1940 New York Giants Roster

The 1940 New York Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1940 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 1940 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1940 New York Giants salary list, a 1940 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1940 New York Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1940 New York Giants



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Roster
Schedule
20 Jumbo Brown 6-04 295 Right Right 1907-04-30
22 Bob Carpenter 6-03 195 Right Right 1917-12-12
21 Paul Dean 6-00 175 Right Right 1912-08-14
10 Harry Gumbert 6-02 185 Right Right 1909-11-05
11 Carl Hubbell 6-00 170 Left Right 1903-06-22
- Willis Hudlin 6-00 190 Right Right 1906-05-23
19 Roy Joiner 6-00 170 Left Left 1906-10-30
12 Bill Lohrman 6-01 185 Right Right 1913-05-22
14 Red Lynn 6-00 162 Right Right 1913-12-27
15 Cliff Melton 6-05½ 203 Left Left 1912-01-03
17 Hal Schumacher 6-00 190 Right Right 1910-11-23
22 Hy Vandenberg 6-04 220 Right Right 1906-03-17
8 Harry Danning 6-01 190 Right Right 1911-09-06
9 Ken O'Dea 6-00 180 Right Left 1913-03-16
27 Tony Cuccinello 5-07 160 Right Right 1907-11-08
27 Al Glossop 6-00 170 Right Both 1914-07-12
2 Billy Jurges 5-11 175 Right Right 1908-05-09
18 Johnny McCarthy 6-01½ 185 Left Left 1910-01-07
23 Glen Stewart 6-00 175 Right Right 1912-09-29
7, 24 Burgess Whitehead 5-10½ 160 Right Right 1910-06-29
6 Mickey Witek 5-10 170 Right Right 1915-12-19
5 Babe Young 6-02½ 185 Left Left 1915-07-01
3 Frank Demaree 5-11½ 185 Right Right 1910-06-10
26 Buster Maynard 5-11 170 Right Right 1913-03-25
1 Jo-Jo Moore 5-11 155 Right Left 1908-12-25
4 Mel Ott 5-09 170 Right Left 1909-03-02
26 Johnny Rucker 6-02 175 Right Left 1917-01-15
29 Bob Seeds 6-00 180 Right Right 1907-02-24
9 Red Tramback 6-00 175 Left Left 1915-11-01
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The 1940 New York Giants played 152 games during the regular season, won 72 games, lost 80 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 101/101) where 747,852 fans witnessed their 1940 Giants finish the season with a .474 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 1940 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1940 New York Giants salary list, a 1940 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1940 New York Giants primary starters list:

1940 New York Giants
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1940 New York Giants
Most Games by Position

C Harry Danning (131)
1B Babe Young (147)
2B Burgess Whitehead (57)
3B Burgess Whitehead (74)
SS Mickey Witek (89)
LF Jo-Jo Moore (133)
CF Frank Demaree (74)
RF Mel Ott (111)
  
SP Harry Gumbert
SP Carl Hubbell
SP Bill Lohrman
SP Cliff Melton
SP Hal Schumacher
  
RP Paul Dean
RP Roy Joiner
RP Red Lynn
CL Jumbo Brown


1940 New York Giants
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1940 New York Giants
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jo-Jo Moore
#2 Billy Jurges
#3 Frank Demaree
#4 Mel Ott
#5 Babe Young
#6 Mickey Witek
#7 Burgess Whitehead
#8 Harry Danning
#9 Ken O'Dea
#9 Red Tramback
#10 Harry Gumbert
#11 Carl Hubbell
#12 Bill Lohrman
#14 Red Lynn
#15 Cliff Melton
#17 Hal Schumacher
#18 Johnny McCarthy
#19 Roy Joiner
#20 Jumbo Brown
#21 Paul Dean
#22 Bob Carpenter
#22 Hy Vandenberg
#23 Glen Stewart
#24 Burgess Whitehead
#26 Buster Maynard
#26 Johnny Rucker
#27 Tony Cuccinello
#27 Al Glossop
#29 Bob Seeds

Did you know that a 1940 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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