1951 New York Giants Roster

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The 1951 New York Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1951 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 1951 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1951 New York Giants salary list, a 1951 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1951 New York Giants primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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1951 New York Giants Roster

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39 George Bamberger 6-00 175 Right Right 1923-08-01
38 Roger Bowman 6-00 175 Left Right 1927-08-18
39 Al Corwin 6-01 170 Right Right 1926-12-03
44 Al Gettel 6-03½ 200 Right Right 1917-09-17
38 Red Hardy 5-11 175 Right Right 1923-01-06
21 Jim Hearn 6-03 205 Right Right 1921-04-11
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
38 Alex Konikowski 6-01 187 Right Right 1928-06-08
31 Dave Koslo 5-11 180 Left Left 1920-03-31
33 Jack Kramer 6-02 190 Right Right 1918-01-05
35 Sal Maglie 6-02 180 Right Right 1917-04-26
30 George Spencer 6-01 215 Right Right 1926-07-07
5 Ray Noble 5-11 210 Right Right 1919-03-15
9 Wes Westrum 5-11 185 Right Right 1922-11-28
7 Sal Yvars 5-10 187 Right Right 1924-02-20
19 Alvin Dark 5-11 185 Right Right 1922-01-07
25 Whitey Lockman 6-01 175 Right Left 1926-07-25
17 Jack Lohrke 6-00 180 Right Right 1924-02-25
18 Bill Rigney 6-01 178 Right Right 1918-01-29
12 Eddie Stanky 5-08 170 Right Right 1915-09-03
16 Hank Thompson 5-09 174 Right Left 1925-12-08
14 Davey Williams 5-10 160 Right Right 1927-11-02
15 Artie Wilson 5-10 162 Right Left 1920-10-28
26 Clint Hartung 6-04 215 Right Right 1922-08-10
20 Monte Irvin 6-01 195 Right Right 1919-02-25
27 Spider Jorgensen 5-09 155 Right Left 1919-11-03
24 Jack Maguire 5-11 165 Right Right 1925-02-05
14, 24 Willie Mays 5-11 180 Right Right 1931-05-06
22 Don Mueller 6-00 185 Right Left 1927-04-14
23 Bobby Thomson 6-02 185 Right Right 1923-10-25
27 Earl Rapp 6-02 185 Right Left 1921-05-20
10 Hank Schenz 5-09½ 175 Right Right 1919-04-11
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The 1951 New York Giants played 157 games during the regular season, won 98 games, lost 59 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 101/99) where 1,059,539 fans witnessed their 1951 Giants finish the season with a .624 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 1951 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1951 New York Giants salary list, a 1951 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1951 New York Giants primary starters list:

1951 New York Giants
Opening Day Starters

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1951 New York Giants
Most Games by Position

C Wes Westrum (122)
1B Whitey Lockman (119)
2B Eddie Stanky (140)
3B Hank Thompson (71)
SS Alvin Dark (156)
LF Monte Irvin (90)
CF Willie Mays (121)
RF Don Mueller (115)
  
SP Jim Hearn
SP Larry Jansen
SP Dave Koslo
SP Sal Maglie
  
RP Al Gettel
RP Monte Kennedy
CL George Spencer

1951 New York Giants
Salaries

Eddie Stanky $32,000.00
Bobby Thomson $23,000.00
Jack Kramer $17,500.00
Jim Hearn $17,000.00
Sal Maglie $17,000.00
Monte Irvin $10,000.00
Willie Mays $7,500.00
Alex Konikowski $5,500.00

1951 New York Giants
Uniform Numbers

#5 Ray Noble
#7 Sal Yvars
#9 Wes Westrum
#10 Hank Schenz
#12 Eddie Stanky
#14 Willie Mays
#14 Davey Williams
#15 Artie Wilson
#16 Hank Thompson
#17 Jack Lohrke
#18 Bill Rigney
#19 Alvin Dark
#20 Monte Irvin
#21 Jim Hearn
#22 Don Mueller
#23 Bobby Thomson
#24 Jack Maguire
#24 Willie Mays
#25 Whitey Lockman
#26 Clint Hartung
#27 Spider Jorgensen
#27 Earl Rapp
#30 George Spencer
#31 Dave Koslo
#32 Monte Kennedy
#33 Jack Kramer
#35 Sal Maglie
#37 Sheldon Jones
#38 Roger Bowman
#38 Red Hardy
#38 Alex Konikowski
#39 George Bamberger
#39 Al Corwin
#44 Al Gettel
#46 Larry Jansen

Did you know that a 1951 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)?