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1953 New York Giants

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954

70-84, Finished 5th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Leo Durocher (70-84)
Scored 768 runs, Allowed 747 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-75

Ballparks: Polo Grounds V · Attendance: 811,518 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99

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1952 / 1954 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary
Sam Calderone 27 R R 5' 10" 185 Feb 6, 1926 2 35 6 35 31 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 -0.1 $
Bill Connelly 28 L R 6' 0" 175 Jun 29, 1925 4 8 2 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.2 $
Al Corwin 26 R R 6' 1" 170 Dec 3, 1926 3 54 7 54 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5 $
Al Dark 31 R R 5' 11" 185 Jan 7, 1922 7 155 154 155 154 1 0 0 26 8 110 13 0 4 17 1 0 4.4 $
Tookie Gilbert 24 L R 6' 2" 185 Apr 4, 1929 2 70 36 70 44 0 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 -1.0 $
Ruben Gomez 25 R R 6' 0" 170 Jul 13, 1927 1st 61 26 61 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 4.3 $
Marv Grissom 35 R R 6' 3" 190 Mar 31, 1918 4 21 7 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 $
Jim Hearn 32 R R 6' 3" 205 Apr 11, 1921 7 37 32 37 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.7 $
Frank Hiller 32 R R 6' 0" 200 Jul 13, 1920 7 19 1 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8 $
Bobby Hofman 27 R R 5' 10" 160 Oct 5, 1925 3 74 33 74 40 0 0 0 18 22 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0.7 $
Monte Irvin HOF 34 R R 6' 1" 195 Feb 25, 1919 5 124 113 124 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 0 29 113 11 0 4.3 $25,000
Larry Jansen 32 R R 6' 2" 190 Jul 16, 1920 7 36 26 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 $
Ray Katt 26 R R 6' 2" 190 May 9, 1927 2 8 8 8 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 $
Monty Kennedy 31 R L 6' 2" 185 May 11, 1922 8 19 0 19 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0.3 $
Dave Koslo 33 L L 5' 11" 180 Mar 31, 1920 10 37 12 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 $
Max Lanier 37 R L 5' 11" 180 Aug 18, 1915 14 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Whitey Lockman 26 L R 6' 1" 175 Jul 25, 1926 8 150 147 150 147 0 0 120 0 0 0 28 3 0 30 3 0 1.0 $
Sal Maglie 36 R R 6' 2" 180 Apr 26, 1917 5 27 24 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 $
Don Mueller 26 L R 6' 0" 185 Apr 14, 1927 6 131 117 131 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 108 122 11 0 1.0 $
Ray Noble 34 R R 5' 11" 210 Mar 15, 1919 3 46 27 46 41 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.3 $
Dusty Rhodes 26 L R 6' 0" 178 May 13, 1927 2 76 34 76 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 20 47 31 0 0.1 $
Bill Rigney 35 R R 6' 1" 178 Jan 29, 1918 8 19 2 19 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 1 -0.2 $
Daryl Spencer 24 R R 6' 2" 185 Jul 13, 1928 2 118 108 118 115 0 0 0 32 36 53 0 0 0 0 3 2 -0.6 $
George Spencer 26 R R 6' 1" 215 Jul 7, 1926 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Hank Thompson 27 L R 5' 9" 174 Dec 8, 1925 6 114 104 114 111 0 0 0 1 101 0 1 0 8 9 5 1 4.7 $
Bobby Thomson 29 R R 6' 2" 180 Oct 25, 1923 8 154 152 154 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153 1 154 0 1 1.4 $
Wes Westrum 30 R R 5' 11" 185 Nov 28, 1922 7 107 101 107 106 0 105 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.6 $ All-Star
Hoyt Wilhelm HOF 30 R R 6' 0" 190 Jul 26, 1922 2 68 0 68 68 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 $ All-Star
Davey Williams 25 R R 5' 10" 160 Nov 2, 1927 4 112 86 112 95 0 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 1.5 $ All-Star
George Wilson 27 L R 6' 1" 185 Aug 30, 1925 2 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 -0.1 $
Al Worthington 24 R R 6' 2" 195 Feb 5, 1929 1st 20 17 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 $
Sal Yvars 29 R R 5' 10" 187 Feb 20, 1924 7 23 13 23 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.2 $
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Sam Calderone
Sal Yvars
Ray Katt
Ray Noble
Wes Westrum
Davey Williams
Daryl Spencer
Bobby Hofman
Hank Thompson

Tookie Gilbert
Bill Rigney
Al Dark
Monte Irvin
Jim Hearn
George Spencer
Don Mueller
Bobby Thomson
Whitey Lockman

Bill Connelly
Al Worthington
Al Corwin
Ruben Gomez
Dave Koslo
Monty Kennedy
Sal Maglie
Sam Calderone
Max Lanier

Dusty Rhodes
George Wilson
Marv Grissom
Frank Hiller
Larry Jansen
Hoyt Wilhelm

1952 / 1954 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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