1954 New York Giants (MLB) season

1954 New York Giants
1954 World Series Champions National League champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Chub Feeney
Manager(s)	Leo Durocher
Local television	WPIX (Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney)
Local radio	WMCA (Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney)
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The 1954 New York Giants season was the franchise's 72nd season. The Giants won the National League pennant with a record of 97 wins and 57 losses and then defeated the Cleveland Indians in the World Series.

Offseason

October 8, 1953: Chuck Diering, Frank Hiller, Adrián Zabala and $60,000 were traded by the Giants to the San Francisco Seals for Windy McCall.^[1]
December 1, 1953: 1953 minor league draft
- Lee Tate was drafted by the Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[2]
- John Anderson was drafted by the Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[3]
February 2, 1954: Joey Amalfitano was signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by the Giants.^[4]
Prior to 1954 season (exact date unknown)
- John Anderson was returned by the Giants to the Phillies.^[3]
- Ramón Conde was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.^[5]

Regular season

September 22, 1954: In a game against the New York Giants, Karl Spooner of the Brooklyn Dodgers struck out 15 batters in his very first game, setting a Major League record.^[6]

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	97	57	0.630	—	53–23	44–34
Brooklyn Dodgers	92	62	0.597	5	45–32	47–30
Milwaukee Braves	89	65	0.578	8	43–34	46–31
Philadelphia Phillies	75	79	0.487	22	39–39	36–40
Cincinnati Redlegs	74	80	0.481	23	41–36	33–44
St. Louis Cardinals	72	82	0.468	25	33–44	39–38
Chicago Cubs	64	90	0.416	33	40–37	24–53
Pittsburgh Pirates	53	101	0.344	44	31–46	22–55

Record vs. opponents

1954 National League Records Sources:
Team	BR	CHC	CIN	MIL	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Brooklyn	—	15–7	16–6	10–12	9–13	13–9	15–7	14–8
Chicago	7–15	—	8–14	6–16	7–15	7–15	15–7	14–8
Cincinnati	6–16	14–8	—	10–12	7–15	14–8	15–7	8–14
Milwaukee	12–10	16–6	12–10	—	10–12	13–9	14–8	12–10
New York	13–9	15–7	15–7	12–10	—	16–6	14–8	12–10
Philadelphia	9–13	15–7	8–14	9–13	6–16	—	16–6	12–10
Pittsburgh	7–15	7–15	7–15	8–14	8–14	6–16	—	10–12
St. Louis	8–14	8–14	14–8	10–12	10–12	10–12	12–10	—

Notable transactions

April 13, 1954: Tony Taylor was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.^[7]
September 8, 1954: Joe Garagiola was selected off waivers by the Giants from the Chicago Cubs.^[8]

Roster

1954 New York Giants

Roster

Pitchers

43 Johnny Antonelli

34,41 Al Corwin

31 Paul Giel

28 Rubén Gómez

42 Marv Grissom

21 Jim Hearn

46 Larry Jansen

38 Alex Konikowski

37 Don Liddle

35 Sal Maglie

40 Windy McCall

34 Ramón Monzant

36 Mario Picone

30 George Spencer

49 Hoyt Wilhelm

33 Al Worthington

Catchers

36 Joe Garagiola

8 Ray Katt

7 Ebba St. Claire

9 Wes Westrum

Infielders

12 Joey Amalfitano

18 Foster Castleman

19 Alvin Dark

15 Billy Gardner

14 Bobby Hofman

25 Whitey Lockman

17 Ron Samford

16 Hank Thompson

10 Davey Williams

Outfielders

23 Hoot Evers

20 Monte Irvin

24 Willie Mays

22 Don Mueller

26 Dusty Rhodes

5 Eric Rodin

27 Bill Taylor

Other batters

41 Harvey Gentry

23 Bob Lennon

Manager

2 Leo Durocher

Coaches

6 Freddie Fitzsimmons

3 Herman Franks

46 Larry Jansen

1 Frank Shellenback

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Rhodes, DustyDusty Rhodes	82	164	56	.341	15	50
Castleman, FosterFoster Castleman	13	12	3	.250	0	1
Garagiola, JoeJoe Garagiola	5	11	3	.273	0	1
Amalfitano, JoeyJoey Amalfitano	9	5	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Antonelli, JohnnyJohnny Antonelli	39	258.2	21	7	2.30	152
Gómez, RubénRubén Gómez	37	221.2	17	9	2.88	106

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Hearn, JimJim Hearn	29	130	8	8	4.15	45

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Wilhelm, HoytHoyt Wilhelm	57	12	4	7	2.10	64
Grissom, MarvMarv Grissom	56	10	7	19	2.35	64
McCall, WindyWindy McCall	33	2	5	2	3.25	38
Corwin, AlAl Corwin	20	1	3	0	4.02	14
Monzant, RamónRamón Monzant	6	0	0	0	4.70	5
Giel, PaulPaul Giel	6	0	0	0	8.31	4

1954 World Series

Main article: 1954 World Series

The New York Giants swept the Cleveland Indians in what would be their final World Series win in New York.

It was the first time the Cleveland Indians had been swept in a World Series. The only highlight for the Indians was that they kept the Yankees from winning their sixth straight series. The last time the Yankees had not won the series or pennant beforehand was 1948, when, again, the Indians kept them out (although that year, they won the Series). It was also the only World Series from 1949 to 1958 which did not feature the Yankees.

Game 1

September 29, 1954, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Cleveland (A)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0
New York (N)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	9	3
W: Marv Grissom (1–0) L: Bob Lemon (0–1)
HR: NYG – Dusty Rhodes (1)

Game 2

September 30, 1954, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland (A)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
New York (N)	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	x	3	4	0
W: Johnny Antonelli (1–0) L: Early Wynn (0–1)
HR: CLE – Al Smith (1) NYG – Dusty Rhodes (2)

Game 3

October 1, 1954, at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (N)	1	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	10	1
Cleveland (A)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	4	2
W: Ruben Gomez (1–0) L: Mike Garcia (0–1) S: Hoyt Wilhelm (1)
HR: CLE – Vic Wertz (1)

Game 4

October 2, 1954, at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (N)	0	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	7	10	3
Cleveland (A)	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	4	6	2
W: Don Liddle (1–0) L: Bob Lemon (0–2) S: Johnny Antonelli (1)
HR: CLE – Hank Majeski (1)

Awards and honors

Willie Mays, Associated Press Athlete of the Year^[9]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Minneapolis Millers	American Association	Bill Rigney
AA	Nashville Vols	Southern Association	Hugh Poland
A	Sioux City Soos	Western League	Dave Garcia
B	Danville Leafs	Carolina League	Andy Gilbert
C	St. Cloud Rox	Northern League	Charlie Fox
C	Muskogee Giants	Western Association	John Davenport
D	Mayfield Clothiers	KITTY League	Red Davis
D	Danville Dans	Mississippi–Ohio Valley League	Richie Klaus
D	Olean Giants	PONY League	Austin Knickerbocker and Frank Genovese
D	Shelby Clippers	Tar Heel League	Harold Kollar

Notes

↑ Chuck Diering at Baseball-Reference
↑ Lee Tate at Baseball-Reference
1 2 John Anderson at Baseball-Reference
↑ Joey Amalfitano at Baseball-Reference
↑ Ramón Conde at Baseball-Reference
↑ Seidel, Jeff (June 9, 2010). "K street: Strasburg racks up the strikeouts". MLB.com. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
↑ Tony Taylor at Baseball-Reference
↑ Joe Garagiola at Baseball-Reference
↑ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1954 New York Giants team at Baseball-Reference
1954 New York Giants team at Baseball Almanac

World Series champions

National League champions

1954 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia Washington

National League	Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1954 All-Star Game 1954 World Series

New York Giants 1954 World Series Champions

8 Ray Katt 9 Wes Westrum 10 Davey Williams 14 Bobby Hofman 15 Billy Gardner 16 Hank Thompson 19 Alvin Dark 20 Monte Irvin 21 Jim Hearn 22 Don Mueller 24 Willie Mays (NL MVP) 25 Whitey Lockman 26 Dusty Rhodes 27 Bill Taylor 28 Rubén Gómez 35 Sal Maglie 37 Don Liddle 40 Windy McCall 41 Al Corwin 42 Marv Grissom 43 Johnny Antonelli 49 Hoyt Wilhelm

Manager 2 Leo Durocher Coaches 1 Frank Shellenback 3 Herman Franks 6 Freddie Fitzsimmons 46 Larry Jansen

Regular season

San Francisco Giants

Formerly the New York Gothams and the New York Giants
Based in San Francisco, California (Bay Area)

Franchise

Ballparks

Polo Grounds Oakland Park St. George Grounds Hilltop Park Seals Stadium Candlestick Park AT&T Park

Spring training	Payne Park Flamingo Field LSU Varsity Baseball Field Al Lang Stadium Phoenix Municipal Stadium Scottsdale Stadium

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Retired numbers

Pre-World Series Champions (2)

1888
1889

Temple Cup Champions (1)

1894

World Series Champions (8)

National League
Championships (23)

Division titles (8)

Wild card (3)

Minors

AAA: Sacramento River Cats
AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels
A Adv.: San Jose Giants
A: Augusta GreenJackets
Short A: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
Rookie: AZL Giants; DSL Giants

Seasons (135)

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1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

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1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

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