1948 New York Giants (MLB) season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Offseason

November 20, 1947: 1947 minor league draft
- Hoyt Wilhelm
  Hoyt Wilhelm
  James Hoyt Wilhelm was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985....
  
  was drafted by the Giants from the Boston Braves
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- Ed Albrecht
  Ed Albrecht
  Edward Arthur Albrecht was a professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1949 and 1950, for the St. Louis Browns....
  
  was drafted from the Giants by the St. Louis Browns
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- Pete Milne
  Pete Milne
  William James "Pete" Milne was a professional baseball player. He played parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1948 until 1950, for the New York Giants, primarily as an outfielder...
  
  was drafted by the Giants from the Cleveland Indians
  Cleveland Indians
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Prior to 1948 season: Marv Grissom
Marv Grissom
Marvin Edward Grissom was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York & San Francisco Giants , Detroit Tigers , Chicago White Sox , Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals . He was born in Los Molinos, California.He helped the Giants win the 1954 World Series...

was acquired from the Giants by the Sacramento Solons
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Roster

1948 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	91	290	77	.266	16	54
1B	152	560	162	.289	40	125
2B	113	424	112	.264	10	43
3B	142	521	156	.299	30	107
OF	138	471	117	.248	16	63

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
56	57	15	.263	2	12
24	49	12	.245	1	3
12	27	6	.222	0	2

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	42	277	18	12	3.61	126

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	36	100	5	3	2.97	27
	5	28	2	1	3.21	9

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	SV	ERA	SO
4	1	5.68	2
2	0	4.50	3
2	0	0.00	1
1	0	0.00	0
1	0	0.00	0

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sioux City, Trenton, Ogdensburg, Erie, Reno

Pittsburg franchise moved to Roseville, July 30, 1948

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