1955 New York Giants Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 80-74
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 825,202, Avg. 12,695
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV
Manager: Leo Durocher (80-74)
Location: New York, New York
1955 New York Giants Statistics
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 AmalfitanoSSRRJanuary 23, 19345'11"175San Pedro, CA USA
Johnny AntonelliPLLApril 12, 19306'1"185Rochester, NY USA
Pete BurnsidePRLJuly 2, 19306'2"180Evanston, IL USA
Foster Castleman2BRRJanuary 1, 19316'0"175Nashville, TN USA
Gil CoanRFLRMay 18, 19226'0"180Monroe, NC USA
Al CorwinPRRDecember 3, 19266'1"170Newburgh, NY USA
Al DarkSSRRJanuary 7, 19225'11"185Comanche, OK USA
Billy GardnerSSRRJuly 19, 19276'0"170Waterford, CT USA
Paul GielPRRSeptember 29, 19325'11"185Winona, MN USA
Ruben GomezPRRJuly 13, 19276'0"170Arroyo, P.R.
Sid Gordon3BRRAugust 13, 19175'10"185Brooklyn, NY USA
Mickey GrassoCRRMay 10, 19206'0"195Newark, NJ USA
Marv GrissomPRRMarch 31, 19186'3"190Los Molinos, CA USA
Gail Harris1BLLOctober 15, 19316'0"195Abingdon, VA USA
Jim HearnPRRApril 11, 19216'3"205Atlanta, GA USA
Bobby HofmanIFRROctober 5, 19255'10"160St. Louis, MO USA
Monte IrvinLFRRFebruary 25, 19196'1"195Haleburg, AL USA
Ray KattCRRMay 9, 19276'2"190New Braunfels, TX USA
Don LiddlePLLMay 25, 19255'10"165Mount Carmel, IL USA
Whitey LockmanLFLRJuly 25, 19266'1"175Lowell, NC USA
Sal MagliePRRApril 26, 19176'2"180Niagara Falls, NY USA
Willie MaysCFRRMay 6, 19315'10"170Westfield, AL USA
Windy McCallPLLJuly 18, 19256'0"180San Francisco, CA USA
Ramon MonzantPRRJanuary 4, 19336'0"160Maracaibo, Zu Venezuela
Don MuellerRFLRApril 14, 19276'0"185St. Louis, MO USA
Dusty RhodesLFLRMay 13, 19276'0"178Mathews, AL USA
George SpencerPRRJuly 7, 19266'1"215Columbus, OH USA
Bill TaylorRFLLDecember 30, 19296'3"212Alhambra, CA USA
Wayne Terwilliger2BRRJune 27, 19255'11"165Clare, MI USA
Hank Thompson3BLRDecember 8, 19255'9"174Oklahoma City, OK USA
Wes WestrumCRRNovember 28, 19225'11"185Clearbrook, MN USA
Hoyt WilhelmPRRJuly 26, 19226'0"190Huntersville, NC USA
Davey Williams2BRRNovember 2, 19275'10"160Dallas, TX USA



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