1944 New York Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac

1944 New York Giants Roster

The 1944 New York Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1944 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 1944 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1944 New York Giants salary list, a 1944 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1944 New York Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1944 New York Giants 1944 New York Giants Official Logo Complete Roster Roster Schedule Statmaster
#	Pitchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
27	Ace Adams	5-10�	182	Right	Right	1910-03-02
22	Johnny Allen	6-00	180	Right	Right	1904-09-30
21	Bob Barthelson	6-00	185	Right	Right	1924-07-15
32	Jack Brewer	6-02	170	Right	Right	1918-04-21
23	Ken Brondell	6-01	195	Right	Right	1921-10-17
14	Harry Feldman	6-00	175	Right	Right	1919-11-10
15	Rube Fischer	6-04	190	Right	Right	1916-09-19
20	Johnny Gee	6-09	225	Left	Left	1915-12-07
24	Andy Hansen	6-03	190	Right	Right	1924-11-12
16	Cliff Melton	6-05�	203	Left	Left	1912-01-03
21	Whitey Miller	6-01	195	Right	Right	1915-05-02
20	Walter Ockey	6-00	175	Right	Right	1920-01-04
26	Lou Polli	5-10�	165	Right	Right	1901-07-09
18	Ewald Pyle	6-00�	175	Left	Left	1910-08-27
36	Frank Rosso	5-11	180	Right	Right	1921-03-01
19	Frank Seward	6-03	200	Right	Right	1921-04-07
17	Bill Voiselle	6-04	200	Right	Right	1919-01-29
#	Catchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
29	Ray Berres	5-09	170	Right	Right	1907-08-31
8	Ernie Lombardi	6-03	230	Right	Right	1908-04-06
9	Gus Mancuso	5-10	185	Right	Right	1905-12-05
#	Infielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
12	George Hausmann	5-05	145	Right	Right	1916-02-11
7	Billy Jurges	5-11	175	Right	Right	1908-05-09
10	Buddy Kerr	6-02	180	Right	Right	1922-11-06
2	Hal Luby	5-10	185	Right	Right	1913-06-13
32	Roy Nichols	5-11	155	Right	Right	1921-03-03
6	Nap Reyes	6-01	205	Right	Right	1919-11-24
5	Phil Weintraub	6-01	195	Left	Left	1907-10-12
#	Outfielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
34	Steve Filipowicz	5-08	195	Right	Right	1921-06-28
33	Danny Gardella	5-07�	160	Left	Left	1920-02-26
24	Charlie Mead	6-01�	185	Right	Left	1921-04-09
3	Joe Medwick	5-10	187	Right	Right	1911-11-24
4	Mel Ott	5-09	170	Right	Left	1909-03-02
1	Johnny Rucker	6-02	175	Right	Left	1917-01-15
25	Bruce Sloan	5-09	195	Left	Left	1914-10-04
26	Red Treadway	5-10	175	Right	Left	1920-04-28
1944 New York Giants Roster

The 1944 New York Giants played 154 games during the regular season, won 67 games, lost 87 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 100/102) where 674,483 fans witnessed their 1944 Giants finish the season with a .435 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 1944 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1944 New York Giants salary list, a 1944 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1944 New York Giants primary starters list:

1944 New York Giants
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available
1944 New York Giants
Most Games by Position
C Ernie Lombardi (100)
1B Phil Weintraub (99)
2B George Hausmann (122)
3B Hal Luby (65)
SS Buddy Kerr (149)
LF Joe Medwick (122)
CF Johnny Rucker (139)
RF Mel Ott (103)

SP Harry Feldman
SP Rube Fischer
SP Ewald Pyle
SP Bill Voiselle

RP Andy Hansen
RP Frank Seward
CL Ace Adams

1944 New York Giants
Salaries
No Salary Data Available

1944 New York Giants
Uniform Numbers
#1 Johnny Rucker
#2 Hal Luby
#3 Joe Medwick
#4 Mel Ott
#5 Phil Weintraub
#6 Nap Reyes
#7 Billy Jurges
#8 Ernie Lombardi
#9 Gus Mancuso
#10 Buddy Kerr
#12 George Hausmann
#14 Harry Feldman
#15 Rube Fischer
#16 Cliff Melton
#17 Bill Voiselle
#18 Ewald Pyle
#19 Frank Seward
#20 Johnny Gee
#20 Walter Ockey
#21 Bob Barthelson
#21 Whitey Miller
#22 Johnny Allen
#23 Ken Brondell
#24 Andy Hansen
#24 Charlie Mead
#25 Bruce Sloan
#26 Lou Polli
#26 Red Treadway
#27 Ace Adams
#29 Ray Berres
#32 Jack Brewer
#32 Roy Nichols
#33 Danny Gardella
#34 Steve Filipowicz
#36 Frank Rosso

Did you know that a 1944 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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