1956 New York Giants (MLB) season

1956 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)	Bill Rigney
Local television	WPIX (Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney)
Local radio	WMCA (Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney)
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The 1956 New York Giants season was the franchise's 74th season. The team finished in sixth place in the National League with an 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.^[1]
• Prior to 1956 season: Ernie Broglio was purchased by the Giants from the Vancouver Mounties.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	93	61	--	.604
Milwaukee Braves	92	62	1	.597
Cincinnati Redlegs	91	63	2	.591
St. Louis Cardinals	76	78	17	.494
Philadelphia Phillies	71	83	22	.461
New York Giants	67	87	26	.435
Pittsburgh Pirates	66	88	27	.429
Chicago Cubs	60	94	33	.390

Record vs. opponents

1956 National League Records Sources:
Team	BR	CHC	CIN	MIL	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Brooklyn	—	16–6	11–11	10–12	14–8	13–9	13–9	16–6
Chicago	6–16	—	6–16–1	9–13	7–15	13–9	10–12–1	9–13–1
Cincinnati	11–11	16–6–1	—	9–13	14–8	11–11	17–5	13–9
Milwaukee	12–10	13–9	13–9	—	17–5	10–12	14–8–1	13–9
New York	8–14	15–7	8–14	5–17	—	11–11	13–9	7–15
Philadelphia	9–13	9–13	11–11	12–10	11–11	—	7–15	12–10
Pittsburgh	9–13	12–10–1	5–17	8–14–1	9–13	15–7	—	8–14–1
St. Louis	6–16	13–9–1	9–13	9–13	15–7	10–12	14–8–1	—

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.^[3]

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 Eddie 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
3B	Castleman, FosterFoster Castleman	124	385	87	.226	14	45
LF	Brandt, JackieJackie Brandt	98	351	105	.299	11	47
CF	Mays, WillieWillie Mays	152	578	171	.296	36	84

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	111	244	53	.217	8	33
Dark, AlvinAlvin Dark	48	206	52	.252	2	17
Lockman, WhiteyWhitey Lockman	48	169	46	.272	1	10
Katt, RayRay Katt	37	101	23	.228	7	14
Virgil, OzzieOzzie Virgil	3	12	5	.417	0	2

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	41	258.2	20	13	2.86	145
Gómez, RubénRubén Gómez	40	196.1	7	17	4.58	76

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
Hearn, JimJim Hearn	30	129.1	5	11	3.97	66
Liddle, DonDon Liddle	11	41.1	1	2	3.92	21
Monzant, RamónRamón Monzant	4	13	1	0	4.15	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
Wilhelm, HoytHoyt Wilhelm	64	4	9	8	3.83	71
Grissom, MarvMarv Grissom	43	1	1	7	1.56	49
Littlefield, DickDick Littlefield	31	4	4	2	4.08	65
Constable, JimJim Constable	3	0	0	0	14.54	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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 Klaus

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Cocoa^[4]

Notes

1. Roger McCardell at Baseball Reference
2. Ernie Broglio at Baseball Reference
3. Ray Katt at Baseball Reference
4. 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

• 1956 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1956 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac