1954 New York Giants (MLB) season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1954 World Series championsNational League champions New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1949 to 1957).svg National League Polo Grounds New York City 97 57 y 1st Horace Stoneham Chub Feeney Leo Durocher WPIX(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney) WMCA(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney) 1953 New York Giants (MLB) season 1955 New York Giants (MLB) season 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 four games in the World Series. It was the team's final World Series championship until 2010. 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.Chuck Diering at Baseball-Reference December 1, 1953: 1953 minor league draft Lee Tate was drafted by the Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies.Lee Tate at Baseball-Reference John Anderson was drafted by the Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies.John Anderson at Baseball-Reference February 2, 1954: Joey Amalfitano was signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by the Giants.Joey Amalfitano at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1954 season (exact date unknown) John Anderson was returned by the Giants to the Phillies. Ramón Conde was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Ramón Conde at Baseball-Reference 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 first game, setting a Major League record.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100609&content_id=10978516&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb K street: Strasburg racks up the strikeouts Seidel Jeff June 9, 2010 MLB.com June 13, 2010 Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Opening Day lineup Notable transactions April 13, 1954: Tony Taylor was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Tony Taylor at Baseball-Reference September 8, 1954: Joe Garagiola was selected off waivers by the Giants from the Chicago Cubs.Joe Garagiola Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garagjo01.shtml 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en 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 Fred 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 C Wes Westrum 98 246 46 .187 8 27 1B Whitey Lockman 148 570 143 .251 16 60 2B Davey Williams 142 544 121 .222 9 46 SS Al Dark 154 644 189 .293 20 70 3B Hank Thompson Hank Thompson (baseball) 136 448 118 .263 26 86 LF Monte Irvin 135 432 113 .262 19 64 CF Willie Mays 151 565 195 .345 41 110 RF Don Mueller 153 619 212 .342 4 71 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 Ray Katt 86 200 51 .255 9 33 Dusty Rhodes Dusty Rhodes (outfielder) 82 164 56 .341 15 50 Bobby Hofman 71 125 28 .224 8 30 Billy Gardner 62 108 23 .213 1 7 Bill Taylor Bill Taylor (baseball) 55 65 12 .185 2 10 Ebba St. Claire 20 42 11 .262 2 6 Foster Castleman 13 12 3 .250 0 1 Joe Garagiola 5 11 3 .273 0 1 Hoot Evers 12 11 1 .091 1 3 Eric Rodin 5 6 0 .000 0 0 Ron Samford 12 5 0 .000 0 0 Joey Amalfitano 9 5 0 .000 0 0 Harvey Gentry 5 4 1 .250 0 1 Bob Lennon 3 3 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 39 258.2 21 7 2.30 152 Rubén Gómez Rubén Gómez (baseball) 37 221.2 17 9 2.88 106 Sal Maglie 34 218.1 14 6 3.26 117 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 Jim Hearn 29 130.0 8 8 4.15 45 Don Liddle 28 126.2 9 4 3.06 44 Larry Jansen 13 40.2 2 2 5.98 15 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 56 10 7 19 2.35 64 Hoyt Wilhelm 57 12 4 7 2.10 64 Windy McCall 33 2 5 2 3.25 38 Al Corwin 20 1 3 0 4.02 14 Alex Konikowski 10 0 0 0 7.50 6 Al Worthington 10 0 2 0 3.50 8 Ramón Monzant 6 0 0 0 4.70 5 Paul Giel 6 0 0 0 8.31 4 George Spencer George Spencer (baseball) 6 1 0 0 3.65 4 Mario Picone 5 0 0 0 5.27 6 1954 World Series 1954 World Series The New York Giants swept the Cleveland Indians in what would be their final World Series win in New York. Their next World Series win would occur in 2010, 52 years after relocating to San Francisco. 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 Team12345678910RHECleveland (A)2000000000280New York (N)0020000003593W: 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 Team123456789RHECleveland (A)100000000180New York (N)00002010x340W: 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 Team123456789RHENew York (N)1030110006101Cleveland (A)000000110242W: 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 Team123456789RHENew York (N)0210400007103Cleveland (A)000030100462W: 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 YearAssociated Press Athlete of the Year (male) Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Danville (M-OV) Tar Heel League disbanded, June 21, 1954Johnson, 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 1954 New York Giants team at Baseball-Reference 1954 New York Giants team at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season Category:National League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons Category:1954 in sports in New York City Category:1950s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan