1956 New York Giants Roster (40-man)

1955 Season 1957 Season

Record: 67-87-0, Finished 6th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Bill Rigney (67-87)

General Manager: Chub Feeney

Ballpark: Polo Grounds V

Attendance: 629,179 (8th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100
One-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 101

Pythagorean W-L: 64-90, 540 Runs, 650 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
Johnny Antonelli	26	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Apr 12, 1930	7	49	36	49	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	6.4		All-Star
Jackie Brandt	22	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Apr 28, 1934	1st	98	85	98	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	81	4	30	96	1	4	1.3
Eddie Bressoud	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	May 2, 1932	1st	49	45	49	48	0	0	0	0	0	48	0	0	0	0	1	1	-0.2	$6,000
Foster Castleman	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Jan 1, 1931	3	124	97	124	109	0	0	0	1	107	2	0	0	0	0	17	5	-0.2	$7,000
Gil Coan	34	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	May 18, 1922	11	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Jim Constable	23	us US	B	L	6' 1"	185	Jun 14, 1933	1st	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Al Dark	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jan 7, 1922	10	48	48	48	48	0	0	0	0	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Rubén Gómez	28	pr PR	R	R	6' 0"	170	Jul 13, 1927	4	52	31	52	41	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	10	0.6
Marv Grissom	38	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Mar 31, 1918	7	43	2	43	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.8
Gail Harris	24	us US	L	L	6' 0"	195	Oct 15, 1931	2	12	11	12	11	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.4
Jim Hearn	35	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Apr 11, 1921	10	32	19	32	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-0.3
Bobby Hofman	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Oct 5, 1925	6	47	7	47	20	0	7	3	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	-0.3
Ray Katt	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	May 9, 1927	5	37	30	37	37	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Bob Lennon	27	us US	L	L	6' 0"	200	Sep 15, 1928	2	26	14	26	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	19	21	5	0	-0.8
Don Liddle	31	us US	L	L	5' 10"	165	May 25, 1925	4	11	5	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Dick Littlefield	30	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Mar 18, 1926	7	31	7	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Whitey Lockman	29	us US	L	R	6' 1"	175	Jul 25, 1926	11	48	39	48	44	0	0	7	0	0	0	36	1	3	39	5	2	0.5
Jim Mangan	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	190	Sep 24, 1929	3	20	6	20	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.2
Joe Margoneri	26	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Jan 13, 1930	1st	23	13	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Willie Mays HOF	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	May 6, 1931	6	152	150	152	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	152	0	152	0	0	7.6	$30,000	All-Star
Windy McCall	30	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Jul 18, 1925	6	46	4	46	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Mike McCormick	17	us US	L	L	6' 2"	195	Sep 29, 1938	1st	3	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Ramón Monzant	23	ve VE	R	R	6' 0"	160	Jan 4, 1933	3	6	1	6	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Don Mueller	29	us US	L	R	6' 0"	185	Apr 14, 1927	9	138	103	138	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	117	117	23	0	-1.8
Dusty Rhodes	29	us US	L	R	6' 0"	178	May 13, 1927	5	111	61	111	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	0	5	68	45	2	-0.4
Steve Ridzik	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Apr 29, 1929	6	44	5	44	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1.2
Bill Sarni	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Sep 19, 1927	5	78	70	78	78	0	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.4
Red Schoendienst HOF	33	us US	B	R	6' 0"	170	Feb 2, 1923	12	92	85	92	85	0	0	0	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1.7
Daryl Spencer	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 13, 1928	3	146	137	146	143	0	0	0	69	13	66	0	0	0	0	2	4	0.8
Max Surkont	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Jun 16, 1922	8	8	4	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Bill Taylor	26	us US	L	L	6' 3"	212	Dec 30, 1929	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0
Wayne Terwilliger	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Jun 27, 1925	7	14	4	14	6	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	-0.2
Hank Thompson	30	us US	L	R	5' 9"	174	Dec 8, 1925	12	82	47	82	54	0	0	0	0	44	1	8	0	3	10	32	0	1.1
Ozzie Virgil	24	do DO	R	R	6' 1"	174	May 17, 1932	1st	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Wes Westrum	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Nov 28, 1922	10	68	45	68	67	0	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1
Bill White	22	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Jan 28, 1934	1st	138	138	138	138	0	0	138	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	3.1
Hoyt Wilhelm HOF	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 26, 1922	5	64	0	64	64	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	$17,500
George Wilson	31	us US	L	R	6' 1"	185	Aug 31, 1924	3	53	6	53	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	8	45	1	-0.8
Al Worthington	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Feb 5, 1929	3	28	24	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8
Roy Wright	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	170	Sep 26, 1933	1st	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
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
Bill Rigney	38	us US	Jan 29, 1918	Manager	Apr 17	Sep 30
Ray Mueller	44	us US	Mar 8, 1912		Apr 17	Sep 30
Bucky Walters	47	us US	Apr 19, 1909		Apr 17	Sep 30
Davey Williams	28	us US	Nov 2, 1927		Apr 17	Sep 30
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date