1955 New York Giants (MLB) season

1955 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, Bob DeLaney)
Local radio	WMCA (Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney)
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The 1955 New York Giants season was the franchise's 73rd season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 80-74 record, 18½ games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Offseason

• Prior to 1955 season: Marshall Bridges was acquired from the Giants by the Milwaukee Braves.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	98	55	--	.641
Milwaukee Braves	85	69	13.5	.552
New York Giants	80	74	18.5	.519
Philadelphia Phillies	77	77	21.5	.500
Cincinnati Redlegs	75	79	23.5	.487
Chicago Cubs	72	81	26	.471
St. Louis Cardinals	68	86	30.5	.442
Pittsburgh Pirates	60	94	38.5	.390

Record vs. opponents

1955 National League Records Sources:
Team	BR	CHC	CIN	MIL	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Brooklyn	—	14–7–1	12–10	15–7	13–9	16–6	14–8	14–8
Chicago	7–14–1	—	11–11	7–15	12–10	10–12	11–11	14–8
Cincinnati	10–12	11–11	—	9–13	9–13	11–11	14–8	11–11
Milwaukee	7–15	15–7	13–9	—	14–8	14–8	11–11	11–11
New York	9–13	10–12	13–9	8–14	—	10–12	17–5	13–9
Philadelphia	6–16	12–10	11–11	8–14	12–10	—	15–7	13–9
Pittsburgh	8–14	11–11	8–14	11–11	5–17	7–15	—	10–12
St. Louis	8–14	8–14	11–11	11–11	9–13	9–13	12–10	—

Roster

1955 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers 43 Johnny Antonelli 39 Pete Burnside 34,41 Al Corwin 31 Paul Giel 28 Rubén Gómez 42 Marv Grissom 21 Jim Hearn 37 Don Liddle 35 Sal Maglie 40 Windy McCall 34,41 Ramón Monzant 30 George Spencer 49 Hoyt Wilhelm		Catchers  7 Mickey Grasso  8 Ray Katt  9 Wes Westrum Infielders 12 Joey Amalfitano 18 Foster Castleman 19 Alvin Dark 15 Billy Gardner 30 Sid Gordon 15 Gail Harris 14 Bobby Hofman 34 Wayne Terwilliger 16 Hank Thompson 10 Davey Williams		Outfielders 10 Gil Coan 20 Monte Irvin 25 Whitey Lockman 24 Willie Mays 22 Don Mueller 26 Dusty Rhodes 27 Bill Taylor		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
1B	Harris, GailGail Harris	79	263	61	.232	12	36
3B	Thompson, HankHank Thompson	135	432	106	.245	17	63
SS	Dark, AlvinAlvin Dark	115	475	134	.282	9	45

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	94	187	57	.305	6	32
Taylor, BillBill Taylor	65	64	17	.266	4	12
Castleman, FosterFoster Castleman	15	28	6	.214	2	4

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
Antonelli, JohnnyJohnny Antonelli	38	235.1	14	16	3.33	143
Gómez, RubénRubén Gómez	33	185.1	9	10	4.56	79
Burnside, PetePete Burnside	2	12.2	1	0	2.84	2

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
Liddle, DonDon Liddle	33	106.1	10	4	4.23	56

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
Giel, PaulPaul Giel	34	4	4	0	3.39	47
Corwin, AlAl Corwin	13	0	1	0	4.01	13
Spencer, GeorgeGeorge Spencer	1	0	0	0	5.40	0

Awards and honors

• Alvin Dark, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Minneapolis Millers	American Association	Bill Rigney
AA	Dallas Eagles	Texas League	Red Davis
A	Wilkes-Barre Barons/ Johnstown Johnnies	Eastern League	Mike McCormick
A	Sioux City Soos	Western League	John Davenport
B	Danville Leafs	Carolina League	Andy Gilbert
C	El Dorado Oilers	Cotton States League	Salty Parker
C	St. Cloud Rox	Northern League	Charlie Fox
D	Sandersville Giants	Georgia State League	Pete Pavlick
D	Mayfield Clothiers	KITTY League	Dave Garcia
D	Muskogee Giants	Sooner State League	Richie Klaus

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Minneapolis, Danville, St. Cloud; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Sandersville

Wilkes-Barre franchise transferred to Johnstown and renamed, July 1, 1955^[2]

Notes

1. Marshall Bridges at Baseball Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1955 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1955 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac