1947 New York Giants

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1946 / 1948

81-73, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Mel Ott (81-73)
Scored 830 runs, Allowed 761 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-71

Ballparks: Polo Grounds V · Attendance: 1,600,793 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99

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1946 / 1948 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	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Hub Andrews	24	7	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.29								P
Bill Ayers	27	13	4	0	11	1	9	1	0	.909	0.77								P
Joe Beggs	36	32	0	0	16	5	11	0	0	1.000	0.50								P
Buddy Blattner	27	44	35	34	203	86	106	11	15	.946	4.27								2B-3B
Mike Budnick	27	7	1	0	6	3	3	0	0	1.000	0.86								P
Bob Carpenter	29	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50								P
Mort Cooper	34	8	8	2	5	3	2	0	0	1.000	0.63								P
Walker Cooper	32	132	130	124	625	561	51	13	8	.979	4.64	5		25	21	46%	44%		C
Gary Gearhart	23	45	38	37	102	94	4	4	1	.961	2.23								OF
Sid Gordon	29	126	119	113	279	254	13	12	0	.957	2.12								OF-3B
Andy Hansen	22	27	9	1	25	7	18	0	1	1.000	0.93								P
Clint Hartung	24	30	27	14	39	15	22	2	2	.949	1.23								P-OF
Hooks Iott	27	20	9	2	13	2	11	0	0	1.000	0.65								P
Larry Jansen	26	42	30	20	65	19	42	4	3	.938	1.45								P
Sheldon Jones	25	15	6	0	10	4	5	1	0	.900	0.60								P
Monty Kennedy	25	34	24	9	34	7	26	1	1	.971	0.97								P
Buddy Kerr	24	138	137	131	748	270	461	17	77	.977	5.30								SS
Dave Koslo	27	39	31	10	51	13	36	2	2	.961	1.26								P
Joe Lafata	25	22	21	12	50	46	3	1	2	.980	2.33								OF-1B
Mickey Livingston	32	1	0	0	5	3	1	1	0	.800	4.00	0		0	0				C
Jack Lohrke	23	111	102	92	326	118	188	20	20	.939	2.76								3B
Ernie Lombardi	39	24	21	19	99	86	11	2	2	.980	4.04	1		5	5	50%	44%		C
Willard Marshall	26	155	155	155	363	334	19	10	6	.972	2.28								OF
Johnny Mize	34	154	153	153	1505	1381	118	6	120	.996	9.73								1B
Mario Picone	20	2	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.00								P
Ray Poat	29	7	7	5	13	5	8	0	1	1.000	1.86								P
Bobby Rhawn	28	13	12	10	60	19	37	4	6	.933	4.31								2B-3B
Bill Rigney	29	129	129	116	647	264	358	25	56	.961	4.54								2B-3B-SS
Junior Thompson	30	15	0	0	14	5	9	0	1	1.000	0.93								P
Bobby Thomson	23	135	135	134	401	357	32	12	6	.970	2.86								OF-2B
Ken Trinkle	27	62	0	0	31	4	27	0	2	1.000	0.50								P
Bill Voiselle	28	11	5	1	8	0	8	0	1	1.000	0.73								P
Bennie Warren	35	3	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0.67	0		0	0				C
Wes Westrum	24	2	2	2	10	8	2	0	0	1.000	5.00	0		0	1	100%	44%		C
Fuzz White	31	5	3	2	11	11	0	0	0	1.000	2.20								OF
Mickey Witek	31	43	39	37	239	105	128	6	28	.975	5.42								2B-3B
Sal Yvars	23	1	1	1	4	3	1	0	0	1.000	4.00	0		0	0				C
Team Totals	27.6	155	1395	1237	6025	4095	1775	155	361	.974	3.53	6		30	27	47%	44%
Rank in 8 NL teams								1	5	7
	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	32	132	130	124	625	561	51	13	8	.979	4.64	5	25	21	46%
Ernie Lombardi	39	24	21	19	99	86	11	2	2	.980	4.04	1	5	5	50%
Bennie Warren	35	3	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0.67	0	0	0
Wes Westrum	24	2	2	2	10	8	2	0	0	1.000	5.00	0	0	1	100%
Mickey Livingston	32	1	0	0	5	3	1	1	0	.800	4.00	0	0	0
Sal Yvars	23	1	1	1	4	3	1	0	0	1.000	4.00	0	0	0
League Average										.981	4.37				44%
Team Total		155	155	147	745	663	66	16	10	.979	4.47	6	30	27	47%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Johnny Mize	34	154	153	153	1505	1381	118	6	120	.996	9.73
Joe Lafata	25	2	2	1	12	12	0	0	2	1.000	6.00
League Average										.992	9.24
Team Total		155	155	154	1517	1393	118	6	122	.996	9.69

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bill Rigney	29	72	71	66	424	184	229	11	41	.974	5.74
Mickey Witek	31	40	36	36	231	102	125	4	27	.983	5.68
Buddy Blattner	27	34	32	31	189	79	100	10	14	.947	5.26
Bobby Thomson	23	9	9	9	52	27	20	5	4	.904	5.22
Bobby Rhawn	28	8	7	5	46	16	26	4	4	.913	5.25
League Average										.975	5.19
Team Total		155	155	147	942	408	500	34	90	.964	5.57

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Jack Lohrke	23	111	102	92	326	118	188	20	20	.939	2.76
Bill Rigney	29	41	40	33	132	47	76	9	7	.932	3.00
Buddy Blattner	27	11	3	3	14	7	6	1	1	.929	1.18
Bobby Rhawn	28	5	5	5	14	3	11	0	2	1.000	2.80
Mickey Witek	31	3	3	1	8	3	3	2	1	.750	2.00
Sid Gordon	29	2	2	2	4	0	0	4	0	.000	0.00
League Average										.947	2.80
Team Total		155	155	136	498	178	284	36	31	.928	2.67

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Buddy Kerr	24	138	137	131	748	270	461	17	77	.977	5.30
Bill Rigney	29	24	18	17	91	33	53	5	8	.945	3.58
League Average										.963	4.66
Team Total		155	155	148	839	303	514	22	85	.974	5.04

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Willard Marshall	26	155	155	155	363	334	19	10	6	.972	2.28
Bobby Thomson	23	127	126	125	349	330	12	7	2	.980	2.69
Sid Gordon	29	124	117	111	275	254	13	8	0	.971	2.15
Gary Gearhart	23	44	38	37	102	94	4	4	1	.961	2.23
Joe Lafata	25	19	19	11	38	34	3	1	0	.974	1.95
Clint Hartung	24	7	7	6	12	10	0	2	0	.833	1.43
Fuzz White	31	5	3	2	11	11	0	0	0	1.000	2.20
League Average										.977	2.19
Team Total		155	465	447	1150	1067	51	32	9	.972	2.32

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Larry Jansen	26	42	30	20	65	19	42	4	3	.938	1.45
Dave Koslo	27	39	31	10	51	13	36	2	2	.961	1.26
Monty Kennedy	25	34	24	9	34	7	26	1	1	.971	0.97
Clint Hartung	24	23	20	8	27	5	22	0	2	1.000	1.17
Ken Trinkle	27	62	0	0	31	4	27	0	2	1.000	0.50
Andy Hansen	22	27	9	1	25	7	18	0	1	1.000	0.93
Hooks Iott	27	20	9	2	13	2	11	0	0	1.000	0.65
Joe Beggs	36	32	0	0	16	5	11	0	0	1.000	0.50
Ray Poat	29	7	7	5	13	5	8	0	1	1.000	1.86
Sheldon Jones	25	15	6	0	10	4	5	1	0	.900	0.60
Bill Voiselle	28	11	5	1	8	0	8	0	1	1.000	0.73
Mort Cooper	34	8	8	2	5	3	2	0	0	1.000	0.63
Junior Thompson	30	15	0	0	14	5	9	0	1	1.000	0.93
Bill Ayers	27	13	4	0	11	1	9	1	0	.909	0.77
Mike Budnick	27	7	1	0	6	3	3	0	0	1.000	0.86
Hub Andrews	24	7	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.29
Mario Picone	20	2	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.00
Bob Carpenter	29	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50
Woody Abernathy	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.966	0.89
Team Total		155	155	58	334	83	242	9	14	.973	0.89

1946 / 1948 Fielding Statistics

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