1955 New York Giants Roster (40-man)

1954 Season 1956 Season

Record: 80-74-0, Finished 3rd in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Leo Durocher (80-74)

General Manager: Chub Feeney

Ballpark: Polo Grounds V

Attendance: 824,112 (6th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98

Pythagorean W-L: 80-74, 702 Runs, 673 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Joey Amalfitano	21	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jan 23, 1934	2	36	2	36	7	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	4	25	-0.1	$6,000
Johnny Antonelli	25	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Apr 12, 1930	6	38	34	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.3	$20,000
Pete Burnside	24	us US	R	L	6' 2"	180	Jul 2, 1930	1st	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Foster Castleman	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Jan 1, 1931	2	15	5	15	7	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0.2	$7,000
Gil Coan	33	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	May 18, 1922	10	9	1	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	6	3	0	-0.2
Al Corwin	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Dec 3, 1926	5	13	0	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Al Dark	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jan 7, 1922	9	115	114	115	115	0	0	0	0	0	115	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.4	$37,500
Billy Gardner	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Jul 19, 1927	2	59	43	59	51	0	0	0	4	10	38	0	0	0	0	8	3	-0.4
Paul Giel	22	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Sep 29, 1932	2	34	2	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Rubén Gómez	27	pr PR	R	R	6' 0"	170	Jul 13, 1927	3	42	31	42	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1.8	$16,000
Sid Gordon	37	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Aug 13, 1917	13	66	36	66	47	0	0	0	0	31	0	13	0	4	17	22	0	1.0
Mickey Grasso	35	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	May 10, 1920	7	8	1	8	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Marv Grissom	37	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Mar 31, 1918	6	55	0	55	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	$15,000
Gail Harris	23	us US	L	L	6' 0"	195	Oct 15, 1931	1st	79	67	79	75	0	0	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	-0.1
Jim Hearn	34	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Apr 11, 1921	9	41	33	41	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3.5
Bobby Hofman	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Oct 5, 1925	5	96	43	96	62	0	19	24	19	5	0	0	0	0	0	44	1	0.9
Monte Irvin HOF	36	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Feb 25, 1919	17	51	39	51	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	0	7	45	7	0	0.4	$25,000
Ray Katt	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	May 9, 1927	4	124	95	124	122	0	122	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.8
Don Liddle	30	us US	L	L	5' 10"	165	May 25, 1925	3	33	13	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Whitey Lockman	28	us US	L	R	6' 1"	175	Jul 25, 1926	10	147	143	147	144	0	0	68	0	0	0	78	3	1	81	3	0	0.9
Sal Maglie	38	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Apr 26, 1917	7	23	21	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	$32,000
Willie Mays HOF	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	May 6, 1931	5	152	152	152	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	152	0	152	0	0	9.2	$12,500	All-Star
Windy McCall	29	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Jul 18, 1925	5	42	6	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Ramón Monzant	22	ve VE	R	R	6' 0"	160	Jan 4, 1933	2	29	12	29	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.2
Don Mueller	28	us US	L	R	6' 0"	185	Apr 14, 1927	8	147	145	147	146	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	146	146	2	0	-0.3	$20,000	All-Star
Dusty Rhodes	28	us US	L	R	6' 0"	178	May 13, 1927	4	94	38	94	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	0	0	45	55	0	1.7
George Spencer	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	215	Jul 7, 1926	6	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Bill Taylor	25	us US	L	L	6' 3"	212	Dec 30, 1929	2	65	1	65	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	63	0	0.1
Wayne Terwilliger	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Jun 27, 1925	6	80	76	80	79	0	0	0	77	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.3
Hank Thompson	29	us US	L	R	5' 9"	174	Dec 8, 1925	11	135	122	135	131	0	0	0	7	124	1	0	0	0	0	12	0	2.7	$18,000
Wes Westrum	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Nov 28, 1922	9	69	51	69	68	0	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1
Hoyt Wilhelm HOF	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 26, 1922	4	59	0	59	59	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	$20,000
Davey Williams	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Nov 2, 1927	6	82	58	82	71	0	0	0	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	-0.6
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Leo Durocher HOF	49	us US	Jul 27, 1905	Manager	Apr 13	Sep 25
Freddie Fitzsimmons	53	us US	Jul 28, 1901	Coach	Apr 13	Sep 25
Herman Franks	41	us US	Jan 4, 1914	Coach	Apr 13	Sep 25
Larry Jansen	34	us US	Jul 16, 1920	Coach	Apr 13	Sep 25
Frank Shellenback	56	us US	Dec 16, 1898	Coach	Apr 13	Sep 25
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date