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1952 New York Giants Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951 / 1953)
92-62, Finished 2nd in National League
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Scored 722 runs, Allowed 639 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-68
Manager: Leo Durocher (92-62)
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 984,940 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 101, Pitching - 100;   one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 101
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1951 / 1953 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
George Bamberger 28 R R 6' 0" 175 Aug 1, 1923 2 6 6 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Bowman 24 R L 6' 0" 175 Aug 18, 1927 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Connelly 27 L R 6' 0" 175 Jun 29, 1925 3 11 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al Corwin 25 R R 6' 1" 170 Dec 3, 1926 2 23 23 23 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alvin Dark 30 R R 5' 11" 185 Jan 7, 1922 6 151 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Chuck Diering 29 R R 5' 10" 165 Feb 5, 1923 6 41 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 4 5 36
Bob Elliott 35 R R 6' 0" 185 Nov 26, 1916 14 98 98 98 0 0 0 0 13 0 52 0 15 65
Hal Gregg 30 R R 195 Jul 11, 1921 9 16 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Harshman 24 L L 6' 2" 185 Jul 12, 1927 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clint Hartung 29 R R 6' 4" 215 Aug 10, 1922 6 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 24
Jim Hearn 31 R R 6' 3" 205 Apr 11, 1921 6 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Bobby Hofman 26 R R 5' 11" 175 Oct 5, 1925 2 32 32 32 0 0 1 21 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Howerton 30 L R 5' 11" 185 Dec 12, 1921 4 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
Monte Irvin HOF 33 R R 6' 1" 195 Feb 25, 1919 4 46 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 1 32 All-Star
Larry Jansen 31 R R 6' 2" 190 Jul 16, 1920 6 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ray Katt 25 R R 6' 2" 200 May 9, 1927 1st 9 9 9 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monte Kennedy 30 R L 6' 2" 185 May 11, 1922 7 34 34 34 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Koslo 32 L L 5' 11" 180 Mar 31, 1920 9 41 41 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Max Lanier 36 R L 5' 10" 187 Aug 18, 1915 13 38 38 38 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitey Lockman 25 L R 6' 1" 175 Jul 25, 1926 7 154 154 154 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Sal Maglie 35 R R 6' 2" 180 Apr 26, 1917 4 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Willie Mays HOF 21 R R 5' 11" 180 May 6, 1931 2 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 34
Don Mueller 25 L R 6' 0" 185 Apr 14, 1927 5 126 126 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 120
Ray Noble 33 R R 5' 11" 210 Mar 15, 1919 2 6 6 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mario Picone 25 R R 5' 11" 180 Jul 5, 1926 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dusty Rhodes 25 L R 6' 0" 180 May 13, 1927 1st 67 67 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 2 0 56
Bill Rigney 34 R R 6' 1" 178 Jan 29, 1918 7 60 60 60 0 0 1 9 10 4 0 0 0 0
Daryl Spencer 23 R R 6' 2" 190 Jul 13, 1928 1st 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
George Spencer 25 R R 6' 1" 215 Jul 7, 1926 3 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hank Thompson 26 L R 5' 9" 174 Dec 8, 1925 5 128 128 128 0 0 0 4 46 0 20 51 1 72
Bobby Thomson 28 R R 6' 2" 185 Oct 25, 1923 7 153 153 153 0 0 0 0 91 0 0 63 0 63 All-Star
Dick Wakefield 31 L R 6' 4" 210 May 6, 1921 9 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wes Westrum 29 R R 5' 11" 185 Nov 28, 1922 6 114 114 114 0 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Hoyt Wilhelm HOF 29 R R 6' 0" 195 Jul 26, 1922 1st 71 71 71 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Davey Williams 24 R R 5' 10" 160 Nov 2, 1927 3 138 138 138 0 0 0 138 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Wilson 26 L R 185 Aug 30, 1925 1st 62 62 62 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 1 4 21
Sal Yvars 28 R R 5' 10" 187 Feb 20, 1924 6 66 66 66 0 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1951 / 1953 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played