1955 New York Giants (MLB) season

1955 New York Giants
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 1955 New York Giants season was the franchise's 73rd season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 80-74 record, 18½ games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. The season ended with the Phillies turning a triple play with the winning run at home plate.^[1]^[2]

Offseason

Prior to 1955 season: Marshall Bridges was acquired from the Giants by the Milwaukee Braves.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	98	55	0.641	—	56–21	42–34
Milwaukee Braves	85	69	0.552	13½	46–31	39–38
New York Giants	80	74	0.519	18½	44–35	36–39
Philadelphia Phillies	77	77	0.500	21½	46–31	31–46
Cincinnati Redlegs	75	79	0.487	23½	46–31	29–48
Chicago Cubs	72	81	0.471	26	43–33	29–48
St. Louis Cardinals	68	86	0.442	30½	41–36	27–50
Pittsburgh Pirates	60	94	0.390	38½	36–39	24–55

Record vs. opponents

1955 National League Records Sources:
Team	BR	CHC	CIN	MIL	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Brooklyn	—	14–7–1	12–10	15–7	13–9	16–6	14–8	14–8
Chicago	7–14–1	—	11–11	7–15	12–10	10–12	11–11	14–8
Cincinnati	10–12	11–11	—	9–13	9–13	11–11	14–8	11–11
Milwaukee	7–15	15–7	13–9	—	14–8	14–8	11–11	11–11
New York	9–13	10–12	13–9	8–14	—	10–12	17–5	13–9
Philadelphia	6–16	12–10	11–11	8–14	12–10	—	15–7	13–9
Pittsburgh	8–14	11–11	8–14	11–11	5–17	7–15	—	10–12
St. Louis	8–14	8–14	11–11	11–11	9–13	9–13	12–10	—

Roster

1955 New York Giants

Roster

Pitchers

43 Johnny Antonelli

39 Pete Burnside

34,41 Al Corwin

31 Paul Giel

28 Rubén Gómez

42 Marv Grissom

21 Jim Hearn

37 Don Liddle

35 Sal Maglie

40 Windy McCall

34,41 Ramón Monzant

30 George Spencer

49 Hoyt Wilhelm

Catchers

7 Mickey Grasso

8 Ray Katt

9 Wes Westrum

Infielders

12 Joey Amalfitano

18 Foster Castleman

19 Alvin Dark

15 Billy Gardner

30 Sid Gordon

15 Gail Harris

14 Bobby Hofman

34 Wayne Terwilliger

16 Hank Thompson

10 Davey Williams

Outfielders

10 Gil Coan

20 Monte Irvin

25 Whitey Lockman

24 Willie Mays

22 Don Mueller

26 Dusty Rhodes

27 Bill Taylor

Manager

2 Leo Durocher

Coaches

6 Freddie Fitzsimmons

3 Herman Franks

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
1B	Harris, GailGail Harris	79	263	61	.232	12	36
3B	Thompson, HankHank Thompson	135	432	106	.245	17	63
SS	Dark, AlvinAlvin Dark	115	475	134	.282	9	45

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	94	187	57	.305	6	32
Taylor, BillBill Taylor	65	64	17	.266	4	12
Castleman, FosterFoster Castleman	15	28	6	.214	2	4

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	38	235.1	14	16	3.33	143
Gómez, RubénRubén Gómez	33	185.1	9	10	4.56	79
Burnside, PetePete Burnside	2	12.2	1	0	2.84	2

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
Liddle, DonDon Liddle	33	106.1	10	4	4.23	56

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	ERA	SO
Giel, PaulPaul Giel	34	4	4	3.39	47
Corwin, AlAl Corwin	13	0	1	4.01	13
Spencer, GeorgeGeorge Spencer	1	0	0	5.40	0

Awards and honors

Alvin Dark, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Minneapolis Millers	American Association	Bill Rigney
AA	Dallas Eagles	Texas League	Red Davis
A	Wilkes-Barre Barons/ Johnstown Johnnies	Eastern League	Mike McCormick
A	Sioux City Soos	Western League	John Davenport
B	Danville Leafs	Carolina League	Andy Gilbert
C	El Dorado Oilers	Cotton States League	Salty Parker
C	St. Cloud Rox	Northern League	Charlie Fox
D	Sandersville Giants	Georgia State League	Pete Pavlick
D	Mayfield Clothiers	KITTY League	Dave Garcia
D	Muskogee Giants	Sooner State League	Richie Klaus

Notes

↑ "Mays Hits 51st HR As Giants, Phils Split: Triple Play in Ninth Inning Of Nightcap Robs New York of Sweep". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press (AP). September 26, 1955. p. 22. Retrieved July 4, 2016. It was an inglorious finish, as the Phils got the final three outs in the ninth inning on a triple play after New York had two runners on with none out.
↑ "Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Giants 1 (2)". retrosheet.org. September 25, 1955. Retrieved July 4, 2016. Hofman lined into a triple play (shortstop to second to first) [Amalfitano out at second, Lockman out at first][.]
↑ Marshall Bridges at Baseball Reference
↑ 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

1955 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
1955 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac

1955 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City New York Washington

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

1955 All-Star Game 1955 World Series

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

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