1955 New York Giants (MLB) season explained

New York Giants
Season:	1955
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Polo Grounds
City:	New York City
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

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.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. News: Mays Hits 51st HR As Giants, Phils Split: Triple Play in Ninth Inning Of Nightcap Robs New York of Sweep. July 4, 2016. Associated Press (AP). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 26, 1955. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 22. 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..
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bridgma01.shtml Marshall Bridges
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
4. Web site: Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Giants 1 (2). retrosheet.org. July 4, 2016. September 25, 1955. Hofman lined into a triple play (shortstop to second to first) Amalfitano out at second, Lockman out at first][.]}}

   Offseason

   • Prior to 1955 season: Marshall Bridges was acquired from the Giants by the Milwaukee Braves.^[2]

   Regular season

   Roster

   1955 New York Giants
   Roster
   Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

   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		124	326	70	.215	7	28
   1B		79	263	61	.232	12	36
   2B		80	257	66	.257	1	18
   3B		135	432	106	.245	17	63
   SS		115	475	134	.282	9	45
   LF		147	576	157	.273	15	49
   CF		152	580	185	.319	51	127
   RF		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
   	82	247	62	.251	4	15
   	96	207	55	.266	10	28
   	94	187	57	.305	6	32
   	59	187	38	.203	3	17
   	51	150	38	.253	1	17
   	66	144	35	.243	7	25
   	69	137	29	.212	4	18
   	65	64	17	.266	4	12
   	15	28	6	.214	2	4
   	36	22	5	.227	0	1
   	9	13	2	.154	0	0
   	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
   	39	226.2	14	16	3.73	86
   	33	185.1	9	10	4.56	79
   	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
   	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
   	55	5	4	8	2.92	49
   	59	4	1	0	3.93	71
   	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

   See also: Minor League Baseball.

   LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Minneapolis, Danville, St. Cloud; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Sandersville
   Wilkes-Barre franchise transferred to Johnstown and renamed, July 1, 1955^[3]

   References

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

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