1956_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season
1956 New York Giants (MLB) season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1956 New York Giants season was the franchise's 74th season. The team finished in sixth place in the National League with a 67–87 record, 26 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1956 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 | Bill Rigney | |||
Television | WPIX (Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney) | |||
Radio | WMCA (Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney) | |||
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- December 3, 1956: Roger McCardell was drafted by the Giants from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1956 minor league draft.[1]
- Prior to 1956 season: Ernie Broglio was purchased by the Giants from the Vancouver Mounties.[2]
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | — | 52–25 | 41–36 |
Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 1 | 47–29 | 45–33 |
Cincinnati Redlegs | 91 | 63 | 0.591 | 2 | 51–26 | 40–37 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 17 | 43–34 | 33–44 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 22 | 40–37 | 31–46 |
New York Giants | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 26 | 37–40 | 30–47 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 88 | 0.429 | 27 | 35–43 | 31–45 |
Chicago Cubs | 60 | 94 | 0.390 | 33 | 39–38 | 21–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BR | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Brooklyn | — | 16–6 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 16–6 | |||||
Chicago | 6–16 | — | 6–16–1 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 10–12–1 | 9–13–1 | |||||
Cincinnati | 11–11 | 16–6–1 | — | 9–13 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 17–5 | 13–9 | |||||
Milwaukee | 12–10 | 13–9 | 13–9 | — | 17–5 | 10–12 | 14–8–1 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 8–14 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 5–17 | — | 11–11 | 13–9 | 7–15 | |||||
Philadelphia | 9–13 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — | 7–15 | 12–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | 5–17 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | 15–7 | — | 8–14–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–16 | 13–9–1 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 14–8–1 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- June 14, 1956: Alvin Dark, Don Liddle, Whitey Lockman and Ray Katt were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Littlefield, Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst, Bill Sarni and a player to be named later. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending Gordon Jones to the Giants on October 1.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches | ||||||
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 |
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C | Bill Sarni | 78 | 238 | 55 | .231 | 5 | 23 |
1B | Bill White | 138 | 508 | 130 | .256 | 22 | 59 |
2B | Red Schoendienst | 92 | 334 | 99 | .296 | 2 | 14 |
SS | Daryl Spencer | 146 | 489 | 108 | .221 | 14 | 42 |
3B | Foster Castleman | 124 | 385 | 87 | .226 | 14 | 45 |
LF | Jackie Brandt | 98 | 351 | 105 | .299 | 11 | 47 |
CF | Willie Mays | 152 | 578 | 171 | .296 | 36 | 84 |
RF | Don Mueller | 138 | 453 | 122 | .269 | 5 | 41 |
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 |
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Dusty Rhodes | 111 | 244 | 53 | .217 | 8 | 33 |
Alvin Dark | 48 | 206 | 52 | .252 | 2 | 17 |
Hank Thompson | 83 | 183 | 43 | .235 | 8 | 29 |
Whitey Lockman | 48 | 169 | 46 | .272 | 1 | 10 |
Ed Bressoud | 49 | 163 | 37 | .227 | 0 | 9 |
Wes Westrum | 68 | 132 | 29 | .220 | 3 | 8 |
Ray Katt | 37 | 101 | 23 | .228 | 7 | 14 |
George Wilson | 53 | 68 | 9 | .132 | 1 | 2 |
Bobby Hofman | 47 | 56 | 10 | .179 | 0 | 2 |
Bob Lennon | 26 | 55 | 10 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
Gail Harris | 12 | 38 | 5 | .132 | 1 | 1 |
Jim Mangan | 20 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
Wayne Terwilliger | 14 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
Ozzie Virgil | 3 | 12 | 5 | .417 | 0 | 2 |
Bill Taylor | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Gil Coan | 4 | 1 | 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 |
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Johnny Antonelli | 41 | 258.2 | 20 | 13 | 2.86 | 145 |
Rubén Gómez | 40 | 196.1 | 7 | 17 | 4.58 | 76 |
Al Worthington | 28 | 165.2 | 7 | 14 | 3.97 | 95 |
Roy Wright | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 16.88 | 0 |
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 |
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Jim Hearn | 30 | 129.1 | 5 | 11 | 3.97 | 66 |
Dick Littlefield | 31 | 97.0 | 4 | 4 | 4.08 | 65 |
Joe Margoneri | 23 | 91.2 | 6 | 6 | 3.93 | 49 |
Don Liddle | 11 | 41.1 | 1 | 2 | 3.92 | 21 |
Max Surkont | 8 | 32.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.78 | 18 |
Ramón Monzant | 4 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 11 |
Mike McCormick | 3 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 9.48 | 4 |
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 |
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Hoyt Wilhelm | 64 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3.83 | 71 |
Windy McCall | 46 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.61 | 41 |
Marv Grissom | 43 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1.56 | 49 |
Steve Ridzik | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.80 | 53 |
Jim Constable | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.54 | 1 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Cocoa[4]
- Roger McCardell at Baseball Reference
- Ernie Broglio at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
- 1956 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1956 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac