1949 New York Giants Team Photo Featuring Johnny Mize and Coaches
1949 Giants·Adrian Zabala·Andy Hansen·Andy Tomasic·Augie Galan·Bert Haas·Bill Rigney·Bobby Hofman·Bobby Rhawn·Bobby Thomson·Buddy Kerr·Clint Hartung·Dave Koslo·Davey Williams·Dick Culler·Don Mueller·George Hausmann·Hank Behrman·Hank Thompson·Herman Franks·Jack Lohrke·Joe Lafata·Johnny Mize·Kirby Higbe·Larry Jansen·Leo Durocher·Mickey Livingston·Monte Irvin·Monty Kennedy·Pete Milne·Ray Mueller·Ray Poat·Red Webb·Roger Bowman·Rudy Rufer·Sal Yvars·Sheldon Jones·Sid Gordon·Walker Cooper·Wes Westrum·Whitey Lockman·Willard Marshall·
The 1949 New York Giants team photo, featured in the 1950 Sporting News Baseball Ball Guide, showcases the roster of the Major League Baseball team. The front row includes players Tomasic, Fitzsimmons, and a group of coaches, including Marshall and others. Back row players listed are Shellenback, Lafata, Williams, Zabala, Irvin, Milne, Westrum, Koslo, Kerr, Jansen, Hartung, Lohrke, Thomson, Lockman, Hansen, and Mueller, alongside Behrman, Bowman, Kress (coach), and Rufer. The batboy, identified as Sterling, is positioned at the front. This period marked an essential era in baseball history, reflecting the competitive nature of MLB in the late 1940s.