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.Marshall Bridges at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster 1955 New York Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders 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 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
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Minneapolis, Danville, St. Cloud; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: SandersvilleWilkes-Barre franchise transferred to Johnstown and renamed, July 1, 1955Johnson, 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 1955 New York Giants at Baseball Reference 1955 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac