1955 New York Giants Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 80-74
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 824,112, Avg. 12,695
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV
Manager: Leo Durocher (80-74)
Location: New York, New York
1955 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 80-74
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 824,112, Avg. 12,695
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV
Manager: Leo Durocher (80-74)
Location: New York, New York
1955 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National League ended the 1955 season with a record of 80 wins and 74 losses, finishing third in the NL.
The Giants scored 702 runs and surrendered 673 runs. Willie Mays crushed 51 homers for New York, while Hank Thompson and Whitey Lockman walloped 20 or more, too. Willie Mays drove in 127 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .319. Johnny Antonelli and Jim Hearn led the team with 14 wins each, and Johnny Antonelli registered a 3.33 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Leo Durocher coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Amalfitano | SS | R | R | January 23, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | San Pedro, CA USA |
| Johnny Antonelli | P | L | L | April 12, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Rochester, NY USA |
| Pete Burnside | P | R | L | July 2, 1930 | 6'2" | 180 | Evanston, IL USA |
| Foster Castleman | 2B | R | R | January 1, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Nashville, TN USA |
| Gil Coan | RF | L | R | May 18, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | Monroe, NC USA |
| Al Corwin | P | R | R | December 3, 1926 | 6'1" | 170 | Newburgh, NY USA |
| Al Dark | SS | R | R | January 7, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | Comanche, OK USA |
| Billy Gardner | SS | R | R | July 19, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Waterford, CT USA |
| Paul Giel | P | R | R | September 29, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | Winona, MN USA |
| Ruben Gomez | P | R | R | July 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Arroyo, P.R. |
| Sid Gordon | 3B | R | R | August 13, 1917 | 5'10" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Mickey Grasso | C | R | R | May 10, 1920 | 6'0" | 195 | Newark, NJ USA |
| Marv Grissom | P | R | R | March 31, 1918 | 6'3" | 190 | Los Molinos, CA USA |
| Gail Harris | 1B | L | L | October 15, 1931 | 6'0" | 195 | Abingdon, VA USA |
| Jim Hearn | P | R | R | April 11, 1921 | 6'3" | 205 | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Bobby Hofman | IF | R | R | October 5, 1925 | 5'10" | 160 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Monte Irvin | LF | R | R | February 25, 1919 | 6'1" | 195 | Haleburg, AL USA |
| Ray Katt | C | R | R | May 9, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | New Braunfels, TX USA |
| Don Liddle | P | L | L | May 25, 1925 | 5'10" | 165 | Mount Carmel, IL USA |
| Whitey Lockman | LF | L | R | July 25, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | Lowell, NC USA |
| Sal Maglie | P | R | R | April 26, 1917 | 6'2" | 180 | Niagara Falls, NY USA |
| Willie Mays | CF | R | R | May 6, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Westfield, AL USA |
| Windy McCall | P | L | L | July 18, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Ramon Monzant | P | R | R | January 4, 1933 | 6'0" | 160 | Maracaibo, Zulia Venezuela |
| Don Mueller | RF | L | R | April 14, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Dusty Rhodes | LF | L | R | May 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 178 | Mathews, AL USA |
| George Spencer | P | R | R | July 7, 1926 | 6'1" | 215 | Columbus, OH USA |
| Bill Taylor | RF | L | L | December 30, 1929 | 6'3" | 212 | Alhambra, CA USA |
| Wayne Terwilliger | 2B | R | R | June 27, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Clare, MI USA |
| Hank Thompson | 3B | L | R | December 8, 1925 | 5'9" | 174 | Oklahoma City, OK USA |
| Wes Westrum | C | R | R | November 28, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | Clearbrook, MN USA |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | P | R | R | July 26, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Huntersville, NC USA |
| Davey Williams | 2B | R | R | November 2, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 | Dallas, TX USA |
