1953_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season
1953 New York Giants (MLB) season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1953 New York Giants season was the franchise's 71st season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 70–84 record, 35 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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| 1953 New York Giants | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | Horace Stoneham | |||
| General managers | Chub Feeney | |||
| Managers | Leo Durocher | |||
| Television | WPIX (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell) | |||
| Radio | WMCA (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell) | |||
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- Prior to 1953 season: Marshall Bridges was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.[1]
- After 1953 season: The Giants embarked of a month-long exhibition tour to Hawaii, Japan, Manila, Okinawa, and Guam. This marked the first time a Major League Baseball team to play Japanese teams. The Giants went 12-1-1 during their tour in Japan, including beating the 1953 Japan Series champions, the Tokyo Giants, 11-1.[2]
Season standings
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| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers | 105 | 49 | 0.682 | — | 60–17 | 45–32 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 13 | 45–31 | 47–31 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 22 | 48–29 | 35–42 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 22 | 48–30 | 35–41 |
| New York Giants | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 35 | 38–39 | 32–45 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 68 | 86 | 0.442 | 37 | 38–39 | 30–47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 65 | 89 | 0.422 | 40 | 43–34 | 22–55 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 50 | 104 | 0.325 | 55 | 26–51 | 24–53 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BR | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Brooklyn | — | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 20–2 | 15–7 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13–1 | — | 12–10 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 8–14 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 7–15–1 | |||||
| Milwaukee | 9–13 | 14–8 | 14–8 | — | 14–8–1 | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| New York | 7–15 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–14–1 | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | — | 15–7 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 2–20 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 7–15 | — | 5–17 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 11–11 | 15–7–1 | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 17–5 | — | |||||
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Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- July 1, 1953: Marv Grissom was selected off waivers by the Giants from the Boston Red Sox.[3]
Roster
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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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Wes Westrum | 107 | 290 | 65 | .224 | 12 | 30 |
| 1B | Whitey Lockman | 150 | 607 | 179 | .295 | 9 | 61 |
| 2B | Davey Williams | 112 | 340 | 101 | .297 | 3 | 34 |
| SS | Alvin Dark | 155 | 647 | 194 | .300 | 23 | 88 |
| 3B | Hank Thompson | 114 | 388 | 117 | .302 | 24 | 74 |
| OF | Monte Irvin | 124 | 444 | 146 | .329 | 21 | 97 |
| OF | Don Mueller | 131 | 480 | 160 | .333 | 6 | 60 |
| OF | Bobby Thomson | 154 | 608 | 175 | .288 | 26 | 106 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Daryl Spencer | 118 | 408 | 85 | .208 | 20 | 56 |
| Bobby Hofman | 74 | 169 | 45 | .266 | 12 | 34 |
| Dusty Rhodes | 76 | 163 | 38 | .233 | 11 | 30 |
| Tookie Gilbert | 70 | 160 | 27 | .169 | 3 | 16 |
| Ray Noble | 46 | 97 | 20 | .206 | 4 | 14 |
| Sal Yvars | 23 | 47 | 13 | .277 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Calderone | 35 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 0 | 8 |
| Ray Katt | 8 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Rigney | 19 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| George Wilson | 11 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Rubén Gómez | 29 | 204.0 | 13 | 11 | 3.40 | 113 |
| Jim Hearn | 36 | 196.2 | 9 | 12 | 4.53 | 77 |
| Larry Jansen | 36 | 184.2 | 11 | 16 | 4.14 | 88 |
| Sal Maglie | 27 | 145.1 | 8 | 9 | 4.15 | 80 |
| Al Worthington | 20 | 102.0 | 4 | 8 | 3.44 | 52 |
| Alvin Dark | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Dave Koslo | 37 | 111.2 | 6 | 12 | 4.76 | 36 |
| Marv Grissom | 21 | 84.1 | 4 | 2 | 3.95 | 46 |
| Bill Connelly | 8 | 20.1 | 0 | 1 | 11.07 | 11 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Hoyt Wilhelm | 68 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3.04 | 71 |
| Al Corwin | 48 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4.98 | 49 |
| Frank Hiller | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.15 | 10 |
| Monty Kennedy | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.15 | 11 |
| Max Lanier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 |
| George Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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- Marshall Bridges at Baseball Reference
- Rothenberg, Matt. "Team Tours of Japan Bridged Cultural Gap Followin World War II". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- Marv Grissom at Baseball Reference
- 1953 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1953 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac