1949 New York Giants

1949 New York Giants / Franchise: San Francisco Giants / BR Team Page

Record: 73-81, Finished 5th in National League (1949 NL)

Managed by Leo Durocher

Coaches: Freddie Fitzsimmons, Herman Franks, Frankie Frisch and Red Kress

Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Sid Gordon, Willard Marshall, Johnny Mize and Bobby Thomson

Further Reading

• Roger Kahn: The Era, 1947-1957: When the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers Ruled the World, Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2002 (originally published in 1993). ISBN 0803278055