1939 New York Giants Roster

The 1939 New York Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1939 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1939 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1939 New York Giants salary list, a 1939 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1939 New York Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1939 New York Giants



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Complete Roster  
 
20 Jumbo Brown 6-04 295 Right Right 1907-04-30
15 Slick Castleman 6-00 185 Right Right 1913-09-08
14 Dick Coffman 6-02 195 Right Right 1906-12-18
15 Tom Gorman 6-02 200 Left Right 1919-03-16
10 Harry Gumbert 6-02 185 Right Right 1909-11-05
11 Carl Hubbell 6-00 170 Left Right 1903-06-22
12 Bill Lohrman 6-01 185 Right Right 1913-05-22
26 Red Lynn 6-00 162 Right Right 1913-12-27
16 Cliff Melton 6-05½ 203 Left Left 1912-01-03
18 Manny Salvo 6-04 210 Right Right 1913-06-30
17 Hal Schumacher 6-00 190 Right Right 1910-11-23
27 Hy Vandenberg 6-04 220 Right Right 1906-03-17
19 Johnnie Wittig 6-00 180 Right Right 1914-06-16
8 Harry Danning 6-01 190 Right Right 1911-09-06
14 Ray Hayworth 6-00 180 Right Right 1904-01-29
9 Ken O'Dea 6-00 180 Right Left 1913-03-16
5 Zeke Bonura 6-00 210 Right Right 1908-09-20
21 Lou Chiozza 6-00 172 Right Left 1910-05-17
2 Al Glossop 6-00 170 Right Both 1914-07-12
19 Tom Hafey 6-01 180 Right Right 1913-07-12
7 Billy Jurges 5-11 175 Right Right 1908-05-09
22 Alex Kampouris 5-08 155 Right Right 1912-11-13
19 Tony Lazzeri 5-11½ 170 Right Right 1903-12-06
23 Johnny McCarthy 6-01½ 185 Left Left 1910-01-07
19 George Myatt 5-11 167 Right Left 1914-06-14
1 Skeeter Scalzi 5-06 160 Right Right 1913-06-16
2 Burgess Whitehead 5-10½ 160 Right Right 1910-06-29
21 Babe Young 6-02½ 185 Left Left 1915-07-01
6 Frank Demaree 5-11½ 185 Right Right 1910-06-10
28 Johnny Dickshot 6-00 195 Right Right 1910-01-24
3 Jo-Jo Moore 5-11 155 Right Left 1908-12-25
4 Mel Ott 5-09 170 Right Left 1909-03-02
24 Jimmy Ripple 5-10 170 Right Left 1909-10-14
25 Bob Seeds 6-00 180 Right Right 1907-02-24


The 1939 New York Giants played 151 games during the regular season, won 77 games, lost 74 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 101/100) where 702,457 fans witnessed their 1939 Giants finish the season with a .510 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1939 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1939 New York Giants salary list, a 1939 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1939 New York Giants primary starters list:

1939 New York Giants
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1939 New York Giants
Most Games by Position

C Harry Danning (132)
1B Zeke Bonura (122)
2B Burgess Whitehead (91)
3B Tom Hafey (70)
SS Billy Jurges (137)
LF Jo-Jo Moore (136)
CF Frank Demaree (115)
RF Mel Ott (96)
  
SP Harry Gumbert
SP Carl Hubbell
SP Bill Lohrman
SP Cliff Melton
SP Manny Salvo
SP Hal Schumacher
  
RP Dick Coffman
RP Red Lynn
CL Jumbo Brown


1939 New York Giants
Salaries

Mel Ott $17,500.00


1939 New York Giants
Uniform Numbers

#1 Skeeter Scalzi
#2 Al Glossop
#2 Burgess Whitehead
#3 Jo-Jo Moore
#4 Mel Ott
#5 Zeke Bonura
#6 Frank Demaree
#7 Billy Jurges
#8 Harry Danning
#9 Ken O'Dea
#10 Harry Gumbert
#11 Carl Hubbell
#12 Bill Lohrman
#14 Dick Coffman
#14 Ray Hayworth
#15 Slick Castleman
#15 Tom Gorman
#16 Cliff Melton
#17 Hal Schumacher
#18 Manny Salvo
#19 Tom Hafey
#19 Tony Lazzeri
#19 George Myatt
#19 Johnnie Wittig
#20 Jumbo Brown
#21 Lou Chiozza
#21 Babe Young
#22 Alex Kampouris
#23 Johnny McCarthy
#24 Jimmy Ripple
#25 Bob Seeds
#26 Red Lynn
#27 Hy Vandenberg
#28 Johnny Dickshot

Did you know that a 1939 New York Giants Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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