1948 New York Giants Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 78-76
Finished 5th in the NL
Attendance: 1,459,269, Avg. 22,125
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV
Manager: Mel Ott (37-38)
Manager: Leo Durocher (41-38)
Location: New York, New York
1948 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 78-76
Finished 5th in the NL
Attendance: 1,459,269, Avg. 22,125
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV
Manager: Mel Ott (37-38)
Manager: Leo Durocher (41-38)
Location: New York, New York
1948 New York Giants Roster
The New York Giants of the National League ended the 1948 season with a record of 78 wins and 76 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.
The Giants led the league with 780 runs, ignited by 164 home runs. New York surrendered 704 runs. Johnny Mize walloped 40 home runs for the team, while Sid Gordon, Whitey Lockman, Bobby Thomson and Walker Cooper each swatted 20 or more as well. Johnny Mize drove in 125 runs. Sid Gordon paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .299. Larry Jansen topped the team with 18 wins, and Sheldon Jones, too added 15 or more wins, too Sheldon Jones recorded a 3.35 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Mel Ott and Leo Durocher coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 765
Regular Season Runs Against: 692
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 20, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at New York Giants 6 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 21, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at New York Giants 9 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 22, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at New York Giants 3 | L | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | ||
| April 23, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 1 | W | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | ||
| April 24, 1948 | New York Giants 16 at Boston Braves 9 | W | 1-2 | 2-0 | 3-2 | ||
| April 25, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at Boston Braves 0 | W | 1-2 | 3-0 | 4-2 | ||
| April 25, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 1-2 | 4-0 | 5-2 | ||
| April 26, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at New York Giants 5 | W | 2-2 | 4-0 | 6-2 | ||
| April 27, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at New York Giants 7 | W | 3-2 | 4-0 | 7-2 | ||
| April 29, 1948 | New York Giants 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 17 | L | 3-2 | 4-1 | 7-3 | ||
| April 30, 1948 | Boston Braves 7 at New York Giants 2 | L | 3-3 | 4-1 | 7-4 | ||
| May 1, 1948 | Boston Braves 6 at New York Giants 3 | L | 3-4 | 4-1 | 7-5 | ||
| May 2, 1948 | Boston Braves 1 at New York Giants 5 | W | 4-4 | 4-1 | 8-5 | ||
| May 3, 1948 | New York Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 4-4 | 5-1 | 9-5 | ||
| May 5, 1948 | New York Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 4-4 | 5-2 | 9-6 | ||
| May 6, 1948 | New York Giants 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 4-4 | 6-2 | 10-6 | ||
| May 8, 1948 | New York Giants 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 4-4 | 7-2 | 11-6 | ||
| May 9, 1948 | New York Giants 0 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 4-4 | 7-3 | 11-7 | ||
| May 13, 1948 | New York Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | W | 4-4 | 8-3 | 12-7 | ||
| May 15, 1948 | New York Giants 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 4-4 | 8-4 | 12-8 | ||
| May 17, 1948 | New York Giants 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 4-4 | 8-5 | 12-9 | ||
| May 18, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at New York Giants 6 | W | 5-4 | 8-5 | 13-9 | ||
| May 19, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at New York Giants 5 | W | 6-4 | 8-5 | 14-9 | ||
| May 20, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at New York Giants 1 | L | 6-5 | 8-5 | 14-10 | ||
| May 21, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 8 at New York Giants 3 | L | 6-6 | 8-5 | 14-11 | ||
| May 22, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 0 at New York Giants 11 | W | 7-6 | 8-5 | 15-11 | ||
| May 23, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at New York Giants 2 | W | 8-6 | 8-5 | 16-11 | ||
| May 26, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Giants 10 | W | 9-6 | 8-5 | 17-11 | ||
| May 27, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at New York Giants 6 | L | 9-7 | 8-5 | 17-12 | ||
| May 28, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at New York Giants 3 | L | 9-8 | 8-5 | 17-13 | ||
| May 29, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at New York Giants 7 | W | 10-8 | 8-5 | 18-13 | ||
| May 30, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at New York Giants 10 | W | 11-8 | 8-5 | 19-13 | ||
| May 31, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 11-8 | 8-6 | 19-14 | ||
| May 31, 1948 | New York Giants 10 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 11-8 | 9-6 | 20-14 | ||
| June 2, 1948 | New York Giants 7 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 11-8 | 10-6 | 21-14 | ||
| June 3, 1948 | New York Giants 4 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 11-8 | 10-7 | 21-15 | ||
| June 4, 1948 | New York Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 11-8 | 11-7 | 22-15 | ||
| June 5, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 11-8 | 11-8 | 22-16 | ||
| June 6, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 11-8 | 11-9 | 22-17 | ||
| June 6, 1948 | New York Giants 16 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 11-8 | 12-9 | 23-17 | ||
| June 7, 1948 | New York Giants 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 11-8 | 13-9 | 24-17 | ||
| June 9, 1948 | New York Giants 5 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 11-8 | 14-9 | 25-17 | ||
| June 9, 1948 | New York Giants 7 at Chicago Cubs 8 | L | 11-8 | 14-10 | 25-18 | ||
| June 10, 1948 | New York Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 11-8 | 14-11 | 25-19 | ||
| June 11, 1948 | New York Giants 1 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 11-8 | 14-12 | 25-20 | ||
| June 12, 1948 | New York Giants 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 11-8 | 15-12 | 26-20 | ||
| June 13, 1948 | New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 11-8 | 15-13 | 26-21 | ||
| June 13, 1948 | New York Giants 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 11-8 | 16-13 | 27-21 | ||
| June 15, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 0 | L | 11-9 | 16-13 | 27-22 | ||
| June 16, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at New York Giants 5 | L | 11-10 | 16-13 | 27-23 | ||
| June 17, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at New York Giants 8 | L | 11-11 | 16-13 | 27-24 | ||
| June 18, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 12 at New York Giants 8 | L | 11-12 | 16-13 | 27-25 | ||
| June 19, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at New York Giants 10 | W | 12-12 | 16-13 | 28-25 | ||
| June 20, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Giants 6 | W | 13-12 | 16-13 | 29-25 | ||
| June 20, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Giants 2 | L | 13-13 | 16-13 | 29-26 | ||
| June 24, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 11 at New York Giants 2 | L | 13-14 | 16-13 | 29-27 | ||
| June 24, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 2 at New York Giants 3 | W | 14-14 | 16-13 | 30-27 | ||
| June 25, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at New York Giants 7 | W | 15-14 | 16-13 | 31-27 | ||
| June 26, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at New York Giants 0 | L | 15-15 | 16-13 | 31-28 | ||
| June 27, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at New York Giants 3 | L | 15-16 | 16-13 | 31-29 | ||
| June 29, 1948 | New York Giants 11 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 15-16 | 17-13 | 32-29 | ||
| June 30, 1948 | New York Giants 1 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 15-16 | 17-14 | 32-30 | ||
| July 1, 1948 | New York Giants 1 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 15-16 | 17-15 | 32-31 | ||
| July 2, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 15-16 | 18-15 | 33-31 | ||
| July 3, 1948 | New York Giants 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 15-16 | 18-16 | 33-32 | ||
| July 4, 1948 | New York Giants 12 at Brooklyn Dodgers 13 | L | 15-16 | 18-17 | 33-33 | ||
| July 5, 1948 | Boston Braves 5 at New York Giants 6 | W | 16-16 | 18-17 | 34-33 | ||
| July 5, 1948 | Boston Braves 4 at New York Giants 1 | L | 16-17 | 18-17 | 34-34 | ||
| July 6, 1948 | Boston Braves 4 at New York Giants 3 | L | 16-18 | 18-17 | 34-35 | ||
| July 7, 1948 | New York Giants 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 16-18 | 19-17 | 35-35 | ||
| July 9, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 10 at New York Giants 3 | L | 16-19 | 19-17 | 35-36 | ||
| July 10, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 15 at New York Giants 10 | L | 16-20 | 19-17 | 35-37 | ||
| July 11, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at New York Giants 3 | W | 17-20 | 19-17 | 36-37 | ||
| July 15, 1948 | New York Giants 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 17-20 | 20-17 | 37-37 | ||
| July 15, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 17-20 | 20-18 | 37-38 | ||
| July 17, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 17-20 | 21-18 | 38-38 | ||
| July 18, 1948 | New York Giants 8 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 17-20 | 22-18 | 39-38 | ||
| July 18, 1948 | New York Giants 0 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 17-20 | 22-19 | 39-39 | ||
| July 19, 1948 | New York Giants 14 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 17-20 | 23-19 | 40-39 | ||
| July 21, 1948 | New York Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | L | 17-20 | 23-20 | 40-40 | ||
| July 22, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 17-20 | 23-21 | 40-41 | ||
| July 22, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 17-20 | 24-21 | 41-41 | ||
| July 23, 1948 | New York Giants 5 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 17-20 | 25-21 | 42-41 | ||
| July 24, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 17-20 | 26-21 | 43-41 | ||
| July 24, 1948 | New York Giants 1 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 17-20 | 26-22 | 43-42 | ||
| July 25, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 17-20 | 26-23 | 43-43 | ||
| July 26, 1948 | New York Giants 13 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 17-20 | 27-23 | 44-43 | ||
| July 27, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at New York Giants 3 | W | 18-20 | 27-23 | 45-43 | ||
| July 28, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at New York Giants 5 | W | 19-20 | 27-23 | 46-43 | ||
| July 29, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at New York Giants 5 | W | 20-20 | 27-23 | 47-43 | ||
| July 30, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 1 at New York Giants 9 | W | 21-20 | 27-23 | 48-43 | ||
| July 31, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 3 at New York Giants 6 | W | 22-20 | 27-23 | 49-43 | ||
| July 31, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 9 at New York Giants 14 | W | 23-20 | 27-23 | 50-43 | ||
| August 2, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 21 at New York Giants 5 | L | 23-21 | 27-23 | 50-44 | ||
| August 4, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Giants 2 | L | 23-22 | 27-23 | 50-45 | ||
| August 4, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 0 | L | 23-23 | 27-23 | 50-46 | ||
| August 6, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at New York Giants 7 | W | 24-23 | 27-23 | 51-46 | ||
| August 7, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at New York Giants 4 | L | 24-24 | 27-23 | 51-47 | ||
| August 8, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 6 | W | 25-24 | 27-23 | 52-47 | ||
| August 8, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at New York Giants 4 | L | 25-25 | 27-23 | 52-48 | ||
| August 10, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 25-25 | 28-23 | 53-48 | ||
| August 11, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 25-25 | 28-24 | 53-49 | ||
| August 13, 1948 | New York Giants 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 12 | L | 25-25 | 28-25 | 53-50 | ||
| August 14, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 25-25 | 29-25 | 54-50 | ||
| August 15, 1948 | New York Giants 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 | L | 25-25 | 29-26 | 54-51 | ||
| August 15, 1948 | New York Giants 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 25-25 | 29-27 | 54-52 | ||
| August 17, 1948 | Boston Braves 10 at New York Giants 2 | L | 25-26 | 29-27 | 54-53 | ||
| August 18, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at New York Giants 8 | W | 26-26 | 29-27 | 55-53 | ||
| August 21, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at New York Giants 6 | W | 27-26 | 29-27 | 56-53 | ||
| August 22, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at New York Giants 3 | W | 28-26 | 29-27 | 57-53 | ||
| August 22, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at New York Giants 9 | W | 29-26 | 29-27 | 58-53 | ||
| August 24, 1948 | New York Giants 7 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 29-26 | 30-27 | 59-53 | ||
| August 26, 1948 | New York Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 29-26 | 30-28 | 59-54 | ||
| August 26, 1948 | New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 29-26 | 30-29 | 59-55 | ||
| August 28, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 29-26 | 30-30 | 59-56 | ||
| August 28, 1948 | New York Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 29-26 | 30-31 | 59-57 | ||
| August 29, 1948 | New York Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 29-26 | 30-32 | 59-58 | ||
| August 31, 1948 | New York Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 29-26 | 30-33 | 59-59 | ||
| September 1, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 29-26 | 31-33 | 60-59 | ||
| September 2, 1948 | New York Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 29-26 | 32-33 | 61-59 | ||
| September 3, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 29-26 | 33-33 | 62-59 | ||
| September 3, 1948 | New York Giants 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | W | 29-26 | 34-33 | 63-59 | ||
| September 4, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 | W | 29-26 | 35-33 | 64-59 | ||
| September 5, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 29-26 | 35-34 | 64-60 | ||
| September 6, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 29-26 | 36-34 | 65-60 | ||
| September 6, 1948 | New York Giants 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 29-26 | 37-34 | 66-60 | ||
| September 7, 1948 | New York Giants 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | W | 29-26 | 38-34 | 67-60 | ||
| September 7, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 29-26 | 39-34 | 68-60 | ||
| September 8, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at New York Giants 4 | L | 29-27 | 39-34 | 68-61 | ||
| September 9, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at New York Giants 0 | L | 29-28 | 39-34 | 68-62 | ||
| September 11, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at New York Giants 6 | W | 30-28 | 39-34 | 69-62 | ||
| September 11, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at New York Giants 2 | W | 31-28 | 39-34 | 70-62 | ||
| September 12, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at New York Giants 5 | W | 32-28 | 39-34 | 71-62 | ||
| September 13, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 5 | W | 33-28 | 39-34 | 72-62 | ||
| September 15, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at New York Giants 3 | L | 33-29 | 39-34 | 72-63 | ||
| September 16, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at New York Giants 6 | L | 33-30 | 39-34 | 72-64 | ||
| September 17, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at New York Giants 3 | L | 33-31 | 39-34 | 72-65 | ||
| September 18, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at New York Giants 12 | W | 34-31 | 39-34 | 73-65 | ||
| September 19, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 1 | L | 34-32 | 39-34 | 73-66 | ||
| September 19, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Giants 3 | L | 34-33 | 39-34 | 73-67 | ||
| September 21, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 2 at New York Giants 3 | W | 35-33 | 39-34 | 74-67 | ||
| September 21, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 3 at New York Giants 2 | L | 35-34 | 39-34 | 74-68 | ||
| September 22, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 3 at New York Giants 2 | L | 35-35 | 39-34 | 74-69 | ||
| September 22, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 11 at New York Giants 7 | L | 35-36 | 39-34 | 74-70 | ||
| September 23, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at New York Giants 1 | L | 35-37 | 39-34 | 74-71 | ||
| September 25, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 35-37 | 40-34 | 75-71 | ||
| September 26, 1948 | New York Giants 2 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 35-37 | 40-35 | 75-72 | ||
| September 28, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at New York Giants 3 | L | 35-38 | 40-35 | 75-73 | ||
| September 28, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at New York Giants 6 | W | 36-38 | 40-35 | 76-73 | ||
| October 2, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at New York Giants 1 | L | 36-39 | 40-35 | 76-74 | ||
| October 2, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at New York Giants 8 | W | 37-39 | 40-35 | 77-74 | ||
| October 3, 1948 | Boston Braves 11 at New York Giants 1 | L | 37-40 | 40-35 | 77-75 |
