1942 New York Giants Roster

The 1942 New York Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1942 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 1942 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1942 New York Giants salary list, a 1942 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1942 New York Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1942 New York Giants



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Roster
Schedule
27 Ace Adams 5-10½ 182 Right Right 1910-03-02
12 Bob Carpenter 6-03 195 Right Right 1917-12-12
20 Hugh East 6-02 185 Right Right 1919-07-07
18 Harry Feldman 6-00 175 Right Right 1919-11-10
11 Carl Hubbell 6-00 170 Left Right 1903-06-22
21 Dave Koslo 5-11 180 Left Left 1920-03-31
22 Bill Lohrman 6-01 185 Right Right 1913-05-22
10 Bill McGee 6-01 215 Right Right 1909-11-16
15 Cliff Melton 6-05½ 203 Left Left 1912-01-03
20 Van Mungo 6-02 185 Right Right 1911-06-08
17 Hal Schumacher 6-00 190 Right Right 1910-11-23
16 Tom Sunkel 6-01 190 Left Left 1912-08-09
19 Bill Voiselle 6-04 200 Right Right 1919-01-29
9 Ray Berres 5-09 170 Right Right 1907-08-31
8 Harry Danning 6-01 190 Right Right 1911-09-06
21 Charlie Fox 5-11 180 Right Right 1921-10-07
24 Gus Mancuso 5-10 185 Right Right 1905-12-05
14 Dick Bartell 5-09 160 Right Right 1907-11-22
1 Sid Gordon 5-10 185 Right Right 1917-08-13
7 Billy Jurges 5-11 175 Right Right 1908-05-09
3 Johnny Mize 6-02 215 Right Left 1913-01-07
6 Connie Ryan 5-11 175 Right Right 1920-02-27
1 Bill Werber 5-10 170 Right Right 1908-06-20
25 Mickey Witek 5-10 170 Right Right 1915-12-19
23 Babe Barna 6-02 210 Right Left 1915-03-02
5 Hank Leiber 6-01½ 205 Right Right 1911-01-17
2 Willard Marshall 6-01 205 Right Left 1921-02-08
26 Buster Maynard 5-11 170 Right Right 1913-03-25
19 Howie Moss 5-11½ 185 Right Right 1918-10-17
4 Mel Ott 5-09 170 Right Left 1909-03-02
28 Babe Young 6-02½ 185 Left Left 1915-07-01
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The 1942 New York Giants played 152 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 67 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 101/101) where 779,621 fans witnessed their 1942 Giants finish the season with a .559 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 1942 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1942 New York Giants salary list, a 1942 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1942 New York Giants primary starters list:

1942 New York Giants
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1942 New York Giants
Most Games by Position

C Harry Danning (116)
1B Johnny Mize (138)
2B Mickey Witek (147)
3B Bill Werber (93)
SS Billy Jurges (124)
LF Babe Barna (88)
CF Babe Young (54)
RF Mel Ott (152)
  
SP Bob Carpenter
SP Carl Hubbell
SP Bill Lohrman
SP Cliff Melton
SP Hal Schumacher
  
RP Harry Feldman
RP Bill McGee
CL Ace Adams


1942 New York Giants
Salaries

Bill Werber $13,000.00


1942 New York Giants
Uniform Numbers

#1 Sid Gordon
#1 Bill Werber
#2 Willard Marshall
#3 Johnny Mize
#4 Mel Ott
#5 Hank Leiber
#6 Connie Ryan
#7 Billy Jurges
#8 Harry Danning
#9 Ray Berres
#10 Bill McGee
#11 Carl Hubbell
#12 Bob Carpenter
#14 Dick Bartell
#15 Cliff Melton
#16 Tom Sunkel
#17 Hal Schumacher
#18 Harry Feldman
#19 Howie Moss
#19 Bill Voiselle
#20 Hugh East
#20 Van Mungo
#21 Charlie Fox
#21 Dave Koslo
#22 Bill Lohrman
#23 Babe Barna
#24 Gus Mancuso
#25 Mickey Witek
#26 Buster Maynard
#27 Ace Adams
#28 Babe Young

Did you know that a 1942 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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