1952 New York Giants Roster

The 1952 New York Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1952 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 1952 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1952 New York Giants salary list, a 1952 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1952 New York Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1952 New York Giants



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
17 George Bamberger 6-00 175 Right Right 1923-08-01
38 Roger Bowman 6-00 175 Left Right 1927-08-18
26 Bill Connelly 6-00 175 Right Left 1925-06-29
17, 40 Al Corwin 6-01 170 Right Right 1926-12-03
26 Hal Gregg 6-03½ 195 Right Right 1921-07-11
39 Jack Harshman 6-02 185 Left Left 1927-07-12
21 Jim Hearn 6-03 205 Right Right 1921-04-11
46 Larry Jansen 6-02 190 Right Right 1920-07-16
32 Monte Kennedy 6-02 185 Left Right 1922-05-11
31 Dave Koslo 5-11 180 Left Left 1920-03-31
42, 37 Max Lanier 5-10 187 Left Right 1915-08-18
35 Sal Maglie 6-02 180 Right Right 1917-04-26
24 Mario Picone 5-11 180 Right Right 1926-07-05
30 George Spencer 6-01 215 Right Right 1926-07-07
49 Hoyt Wilhelm 6-00 195 Right Right 1922-07-26
8 Ray Katt 6-02 200 Right Right 1927-05-09
5 Ray Noble 5-11 210 Right Right 1919-03-15
9 Wes Westrum 5-11 185 Right Right 1922-11-28
7 Sal Yvars 5-10 187 Right Right 1924-02-20
19 Al Dark 5-11 185 Right Right 1922-01-07
14 Bobby Hofman 5-11 175 Right Right 1925-10-05
25 Whitey Lockman 6-01 175 Right Left 1926-07-25
18 Bill Rigney 6-01 178 Right Right 1918-01-29
5 Daryl Spencer 6-02 190 Right Right 1928-07-13
23 Bobby Thomson 6-02 185 Right Right 1923-10-25
10 Davey Williams 5-10 160 Right Right 1927-11-02
28 Chuck Diering 5-10 165 Right Right 1923-02-05
12, 37 Bob Elliott 6-00 185 Right Right 1916-11-26
33 Clint Hartung 6-04 215 Right Right 1922-08-10
8 Bill Howerton 5-11 185 Right Left 1921-12-12
20 Monte Irvin 6-01 195 Right Right 1919-02-25
24 Willie Mays 5-11 180 Right Right 1931-05-06
22 Don Mueller 6-00 185 Right Left 1927-04-14
38 Dusty Rhodes 6-00 180 Right Left 1927-05-13
16 Hank Thompson 5-09 174 Right Left 1925-12-08
40 George Wilson 6-01½ 185 Right Left 1925-08-30
26 Dick Wakefield 6-04 210 Right Left 1921-05-06
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The 1952 New York Giants played 154 games during the regular season, won 92 games, lost 62 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 101/99) where 984,940 fans witnessed their 1952 Giants finish the season with a .597 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 1952 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1952 New York Giants salary list, a 1952 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1952 New York Giants primary starters list:

1952 New York Giants
Opening Day Starters


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1952 New York Giants
Most Games by Position

C Wes Westrum (112)
1B Whitey Lockman (154)
2B Davey Williams (138)
3B Bobby Thomson (91)
SS Al Dark (150)
LF Dusty Rhodes (55)
CF Bobby Thomson (63)
RF Don Mueller (120)
  
SP Jim Hearn
SP Larry Jansen
SP Dave Koslo
SP Max Lanier
SP Sal Maglie
  
RP Al Corwin
RP Monte Kennedy
RP George Spencer
CL Hoyt Wilhelm


1952 New York Giants
Salaries

Willie Mays $7,500.00


1952 New York Giants
Uniform Numbers

#5 Ray Noble
#5 Daryl Spencer
#7 Sal Yvars
#8 Bill Howerton
#8 Ray Katt
#9 Wes Westrum
#10 Davey Williams
#12 Bob Elliott
#14 Bobby Hofman
#16 Hank Thompson
#17 George Bamberger
#17 Al Corwin
#18 Bill Rigney
#19 Al Dark
#20 Monte Irvin
#21 Jim Hearn
#22 Don Mueller
#23 Bobby Thomson
#24 Willie Mays
#24 Mario Picone
#25 Whitey Lockman
#26 Bill Connelly
#26 Hal Gregg
#26 Dick Wakefield
#28 Chuck Diering
#30 George Spencer
#31 Dave Koslo
#32 Monte Kennedy
#33 Clint Hartung
#35 Sal Maglie
#37 Bob Elliott
#37 Max Lanier
#38 Roger Bowman
#38 Dusty Rhodes
#39 Jack Harshman
#40 Al Corwin
#40 George Wilson
#42 Max Lanier
#46 Larry Jansen
#49 Hoyt Wilhelm

Did you know that a 1952 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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