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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951 / 1953
92-62, Finished 2nd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Leo Durocher (92-62)
Scored 722 runs, Allowed 639 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-68
Ballparks: Polo Grounds V · Attendance: 984,940 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 101
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bamberger | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Aug 1, 1923 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Roger Bowman | 24 | R | L | 6' 0" | 175 | Aug 18, 1927 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Bill Connelly | 27 | L | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Jun 29, 1925 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Al Corwin | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 170 | Dec 3, 1926 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.3 | $ | |
| Al Dark | 30 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Jan 7, 1922 | 6 | 151 | 150 | 151 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.3 | $ | All-Star |
| Chuck Diering | 29 | R | R | 5' 10" | 165 | Feb 5, 1923 | 6 | 41 | 4 | 41 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 10 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Bob Elliott | 35 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Nov 26, 1916 | 14 | 98 | 74 | 98 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 13 | 65 | 21 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Hal Gregg | 30 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Jul 11, 1921 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Jack Harshman | 24 | L | L | 6' 2" | 178 | Jul 12, 1927 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Clint Hartung | 29 | R | R | 6' 5" | 210 | Aug 10, 1922 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Jim Hearn | 31 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Apr 11, 1921 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | $ | All-Star |
| Bobby Hofman | 26 | R | R | 5' 10" | 160 | Oct 5, 1925 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Bill Howerton | 30 | L | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Dec 12, 1921 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Monte Irvin HOF | 33 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Feb 25, 1919 | 4 | 46 | 31 | 46 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0.7 | $25,000 | All-Star |
| Larry Jansen | 31 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Jul 16, 1920 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Ray Katt | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | May 9, 1927 | 1st | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Monty Kennedy | 30 | R | L | 6' 2" | 185 | May 11, 1922 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Dave Koslo | 32 | L | L | 5' 11" | 180 | Mar 31, 1920 | 9 | 41 | 17 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | $ | |
| Max Lanier | 36 | R | L | 5' 11" | 180 | Aug 18, 1915 | 13 | 38 | 16 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | $ | |
| Whitey Lockman | 25 | L | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Jul 25, 1926 | 7 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | $ | All-Star |
| Sal Maglie | 35 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Apr 26, 1917 | 4 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | $ | All-Star |
| Willie Mays HOF | 21 | R | R | 5' 10" | 170 | May 6, 1931 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Don Mueller | 25 | L | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Apr 14, 1927 | 5 | 126 | 115 | 126 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 2.3 | $ | |
| Ray Noble | 33 | R | R | 5' 11" | 210 | Mar 15, 1919 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Mario Picone | 25 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Jul 5, 1926 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 25 | L | R | 6' 0" | 178 | May 13, 1927 | 1st | 67 | 43 | 67 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 1.1 | $ | |
| Bill Rigney | 34 | R | R | 6' 1" | 178 | Jan 29, 1918 | 7 | 60 | 15 | 60 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Daryl Spencer | 23 | R | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Jul 13, 1928 | 1st | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | $ | |
| George Spencer | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 215 | Jul 7, 1926 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Hank Thompson | 26 | L | R | 5' 9" | 174 | Dec 8, 1925 | 5 | 128 | 114 | 128 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 20 | 51 | 1 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 3.2 | $ | |
| Bobby Thomson | 28 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Oct 25, 1923 | 7 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | $ | All-Star |
| Dick Wakefield | 31 | L | R | 6' 4" | 210 | May 6, 1921 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Wes Westrum | 29 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Nov 28, 1922 | 6 | 114 | 108 | 114 | 112 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.4 | $ | All-Star |
| Hoyt Wilhelm HOF | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Jul 26, 1922 | 1st | 71 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | $ | |
| Davey Williams | 24 | R | R | 5' 10" | 160 | Nov 2, 1927 | 3 | 138 | 133 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | $ | |
| George Wilson | 26 | L | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Aug 30, 1925 | 1st | 62 | 15 | 62 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 43 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Sal Yvars | 28 | R | R | 5' 10" | 187 | Feb 20, 1924 | 6 | 66 | 40 | 66 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |