1955 New York Giants Trades and Transactions

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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Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 22, 1954

Drafted Mickey Grasso from the Cleveland Indians in the 1954 rule 5 draft.
November 30, 1954

Gordie Windhorn selected by Oklahoma City (Texas) in the 1954 minor league draft.
December 1, 1954

Purchased Ray Murray from the Baltimore Orioles.
December 14, 1954

Traded Billy Klaus to the Boston Red Sox. Received Del Wilber.
Before 1955 Season

Signed Orlando Cepeda as an amateur free agent.

Signed Jim Davenport as an amateur free agent.

Signed José Pagán as an amateur free agent.

Signed Verle Tiefenthaler as an amateur free agent.

Obtained Red Murff from Dallas (Texas) as part of a minor league working agreement.

Marshall Bridges sent to the Milwaukee Braves in an unknown transaction.
January 14, 1955

Purchased Wayne Terwilliger and Joe Tipton from the Washington Nationals.
March 12, 1955

Signed Willie McCovey as an amateur free agent.
April 8, 1955

Ron Samford selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.
April 22, 1955

George Spencer player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.
May 11, 1955

Released Mickey Grasso.
May 23, 1955

Purchased Sid Gordon from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
July, 1955

Julio Navarro received from Hannibal (Mississippi-Ohio Valley) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 16, 1955

Traded Gip Dickens (minors) to Charleston (American Association). Received Floyd Melliere (minors) and Ron Northey.
July 31, 1955

Sal Maglie selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.
August 26, 1955

Traded Ron Northey to the Chicago White Sox. Received Gil Coan.
August 31, 1955

Released Davey Williams.
September, 1955

Traded Red Murff to the Milwaukee Braves. Received a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Braves sent Murray Wall (December, 1955) to the New York Giants to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
October 5, 1955

Rance Pless player rights sold to the Kansas City Athletics for $35,000.
October 14, 1955

Released Sid Gordon.
November 14, 1955

Signed Felipe Alou as an amateur free agent.
November 27, 1955

Monte Irvin drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1955 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Steve Ridzik from Seattle (PCL) in the 1955 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Bobby Prescott from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1955 minor league draft.

Drafted Freddy Rodríguez from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1955 minor league draft.

Drafted Dick Strahs from the Chicago White Sox in the 1955 minor league draft.

Drafted Bert Thiel from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1955 minor league draft.

Drafted Valmy Thomas from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1955 minor league draft.

Hal Woodeshick selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 1955 minor league draft.
Before 1956 Season

Signed Ernie Bowman as an amateur free agent.

Signed Neil Wilson as an amateur free agent.

Purchased Ernie Broglio from Vancouver (PCL).

Bud Byerly sent to the Washington Nationals in an unknown transaction.

John Weekly received from Salem (Northwest) in an unknown transaction.
March 5, 1956

Purchased Jim Mangan from the Pittsburgh Pirates.