1955 New York Giants (MLB) season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1955 New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1949 to 1957).svg National League Polo Grounds New York City 80 74 y 3rd Horace Stoneham Chub Feeney Leo Durocher WPIX(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney) WMCA(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney) 1954 New York Giants (MLB) season 1956 New York Giants (MLB) season List of San Francisco Giants 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, 18 1 2 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. The season ended with the Phillies turning a triple play with the winning run at home plate.Mays Hits 51st HR As Giants, Phils Split: Triple Play in Ninth Inning Of Nightcap Robs New York of Sweep https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19550926&printsec=frontpage&hl=en July 4, 2016 Associated Press (AP) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette September 26, 1955 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 22 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) http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1955/B09252NY11955.htm retrosheet.org July 4, 2016 September 25, 1955 Hofman lined into a triple play (shortstop to second to first) [Amalfitano out at second, Lockman out at first][.] Offseason Prior to 1955 season: Marshall Bridges was acquired from the Giants by the Milwaukee Braves.Marshall Bridges at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Opening Day lineup 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 Fred 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 C Ray Katt 124 326 70 .215 7 28 1B Gail Harris Gail Harris (baseball) 79 263 61 .232 12 36 2B Wayne Terwilliger 80 257 66 .257 1 18 3B Hank Thompson Hank Thompson (baseball) 135 432 106 .245 17 63 SS Alvin Dark 115 475 134 .282 9 45 LF Whitey Lockman 147 576 157 .273 15 49 CF Willie Mays 152 580 185 .319 51 127 RF Don Mueller 147 605 185 .306 8 83 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 Williams 82 247 62 .251 4 15 Bobby Hofman 96 207 55 .266 10 28 Dusty Rhodes Dusty Rhodes (outfielder) 94 187 57 .305 6 32 Billy Gardner 59 187 38 .203 3 17 Monte Irvin 51 150 38 .253 1 17 Sid Gordon 66 144 35 .243 7 25 Wes Westrum 69 137 29 .212 4 18 Bill Taylor Bill Taylor (baseball) 65 64 17 .266 4 12 Foster Castleman 15 28 6 .214 2 4 Joey Amalfitano 36 22 5 .227 0 1 Gil Coan 9 13 2 .154 0 0 Mickey Grasso 8 2 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 Johnny Antonelli 38 235.1 14 16 3.33 143 Jim Hearn 39 226.2 14 16 3.73 86 Rubén Gómez Rubén Gómez (baseball) 33 185.1 9 10 4.56 79 Sal Maglie 23 129.2 9 5 3.75 71 Pete 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 Don Liddle 33 106.1 10 4 4.23 56 Ramón Monzant 28 94.2 4 8 3.99 54 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 Grissom 55 5 4 8 2.92 49 Hoyt Wilhelm 59 4 1 0 3.93 71 Windy McCall 42 6 5 3 3.69 50 Paul Giel 34 4 4 0 3.39 47 Al Corwin 13 0 1 0 4.01 13 George Spencer George Spencer (baseball) 1 0 0 0 5.40 0 Awards and honors Alvin Dark, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award Farm system Minor League Baseball 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: SandersvilleWilkes-Barre franchise transferred to Johnstown and renamed, July 1, 1955Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1955 New York Giants at Baseball Reference 1955 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season Category:1955 in sports in New York City Category:1950s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan