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1948 New York Giants (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
Managed by Mel Ott and Leo Durocher

Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,459,269 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 101, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 99
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1948 Stats / Schedule (1947/1949) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   78-76 , Final Rank: 5, GB:   13.5
Days in First:                  21 (last on June 13, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:          10 (last on September 13)
Most Games under .500:           2 (last on July 15)

Biggest Lead:                  2.0 (last on April 27)
Farthest Behind Leader:       13.5 (last on October 3)

Longest Winning Streak:          7 (July 26 to July 31)
Longest Losing Streak:           7 (August 26 to August 31)

Most Runs Allowed:              21 (August 2)
Most Runs Scored:               16 (April 24 and June 6)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       7
Times Opponent Shutout:         15

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        78  76     780     703    .506

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           37  40     366     374    .481
Road           41  36     414     329    .532

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
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
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     36  37     397     350    .493
Second Half    42  39     383     353    .519
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        17  26     183     192    .395

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        32  19     348     263    .627

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
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

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 20     NYG  BRO  L   6-7        0-1     6     1.0  2:27 R Barney                   48,130 -
  2 Wed, Apr 21     NYG  BRO  W   9-5        1-1     3     1.0  3:01 S Jones                    21,388 +
  3 Thu, Apr 22     NYG  BRO  L   3-6        1-2     6     1.0  3:12 H Taylor                   21,198 -
  4 Fri, Apr 23     NYG @BSN  W   3-1        2-2     4     1.0  2:15 R Poat                     11,553 +
  5 Sat, Apr 24     NYG @BSN  W  16-9        3-2     1    Tied  2:55 C Hartung                  18,539 ++
  6 Sun, Apr 25     NYG @BSN  W   6-2        4-2     1  up 0.5  2:52 K Trinkle                         +++
  7                 NYG @BSN  W   6-0        5-2     1  up 0.5  2:04 S Jones                    35,954 ++++
  8 Mon, Apr 26     NYG  PHI  W   5-1        6-2     1  up 1.5  2:01 D Koslo                    12,082 +++++
  9 Tue, Apr 27     NYG  PHI  W   7-1        7-2     1  up 2.0  2:05 L Jansen                   10,697 ++++++
 10 Thu, Apr 29     NYG @BRO  L   7-17       7-3     1  up 1.5  3:15 R Branca                    9,174 -
 11 Fri, Apr 30     NYG  BSN  L   2-7        7-4     1  up 0.5  2:23 J Sain                     12,639 --
 12 Sat, May  1     NYG  BSN  L   3-6        7-5     2     0.5  2:26 B Voiselle                 30,762 ---
 13 Sun, May  2     NYG  BSN  W   5-1        8-5     2     0.5  2:12 L Jansen                   39,794 +
 14 Mon, May  3     NYG @CIN  W   5-0        9-5     1    Tied  2:08 D Koslo                    28,424 ++
 15 Wed, May  5     NYG @CIN  L   2-5        9-6     2     1.0  1:52 K Peterson                  5,757 -
 16 Thu, May  6     NYG @PIT  W   9-2       10-6     1    Tied  2:21 R Poat                     21,542 +
 17 Sat, May  8     NYG @PIT  W  12-5       11-6     1  up 0.5  2:47 L Jansen                   11,535 ++
 18 Sun, May  9     NYG @CHC  L   0-2       11-7     2     0.5  1:56 R Meyer                    17,782 -
 19 Thu, May 13     NYG @STL  W   5-0       12-7     1  up 0.5  2:08 R Poat                      4,894 +
 20 Sat, May 15     NYG @PHI  L   0-7       12-8     2     0.5  2:03 M Dubiel                   12,875 -
 21 Mon, May 17     NYG @PHI  L   1-7       12-9     2     1.5  2:14 B Donnelly                 16,165 --
 22 Tue, May 18     NYG  CIN  W   6-5       13-9     2     1.5  2:21 S Jones                    38,023 +
 23 Wed, May 19     NYG  CIN  W   5-0       14-9     2     1.5  1:52 L Jansen                   10,120 ++
 24 Thu, May 20     NYG  CIN  L   1-3       14-10    2     2.5  1:56 H Fox                       8,722 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Fri, May 21     NYG  CHC  L   3-8       14-11    2     2.5  2:18 J Schmitz                   7,511 --
 26 Sat, May 22     NYG  CHC  W  11-0       15-11    2     2.5  1:55 R Poat                     12,471 +
 27 Sun, May 23     NYG  PIT  W   2-1       16-11    2     3.0  1:47 L Jansen                   36,473 ++
 28 Wed, May 26     NYG  STL  W  10-7       17-11    2     1.5  2:51 S Jones                    44,128 +++
 29 Thu, May 27     NYG  STL  L   6-9       17-12    2     2.5  3:22 J Hearn                    21,277 -
 30 Fri, May 28     NYG  PHI  L   3-6       17-13    2     3.0  2:30 D Leonard                  30,875 --
 31 Sat, May 29     NYG  PHI  W   7-1       18-13    2     2.0  2:01 T Lee                      18,843 +
 32 Sun, May 30     NYG  PHI  W  10-4       19-13    2     0.5  2:09 C Hartung                  12,998 ++
 33 Mon, May 31     NYG @BRO  L   3-4       19-14    1  up 0.5  2:00 R Branca                   22,738 -
 34                 NYG @BRO  W  10-1       20-14    1  up 0.5  2:54 A Hansen                   34,344 +
 35 Tue, Jun  1     NYG @BRO  -   4-4       20-14    1  up 0.5  3:20                            11,145 +
 36 Wed, Jun  2     NYG @CIN  W   7-4       21-14    1  up 1.5  2:16 L Jansen                    8,224 ++
 37 Thu, Jun  3     NYG @CIN  L   4-6       21-15    1  up 0.5  2:28 E Blackwell                24,402 -
 38 Fri, Jun  4     NYG @CIN  W   5-4       22-15    1  up 1.5  2:20 D Koslo                     4,076 +
 39 Sat, Jun  5     NYG @CIN  L   3-5       22-16    1  up 0.5  2:06 H Wehmeier                 10,176 -
 40 Sun, Jun  6     NYG @PIT  W  16-4       23-16    2     0.5  2:31 R Poat                            +
 41                 NYG @PIT  L   3-4       23-17    2     0.5  2:20 E Riddle                   36,496 -
 42 Mon, Jun  7     NYG @PIT  W   9-5       24-17    1  up 0.5  2:25 S Jones                    23,243 +
 43 Wed, Jun  9     NYG @CHC  L   7-8       24-18    1  up 0.5  2:21 J Schmitz                         -
 44                 NYG @CHC  W   5-1       25-18    1  up 0.5  2:08 C Hartung                  26,044 +
 45 Thu, Jun 10     NYG @CHC  L   4-6       25-19    1  up 0.5  2:21 R Meyer                     8,804 -
 46 Fri, Jun 11     NYG @CHC  L   1-3       25-20    2     0.5  1:52 R Hamner                    8,775 --
 47 Sat, Jun 12     NYG @STL  W   7-5       26-20    1  up 1.0  2:29 S Jones                    13,228 +
 48 Sun, Jun 13     NYG @STL  W   8-7       27-20    1    Tied  3:05 L Jansen                          ++
 49                 NYG @STL  L   2-3       27-21    1    Tied  2:07 R Munger                   32,168 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Tue, Jun 15     NYG  PIT  L   0-2       27-22    2     1.0  2:05 F Ostermuell               44,150 --
 51 Wed, Jun 16     NYG  PIT  L   5-11      27-23    3     1.0  2:26 T Bonham                    8,160 ---
 52 Thu, Jun 17     NYG  PIT  L   8-9       27-24    4     2.5  2:33 E Singleton                13,556 ----
 53 Fri, Jun 18     NYG  STL  L   8-12      27-25    4     3.5  3:07 H Pollet                   14,279 -----
 54 Sat, Jun 19     NYG  STL  W  10-1       28-25    4     3.5  2:17 C Hartung                  19,538 +
 55 Sun, Jun 20     NYG  STL  L   2-7       28-26    4     4.5  2:01 M Dickson                         -
 56                 NYG  STL  W   6-4       29-26    4     4.5  2:29 D Koslo                    50,623 +
 57 Thu, Jun 24     NYG  CHC  W   3-2       30-26    4     3.0       L Jansen                          ++
 58                 NYG  CHC  L   2-11      30-27    4     3.0  2:32 R Hamner                   19,555 -
 59 Fri, Jun 25     NYG  CIN  W   7-0       31-27    4     3.0  2:03 R Poat                      5,638 +
 60 Sat, Jun 26     NYG  CIN  L   0-4       31-28    4     3.0  2:03 J Vander Mee               13,750 -
 61 Sun, Jun 27     NYG  CIN  L   3-4       31-29    4     4.0  2:24 E Blackwell                27,183 --
 62 Tue, Jun 29     NYG @BSN  W  11-3       32-29    4     3.0       R Poat                     27,137 +
 63 Wed, Jun 30     NYG @BSN  L   1-3       32-30    4     4.0  2:39 B Voiselle                 22,417 -
 64 Thu, Jul  1     NYG @BSN  L   1-4       32-31    4     5.0  2:11 J Sain                      9,643 --
 65 Fri, Jul  2     NYG @BRO  W   6-4       33-31    4     5.0  3:01 S Jones                    33,104 +
 66 Sat, Jul  3     NYG @BRO  L   5-7       33-32    4     6.0  2:22 R Branca                   18,717 -
 67 Sun, Jul  4     NYG @BRO  L  12-13      33-33    5     5.5  3:30 E Palica                   28,770 --
 68 Mon, Jul  5     NYG  BSN  W   6-5       34-33    4     5.5  3:05 R Poat                            +
 69                 NYG  BSN  L   1-4       34-34    4     5.5  2:02 B Voiselle                 42,526 -
 70 Tue, Jul  6     NYG  BSN  L   3-4       34-35    4     6.5  2:21 V Bickford                 27,465 --
 71 Wed, Jul  7     NYG @PHI  W   7-0       35-35    4     5.5  1:58 L Jansen                   13,198 +
 72 Fri, Jul  9     NYG  BRO  L   3-10      35-36    4     7.0  2:19 R Barney                   51,144 -
 73 Sat, Jul 10     NYG  BRO  L  10-15      35-37    5     8.0  3:16 H Behrman                  34,420 --
 74 Sun, Jul 11     NYG  BRO  W   3-2       36-37    4     8.0  2:12 L Jansen                   47,768 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Thu, Jul 15     NYG @PIT  L   3-4       36-38    4     8.5  2:14 M Queen                           -
 76                 NYG @PIT  W  10-3       37-38    4     8.5  2:16 R Poat                     40,248 +
 77 Sat, Jul 17     NYG @PIT  W   6-5       38-38    5     8.0  2:46 A Konikowski               16,071 ++
 78 Sun, Jul 18     NYG @CIN  L   0-3       38-39    5     9.0  2:30 K Raffensber                      -
 79                 NYG @CIN  W   8-2       39-39    5     9.0  2:28 C Hartung                  28,061 +
 80 Mon, Jul 19     NYG @CIN  W  14-2       40-39    5     8.0  2:23 L Jansen                    3,841 ++
 81 Wed, Jul 21     NYG @STL  L   4-8       40-40    5     8.5  2:26 H Brecheen                 19,354 -
 82 Thu, Jul 22     NYG @STL  W   6-3       41-40    5     8.5  2:10 S Jones                           +
 83                 NYG @STL  L   6-7       41-41    5     8.5  2:10 T Wilks                    15,006 -
 84 Fri, Jul 23     NYG @CHC  W   5-0       42-41    5     7.5  2:02 L Jansen                   19,006 +
 85 Sat, Jul 24     NYG @CHC  L   1-3       42-42    5     7.0  2:02 D Lade                            -
 86                 NYG @CHC  W   3-0       43-42    5     7.0  1:56 D Koslo                    39,484 +
 87 Sun, Jul 25     NYG @CHC  L   3-6       43-43    5     7.5  2:10 J Dobernic                 28,456 -
 88 Mon, Jul 26     NYG @BRO  W  13-4       44-43    5     7.0  2:36 S Jones                    33,932 +
 89 Tue, Jul 27     NYG  CIN  W   3-0       45-43    4     7.0  2:00 L Jansen                   24,829 ++
 90 Wed, Jul 28     NYG  CIN  W   5-0       46-43    3     7.0  2:02 C Hartung                   9,036 +++
 91 Thu, Jul 29     NYG  CIN  W   5-0       47-43    3     7.0  1:51 D Koslo                    14,604 ++++
 92 Fri, Jul 30     NYG  CHC  W   9-1       48-43    3     6.0  2:11 S Jones                    25,420 +++++
 93 Sat, Jul 31     NYG  CHC  W  14-9       49-43    2     5.5  2:37 L Jansen                          ++++++
 94                 NYG  CHC  W   6-3       50-43    2     5.5  2:21 A Hansen                   23,360 +++++++
 95 Mon, Aug  2     NYG  STL  L   5-21      50-44    2     5.0  2:47 M Dickson                  20,446 -
 96 Wed, Aug  4     NYG  STL  L   2-7       50-45    4     5.0  2:34 R Munger                   15,361 --
 97                 NYG  STL  L   0-3       50-46    4     5.0  1:56 H Brecheen                 31,529 ---
 98 Fri, Aug  6     NYG  PIT  W   7-6       51-46    4     4.5  2:22 R Poat                      6,544 +
 99 Sat, Aug  7     NYG  PIT  L   4-5       51-47    4     5.5  3:19 K Higbe                    20,408 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Sun, Aug  8     NYG  PIT  W   6-2       52-47    4     6.0  2:10 L Jansen                          +
101                 NYG  PIT  L   4-5       52-48    4     6.0  2:19 B Chesnes                  46,214 -
102 Tue, Aug 10     NYG @BSN  W   6-5       53-48    4     5.0  2:41 D Koslo                    32,931 +
103 Wed, Aug 11     NYG @BSN  L   3-4       53-49    4     6.0  1:48 J Sain                     18,961 -
104 Fri, Aug 13     NYG @PHI  L   7-12      53-50    5     6.5  2:26 C Simmons                  13,122 --
105 Sat, Aug 14     NYG @PHI  W   3-1       54-50    4     6.5  1:50 S Jones                    15,195 +
106 Sun, Aug 15     NYG @PHI  L   1-8       54-51    5     7.0  1:48 K Heintzelma                      -
107                 NYG @PHI  L   5-7       54-52    5     7.0  2:18 E Heusser                  18,168 --
108 Tue, Aug 17     NYG  BSN  L   2-10      54-53    5     7.5  2:25 B Voiselle                 32,617 ---
109 Wed, Aug 18     NYG  BSN  W   8-2       55-53    5     6.5  2:32 S Jones                    14,929 +
110 Sat, Aug 21     NYG  PHI  W   6-5       56-53    5     6.0  2:09 K Trinkle                  13,228 ++
111 Sun, Aug 22     NYG  PHI  W   9-4       57-53    4     5.5  2:03 S Jones                         0 +++
112                 NYG  PHI  W   3-0       58-53    4     5.5  1:08 M Kennedy                  28,365 ++++
113 Tue, Aug 24     NYG @CHC  W   7-4       59-53    4     6.0  2:39 D Koslo                    13,653 +++++
114 Wed, Aug 25     NYG @CHC  W   9-4       60-53    4     6.0  2:27 A Konikowski               10,519 ++++++
115 Thu, Aug 26     NYG @STL  L   2-7       60-54    5     6.0  2:00 M Dickson                  10,231 -
116                 NYG @STL  L   5-7       60-55    5     6.0  2:41 K Johnson                  13,139 --
117 Sat, Aug 28     NYG @STL  L   4-5       60-56    5     7.0  3:12 J Hearn                           ---
118                 NYG @STL  L   6-7       60-57    5     7.0  2:26 J Hearn                    22,479 ----
119 Sun, Aug 29     NYG @CIN  L   2-3       60-58    5     7.0  2:10 H Gumbert                         -----
120                 NYG @CIN  L   2-3       60-59    5     7.0  1:23 H Wehmeier                 18,605 ------
121 Tue, Aug 31     NYG @PIT  L   4-5       60-60    5     7.5  2:24 E Riddle                   30,386 -------
122 Wed, Sep  1     NYG @PIT  W   3-1       61-60    5     7.0  2:28 M Kennedy                  33,946 +
123 Thu, Sep  2     NYG @PIT  W   5-4       62-60    5     6.5  1:57 L Jansen                   27,760 ++
124 Fri, Sep  3     NYG @BRO  W   7-5       63-60    5     6.0  2:49 R Poat                          0 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125                 NYG @BRO  W   6-3       64-60    5     6.0  2:23 A Hansen                   33,090 ++++
126 Sat, Sep  4     NYG @BRO  W   3-0       65-60    5     5.5  2:29 S Jones                    10,667 +++++
127 Sun, Sep  5     NYG @BRO  L   3-4       65-61    5     6.5  3:06 P Roe                      35,750 -
128 Mon, Sep  6     NYG @PHI  W   4-3       66-61    5     6.5  3:03 K Trinkle                       0 +
129                 NYG @PHI  W   3-0       67-61    5     6.5  2:00 C Hartung                  20,572 ++
130 Tue, Sep  7     NYG @PHI  W   6-1       68-61    5     5.5  2:00 A Hansen                          +++
131                 NYG @PHI  W   8-6       69-61    5     5.5  2:58 C Hartung                   4,026 ++++
132 Wed, Sep  8     NYG  PHI  L   4-5       69-62    5     6.0  2:20 M Dubiel                   15,116 -
133 Thu, Sep  9     NYG  BRO  L   0-2       69-63    5     6.5  2:06 R Barney                   36,324 --
134 Sat, Sep 11     NYG  BRO  W   2-1       70-63    5     6.5  3:28 L Jansen                        0 +
135                 NYG  BRO  W   6-4       71-63    5     6.5  1:50 K Trinkle                  48,583 ++
136 Sun, Sep 12     NYG  BRO  W   5-3       72-63    4     6.0  2:21 S Jones                    40,864 +++
137 Mon, Sep 13     NYG  PIT  W   5-2       73-63    3     5.5  2:11 M Kennedy                  33,372 ++++
138 Wed, Sep 15     NYG  PIT  L   3-8       73-64    5     7.0  2:23 T Bonham                    9,180 -
139 Thu, Sep 16     NYG  PIT  L   6-10      73-65    5     7.5  2:36 B Chesnes                   7,174 --
140 Fri, Sep 17     NYG  CIN  L   3-5       73-66    5     8.5  2:22 J Vander Mee                2,270 ---
141 Sat, Sep 18     NYG  CIN  W  12-7       74-66    5     8.5  2:33 A Hansen                    6,999 +
142 Sun, Sep 19     NYG  STL  L   3-4       74-67    5    10.0  2:02 M Dickson                         -
143                 NYG  STL  L   1-3       74-68    5    10.0  1:35 H Brecheen                 34,113 --
144 Tue, Sep 21     NYG  CHC  W   3-2       75-68    5    11.0  1:43 L Jansen                   21,258 +
145                 NYG  CHC  L   2-3       75-69    5    11.0  1:58 J Schmitz                   7,177 -
146 Wed, Sep 22     NYG  CHC  L   2-3       75-70    5    11.5  2:22 B Rush                            --
147                 NYG  CHC  L   7-11      75-71    5    11.5  2:34 D McCall                    3,816 ---
148 Thu, Sep 23     NYG  BRO  L   1-7       75-72    5    12.0  2:25 J Hatten                    9,243 ----
149 Sat, Sep 25     NYG @BSN  W   3-2       76-72    5    11.0  1:49 S Jones                    15,377 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Sun, Sep 26     NYG @BSN  L   2-3       76-73    5    12.0  1:46 V Bickford                 31,172 -
151 Tue, Sep 28     NYG  PHI  W   6-5       77-73    5    11.5  1:54 R Webb                            +
152                 NYG  PHI  L   3-6       77-74    5    11.5  1:31 J Konstanty                 3,201 -
153 Sat, Oct  2     NYG  BSN  W   8-2       78-74    5    12.5  1:53 R Webb                            +
154                 NYG  BSN  L   1-2       78-75    5    12.5  1:25 J Sain                      8,579 -
155 Sun, Oct  3     NYG  BSN  L   1-11      78-76    5    13.5  1:58 N Potter                    6,605 --

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