1955 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersHorace Stoneham
General managersChub Feeney
ManagersLeo Durocher
TelevisionWPIX
(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney)
RadioWMCA
(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney)
Seasons

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

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 9855 0.641 — 56–21 42–34
Milwaukee Braves 8569 0.552 13½ 46–31 39–38
New York Giants 8074 0.519 18½ 44–35 36–39
Philadelphia Phillies 7777 0.500 21½ 46–31 31–46
Cincinnati Redlegs 7579 0.487 23½ 46–31 29–48
Chicago Cubs 7281 0.471 26 43–33 29–48
St. Louis Cardinals 6886 0.442 30½ 41–36 27–50
Pittsburgh Pirates 6094 0.390 38½ 36–39 24–55

Record vs. opponents

1955 National League record

Sources:
Team BR CHC CIN MIL NYG PHI PIT STL
Brooklyn —14–7–112–1015–713–916–614–814–8
Chicago7–14–1—11–117–1512–1010–1211–1114–8
Cincinnati10–1211–11—9–139–1311–1114–811–11
Milwaukee7–1515–713–9—14–814–811–1111–11
New York9–1310–1213–98–14—10–1217–513–9
Philadelphia6–1612–1011–118–1412–10—15–713–9
Pittsburgh8–1411–118–1411–115–177–15—10–12
St. Louis8–148–1411–1111–119–139–1312–10—

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1955 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
CRay Katt12432670.215728
1BGail Harris7926361.2321236
2BWayne Terwilliger8025766.257118
3BHank Thompson135432106.2451763
SSAlvin Dark115475134.282945
LFWhitey Lockman147576157.2731549
CFWillie Mays152580185.31951127
RFDon Mueller147605185.306883

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
Davey Williams8224762.251415
Bobby Hofman9620755.2661028
Dusty Rhodes9418757.305632
Billy Gardner5918738.203317
Monte Irvin5115038.253117
Sid Gordon6614435.243725
Wes Westrum6913729.212418
Bill Taylor656417.266412
Foster Castleman15286.21424
Joey Amalfitano36225.22701
Gil Coan9132.15400
Mickey Grasso820.00000

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
Johnny Antonelli38235.114163.33143
Jim Hearn39226.214163.7386
Rubén Gómez33185.19104.5679
Sal Maglie23129.2953.7571
Pete Burnside212.2102.842

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
Don Liddle33106.11044.2356
Ramón Monzant2894.2483.9954

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
Marv Grissom555482.9249
Hoyt Wilhelm594103.9371
Windy McCall426533.6950
Paul Giel344403.3947
Al Corwin130104.0113
George Spencer10005.400

Awards and honors

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Minneapolis, Danville, St. Cloud; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Sandersville
Wilkes-Barre franchise transferred to Johnstown and renamed, July 1, 1955[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Mays Hits 51st HR As Giants, Phils Split: Triple Play in Ninth Inning Of Nightcap Robs New York of Sweep". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
  2. ↑ "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][.]
  3. ↑ Marshall Bridges at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ 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

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