1945 New York Giants Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 78-74
Finished 5th in the NL
Attendance: 1,016,468, Avg. 17,820
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV
Manager: Mel Ott (78-74)
Location: New York, New York
1945 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 78-74
Finished 5th in the NL
Attendance: 1,016,468, Avg. 17,820
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV
Manager: Mel Ott (78-74)
Location: New York, New York
1945 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National League ended the 1945 season with a record of 78 wins and 74 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.
The Giants plated 668 runs and allowed 700 runs. Mel Ott paced New York with 21 home runs, while Ernie Lombardi and Danny Gardella walloped 20 or more, too. Mel Ott recorded 79 runs batted in and topped all regular hitters by hitting .308. Van Mungo and Bill Voiselle led the team with 14 wins each, and Van Mungo earned a 3.20 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Mel Ott coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Adams | P | R | R | March 2, 1910 | 5'10" | 182 | Willows, CA USA |
| Loren Bain | P | R | R | July 4, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Staples, MN USA |
| Ray Berres | C | R | R | August 31, 1907 | 5'9" | 170 | Kenosha, WI USA |
| Jack Brewer | P | R | R | April 21, 1918 | 6'2" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Bill DeKoning | C | R | R | December 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| William Emmerich | P | R | R | September 29, 1919 | 6'1" | 170 | Allentown, PA USA |
| Harry Feldman | P | R | R | November 10, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | New York, NY USA |
| Steve Filipowicz | LF | R | R | June 28, 1921 | 5'8" | 195 | Donora, PA USA |
| Rube Fischer | P | R | R | September 19, 1916 | 6'4" | 190 | Carlock, SD USA |
| Don Fisher | P | R | R | February 6, 1916 | 6'0" | 210 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Al Gardella | 1B | L | L | January 11, 1918 | 5'10" | 172 | New York, NY USA |
| Danny Gardella | LF | L | L | February 26, 1920 | 5'7" | 160 | New York, NY USA |
| Johnny Gee | P | L | L | December 7, 1915 | 6'9" | 225 | Syracuse, NY USA |
| Andy Hansen | P | R | R | November 12, 1924 | 6'3" | 185 | Lake Worth, FL USA |
| Ray Harrell | P | R | R | February 16, 1912 | 6'1" | 185 | Petrolia, TX USA |
| George Hausmann | 2B | R | R | February 11, 1916 | 5'5" | 145 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Johnny Hudson | 3B | R | R | June 30, 1912 | 5'10" | 160 | Bryan, TX USA |
| Billy Jurges | 3B | R | R | May 9, 1908 | 5'11" | 175 | Bronx, NY USA |
| Buddy Kerr | SS | R | R | November 6, 1922 | 6'2" | 175 | Astoria, NY USA |
| Clyde Kluttz | C | R | R | December 12, 1917 | 6'0" | 193 | Rockwell, NC USA |
| Roy Lee | P | L | L | September 28, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | Elmira, NY USA |
| Whitey Lockman | CF | L | R | July 25, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | Lowell, NC USA |
| Ernie Lombardi | C | R | R | April 6, 1908 | 6'3" | 230 | Oakland, CA USA |
| Sal Maglie | P | R | R | April 26, 1917 | 6'2" | 180 | Niagara Falls, NY USA |
| Jim Mallory | OF | R | R | September 1, 1918 | 6'1" | 170 | Lawrenceville, VA USA |
| Charlie Mead | RF | L | R | April 9, 1921 | 6'1" | 185 | Vermilion, AB CAN |
| Joe Medwick | LF | R | R | November 24, 1911 | 5'10" | 187 | Carteret, NJ USA |
| Van Mungo | P | R | R | June 8, 1911 | 6'2" | 185 | Pageland, SC USA |
| Mel Ott | RF | L | R | March 2, 1909 | 5'9" | 170 | Gretna, LA USA |
| Jack Phillips | P | R | R | May 24, 1919 | 6'1" | 185 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Ewald Pyle | P | L | L | August 27, 1910 | 6'0" | 175 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Nap Reyes | 3B | R | R | November 24, 1919 | 6'0" | 195 | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Cuba |
| Johnny Rucker | CF | L | R | January 15, 1917 | 6'2" | 175 | Crabapple, GA USA |
| Mike Schemer | 1B | L | L | November 20, 1917 | 6'0" | 180 | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Red Treadway | OF | L | R | April 28, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | Athlone, NC USA |
| Bill Voiselle | P | R | R | January 29, 1919 | 6'4" | 200 | Greenwood, SC USA |
| Phil Weintraub | 1B | L | L | October 12, 1907 | 6'1" | 195 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Adrian Zabala | P | L | L | August 26, 1916 | 5'11" | 165 | San Antonio de los Banos, Artemisa Cuba |
| Roy Zimmerman | 1B | L | L | September 13, 1913 | 6'2" | 187 | Pine Grove, PA USA |
