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.
"He was something like 0-for-21 the first time I saw him. His first Major League hit was a home run off me and I'll never forgive myself. We might have gotten rid of Willie (Mays) forever if I'd only struck him out." - Warren Spahn
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
27 | Earl Rapp | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Left | 1921-05-20 |
10 | Hank Schenz | 5-09½ | 175 | Right | Right | 1919-04-11 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1951 New York Giants Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?