1953 New York Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac

1953 New York Giants Roster

The 1953 New York Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1953 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 1953 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1953 New York Giants salary list, a 1953 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1953 New York Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1953 New York Giants 1953 New York Giants Official Logo Complete Roster Roster Schedule Statmaster
#	Pitchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
26	Bill Connelly	6-00	175	Right	Left	1925-06-29
27	Al Corwin	6-01	170	Right	Right	1926-12-03
28	Ruben Gomez	6-00	175	Right	Right	1927-07-13
42	Marv Grissom	6-03	195	Right	Right	1918-03-31
21	Jim Hearn	6-03	205	Right	Right	1921-04-11
42	Frank Hiller	6-00	200	Right	Right	1920-07-13
46	Larry Jansen	6-02	190	Right	Right	1920-07-16
32	Monte Kennedy	6-02	185	Left	Right	1922-05-11
31	Dave Koslo	5-11	180	Left	Left	1920-03-31
37	Max Lanier	5-10	187	Left	Right	1915-08-18
35	Sal Maglie	6-02	180	Right	Right	1917-04-26
30	George Spencer	6-01	215	Right	Right	1926-07-07
49	Hoyt Wilhelm	6-00	195	Right	Right	1922-07-26
26	Al Worthington	6-02	205	Right	Right	1929-02-05
#	Catchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
5	Sam Calderone	5-10�	185	Right	Right	1926-02-06
8	Ray Katt	6-02	200	Right	Right	1927-05-09
8	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	Al Dark	5-11	185	Right	Right	1922-01-07
17	Tookie Gilbert	6-02�	185	Right	Left	1929-04-04
14	Bobby Hofman	5-11	175	Right	Right	1925-10-05
25	Whitey Lockman	6-01	175	Right	Left	1926-07-25
18	Bill Rigney	6-01	178	Right	Right	1918-01-29
12	Daryl Spencer	6-02	190	Right	Right	1928-07-13
16	Hank Thompson	5-09	174	Right	Left	1925-12-08
10	Davey Williams	5-10	160	Right	Right	1927-11-02
#	Outfielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
20	Monte Irvin	6-01	195	Right	Right	1919-02-25
22	Don Mueller	6-00	185	Right	Left	1927-04-14
38	Dusty Rhodes	6-00	180	Right	Left	1927-05-13
23	Bobby Thomson	6-02	185	Right	Right	1923-10-25
#	Other Positions	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
40	George Wilson	6-01�	185	Right	Left	1925-08-30
1953 New York Giants Roster

The 1953 New York Giants played 154 games during the regular season, won 70 games, lost 84 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 102/100) where 811,518 fans witnessed their 1953 Giants finish the season with a .455 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 1953 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1953 New York Giants salary list, a 1953 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1953 New York Giants primary starters list:

1953 New York Giants
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available
1953 New York Giants
Most Games by Position
C Wes Westrum (106)
1B Whitey Lockman (120)
2B Davey Williams (95)
3B Hank Thompson (101)
SS Al Dark (110)
LF Monte Irvin (86)
CF Bobby Thomson (153)
RF Don Mueller (108)

SP Ruben Gomez
SP Jim Hearn
SP Larry Jansen
SP Sal Maglie
SP Al Worthington

RP Al Corwin
RP Marv Grissom
CL Hoyt Wilhelm

1953 New York Giants
Salaries
Monte Irvin $25,000.00

1953 New York Giants
Uniform Numbers
#5 Sam Calderone
#7 Sal Yvars
#8 Ray Katt
#8 Ray Noble
#9 Wes Westrum
#10 Davey Williams
#12 Daryl Spencer
#14 Bobby Hofman
#16 Hank Thompson
#17 Tookie Gilbert
#18 Bill Rigney
#19 Al Dark
#20 Monte Irvin
#21 Jim Hearn
#22 Don Mueller
#23 Bobby Thomson
#25 Whitey Lockman
#26 Bill Connelly
#26 Al Worthington
#27 Al Corwin
#28 Ruben Gomez
#30 George Spencer
#31 Dave Koslo
#32 Monte Kennedy
#35 Sal Maglie
#37 Max Lanier
#38 Dusty Rhodes
#40 George Wilson
#42 Marv Grissom
#42 Frank Hiller
#46 Larry Jansen
#49 Hoyt Wilhelm

Did you know that a 1953 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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