1955 New York Giants (MLB) season
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. The season ended with the Phillies turning a triple play with the winning run at home plate.[1][2]
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| 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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Offseason
- Prior to 1955 season: Marshall Bridges was acquired from the Giants by the Milwaukee Braves.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers | 98 | 55 | 0.641 | — | 56–21 | 42–34 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 85 | 69 | 0.552 | 13½ | 46–31 | 39–38 |
| New York Giants | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 18½ | 44–35 | 36–39 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 77 | 77 | 0.500 | 21½ | 46–31 | 31–46 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 23½ | 46–31 | 29–48 |
| Chicago Cubs | 72 | 81 | 0.471 | 26 | 43–33 | 29–48 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 68 | 86 | 0.442 | 30½ | 41–36 | 27–50 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 94 | 0.390 | 38½ | 36–39 | 24–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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| 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 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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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 |
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| 1B | Gail Harris | 79 | 263 | 61 | .232 | 12 | 36 |
| 3B | Hank Thompson | 135 | 432 | 106 | .245 | 17 | 63 |
| SS | Alvin 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 |
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| Dusty Rhodes | 94 | 187 | 57 | .305 | 6 | 32 |
| Bill Taylor | 65 | 64 | 17 | .266 | 4 | 12 |
| Foster 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 |
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| Johnny Antonelli | 38 | 235.1 | 14 | 16 | 3.33 | 143 |
| Rubén Gómez | 33 | 185.1 | 9 | 10 | 4.56 | 79 |
| Pete 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 |
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| Don 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 |
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| Paul Giel | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3.39 | 47 |
| Al Corwin | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.01 | 13 |
| George Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| 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[4]
Notes
- "Mays Hits 51st HR As Giants, Phils Split: Triple Play in Ninth Inning Of Nightcap Robs New York of Sweep". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press (AP). September 26, 1955. p. 22. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
It was an inglorious finish, as the Phils got the final three outs in the ninth inning on a triple play after New York had two runners on with none out.
- "Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Giants 1 (2)". retrosheet.org. September 25, 1955. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
Hofman lined into a triple play (shortstop to second to first) [Amalfitano out at second, Lockman out at first][.]
- Marshall Bridges at Baseball Reference
- 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
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