1956 New York Giants (MLB) season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1956 New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1949 to 1957).svg National League Polo Grounds New York City 67 87 y 6th Horace Stoneham Chub Feeney Bill Rigney WPIX(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney) WMCA(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney) 1955 New York Giants (MLB) season 1957 New York Giants (MLB) season List of San Francisco Giants seasons The 1956 New York Giants season was the franchise's 74th season. The team finished in sixth place in the National League with a 67–87 record, 26 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. Offseason December 3, 1956: Roger McCardell was drafted by the Giants from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1956 minor league draft.Roger McCardell at Baseball Reference Prior to 1956 season: Ernie Broglio was purchased by the Giants from the Vancouver Mounties.Ernie Broglio at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Opening Day lineup Notable transactions June 14, 1956: Alvin Dark, Don Liddle, Whitey Lockman and Ray Katt were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Littlefield, Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst, Bill Sarni and a player to be named later. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending Gordon Jones to the Giants on October 1.Ray Katt at Baseball Reference Roster 1956 New York Giants Roster Pitchers 43 Johnny Antonelli 39 Jim Constable 28,31 Rubén Gómez 42 Marv Grissom 21 Jim Hearn 37 Don Liddle 30 Dick Littlefield 38 Joe Margoneri 40 Windy McCall 29 Mike McCormick 41 Ramón Monzant 44 Steve Ridzik 36 Max Surkont 49 Hoyt Wilhelm 32 Al Worthington 31 Roy Wright Catchers 14 Bobby Hofman  8 Ray Katt 33,53 Jim Mangan 8,15 Bill Sarni  9 Wes Westrum Infielders 34 Ed Bressoud 12 Foster Castleman 19 Alvin Dark 15 Gail Harris 10 Red Schoendienst 20 Daryl Spencer 10 Wayne Terwilliger 16 Hank Thompson 17 Ozzie Virgil 15,45 Bill White Outfielders 25 Jackie Brandt 30,36 Bob Lennon 25 Whitey Lockman 24 Willie Mays 22 Don Mueller 26 Dusty Rhodes 27 Bill Taylor 29 George Wilson Other batters 28 Gil Coan Manager 18 Bill Rigney Coaches  2 Ray Mueller  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 Bill Sarni 78 238 55 .231 5 23 1B Bill White 138 508 130 .256 22 59 2B Red Schoendienst 92 334 99 .296 2 14 SS Daryl Spencer 146 489 108 .221 14 42 3B Foster Castleman 124 385 87 .226 14 45 LF Jackie Brandt 98 351 105 .299 11 47 CF Willie Mays 152 578 171 .296 36 84 RF Don Mueller 138 453 122 .269 5 41 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 Dusty Rhodes Dusty Rhodes (outfielder) 111 244 53 .217 8 33 Alvin Dark 48 206 52 .252 2 17 Hank Thompson 83 183 43 .235 8 29 Whitey Lockman 48 169 46 .272 1 10 Ed Bressoud 49 163 37 .227 0 9 Wes Westrum 68 132 29 .220 3 8 Ray Katt 37 101 23 .228 7 14 George Wilson 53 68 9 .132 1 2 Bobby Hofman 47 56 10 .179 0 2 Bob Lennon 26 55 10 .182 0 1 Gail Harris 12 38 5 .132 1 1 Jim Mangan 20 20 2 .100 0 1 Wayne Terwilliger 14 18 4 .222 0 0 Ozzie Virgil Ozzie Virgil, Sr. 3 12 5 .417 0 2 Bill Taylor 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Gil Coan 4 1 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 41 258.2 20 13 2.86 145 Rubén Gómez Rubén Gómez (baseball) 40 196.1 7 17 4.58 76 Al Worthington 28 165.2 7 14 3.97 95 Roy Wright 1 2.2 0 1 16.88 0 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 30 129.1 5 11 3.97 66 Dick Littlefield 31 97.0 4 4 4.08 65 Joe Margoneri 23 91.2 6 6 3.93 49 Don Liddle 11 41.1 1 2 3.92 21 Max Surkont 8 32.0 2 2 4.78 18 Ramón Monzant 4 13.0 1 0 4.15 11 Mike McCormick 3 6.2 0 1 9.48 4 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 Hoyt Wilhelm 64 4 9 8 3.83 71 Windy McCall 46 3 4 7 3.61 41 Marv Grissom 43 1 1 7 1.56 49 Steve Ridzik 41 6 2 0 3.80 53 Jim Constable 3 0 0 0 14.54 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Minneapolis Millers American Association Eddie Stanky AA Dallas Eagles Texas League Red Davis A Johnstown Johnnies Eastern League Andy Gilbert and Frank Genovese A Albuquerque Dukes Western League Bob Swift B Danville Leafs Carolina League Salty Parker C Lake Charles Giants Evangeline League Mike McCormick C St. Cloud Rox Northern League Charlie Fox D Cocoa Indians Florida State League Buddy Kerr D Sandersville Giants Georgia State League Pete Pavlick D Michigan City White Caps Midwest League Al Shinn D Hastings Giants Nebraska State League Junior Thompson D Muskogee Giants Sooner State League Richie KlausLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: CocoaJohnson, 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 1956 New York Giants at Baseball Reference 1956 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season Category:1956 in sports in New York City Category:1950s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan