1948 New York Giants Roster
The 1948 New York Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1948 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 1948 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1948 New York Giants salary list, a 1948 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1948 New York Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1948 New York Giants
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Complete Roster
The 1948 New York Giants played 154 games during the regular season, won 78 games, lost 76 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 101/100) where 1,459,269 fans witnessed their 1948 Giants finish the season with a .506 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 1948 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1948 New York Giants salary list, a 1948 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1948 New York Giants primary starters list:
1948 New York Giants
Opening Day Starters
No Opening Day Information Available
1948 New York Giants
Most Games by Position
| C | Walker Cooper (79) |
| 1B | Johnny Mize (152) |
| 2B | Bill Rigney (105) |
| 3B | Sid Gordon (115) |
| SS | Buddy Kerr (143) |
| LF | Bobby Thomson (63) |
| CF | Whitey Lockman (92) |
| RF | Willard Marshall (142) |
| SP | Clint Hartung |
| SP | Larry Jansen |
| SP | Sheldon Jones |
| SP | Monte Kennedy |
| SP | Dave Koslo |
| SP | Ray Poat |
| RP | Andy Hansen |
| RP | Alex Konikowski |
| CL | Ken Trinkle |
1948 New York Giants
Salaries
| Bobo Newsom | $20,000.00 |
| Buddy Kerr | $19,000.00 |
| Thornton Lee | $5,500.00 |
| Les Layton | $3,900.00 |
1948 New York Giants
Uniform Numbers
| #5 | Walker Cooper |
| #6 | Wes Westrum |
| #8 | Jack Harshman |
| #8 | Mickey Livingston |
| #10 | Buddy Kerr |
| #12 | Bobby Rhawn |
| #14 | Johnny McCarthy |
| #15 | Johnny Mize |
| #16 | Jack Lohrke |
| #17 | Buddy Blattner |
| #18 | Bill Rigney |
| #19 | Bobby Thomson |
| #20 | Sid Gordon |
| #21 | Les Layton |
| #22 | Don Mueller |
| #22 | Bobby Rhawn |
| #23 | Clint Hartung |
| #25 | Whitey Lockman |
| #26 | Joe Lafata |
| #27 | Willard Marshall |
| #28 | Jack Conway |
| #28 | Lonny Frey |
| #29 | Red Webb |
| #30 | Ray Poat |
| #31 | Dave Koslo |
| #32 | Monte Kennedy |
| #33 | Hal Bamberger |
| #33 | Joe Beggs |
| #33 | Clem Dreisewerd |
| #34 | Ken Trinkle |
| #36 | Alex Konikowski |
| #36 | Mickey McGowan |
| #37 | Sheldon Jones |
| #38 | Hub Andrews |
| #39 | Pete Milne |
| #40 | Jack Hallett |
| #44 | Andy Hansen |
| #45 | Sal Yvars |
| #46 | Larry Jansen |
| #48 | Bobo Newsom |
| #49 | Paul Erickson |
| #49 | Thornton Lee |
| #50 | Lou Lombardo |
Did you know that a 1948 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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