1939 New York Giants Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 77-74
Finished 5th in the NL
Attendance: 772,243, Avg. 12,066
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV
Manager: Bill Terry (77-74)
Location: New York, New York
1939 New York Giants Statistics
1939 New York Giants Results

The New York Giants of the National League ended the 1939 season with a record of 77 wins and 74 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.

The Giants scored 703 runs and yielded 685 runs. Mel Ott led New York with 27 home runs, and Harry Danning walloped 20 or more, too. Zeke Bonura drove in 85 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .321. Harry Gumbert paced the team with 18 wins, while Carl Hubbell recorded a 2.75 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Bill Terry coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Zeke Bonura1BRRSeptember 20, 19086'0"210New Orleans, LA USA
Jumbo BrownPRRApril 30, 19076'4"295Greene, RI USA
Slick CastlemanPRRSeptember 8, 19136'0"185Donelson, TN USA
Lou Chiozza3BLRMay 17, 19106'0"172Tallulah, LA USA
Dick CoffmanPRRDecember 18, 19066'2"195Veto, AL USA
Harry DanningCRRSeptember 6, 19116'1"190Los Angeles, CA USA
Frank DemareeCFRRJune 10, 19105'11"185Winters, CA USA
Johnny DickshotRFRRJanuary 24, 19106'0"195Waukegan, IL USA
Al Glossop2BBRJuly 12, 19146'0"170Christopher, IL USA
Tom GormanPRLMarch 16, 19196'2"200New York, NY USA
Harry GumbertPRRNovember 5, 19096'2"185Elizabeth, PA USA
Tom Hafey3BRRJuly 12, 19136'1"180Berkeley, CA USA
Ray HayworthCRRJanuary 29, 19046'0"180High Point, NC USA
Carl HubbellPRLJune 22, 19036'0"170Carthage, MO USA
Billy JurgesSSRRMay 9, 19085'11"175Bronx, NY USA
Alex Kampouris2BRRNovember 13, 19125'8"155Sacramento, CA USA
Tony Lazzeri3BRRDecember 6, 19035'11"170San Francisco, CA USA
Bill LohrmanPRRMay 22, 19136'1"185Brooklyn, NY USA
Red LynnPRRDecember 27, 19136'0"162Kenney, TX USA
Johnny McCarthy1BLLJanuary 7, 19106'1"185Chicago, IL USA
Cliff MeltonPLLJanuary 3, 19126'5"203Brevard, NC USA
Jo-Jo MooreLFLRDecember 25, 19085'11"155Gause, TX USA
George Myatt3BLRJune 14, 19145'11"167Denver, CO USA
Ken O'DeaCLRMarch 16, 19136'0"180Lima, NY USA
Mel OttRFLRMarch 2, 19095'9"170Gretna, LA USA
Jimmy RippleOFLROctober 14, 19095'10"170Export, PA USA
Manny SalvoPRRJune 30, 19126'4"210Sacramento, CA USA
Skeeter ScalziSSRRJune 16, 19135'6"160Lafferty, OH USA
Hal SchumacherPRRNovember 23, 19106'0"190Hinckley, NY USA
Bob SeedsCFRRFebruary 24, 19076'0"180Ringgold, TX USA
Hy VandenbergPRRMarch 17, 19066'4"220Abilene, KS USA
Burgess Whitehead2BRRJune 29, 19105'10"160Tarboro, NC USA
Johnnie WittigPRRJune 16, 19146'0"180Baltimore, MD USA
Babe Young1BLLJuly 1, 19156'2"185Astoria, NY USA



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