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1947 New York Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac

1947 New York Giants Roster

The 1947 New York Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1947 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 1947 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1947 New York Giants salary list, a 1947 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1947 New York Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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Complete Roster  
 

37 Woody Abernathy 6-00 170 Left Left 1915-02-01
38 Hub Andrews 6-00 170 Right Right 1922-08-31
39 Bill Ayers 6-03 185 Right Right 1919-09-27
33 Joe Beggs 6-01 182 Right Right 1910-11-04
40 Mike Budnick 6-01 200 Right Right 1919-09-15
33 Bob Carpenter 6-03 195 Right Right 1917-12-12
13, 14 Mort Cooper 6-02 210 Right Right 1913-03-02
44 Andy Hansen 6-03 190 Right Right 1924-11-12
23 Clint Hartung 6-04 215 Right Right 1922-08-10
30, 35 Hooks Iott 6-02 200 Left Both 1919-12-03
46 Larry Jansen 6-02 190 Right Right 1920-07-16
39 Sheldon Jones 6-00 180 Right Right 1922-02-02
32 Monte Kennedy 6-02 185 Left Right 1922-05-11
31 Dave Koslo 5-11 180 Left Left 1920-03-31
37 Mario Picone 5-11 180 Right Right 1926-07-05
30 Ray Poat 6-02 200 Right Right 1917-12-19
35 Junior Thompson 6-01 185 Right Right 1917-06-07
34 Ken Trinkle 6-01½ 175 Right Right 1919-12-15
30 Bill Voiselle 6-04 200 Right Right 1919-01-29
5 Walker Cooper 6-03 210 Right Right 1915-01-08
8 Mickey Livingston 6-01½ 185 Right Right 1914-11-15
6 Ernie Lombardi 6-03 230 Right Right 1908-04-06
9 Bennie Warren 6-01 184 Right Right 1912-03-02
40 Wes Westrum 5-11 185 Right Right 1922-11-28
7 Sal Yvars 5-10 187 Right Right 1924-02-20
12 Buddy Blattner 6-00½ 180 Right Right 1920-02-08
10 Buddy Kerr 6-02 180 Right Right 1922-11-06
16 Jack Lohrke 6-00 180 Right Right 1924-02-25
15 Johnny Mize 6-02 215 Right Left 1913-01-07
14 Bobby Rhawn 5-08 180 Right Right 1919-02-13
18 Bill Rigney 6-01 178 Right Right 1918-01-29
17 Mickey Witek 5-10 170 Right Right 1915-12-19
21 Gary Gearhart 5-11 180 Left Right 1923-08-10
20 Sid Gordon 5-10 185 Right Right 1917-08-13
24 Joe Lafata 6-00 163 Left Left 1921-08-03
27 Willard Marshall 6-01 205 Right Left 1921-02-08
19 Bobby Thomson 6-02 185 Right Right 1923-10-25
28 Fuzz White 6-00 175 Right Left 1916-06-27
25, 28 Whitey Lockman 6-01 175 Right Left 1926-07-25
4 Mel Ott 5-09 170 Right Left 1909-03-02
14 Babe Young 6-02½ 185 Left Left 1915-07-01


The 1947 New York Giants played 154 games during the regular season, won 81 games, lost 73 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 101/100) where 1,600,793 fans witnessed their 1947 Giants finish the season with a .526 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 1947 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1947 New York Giants salary list, a 1947 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1947 New York Giants primary starters list:

1947 New York Giants
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1947 New York Giants
Most Games by Position

C Walker Cooper (132)
1B Johnny Mize (154)
2B Bill Rigney (72)
3B Jack Lohrke (111)
SS Buddy Kerr (138)
LF Sid Gordon (124)
CF Bobby Thomson (127)
RF Willard Marshall (155)
  
SP Clint Hartung
SP Larry Jansen
SP Monte Kennedy
SP Dave Koslo
  
RP Joe Beggs
RP Andy Hansen
RP Hooks Iott
CL Ken Trinkle


1947 New York Giants
Salaries

Walker Cooper $30,000.00


1947 New York Giants
Uniform Numbers

#4 Mel Ott
#5 Walker Cooper
#6 Ernie Lombardi
#7 Sal Yvars
#8 Mickey Livingston
#9 Bennie Warren
#10 Buddy Kerr
#12 Buddy Blattner
#13 Mort Cooper
#14 Mort Cooper
#14 Bobby Rhawn
#14 Babe Young
#15 Johnny Mize
#16 Jack Lohrke
#17 Mickey Witek
#18 Bill Rigney
#19 Bobby Thomson
#20 Sid Gordon
#21 Gary Gearhart
#23 Clint Hartung
#24 Joe Lafata
#25 Whitey Lockman
#27 Willard Marshall
#28 Whitey Lockman
#28 Fuzz White
#30 Hooks Iott
#30 Ray Poat
#30 Bill Voiselle
#31 Dave Koslo
#32 Monte Kennedy
#33 Joe Beggs
#33 Bob Carpenter
#34 Ken Trinkle
#35 Hooks Iott
#35 Junior Thompson
#37 Woody Abernathy
#37 Mario Picone
#38 Hub Andrews
#39 Bill Ayers
#39 Sheldon Jones
#40 Mike Budnick
#40 Wes Westrum
#44 Andy Hansen
#46 Larry Jansen

Did you know that a 1947 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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