| New York Giants | |
| Season: | 1946 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Polo Grounds |
| City: | New York City |
| Owners: | Horace Stoneham |
| General Managers: | Chub Feeney |
| Managers: | Mel Ott |
| Radio: | WMCA (Jack Brickhouse, Steve Ellis) |
| Prev Season: | 1945 New York Giants (MLB) season |
| Next Season: | 1947 New York Giants (MLB) season |
| Season List: | List of San Francisco Giants seasons |
The 1946 New York Giants season was the franchise's 64th season. The team finished in eighth place in the National League with a 61–93 record, 36 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.
The 1946 Giants are the original subject of the phrase "nice guys finish last", a condensation of a reference to them by Leo Durocher of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The original quote by Durocher was "The nice guys are all over there, in seventh place." (July 6, 1946),[1] [2] [3] seventh place being last place in the National League.
| 1946 New York Giants | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 87 | 280 | 75 | .268 | 8 | 46 | ||
| 1B | 101 | 377 | 127 | .337 | 22 | 70 | ||
| 2B | 126 | 420 | 107 | .255 | 11 | 49 | ||
| SS | 145 | 497 | 124 | .249 | 6 | 40 | ||
| 3B | 110 | 360 | 85 | .236 | 3 | 31 | ||
| OF | 135 | 450 | 132 | .293 | 5 | 45 | ||
| OF | 131 | 510 | 144 | .282 | 13 | 48 | ||
| OF | 100 | 310 | 87 | .281 | 5 | 30 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 291 | 81 | .278 | 7 | 33 | ||
| 82 | 284 | 75 | .264 | 4 | 29 | ||
| 100 | 270 | 59 | .219 | 14 | 47 | ||
| 88 | 238 | 69 | .290 | 12 | 39 | ||
| 95 | 197 | 52 | .264 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 39 | 69 | 11 | .159 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 31 | 68 | 5 | .074 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 18 | 54 | 17 | .315 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 16 | 41 | 7 | .171 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 25 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 265.1 | 14 | 19 | 3.63 | 121 | ||
| 38 | 186.2 | 9 | 10 | 3.42 | 71 | ||
| 36 | 178.0 | 9 | 15 | 3.74 | 89 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 151.0 | 7 | 14 | 3.87 | 49 | ||
| 24 | 96.2 | 4 | 4 | 3.91 | 48 | ||
| 35 | 88.1 | 2 | 3 | 3.16 | 36 | ||
| 14 | 60.2 | 3 | 4 | 5.34 | 24 | ||
| 13 | 47.1 | 2 | 4 | 3.99 | 22 | ||
| 12 | 39.0 | 1 | 3 | 4.85 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 28.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.21 | 24 | ||
| 4 | 18.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.34 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 18.00 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1.29 | 31 | ||
| 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.12 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.31 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.88 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.27 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 1 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
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