1939 New York Giants Roster
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 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 |
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Zeke Bonura | 1B | R | R | September 20, 1908 | 6'0" | 210 | New Orleans, LA USA |
Jumbo Brown | P | R | R | April 30, 1907 | 6'4" | 295 | Greene, RI USA |
Slick Castleman | P | R | R | September 8, 1913 | 6'0" | 185 | Donelson, TN USA |
Lou Chiozza | 3B | L | R | May 17, 1910 | 6'0" | 172 | Tallulah, LA USA |
Dick Coffman | P | R | R | December 18, 1906 | 6'2" | 195 | Veto, AL USA |
Harry Danning | C | R | R | September 6, 1911 | 6'1" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Frank Demaree | CF | R | R | June 10, 1910 | 5'11" | 185 | Winters, CA USA |
Johnny Dickshot | RF | R | R | January 24, 1910 | 6'0" | 195 | Waukegan, IL USA |
Al Glossop | 2B | B | R | July 12, 1914 | 6'0" | 170 | Christopher, IL USA |
Tom Gorman | P | R | L | March 16, 1919 | 6'2" | 200 | New York, NY USA |
Harry Gumbert | P | R | R | November 5, 1909 | 6'2" | 185 | Elizabeth, PA USA |
Tom Hafey | 3B | R | R | July 12, 1913 | 6'1" | 180 | Berkeley, CA USA |
Ray Hayworth | C | R | R | January 29, 1904 | 6'0" | 180 | High Point, NC USA |
Carl Hubbell | P | R | L | June 22, 1903 | 6'0" | 170 | Carthage, MO USA |
Billy Jurges | SS | R | R | May 9, 1908 | 5'11" | 175 | Bronx, NY USA |
Alex Kampouris | 2B | R | R | November 13, 1912 | 5'8" | 155 | Sacramento, CA USA |
Tony Lazzeri | 3B | R | R | December 6, 1903 | 5'11" | 170 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Bill Lohrman | P | R | R | May 22, 1913 | 6'1" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Red Lynn | P | R | R | December 27, 1913 | 6'0" | 162 | Kenney, TX USA |
Johnny McCarthy | 1B | L | L | January 7, 1910 | 6'1" | 185 | Chicago, IL USA |
Cliff Melton | P | L | L | January 3, 1912 | 6'5" | 203 | Brevard, NC USA |
Jo-Jo Moore | LF | L | R | December 25, 1908 | 5'11" | 155 | Gause, TX USA |
George Myatt | 3B | L | R | June 14, 1914 | 5'11" | 167 | Denver, CO USA |
Ken O'Dea | C | L | R | March 16, 1913 | 6'0" | 180 | Lima, NY USA |
Mel Ott | RF | L | R | March 2, 1909 | 5'9" | 170 | Gretna, LA USA |
Jimmy Ripple | OF | L | R | October 14, 1909 | 5'10" | 170 | Export, PA USA |
Manny Salvo | P | R | R | June 30, 1912 | 6'4" | 210 | Sacramento, CA USA |
Skeeter Scalzi | SS | R | R | June 16, 1913 | 5'6" | 160 | Lafferty, OH USA |
Hal Schumacher | P | R | R | November 23, 1910 | 6'0" | 190 | Hinckley, NY USA |
Bob Seeds | CF | R | R | February 24, 1907 | 6'0" | 180 | Ringgold, TX USA |
Hy Vandenberg | P | R | R | March 17, 1906 | 6'4" | 220 | Abilene, KS USA |
Burgess Whitehead | 2B | R | R | June 29, 1910 | 5'10" | 160 | Tarboro, NC USA |
Johnnie Wittig | P | R | R | June 16, 1914 | 6'0" | 180 | Baltimore, MD USA |
Babe Young | 1B | L | L | July 1, 1915 | 6'2" | 185 | Astoria, NY USA |