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1948 New York Giants Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1947 / 1949)
78-76, Finished 5th in National League
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Scored 780 runs, Allowed 704 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-70
Manager: Mel Ott (37-38) and Leo Durocher (41-38)
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,459,269 (3rd 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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1947 / 1949 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 78-76, Final Rank:5, GB: 13.5
Days in First21last on Sunday, Jun 13, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 30last on Jun 14, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead2last on Tuesday, Apr 27, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind13.5last on Sunday, Oct 3, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50010last on Monday, Sep 13
Most Games under .5002last on Thursday, Jul 15
Longest Winning Streak7Monday, Jul 26 to Saturday, Jul 31
Longest Losing Streak7Thursday, Aug 26 to Tuesday, Aug 31
Most Runs Allowed21Monday, Aug 2
Most Runs Scored16Saturday, Apr 24 and Sunday, Jun 6
Times Shutout by Opponent7 
Times Opponent Shutout15 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 78 76 780 703 .506
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 37 40 366 374 .481
Road 41 36 414 329 .532
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 7 4 70 56 .636
May 13 10 119 84 .565
June 12 16 151 142 .429
July 18 13 181 131 .581
August 10 17 122 152 .370
September 17 14 127 123 .548
October 1 2 10 15 .333
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 36 37 397 350 .493
Second Half 42 39 383 353 .519
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 17 26 183 192 .395
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 32 19 348 263 .627
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BRO 11 11 127 128 .500
BSN 11 11 98 90 .500
CHC 11 11 107 90 .500
CIN 12 10 102 65 .545
PHI 14 8 108 90 .636
PIT 12 10 130 103 .545
STL 7 15 108 137 .318

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Tuesday, Apr 20 NYG BRO L 6 7 0-1 6 1.0 Barney 2:27 48,130 -
2 2 Wednesday, Apr 21 NYG BRO W 9 5 1-1 3 1.0 Jones 3:01 21,388 +
3 3 Thursday, Apr 22 NYG BRO L 3 6 1-2 6 1.0 Taylor 3:12 21,198 -
4 4 Friday, Apr 23 NYG @ BSN W 3 1 2-2 4 1.0 Poat 2:15 11,553 +
5 5 Saturday, Apr 24 NYG @ BSN W 16 9 3-2 1 Tied Hartung 2:55 18,539 ++
6 6 Sunday, Apr 25 NYG @ BSN W 6 2 4-2 1 up 0.5 Trinkle 2:52 +++
7 7 Sunday, Apr 25 NYG @ BSN W 6 0 5-2 1 up 0.5 Jones 2:04 35,954 ++++
8 8 Monday, Apr 26 NYG PHI W 5 1 6-2 1 up 1.5 Koslo 2:01 12,082 +++++
9 9 Tuesday, Apr 27 NYG PHI W 7 1 7-2 1 up 2.0 Jansen 2:05 10,697 ++++++
10 10 Thursday, Apr 29 NYG @ BRO L 7 17 7-3 1 up 1.5 Branca 3:15 9,174 -
11 11 Friday, Apr 30 NYG BSN L 2 7 7-4 1 up 0.5 Sain 2:23 12,639 --
12 12 Saturday, May 1 NYG BSN L 3 6 7-5 2 0.5 Voiselle 2:26 30,762 ---
13 13 Sunday, May 2 NYG BSN W 5 1 8-5 2 0.5 Jansen 2:12 39,794 +
14 14 Monday, May 3 NYG @ CIN W 5 0 9-5 1 Tied Koslo 2:08 28,424 ++
15 15 Wednesday, May 5 NYG @ CIN L 2 5 9-6 2 1.0 Peterson 1:52 5,757 -
16 16 Thursday, May 6 NYG @ PIT W 9 2 10-6 1 Tied Poat 2:21 21,542 +
17 17 Saturday, May 8 NYG @ PIT W 12 5 11-6 1 up 0.5 Jansen 2:47 11,535 ++
18 18 Sunday, May 9 NYG @ CHC L 0 2 11-7 2 0.5 Meyer 1:56 17,782 -
19 19 Thursday, May 13 NYG @ STL W 5 0 12-7 1 up 0.5 Poat 2:08 4,894 +
20 20 Saturday, May 15 NYG @ PHI L 0 7 12-8 2 0.5 Dubiel 2:03 12,875 -
21 21 Monday, May 17 NYG @ PHI L 1 7 12-9 2 1.5 Donnelly 2:14 16,165 --
22 22 Tuesday, May 18 NYG CIN W 6 5 13-9 2 1.5 Jones 2:21 38,023 +
23 23 Wednesday, May 19 NYG CIN W 5 0 14-9 2 1.5 Jansen 1:52 10,120 ++
24 24 Thursday, May 20 NYG CIN L 1 3 14-10 2 2.5 Fox 1:56 8,722 -
25 25 Friday, May 21 NYG CHC L 3 8 14-11 2 2.5 Schmitz 2:18 7,511 --
26 26 Saturday, May 22 NYG CHC W 11 0 15-11 2 2.5 Poat 1:55 12,471 +
27 27 Sunday, May 23 NYG PIT W 2 1 16-11 2 3.0 Jansen 1:47 36,473 ++
28 28 Wednesday, May 26 NYG STL W 10 7 17-11 2 1.5 Jones 2:51 44,128 +++
29 29 Thursday, May 27 NYG STL L 6 9 17-12 2 2.5 Hearn 3:22 21,277 -
30 30 Friday, May 28 NYG PHI L 3 6 17-13 2 3.0 Leonard 2:30 30,875 --
31 31 Saturday, May 29 NYG PHI W 7 1 18-13 2 2.0 Lee 2:01 18,843 +
32 32 Sunday, May 30 NYG PHI W 10 4 19-13 2 0.5 Hartung 2:09 12,998 ++
33 33 Monday, May 31 NYG @ BRO L 3 4 19-14 1 up 0.5 Branca 2:00 22,738 -
34 34 Monday, May 31 NYG @ BRO W 10 1 20-14 1 up 0.5 Hansen 2:54 34,344 +
35 35 Tuesday, Jun 1 NYG @ BRO T 4 4 20-14 1 up 0.5 3:20 11,145 +
36 36 Wednesday, Jun 2 NYG @ CIN W 7 4 21-14 1 up 1.5 Jansen 2:16 8,224 ++
37 37 Thursday, Jun 3 NYG @ CIN L 4 6 21-15 1 up 0.5 Blackwell 2:28 24,402 -
38 38 Friday, Jun 4 NYG @ CIN W 5 4 22-15 1 up 1.5 Koslo 2:20 4,076 +
39 39 Saturday, Jun 5 NYG @ CIN L 3 5 22-16 1 up 0.5 Wehmeier 2:06 10,176 -
40 40 Sunday, Jun 6 NYG @ PIT W 16 4 23-16 2 0.5 Poat 2:31 +
41 41 Sunday, Jun 6 NYG @ PIT L 3 4 23-17 2 0.5 Riddle 2:20 36,496 -
42 42 Monday, Jun 7 NYG @ PIT W 9 5 24-17 1 up 0.5 Jones 2:25 23,243 +
43 43 Wednesday, Jun 9 NYG @ CHC L 7 8 24-18 1 up 0.5 Schmitz 2:21 -
44 44 Wednesday, Jun 9 NYG @ CHC W 5 1 25-18 1 up 0.5 Hartung 2:08 26,044 +
45 45 Thursday, Jun 10 NYG @ CHC L 4 6 25-19 1 up 0.5 Meyer 2:21 8,804 -
46 46 Friday, Jun 11 NYG @ CHC L 1 3 25-20 2 0.5 Hamner 1:52 8,775 --
47 47 Saturday, Jun 12 NYG @ STL W 7 5 26-20 1 up 1.0 Jones 2:29 13,228 +
48 48 Sunday, Jun 13 NYG @ STL W 8 7 27-20 1 Tied Jansen 3:05 ++
49 49 Sunday, Jun 13 NYG @ STL L 2 3 27-21 1 Tied Munger 2:07 32,168 -
50 50 Tuesday, Jun 15 NYG PIT L 0 2 27-22 2 1.0 Ostermueller 2:05 44,150 --
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Wednesday, Jun 16 NYG PIT L 5 11 27-23 3 1.0 Bonham 2:26 8,160 ---
52 52 Thursday, Jun 17 NYG PIT L 8 9 27-24 4 2.5 Singleton 2:33 13,556 ----
53 53 Friday, Jun 18 NYG STL L 8 12 27-25 4 3.5 Pollet 3:07 14,279 -----
54 54 Saturday, Jun 19 NYG STL W 10 1 28-25 4 3.5 Hartung 2:17 19,538 +
55 55 Sunday, Jun 20 NYG STL L 2 7 28-26 4 4.5 Dickson 2:01 -
56 56 Sunday, Jun 20 NYG STL W 6 4 29-26 4 4.5 Koslo 2:29 50,623 +
57 57 Thursday, Jun 24 NYG CHC W 3 2 30-26 4 3.0 Jansen ++
58 58 Thursday, Jun 24 NYG CHC L 2 11 30-27 4 3.0 Hamner 2:32 19,555 -
59 59 Friday, Jun 25 NYG CIN W 7 0 31-27 4 3.0 Poat 2:03 5,638 +
60 60 Saturday, Jun 26 NYG CIN L 0 4 31-28 4 3.0 Vander Meer 2:03 13,750 -
61 61 Sunday, Jun 27 NYG CIN L 3 4 31-29 4 4.0 Blackwell 2:24 27,183 --
62 62 Tuesday, Jun 29 NYG @ BSN W 11 3 32-29 4 3.0 Poat 27,137 +
63 63 Wednesday, Jun 30 NYG @ BSN L 1 3 32-30 4 4.0 Voiselle 2:39 22,417 -
64 64 Thursday, Jul 1 NYG @ BSN L 1 4 32-31 4 5.0 Sain 2:11 9,643 --
65 65 Friday, Jul 2 NYG @ BRO W 6 4 33-31 4 5.0 Jones 3:01 33,104 +
66 66 Saturday, Jul 3 NYG @ BRO L 5 7 33-32 4 6.0 Branca 2:22 18,717 -
67 67 Sunday, Jul 4 NYG @ BRO L 12 13 33-33 5 5.5 Palica 3:30 28,770 --
68 68 Monday, Jul 5 NYG BSN W 6 5 34-33 4 5.5 Poat 3:05 +
69 69 Monday, Jul 5 NYG BSN L 1 4 34-34 4 5.5 Voiselle 2:02 42,526 -
70 70 Tuesday, Jul 6 NYG BSN L 3 4 34-35 4 6.5 Bickford 2:21 27,465 --
71 71 Wednesday, Jul 7 NYG @ PHI W 7 0 35-35 4 5.5 Jansen 1:58 13,198 +
72 72 Friday, Jul 9 NYG BRO L 3 10 35-36 4 7.0 Barney 2:19 51,144 -
73 73 Saturday, Jul 10 NYG BRO L 10 15 35-37 5 8.0 Behrman 3:16 34,420 --
74 74 Sunday, Jul 11 NYG BRO W 3 2 36-37 4 8.0 Jansen 2:12 47,768 +
75 75 Thursday, Jul 15 NYG @ PIT L 3 4 36-38 4 8.5 Queen 2:14 -
76 76 Thursday, Jul 15 NYG @ PIT W 10 3 37-38 4 8.5 Poat 2:16 40,248 +
77 77 Saturday, Jul 17 NYG @ PIT W 6 5 38-38 5 8.0 Konikowski 2:46 16,071 ++
78 78 Sunday, Jul 18 NYG @ CIN L 0 3 38-39 5 9.0 Raffensberger 2:30 -
79 79 Sunday, Jul 18 NYG @ CIN W 8 2 39-39 5 9.0 Hartung 2:28 28,061 +
80 80 Monday, Jul 19 NYG @ CIN W 14 2 40-39 5 8.0 Jansen 2:23 3,841 ++
81 81 Wednesday, Jul 21 NYG @ STL L 4 8 40-40 5 8.5 Brecheen 2:26 19,354 -
82 82 Thursday, Jul 22 NYG @ STL W 6 3 41-40 5 8.5 Jones 2:10 +
83 83 Thursday, Jul 22 NYG @ STL L 6 7 41-41 5 8.5 Wilks 2:10 15,006 -
84 84 Friday, Jul 23 NYG @ CHC W 5 0 42-41 5 7.5 Jansen 2:02 19,006 +
85 85 Saturday, Jul 24 NYG @ CHC L 1 3 42-42 5 7.0 Lade 2:02 -
86 86 Saturday, Jul 24 NYG @ CHC W 3 0 43-42 5 7.0 Koslo 1:56 39,484 +
87 87 Sunday, Jul 25 NYG @ CHC L 3 6 43-43 5 7.5 Dobernic 2:10 28,456 -
88 88 Monday, Jul 26 NYG @ BRO W 13 4 44-43 5 7.0 Jones 2:36 33,932 +
89 89 Tuesday, Jul 27 NYG CIN W 3 0 45-43 4 7.0 Jansen 2:00 24,829 ++
90 90 Wednesday, Jul 28 NYG CIN W 5 0 46-43 3 7.0 Hartung 2:02 9,036 +++
91 91 Thursday, Jul 29 NYG CIN W 5 0 47-43 3 7.0 Koslo 1:51 14,604 ++++
92 92 Friday, Jul 30 NYG CHC W 9 1 48-43 3 6.0 Jones 2:11 25,420 +++++
93 93 Saturday, Jul 31 NYG CHC W 14 9 49-43 2 5.5 Jansen 2:37 ++++++
94 94 Saturday, Jul 31 NYG CHC W 6 3 50-43 2 5.5 Hansen 2:21 23,360 +++++++
95 95 Monday, Aug 2 NYG STL L 5 21 50-44 2 5.0 Dickson 2:47 20,446 -
96 96 Wednesday, Aug 4 NYG STL L 2 7 50-45 4 5.0 Munger 2:34 15,361 --
97 97 Wednesday, Aug 4 NYG STL L 0 3 50-46 4 5.0 Brecheen 1:56 31,529 ---
98 98 Friday, Aug 6 NYG PIT W 7 6 51-46 4 4.5 Poat 2:22 6,544 +
99 99 Saturday, Aug 7 NYG PIT L 4 5 51-47 4 5.5 Higbe 3:19 20,408 -
100 100 Sunday, Aug 8 NYG PIT W 6 2 52-47 4 6.0 Jansen 2:10 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Sunday, Aug 8 NYG PIT L 4 5 52-48 4 6.0 Chesnes 2:19 46,214 -
102 102 Tuesday, Aug 10 NYG @ BSN W 6 5 53-48 4 5.0 Koslo 2:41 32,931 +
103 103 Wednesday, Aug 11 NYG @ BSN L 3 4 53-49 4 6.0 Sain 1:48 18,961 -
104 104 Friday, Aug 13 NYG @ PHI L 7 12 53-50 5 6.5 Simmons 2:26 13,122 --
105 105 Saturday, Aug 14 NYG @ PHI W 3 1 54-50 4 6.5 Jones 1:50 15,195 +
106 106 Sunday, Aug 15 NYG @ PHI L 1 8 54-51 5 7.0 Heintzelman 1:48 -
107 107 Sunday, Aug 15 NYG @ PHI L 5 7 54-52 5 7.0 Heusser 2:18 18,168 --
108 108 Tuesday, Aug 17 NYG BSN L 2 10 54-53 5 7.5 Voiselle 2:25 32,617 ---
109 109 Wednesday, Aug 18 NYG BSN W 8 2 55-53 5 6.5 Jones 2:32 14,929 +
110 110 Saturday, Aug 21 NYG PHI W 6 5 56-53 5 6.0 Trinkle 2:09 13,228 ++
111 111 Sunday, Aug 22 NYG PHI W 9 4 57-53 4 5.5 Jones 2:03 0 +++
112 112 Sunday, Aug 22 NYG PHI W 3 0 58-53 4 5.5 Kennedy 1:08 28,365 ++++
113 113 Tuesday, Aug 24 NYG @ CHC W 7 4 59-53 4 6.0 Koslo 2:39 13,653 +++++
114 114 Wednesday, Aug 25 NYG @ CHC W 9 4 60-53 4 6.0 Konikowski 2:27 10,519 ++++++
115 115 Thursday, Aug 26 NYG @ STL L 2 7 60-54 5 6.0 Dickson 2:00 10,231 -
116 116 Thursday, Aug 26 NYG @ STL L 5 7 60-55 5 6.0 Johnson 2:41 13,139 --
117 117 Saturday, Aug 28 NYG @ STL L 4 5 60-56 5 7.0 Hearn 3:12 ---
118 118 Saturday, Aug 28 NYG @ STL L 6 7 60-57 5 7.0 Hearn 2:26 22,479 ----
119 119 Sunday, Aug 29 NYG @ CIN L 2 3 60-58 5 7.0 Gumbert 2:10 -----
120 120 Sunday, Aug 29 NYG @ CIN L 2 3 60-59 5 7.0 Wehmeier 1:23 18,605 ------
121 121 Tuesday, Aug 31 NYG @ PIT L 4 5 60-60 5 7.5 Riddle 2:24 30,386 -------
122 122 Wednesday, Sep 1 NYG @ PIT W 3 1 61-60 5 7.0 Kennedy 2:28 33,946 +
123 123 Thursday, Sep 2 NYG @ PIT W 5 4 62-60 5 6.5 Jansen 1:57 27,760 ++
124 124 Friday, Sep 3 NYG @ BRO W 7 5 63-60 5 6.0 Poat 2:49 0 +++
125 125 Friday, Sep 3 NYG @ BRO W 6 3 64-60 5 6.0 Hansen 2:23 33,090 ++++
126 126 Saturday, Sep 4 NYG @ BRO W 3 0 65-60 5 5.5 Jones 2:29 10,667 +++++
127 127 Sunday, Sep 5 NYG @ BRO L 3 4 65-61 5 6.5 Roe 3:06 35,750 -
128 128 Monday, Sep 6 NYG @ PHI W 4 3 66-61 5 6.5 Trinkle 3:03 0 +
129 129 Monday, Sep 6 NYG @ PHI W 3 0 67-61 5 6.5 Hartung 2:00 20,572 ++
130 130 Tuesday, Sep 7 NYG @ PHI W 6 1 68-61 5 5.5 Hansen 2:00 +++
131 131 Tuesday, Sep 7 NYG @ PHI W 8 6 69-61 5 5.5 Hartung 2:58 4,026 ++++
132 132 Wednesday, Sep 8 NYG PHI L 4 5 69-62 5 6.0 Dubiel 2:20 15,116 -
133 133 Thursday, Sep 9 NYG BRO L 0 2 69-63 5 6.5 Barney 2:06 36,324 --
134 134 Saturday, Sep 11 NYG BRO W 2 1 70-63 5 6.5 Jansen 3:28 0 +
135 135 Saturday, Sep 11 NYG BRO W 6 4 71-63 5 6.5 Trinkle 1:50 48,583 ++
136 136 Sunday, Sep 12 NYG BRO W 5 3 72-63 4 6.0 Jones 2:21 40,864 +++
137 137 Monday, Sep 13 NYG PIT W 5 2 73-63 3 5.5 Kennedy 2:11 33,372 ++++
138 138 Wednesday, Sep 15 NYG PIT L 3 8 73-64 5 7.0 Bonham 2:23 9,180 -
139 139 Thursday, Sep 16 NYG PIT L 6 10 73-65 5 7.5 Chesnes 2:36 7,174 --
140 140 Friday, Sep 17 NYG CIN L 3 5 73-66 5 8.5 Vander Meer 2:22 2,270 ---
141 141 Saturday, Sep 18 NYG CIN W 12 7 74-66 5 8.5 Hansen 2:33 6,999 +
142 142 Sunday, Sep 19 NYG STL L 3 4 74-67 5 10.0 Dickson 2:02 -
143 143 Sunday, Sep 19 NYG STL L 1 3 74-68 5 10.0 Brecheen 1:35 34,113 --
144 144 Tuesday, Sep 21 NYG CHC W 3 2 75-68 5 11.0 Jansen 1:43 21,258 +
145 145 Tuesday, Sep 21 NYG CHC L 2 3 75-69 5 11.0 Schmitz 1:58 7,177 -
146 146 Wednesday, Sep 22 NYG CHC L 2 3 75-70 5 11.5 Rush 2:22 --
147 147 Wednesday, Sep 22 NYG CHC L 7 11 75-71 5 11.5 McCall 2:34 3,816 ---
148 148 Thursday, Sep 23 NYG BRO L 1 7 75-72 5 12.0 Hatten 2:25 9,243 ----
149 149 Saturday, Sep 25 NYG @ BSN W 3 2 76-72 5 11.0 Jones 1:49 15,377 +
150 150 Sunday, Sep 26 NYG @ BSN L 2 3 76-73 5 12.0 Bickford 1:46 31,172 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Tuesday, Sep 28 NYG PHI W 6 5 77-73 5 11.5 Webb 1:54 +
152 152 Tuesday, Sep 28 NYG PHI L 3 6 77-74 5 11.5 Konstanty 1:31 3,201 -
153 153 Saturday, Oct 2 NYG BSN W 8 2 78-74 5 12.5 Webb 1:53 +
154 154 Saturday, Oct 2 NYG BSN L 1 2 78-75 5 12.5 Sain 1:25 8,579 -
155 155 Sunday, Oct 3 NYG BSN L 1 11 78-76 5 13.5 Potter 1:58 6,605 --
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1947 / 1949 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits