1949 New York Giants Roster

The 1949 New York Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1949 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 1949 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1949 New York Giants salary list, a 1949 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1949 New York Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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21 Hank Behrman 5-11 174 Right Right 1921-06-27
17 Roger Bowman 6-00 175 Left Right 1927-08-18
44 Andy Hansen 6-03 190 Right Right 1924-11-12
36 Clint Hartung 6-04 215 Right Right 1922-08-10
16, 30 Kirby Higbe 5-11 190 Right Right 1915-04-08
46 Larry Jansen 6-02 190 Right Right 1920-07-16
37 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
30 Ray Poat 6-02 200 Right Right 1917-12-19
48 Andy Tomasic 6-00 175 Right Right 1917-12-10
38 Red Webb 6-00 175 Right Left 1924-09-25
29, 47 Adrian Zabala 5-11 165 Left Left 1916-08-26
7 Walker Cooper 6-03 210 Right Right 1915-01-08
3 Herman Franks 5-10½ 187 Right Left 1914-01-04
8 Mickey Livingston 6-01½ 185 Right Right 1914-11-15
8 Ray Mueller 5-09 175 Right Right 1912-03-08
9 Wes Westrum 5-11 185 Right Right 1922-11-28
39 Sal Yvars 5-10 187 Right Right 1924-02-20
47 Dick Culler 5-09½ 155 Right Right 1915-01-15
29 Augie Galan 6-00 175 Right Both 1912-05-23
20 Sid Gordon 5-10 185 Right Right 1917-08-13
39 Bert Haas 5-11 180 Right Right 1914-02-08
12 George Hausmann 5-05 145 Right Right 1916-02-11
26 Bobby Hofman 5-11 175 Right Right 1925-10-05
10 Buddy Kerr 6-02 180 Right Right 1922-11-06
24 Joe Lafata 6-00 163 Left Left 1921-08-03
17 Jack Lohrke 6-00 180 Right Right 1924-02-25
15 Johnny Mize 6-02 215 Right Left 1913-01-07
12 Bobby Rhawn 5-08 180 Right Right 1919-02-13
18 Bill Rigney 6-01 178 Right Right 1918-01-29
28 Rudy Rufer 6-00½ 165 Right Right 1926-10-28
16 Hank Thompson 5-09 174 Right Left 1925-12-08
26 Davey Williams 5-10 160 Right Right 1927-11-02
7 Monte Irvin 6-01 195 Right Right 1919-02-25
25 Whitey Lockman 6-01 175 Right Left 1926-07-25
27 Willard Marshall 6-01 205 Right Left 1921-02-08
9, 16 Pete Milne 6-01 180 Right Left 1925-04-10
22 Don Mueller 6-00 185 Right Left 1927-04-14
23 Bobby Thomson 6-02 185 Right Right 1923-10-25


The 1949 New York Giants played 154 games during the regular season, won 73 games, lost 81 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 100/99) where 1,218,446 fans witnessed their 1949 Giants finish the season with a .474 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 1949 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1949 New York Giants salary list, a 1949 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1949 New York Giants primary starters list:

1949 New York Giants
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1949 New York Giants
Most Games by Position

C Wes Westrum (62)
1B Johnny Mize (101)
2B Hank Thompson (69)
3B Sid Gordon (123)
SS Buddy Kerr (89)
LF Whitey Lockman (151)
CF Bobby Thomson (156)
RF Willard Marshall (136)
  
SP Clint Hartung
SP Larry Jansen
SP Sheldon Jones
SP Monte Kennedy
  
RP Hank Behrman
RP Andy Hansen
RP Kirby Higbe
RP Red Webb
CL Dave Koslo


1949 New York Giants
Salaries

Monte Irvin $5,000.00


1949 New York Giants
Uniform Numbers

#3 Herman Franks
#7 Walker Cooper
#7 Monte Irvin
#8 Mickey Livingston
#8 Ray Mueller
#9 Pete Milne
#9 Wes Westrum
#10 Buddy Kerr
#12 George Hausmann
#12 Bobby Rhawn
#15 Johnny Mize
#16 Kirby Higbe
#16 Pete Milne
#16 Hank Thompson
#17 Roger Bowman
#17 Jack Lohrke
#18 Bill Rigney
#20 Sid Gordon
#21 Hank Behrman
#22 Don Mueller
#23 Bobby Thomson
#24 Joe Lafata
#25 Whitey Lockman
#26 Bobby Hofman
#26 Davey Williams
#27 Willard Marshall
#28 Rudy Rufer
#29 Augie Galan
#29 Adrian Zabala
#30 Kirby Higbe
#30 Ray Poat
#31 Dave Koslo
#32 Monte Kennedy
#36 Clint Hartung
#37 Sheldon Jones
#38 Red Webb
#39 Bert Haas
#39 Sal Yvars
#44 Andy Hansen
#46 Larry Jansen
#47 Dick Culler
#47 Adrian Zabala
#48 Andy Tomasic

Did you know that a 1949 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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