The 1954 New York Giants season was the franchise's 72nd season. The Giants won the National League pennant with a record of 97 wins and 57 losses and then defeated the Cleveland Indians in four games in the World Series. It was the team's final World Series championship until 2010.

Offseason October 8, 1953: Chuck Diering, Frank Hiller, Adrián Zabala and $60,000 were traded by the Giants to the San Francisco Seals for Windy McCall.Chuck Diering at Baseball-Reference December 1, 1953: 1953 minor league draft Lee Tate was drafted by the Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies.Lee Tate at Baseball-Reference John Anderson was drafted by the Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies.John Anderson at Baseball-Reference February 2, 1954: Joey Amalfitano was signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by the Giants.Joey Amalfitano at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1954 season (exact date unknown) John Anderson was returned by the Giants to the Phillies. Ramón Conde was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Ramón Conde at Baseball-Reference

Regular season September 22, 1954: In a game against the New York Giants, Karl Spooner of the Brooklyn Dodgers struck out 15 batters in his first game, setting a Major League record.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions April 13, 1954: Tony Taylor was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Tony Taylor at Baseball-Reference September 8, 1954: Joe Garagiola was selected off waivers by the Giants from the Chicago Cubs.

Roster 1954 New York Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

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 98 246 46 .187 8 27 1B 148 570 143 .251 16 60 2B 142 544 121 .222 9 46 SS 154 644 189 .293 20 70 3B 136 448 118 .263 26 86 LF 135 432 113 .262 19 64 CF 151 565 195 .345 41 110 RF 153 619 212 .342 4 71

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 86 200 51 .255 9 33 82 164 56 .341 15 50 71 125 28 .224 8 30 62 108 23 .213 1 7 55 65 12 .185 2 10 20 42 11 .262 2 6 13 12 3 .250 0 1 5 11 3 .273 0 1 12 11 1 .091 1 3 5 6 0 .000 0 0 12 5 0 .000 0 0 9 5 0 .000 0 0 5 4 1 .250 0 1 3 3 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 39 258.2 21 7 2.30 152 37 221.2 17 9 2.88 106 34 218.1 14 6 3.26 117

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 29 130.0 8 8 4.15 45 28 126.2 9 4 3.06 44 13 40.2 2 2 5.98 15

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 56 10 7 19 2.35 64 57 12 4 7 2.10 64 33 2 5 2 3.25 38 20 1 3 0 4.02 14 10 0 0 0 7.50 6 10 0 2 0 3.50 8 6 0 0 0 4.70 5 6 0 0 0 8.31 4 6 1 0 0 3.65 4 5 0 0 0 5.27 6

1954 World Series

The New York Giants swept the Cleveland Indians in what would be their final World Series win in New York. Their next World Series win would occur in , 52 years after relocating to San Francisco.

It was the first time the Cleveland Indians had been swept in a World Series. The only highlight for the Indians was that they kept the Yankees from winning their sixth straight series. The last time the Yankees had not won the series or pennant beforehand was 1948, when, again, the Indians kept them out (although that year, they won the Series). It was also the only World Series from to which did not feature the Yankees.

Game 1 September 29, 1954, at the Polo Grounds in New York City Team12345678910RHECleveland (A)2000000000280New York (N)0020000003593W: Marv Grissom (1–0)   L: Bob Lemon (0–1)HR: NYG – Dusty Rhodes (1)

Game 2 September 30, 1954, at the Polo Grounds in New York City Team123456789RHECleveland (A)100000000180New York (N)00002010x340W: Johnny Antonelli (1–0)   L: Early Wynn (0–1)HR: CLE – Al Smith (1)    NYG – Dusty Rhodes (2)

Game 3 October 1, 1954, at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio Team123456789RHENew York (N)1030110006101Cleveland (A)000000110242W: Ruben Gomez (1–0)  L: Mike Garcia (0–1)   S: Hoyt Wilhelm (1)HR: CLE – Vic Wertz (1)

Game 4 October 2, 1954, at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio Team123456789RHENew York (N)0210400007103Cleveland (A)000030100462W: Don Liddle (1–0)  L: Bob Lemon (0–2)   S: Johnny Antonelli (1)HR: CLE – Hank Majeski (1)

Awards and honors Willie Mays, Associated Press Athlete of the YearAssociated Press Athlete of the Year (male)

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Danville (M-OV)

Tar Heel League disbanded, June 21, 1954Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

Notes

References 1954 New York Giants team at Baseball-Reference 1954 New York Giants team at Baseball Almanac