1948 New York Giants (MLB) season
The 1948 New York Giants season was the franchise's 66th season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 78–76 record, 13½ games behind the Boston Braves.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Batting
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 | Player | 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
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 56 | 57 | 15 | .263 | 2 | 12 |
| 24 | 49 | 12 | .245 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
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
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.68 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sioux City, Trenton, Ogdensburg, Erie, Reno
Pittsburg franchise moved to Roseville, July 30, 1948