949	1.81
Johnny Rucker	29	54	41	41	97	91	1	5	0	.948	1.70
Babe Young	30	24	24	14	41	40	0	1	0	.976	1.67
Mel Ott	37	16	15	12	25	23	2	0	1	1.000	1.56
Vince DiMaggio	33	13	6	5	30	29	0	1	0	.967	2.23
Jess Pike	30	10	9	9	14	13	0	1	0	.929	1.30
Garland Lawing	27	4	4	1	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	1.50
Buster Maynard	33	3	1	1	4	3	0	1	0	.750	1.00
Morrie Arnovich	35	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.977	2.17
Team Total		154	462	410	1023	961	35	27	3	.974	2.00

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Dave Koslo	26	40	35	17	74	10	61	3	1	.959	1.78
Monty Kennedy	24	38	27	10	47	10	35	2	2	.957	1.18
Bill Voiselle	27	36	25	10	46	14	29	3	3	.935	1.19
Ken Trinkle	26	48	13	2	37	6	30	1	1	.973	0.75
Hal Schumacher	35	24	13	2	40	12	27	1	1	.975	1.63
Mike Budnick	26	35	7	1	28	5	21	2	0	.929	0.74
Junior Thompson	29	39	1	0	23	5	18	0	1	1.000	0.59
Bob Joyce	31	14	7	2	18	4	14	0	3	1.000	1.29
Johnny Gee	30	13	6	1	9	1	7	1	0	.889	0.62
Woody Abernathy	31	15	1	0	7	1	6	0	0	1.000	0.47
Bob Carpenter	28	12	6	1	9	2	6	1	0	.889	0.67
Rube Fischer	29	15	1	0	12	0	9	3	1	.750	0.60
Sheldon Jones	24	6	4	1	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	0.83
Jack Kraus	28	17	1	0	11	1	9	1	1	.909	0.59
Marv Grissom	28	4	3	0	7	1	6	0	1	1.000	1.75
Nate Andrews	32	3	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.67
Harry Feldman	26	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Slim Emmerich	26	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
Red Kress	41	1	0	0	5	2	3	0	1	1.000	5.00
Ace Adams	36	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.33
Jack Brewer	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
John Carden	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00
League Average										.960	1.00
Team Total		154	154	47	384	77	288	19	16	.951	0.99

1945 / 1947 Fielding Statistics

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