1953 New York Giants (MLB) season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1953 New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1949 to 1957).svg National League Polo Grounds New York City 70 84 y 5th Horace Stoneham Chub Feeney Leo Durocher WPIX(Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell) WMCA(Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell) 1952 New York Giants (MLB) season 1954 New York Giants (MLB) season List of San Francisco Giants seasons The 1953 New York Giants season was the franchise's 71st season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 70–84 record, 35 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. Offseason Marshall Bridges was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Marshall Bridges at Baseball Reference Han Urbanus was offered a contract, which would have made him the first European-trained player in the majors, and the first Dutch-born player since Bill Lelivelt in 1909. He declined to sign and returned to play in the Netherlands.Josh Chetwynd Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History 2008 22–23 9780786437245 After 1953 season: The Giants embarked of a month-long exhibition tour to Hawaii, Japan, Manila, Okinawa, and Guam. This marked the first time a Major League Baseball team to play Japanese teams. The Giants went 12-1-1 during their tour in Japan, including beating the 1953 Japan Series champions, the Tokyo Giants, 11–1.https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/short-stops/team-tours-of-japan-bridged-cultural-gap Team Tours of Japan Bridged Cultural Gap Following World War II National Baseball Hall of Fame Matt Rothenberg March 16, 2023 Regular season Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Opening Day lineup Notable transactions July 1, 1953: Marv Grissom was selected off waivers by the Giants from the Boston Red Sox.Marv Grissom at Baseball Reference Roster 1953 New York Giants Roster Pitchers 26 Bill Connelly 27 Al Corwin 28 Rubén Gómez 42 Marv Grissom 21 Jim Hearn 42 Frank Hiller 46 Larry Jansen 32 Monte Kennedy 31 Dave Koslo 37 Max Lanier 35 Sal Maglie 30 George Spencer 49 Hoyt Wilhelm 26 Al Worthington Catchers  5 Sam Calderone  8 Ray Katt  8 Ray Noble  9 Wes Westrum  7 Sal Yvars Infielders 19 Alvin Dark 17 Tookie Gilbert 14 Bobby Hofman 25 Whitey Lockman 18 Bill Rigney 12 Daryl Spencer 16 Hank Thompson 10 Davey Williams Outfielders 20 Monte Irvin 22 Don Mueller 38 Dusty Rhodes 23 Bobby Thomson Other batters 40 George Wilson 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 Wes Westrum 107 290 65 .224 12 30 1B Whitey Lockman 150 607 179 .295 9 61 2B Davey Williams 112 340 101 .297 3 34 SS Alvin Dark 155 647 194 .300 23 88 3B Hank Thompson Hank Thompson (baseball) 114 388 117 .302 24 74 OF Monte Irvin 124 444 146 .329 21 97 OF Don Mueller 131 480 160 .333 6 60 OF Bobby Thomson 154 608 175 .288 26 106 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 Daryl Spencer 118 408 85 .208 20 56 Bobby Hofman 74 169 45 .266 12 34 Dusty Rhodes Dusty Rhodes (outfielder) 76 163 38 .233 11 30 Tookie Gilbert 70 160 27 .169 3 16 Ray Noble 46 97 20 .206 4 14 Sal Yvars 23 47 13 .277 0 1 Sam Calderone 35 45 10 .222 0 8 Ray Katt 8 29 5 .172 0 1 Bill Rigney 19 20 5 .250 0 1 George Wilson 11 8 1 .125 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) 29 204.0 13 11 3.40 113 Jim Hearn 36 196.2 9 12 4.53 77 Larry Jansen 36 184.2 11 16 4.14 88 Sal Maglie 27 145.1 8 9 4.15 80 Al Worthington 20 102.0 4 8 3.44 52 Alvin Dark 1 1.0 0 0 18.00 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 Dave Koslo 37 111.2 6 12 4.76 36 Marv Grissom 21 84.1 4 2 3.95 46 Bill Connelly Bill Connelly (baseball) 8 20.1 0 1 11.07 11 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 68 7 8 15 3.04 71 Al Corwin 48 6 4 2 4.98 49 Frank Hiller 19 2 1 0 6.15 10 Monty Kennedy 18 0 0 0 7.15 11 Max Lanier 3 0 0 0 6.75 2 George Spencer 1 0 0 0 7.71 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Minneapolis Millers American Association Frank Genovese and Fred Fitzsimmons AA Nashville Vols Southern Association Hugh Poland A Sioux City Soos Western League Ray Mueller B Danville Leafs Carolina League Andy Gilbert C St. Cloud Rox Northern League Charlie Fox C Muskogee Giants Western Association Harold Kollar D Mayfield Clothiers KITTY League Austin Knickerbocker D Pauls Valley Raiders Sooner State League Richie Klaus D Oshkosh Giants Wisconsin State League Dave Garcia LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sioux City, Danville Notes 2 References 1953 New York Giants at Baseball Reference 1953 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season New York Giants (MLB) Category:1950s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan