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1956 New York Giants (MLB) season

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1956 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersHorace Stoneham
General managersChub Feeney
ManagersBill Rigney
TelevisionWPIX
(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney)
RadioWMCA
(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney)
← 1955 Seasons 1957 →

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.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 93 61 .604 52‍–‍25 41‍–‍36
Milwaukee Braves 92 62 .597 1 47‍–‍29 45‍–‍33
Cincinnati Redlegs 91 63 .591 2 51‍–‍26 40‍–‍37
St. Louis Cardinals 76 78 .494 17 43‍–‍34 33‍–‍44
Philadelphia Phillies 71 83 .461 22 40‍–‍37 31‍–‍46
New York Giants 67 87 .435 26 37‍–‍40 30‍–‍47
Pittsburgh Pirates 66 88 .429 27 35‍–‍43 31‍–‍45
Chicago Cubs 60 94 .390 33 39‍–‍38 21‍–‍56

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

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Notable transactions

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Roster

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1956 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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
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

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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
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

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
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

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Minneapolis Millers American Association Eddie Stanky
AA Dallas Eagles Texas League Red Davis
A Johnstown Johnnies Eastern League Andy Gilbert and Frank Genovese
A Albuquerque Dukes Western League Bob Swift
B Danville Leafs Carolina League Salty Parker
C Lake Charles Giants Evangeline League Mike McCormick
C St. Cloud Rox Northern League Charlie Fox
D Cocoa Indians Florida State League Buddy Kerr
D Sandersville Giants Georgia State League Pete Pavlick
D Michigan City White Caps Midwest League Al Shinn
D Hastings Giants Nebraska State League Junior Thompson
D Muskogee Giants Sooner State League Richie Klaus

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Cocoa[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Roger McCardell at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Ernie Broglio at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Ray Katt at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

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