1943 New York Giants Roster

The 1943 New York Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1943 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 1943 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1943 New York Giants salary list, a 1943 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1943 New York Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1943 New York Giants



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
27 Ace Adams 5-10½ 182 Right Right 1910-03-02
20 Johnny Allen 6-00 180 Right Right 1904-09-30
16 Ken Chase 6-02 210 Left Left 1913-10-06
24 Bobby Coombs 5-09½ 160 Right Right 1908-02-02
32 Hugh East 6-02 185 Right Right 1919-07-07
18 Harry Feldman 6-00 175 Right Right 1919-11-10
29 Rube Fischer 6-04 190 Right Right 1916-09-19
11 Carl Hubbell 6-00 170 Left Right 1903-06-22
22 Bill Lohrman 6-01 185 Right Right 1913-05-22
15 Cliff Melton 6-05½ 203 Left Left 1912-01-03
17 Van Mungo 6-02 185 Right Right 1911-06-08
20 Bill Sayles 6-02 175 Right Right 1917-07-27
28 Frank Seward 6-03 200 Right Right 1921-04-07
16 Tom Sunkel 6-01 190 Left Left 1912-08-09
19 Ken Trinkle 6-01½ 175 Right Right 1919-12-15
5 Bill Voiselle 6-04 200 Right Right 1919-01-29
12 Johnnie Wittig 6-00 180 Right Right 1914-06-16
10 Ray Berres 5-09 170 Right Right 1907-08-31
9 Ernie Lombardi 6-03 230 Right Right 1908-04-06
8 Gus Mancuso 5-10 185 Right Right 1905-12-05
29 Hugh Poland 5-11½ 185 Right Left 1910-01-19
25 Joe Stephenson 6-02 185 Right Right 1921-06-30
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
18 Buddy Kerr 6-02 180 Right Right 1922-11-06
26, 28 Joe Orengo 6-00 185 Right Right 1914-11-29
21, 23 Nap Reyes 6-01 205 Right Right 1919-11-24
2 Mickey Witek 5-10 170 Right Right 1915-12-19
5 Babe Barna 6-02 210 Right Left 1915-03-02
29 Vic Bradford 6-02 190 Right Right 1915-03-05
6 Buster Maynard 5-11 170 Right Right 1913-03-25
22 Charlie Mead 6-01½ 185 Right Left 1921-04-09
19 Joe Medwick 5-10 187 Right Right 1911-11-24
4 Mel Ott 5-09 170 Right Left 1909-03-02
3 Johnny Rucker 6-02 175 Right Left 1917-01-15
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The 1943 New York Giants played 153 games during the regular season, won 55 games, lost 98 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 101/102) where 466,095 fans witnessed their 1943 Giants finish the season with a .359 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 1943 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1943 New York Giants salary list, a 1943 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1943 New York Giants primary starters list:

1943 New York Giants
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1943 New York Giants
Most Games by Position

C Gus Mancuso (77)
1B Joe Orengo (82)
2B Mickey Witek (153)
3B Dick Bartell (54)
SS Billy Jurges (99)
LF Joe Medwick (74)
CF Johnny Rucker (117)
RF Mel Ott (111)
  
SP Ken Chase
SP Rube Fischer
SP Cliff Melton
SP Johnnie Wittig
  
CL Ace Adams


1943 New York Giants
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1943 New York Giants
Uniform Numbers

#1 Sid Gordon
#2 Mickey Witek
#3 Johnny Rucker
#4 Mel Ott
#5 Babe Barna
#5 Bill Voiselle
#6 Buster Maynard
#7 Billy Jurges
#8 Gus Mancuso
#9 Ernie Lombardi
#10 Ray Berres
#11 Carl Hubbell
#12 Johnnie Wittig
#14 Dick Bartell
#15 Cliff Melton
#16 Ken Chase
#16 Tom Sunkel
#17 Van Mungo
#18 Harry Feldman
#18 Buddy Kerr
#19 Joe Medwick
#19 Ken Trinkle
#20 Johnny Allen
#20 Bill Sayles
#21 Nap Reyes
#22 Bill Lohrman
#22 Charlie Mead
#23 Nap Reyes
#24 Bobby Coombs
#25 Joe Stephenson
#26 Joe Orengo
#27 Ace Adams
#28 Joe Orengo
#28 Frank Seward
#29 Vic Bradford
#29 Rube Fischer
#29 Hugh Poland
#32 Hugh East

Did you know that a 1943 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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