| New York Giants | |
| Season: | 1949 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Polo Grounds |
| City: | New York City |
| Owners: | Horace Stoneham |
| General Managers: | Chub Feeney |
| Managers: | Leo Durocher |
| Television: | WPIX (Russ Hodges, Al Helfer) |
| Radio: | WMCA (Russ Hodges, Al Helfer) |
| Prev Season: | 1948 New York Giants (MLB) season |
| Next Season: | 1950 New York Giants (MLB) season |
| Season List: | List of San Francisco Giants seasons |
The 1949 New York Giants season was the franchise's 67th season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 73–81 record, 24 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. The games were now broadcast on the then new station WPIX-TV, which was launched the year before.
| 1949 New York Giants | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | 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 | 64 | 169 | 41 | .243 | 7 | 28 | ||
| 1B | 106 | 388 | 102 | .263 | 18 | 62 | ||
| 2B | 75 | 275 | 77 | .280 | 9 | 34 | ||
| SS | 90 | 220 | 46 | .209 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 3B | 141 | 489 | 139 | .284 | 26 | 90 | ||
| OF | 141 | 499 | 153 | .307 | 12 | 70 | ||
| OF | 151 | 617 | 186 | .301 | 11 | 65 | ||
| OF | 156 | 641 | 198 | .309 | 27 | 109 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 389 | 108 | .278 | 6 | 47 | ||
| 55 | 180 | 48 | .267 | 5 | 22 | ||
| 56 | 170 | 38 | .224 | 5 | 23 | ||
| 42 | 147 | 31 | .211 | 4 | 21 | ||
| 64 | 140 | 33 | .236 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 54 | 104 | 27 | .260 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 36 | 76 | 17 | .224 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 19 | 57 | 17 | .298 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 51 | 56 | 13 | .232 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 50 | 12 | .240 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 19 | 48 | 10 | .208 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 47 | 6 | .128 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 31 | 29 | 7 | .241 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 22 | 17 | 1 | .059 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 259.2 | 15 | 16 | 3.85 | 113 | ||
| 38 | 223.1 | 12 | 14 | 3.43 | 95 | ||
| 33 | 154.2 | 9 | 11 | 5.00 | 48 | ||
| 2 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 212.0 | 11 | 14 | 2.50 | 64 | |
| 42 | 207.1 | 15 | 12 | 3.34 | 79 | |
| 15 | 41.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.27 | 13 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.92 | 25 | ||
| 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.47 | 38 | ||
| 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4.61 | 26 | ||
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.03 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 0 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
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