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1955 New York Giants (MLB) season

Field	Value
name	New York Giants
season	1955
image	New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1949 to 1957).svg
league	National League
ballpark	Polo Grounds
city	New York City
record
league_place	3rd
owners	Horace Stoneham
general_managers	Chub Feeney
managers	Leo Durocher
television	WPIX
(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney)
radio	WMCA
(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney)
prev_season	1954 New York Giants (MLB) season
next_season	1956 New York Giants (MLB) season
season_list	List of San Francisco Giants seasons

(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney) (Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney) |}} 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, games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. The season ended with the Phillies turning a triple play with the winning run at home plate.

Offseason

Prior to 1955 season: Marshall Bridges was acquired from the Giants by the Milwaukee Braves.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1955 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers

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	Ray Katt	124	326	70	.215	7	28
1B		79	263	61	.232	12	36
2B	Wayne Terwilliger	80	257	66	.257	1	18
3B		135	432	106	.245	17	63
SS		115	475	134	.282	9	45
LF	Whitey Lockman	147	576	157	.273	15	49
CF	Willie Mays	152	580	185	.319	51	127
RF	Don Mueller	147	605	185	.306	8	83

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
Davey Williams	82	247	62	.251	4	15
Bobby Hofman	96	207	55	.266	10	28
	94	187	57	.305	6	32
Billy Gardner	59	187	38	.203	3	17
Monte Irvin	51	150	38	.253	1	17
Sid Gordon	66	144	35	.243	7	25
Wes Westrum	69	137	29	.212	4	18
	65	64	17	.266	4	12
	15	28	6	.214	2	4
Joey Amalfitano	36	22	5	.227	0	1
Gil Coan	9	13	2	.154	0	0
Mickey Grasso	8	2	0	.000	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
	38	235.1	14	16	3.33	143
Jim Hearn	39	226.2	14	16	3.73	86
	33	185.1	9	10	4.56	79
Sal Maglie	23	129.2	9	5	3.75	71
	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
	33	106.1	10	4	4.23	56
Ramón Monzant	28	94.2	4	8	3.99	54

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
Marv Grissom	55	5	4	8	2.92	49
Hoyt Wilhelm	59	4	1	0	3.93	71
Windy McCall	42	6	5	3	3.69	50
	34	4	4	0	3.39	47
	13	0	1	0	4.01	13
	1	0	0	0	5.40	0

Awards and honors

Alvin Dark, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award

Farm system

Johnstown Johnnies|league13=Eastern League|manager13=Mike McCormick LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Minneapolis, Danville, St. Cloud; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Sandersville Wilkes-Barre franchise transferred to Johnstown and renamed, July 1, 1955

Notes

References

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

References

(September 26, 1955). "Mays Hits 51st HR As Giants, Phils Split: Triple Play in Ninth Inning Of Nightcap Robs New York of Sweep". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
(September 25, 1955). "Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Giants 1 (2)".
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bridgma01.shtml 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

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