1956 New York Giants (MLB) 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
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)Chub Feeney
Manager(s)Bill Rigney
Local televisionWPIX
(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney)
Local radioWMCA
(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney)
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 9361 0.604 52–25 41–36
Milwaukee Braves 9262 0.597 1 47–29 45–33
Cincinnati Redlegs 9163 0.591 2 51–26 40–37
St. Louis Cardinals 7678 0.494 17 43–34 33–44
Philadelphia Phillies 7183 0.461 22 40–37 31–46
New York Giants 6787 0.435 26 37–40 30–47
Pittsburgh Pirates 6688 0.429 27 35–43 31–45
Chicago Cubs 6094 0.390 33 39–38 21–56

Record vs. opponents

1956 National League Records

Sources:
Team BR CHC CIN MIL NYG PHI PIT STL
Brooklyn 16–611–1110–1214–813–913–916–6
Chicago 6–166–16–19–137–1513–910–12–19–13–1
Cincinnati 11–1116–6–19–1314–811–1117–513–9
Milwaukee 12–1013–913–917–510–1214–8–113–9
New York 8–1415–78–145–1711–1113–97–15
Philadelphia 9–139–1311–1112–1011–117–1512–10
Pittsburgh 9–1312–10–15–178–14–19–1315–78–14–1
St. Louis 6–1613–9–19–139–1315–710–1214–8–1

Notable transactions

Roster

1956 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
3BFoster Castleman12438587.2261445
LFJackie Brandt98351105.2991147
CFWillie Mays152578171.2963684

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
Dusty Rhodes11124453.217833
Alvin Dark4820652.252217
Whitey Lockman4816946.272110
Ray Katt3710123.228714
Ozzie Virgil3125.41702

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
Johnny Antonelli41258.220132.86145
Rubén Gómez40196.17174.5876

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
Jim Hearn30129.15113.9766
Don Liddle1141.1123.9221
Ramón Monzant413104.1511

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
Hoyt Wilhelm644983.8371
Marv Grissom431171.5649
Dick Littlefield314424.0865
Jim Constable300014.541

Farm system

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

  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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