1957 New York Giants (MLB) season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1957 National League New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1949 to 1957).svg Polo Grounds New York City 69 85 y 6th Horace Stoneham Chub Feeney Bill Rigney WPIX(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney, Jim Woods) WMCA(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney, Jim Woods) 1956 New York Giants (MLB) season 1958 San Francisco Giants season The 1957 New York Giants Season involved the team finishing in sixth place in the National League with a 69–85 record, 26 games behind the NL and World Champion Milwaukee Braves. It was the team's 75th and final season in New York City before its relocation to San Francisco, California for the following season. Their last game at their stadium, the Polo Grounds and as a New York-based franchise was a 9–1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 29. Offseason October 26, 1956: Hank Sauer was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Hank Sauer at Baseball-Reference February 21, 1957: Manny Mota was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Manny Mota at Baseball-Reference February 26, 1957: Hoyt Wilhelm was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Whitey Lockman.Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball-Reference March 27, 1957: Bill Sarni was released by the Giants.Bill Sarni at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1957 season: John Orsino was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.John Orsino at Baseball-Reference Regular season Relocation to San Francisco While seeking a new stadium to replace the crumbling Polo Grounds, the Giants began to contemplate a move from New York, initially considering Metropolitan Stadium in Minneapolis–St. Paul, which was home to their top farm team, the Minneapolis Millers. Under the rules of the time, the Giants' ownership of the Millers gave them priority rights to a major league team in the area. At this time, the Giants were approached by San Francisco mayor George Christopher. Despite objections from shareholders such as Joan Whitney Payson (who later owned the expansion Mets), majority owner Horace Stoneham entered into negotiations with San Francisco officials around the same time that Dodgers' owner Walter O'Malley was courting the city of Los Angeles. O'Malley had been told that the Dodgers would not be allowed to move to Los Angeles unless a second team moved to California as well. He pushed Stoneham toward relocation. In the summer of 1957, both the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers announced their moves to California, and the golden age of baseball in the New York area ended. Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Notable transactions April 16, 1957: Dick Littlefield and Bob Lennon were traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Ray Katt and Ray Jablonski.Ray Katt at Baseball-Reference June 15, 1957: Red Schoendienst was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Braves for Danny O'Connell, Ray Crone, and Bobby Thomson.Red Schoendienst at Baseball-Reference Roster 1957 New York Giants Roster Pitchers 43 Johnny Antonelli 39 Curt Barclay 35 Pete Burnside 46 Jim Constable 49 Sandy Consuegra 44 Ray Crone 38 Jim Davis 28 Rubén Gómez 42 Marv Grissom 47 Gordon Jones 38 Joe Margoneri 40 Windy McCall 29 Mike McCormick 23 Stu Miller 41 Ramón Monzant 44 Steve Ridzik 36 Max Surkont 32 Al Worthington Catchers  5 Ray Katt 16 Valmy Thomas  9 Wes Westrum Infielders 15 Ed Bressoud 12 Foster Castleman 14 Gail Harris 10,46 Ray Jablonski 25 Whitey Lockman  2 Danny O'Connell 15 Andre Rodgers  7 Red Schoendienst 20 Daryl Spencer 17 Ozzie Virgil Outfielders 24 Willie Mays 22 Don Mueller 26 Dusty Rhodes  6 Hank Sauer 21 Bobby Thomson Other batters 23 Bobby Hofman 21 Bill Taylor Manager 18 Bill Rigney Coaches  2,7 Tommy Henrich -- Bill Sarni  3 Bucky Walters  1 Davey Williams 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 Valmy Thomas 88 241 60 .249 6 31 1B Whitey Lockman 133 456 113 .248 7 30 2B Danny O'Connell 95 364 97 .266 7 28 SS Daryl Spencer 148 534 133 .249 11 50 3B Ray Jablonski 107 305 88 .289 9 57 LF Hank Sauer 127 378 98 .259 26 76 CF Willie Mays 152 585 195 .333 35 97 RF Don Mueller 135 450 116 .258 6 37 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 Red Schoendienst 57 254 78 .307 9 33 Ozzie Virgil Sr. 96 226 53 .235 4 24 Gail Harris Gail Harris (baseball) 90 225 54 .240 9 31 Bobby Thomson 81 215 52 .242 8 38 Dusty Rhodes Dusty Rhodes (outfielder) 92 190 39 .205 4 19 Ray Katt 72 165 38 .230 2 17 Ed Bressoud 49 127 34 .268 5 10 Wes Westrum 63 91 15 .165 1 2 Andre Rodgers 32 86 21 .244 3 9 Foster Castleman 14 37 6 .162 1 1 Bill Taylor Bill Taylor (baseball) 11 9 0 .000 0 0 Bobby Hofman 2 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 Rubén Gómez Rubén Gómez (baseball) 38 238.1 15 13 3.78 92 Johnny Antonelli 40 212.1 12 18 3.77 144 Curt Barclay 37 183.0 9 9 3.44 67 Ray Crone 25 120.2 4 8 4.33 56 Pete Burnside 10 30.2 1 4 8.80 18 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 Al Worthington 55 157.2 8 11 4.22 90 Stu Miller 38 124.0 7 9 3.63 60 Mike McCormick Mike McCormick (pitcher) 24 74.2 3 1 4.10 50 Joe Margoneri 13 34.1 1 1 5.24 18 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 4 4 14 2.61 51 Ramón Monzant 24 3 2 0 3.99 37 Jim Constable 16 1 1 0 2.86 13 Steve Ridzik 15 0 2 0 4.73 13 Gordon Jones Gordon Jones (baseball) 10 0 1 0 6.17 5 Jim Davis Jim Davis (pitcher) 10 1 0 0 6.55 6 Max Surkont 5 0 1 0 9.95 8 Windy McCall 5 0 0 0 15.00 2 Sandy Consuegra 4 0 0 0 2.45 1 Awards and honors League leaders Willie Mays, National League leader, triples, (20).Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.95, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Minneapolis Millers American Association Red Davis AA Dallas Eagles Texas League Salty Parker A Springfield Giants Eastern League Mike McCormick and Ray Murray B Danville Leafs Carolina League Dave Garcia and Mike McCormick C St. Cloud Rox Northern League Pete Pavlick D Selma Cloverleafs Alabama–Florida League Buddy Kerr D Michigan City White Caps Midwest League Richie Klaus D Hastings Giants Nebraska State League Leo Schrall D Muskogee Giants Sooner State League Andy Gilbert Johnson, 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 1957 New York Giants team at Baseball-Reference 1957 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season Category:1957 in sports in New York City Category:1950s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan