1939 Jersey City Giants Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 89-64
Finished 1st in the IL
Manager: Bert Niehoff (89-64)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
Ballpark: Roosevelt Stadium
Attendance: 378,325, Avg. 4,945
1939 Jersey City Giants Statistics

Playoffs - Newark Bears 4 games, Jersey City Giants 2

The Jersey City Giants of the International League ended the 1939 season with a record of 89 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the IL.

Bert Niehoff served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Herb AndersonSRJuly 11, 19146'1"185Chatsworth, NJ US
Bill AtwoodRRSeptember 25, 19115'11"190Rome, GA US
Linc BlakelyRRFebruary 12, 19126'0"180Oakland, CA US
Bob CarpenterRRDecember 12, 19176'3"195Chicago, IL US
Lou ChiozzaLRMay 17, 19106'0"172Tallulah, LA US
Douglas DeanLRJune 12, 19155'9"160Parchman, MS US
Johnny DickshotRRJanuary 24, 19106'0"195Waukegan, IL US
Al GlossopSRJuly 12, 19146'0"170Christopher, IL US
Sid GordonRRAugust 13, 19175'10"185Brooklyn, NY US
Tom HafeyRRJuly 12, 19136'1"180Berkeley, CA US
Bill HarrisRRJune 23, 19006'1"180Wylie, TX US
Ray HoneycuttRRMay 22, 19145'10"175Meeker, OK US
John HubbellSRAugust 5, 19156'1"190Stroud, OK US
Woody JensenLLAugust 11, 19075'10"160Bremerton, WA US
Roy JoinerLLOctober 30, 19066'0"170Red Bluff, CA US
Red JonesLRNovember 2, 19116'3"190Timpson, TX US
Joe KohlmanRRJanuary 28, 19136'0"160Philadelphia, PA US
Sam LeslieLLJuly 26, 19056'0"192Moss Point, MS US
John MeketiSRApril 23, 19166'2"200Erie, PA US
John MihalicRRNovember 13, 19115'11"172Cleveland, OH US
George MyattLRJune 14, 19145'11"167Denver, CO US
Tom PaddenRROctober 6, 19085'11"170Manchester, NH US
Frank PearceRRAugust 31, 19056'0"170Middletown, KY US
Mendel RamseyRRMarch 5, 19155'10"175Gaffney, SC US
Pete SivessRRSeptember 23, 19136'3"195South River, NJ US
Glen StewartRRSeptember 29, 19126'0"175Tullahoma, TN US
Rollie StilesRRNovember 17, 19066'1"180Ratcliff, AR US
Hy VandenbergRRMarch 17, 19066'4"220Abilene, KS US
Lou VezilichRMay 30, 19126'2"185Oakland, CA US
Linville WatkinsRRNovember 17, 19115'9"165Henderson, NC US
Tom WinsettLRNovember 24, 19096'2"190McKenzie, TN US
Johnnie WittigRRJune 16, 19146'0"180Baltimore, MD US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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