1953 New York Giants (MLB) season

1953 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Chub Feeney
Manager(s)	Leo Durocher
Local television	WPIX (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)
Local radio	WMCA (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)
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The 1953 New York Giants season was the franchise's 71st season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with an 70-84 record, 35 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Offseason

• Prior to 1953 season: Marshall Bridges was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	105	49	--	.682
Milwaukee Braves	92	62	13	.597
Philadelphia Phillies	83	71	22	.539
St. Louis Cardinals	83	71	22	.439
New York Giants	70	84	35	.455
Cincinnati Redlegs	68	86	37	.442
Chicago Cubs	65	89	40	.422
Pittsburgh Pirates	50	104	55	.325

Record vs. opponents

1953 National League Records Sources:
Team	BR	CHC	CIN	MIL	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Brooklyn	—	13–9–1	15–7	13–9	15–7	14–8	20–2	15–7
Chicago	9–13–1	—	12–10	8–14	9–13	5–17	11–11	11–11
Cincinnati	7–15	10–12	—	8–14	9–13	12–10	15–7	7–15–1
Milwaukee	9–13	14–8	14–8	—	14–8–1	13–9–1	15–7	13–9–1
New York	7–15	13–9	13–9	8–14–1	—	9–13	11–11	9–13
Philadelphia	8–14	17–5	10–12	9–13–1	13–9	—	15–7	11–11–1
Pittsburgh	2–20	11–11	7–15	7–15	11–11	7–15	—	5–17
St. Louis	7–15	11–11	15–7–1	9–13–1	13–9	11–11–1	17–5	—

Notable transactions

• July 1, 1953: Marv Grissom was selected off waivers by the Giants from the Boston Red Sox.^[2]

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 Freddie 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
3B	Thompson, HankHank Thompson	114	388	117	.302	24	74

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
Rhodes, DustyDusty Rhodes	76	163	38	.233	11	30

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
Gómez, RubénRubén Gómez	29	204	13	11	3.40	113

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
Grissom, MarvMarv Grissom	21	84.1	4	2	3.95	46
Connelly, BillBill Connelly	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
Corwin, AlAl Corwin	48	6	4	2	4.98	49

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Minneapolis Millers	American Association	Frank Genovese and Freddie 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

1. Marshall Bridges at Baseball Reference
2. Marv Grissom at Baseball Reference

References

• 1953 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1953 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac