Alltime NY Giants Team

[Honus Wagner Rules]

C-Buck Ewing
1B- Bill Terry
2B- Larry Doyle
3B- Freddie Linstrom
SS- George Davis
OF-Monte Irvin
OF- Willie Mays
OF-Mel Ott
SP-Christy Mattewson
SP-Carl Hubbell
SP-Rube Marquard
SP-Fat Freddie Fitzsimmons

[jiggers]

Leon Treadway

In feb. 1992 a sent a autograph request to Leon Treadway and he responded with the attached autographed caricature



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[pgsuperfan]

I remember Buddy Blattner as sports announcer, I think on the old NBC game of the week way back in the day

[jiggers]

No all-time Giants team would be complete without these all-stars:

1B: Phil Weintraub
2B: Buddy Blattner
3B: Nap Reyes
SS: Buddy Kerr
OF: Danny Gardella
OF: Leon Treadway
OF: Steve Filipowicz
C: Clyde Klutz
RHP: Harry Feldman
LHP: Adrian Zabala

Now that is my kind of all-stars - I would like to add a couple of relief pitchers
Ken Trinkle and Hooks Iott

[jiggers]

Now that is my kind of all-time team! I would add a couple of relief pitchers:
Ken Trinkle RH and Hooks Iott LH

[SF Kid]

I notice a lot of the picks exclude Mel Ott. Intersting.

[Giantfanforever]

Leon Treadway

"Red" Treadway played minor league ball in my hometown of Portsmouth, Va. He was a member of a fence-busting outfield that consisted of Treadway, Ken Guettler, and Bob Broome. Those "Cubs" were the 1950 Piedmont League (Class B) champions and were managed by another great ex-Giant, Frank "Skeeter" Scalzi.

[Brownie31]

The Giants of New York are the only team to boast HOFers at all positions (not counting the Yanks if you include Frank Baker.)
c-Roger Bresnahan
1b-Bill Terry or George Kelly
2b-Frank Frisch-best remembered as a Card, but had some great years in New York
ss-Travis Jackson
3b- Freddie Lindstrom
of-Mel Ott
of-Willie Mays
of-Ross Youngs
RHP-Christy Mathewson
LHP-Carl Hubbell

And of course the manager has to be the incomparable Little Napoleon, John McGraw.
This came from the Book of Baseball Lists. I actually don't remember which HOF 1bman they listed. But either one would do.

soberdennis:

Outstanding fact that should be better known in the
baseball world. Those men also had the honor of
playing baseball's most unique park: The Polo Grounds.

The Gem of 8th & 157th!

Brownie31

[soberdennis]

The Giants of New York are the only team to boast HOFers at all positions (not counting the Yanks if you include Frank Baker.)
c-Roger Bresnahan
1b-Bill Terry or George Kelly
2b-Frank Frisch-best remembered as a Card, but had some great years in New York
ss-Travis Jackson
3b- Freddie Lindstrom
of-Mel Ott
of-Willie Mays
of-Ross Youngs
RHP-Christy Mathewson
LHP-Carl Hubbell

And of course the manager has to be the incomparable Little Napoleon, John McGraw.
This came from the Book of Baseball Lists. I actually don't remember which HOF 1bman they listed. But either one would do.

[theAmazingMet]

I almost vomited coffee everywhere looking at the first few teams with no Mel Ott. Finally some people added posts with some sense! Mel Ott is Mr Giant. To leave him off any Giants greats teams is pure lunacy!

[laurade]

Thadford Leon Treadway

Just to clarify things for y'all about the "Treadway" confusion.

It is "Thadford Leon Treadway," born in Athalone, NC who played in the outfield with Mel Ott and Joe Medwig. I know 'cause he's my dad!!

Sorry to say that he passed away several years ago - in the hospital following a heart attack - watching a Braves baseball game. As a matter of fact, my mother and I were holding his hands and we thought he'd gone to sleep. I asked Mother who was pitching that night, and Daddy roused up and said, "Smoltz." Then he left us and went on to the game.

He played 'til I was fifteen years old (retired in 1960). We loved his time with the game and he did, too. Thank y'all for remembering him.

Best regards,
Laura Treadway de Martino

[bly11]

RE: Alltime NY Giants Team

Look down at the keys if it helps. ;-)

[The Commissioner]

RE: Alltime NY Giants Team

It's an even worse sign that I managed to spell it wrong two posts in a row!!!

[The Commissioner]

RE: Alltime NY Giants Team

It's also not a good sign that I misspelled Lindsrtom's name either. Okay, well I guess you successfully goaded me into it. Here would be my reluctant picks for the All-Time NY Giants team:

C-Roger Connor
1B-Bill Terry
2B-Frankie Frisch
SS-George Davis
3B-Freddie Lindstrom
OF-Mel Ott
OF-Willie Mays
OF-Ross Youngs
P-Christy Mathewson
P-Carl Hubbell
P-Amos Rusie
P-Tim Keefe
RP-Joe McGinnity (Yeah, he was primarily a starter, but since he retroactively led the league three times in saves I'm not considering it too much of a stretch!)
MGR-John McGraw

[cofe2]

RE: Alltime NY Giants Team

I know Willie Mays spend most of his career as a SF Giant but he was still the best centerfielder that the NY giants ever had so he should definitely be on this list.