1953 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1953 New York Giants finished with a record of 70-84. They scored 768 runs and belted 176 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. The offense was powered by Bobby Thomson, who led the team with 26 home runs and 106 RBI. Al Dark led the team with 194 hits for a .300 average.
The team allowed 747 runs and had a team ERA of 4.25. Ruben Gomez led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 113 strikeouts. Hoyt Wilhelm was the team's best fireman, with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Al Dark | SS | 155 | 647 | 126 | 194 | 23 | 88 | 7 | .335 | .488 | .823 | .300 |
| Tookie Gilbert | 1B | 70 | 160 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .269 | .244 | .513 | .169 |
| Bobby Hofman | 3B | 74 | 169 | 21 | 45 | 12 | 34 | 1 | .315 | .544 | .859 | .266 |
| Whitey Lockman | 1B | 150 | 607 | 85 | 179 | 9 | 61 | 3 | .351 | .389 | .740 | .295 |
| Bill Rigney | 3B | 19 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Daryl Spencer | SS | 118 | 408 | 55 | 85 | 20 | 56 | 0 | .287 | .424 | .711 | .208 |
| Hank Thompson | 3B | 114 | 388 | 80 | 117 | 24 | 74 | 6 | .400 | .567 | .967 | .302 |
| Davey Williams | 2B | 112 | 340 | 51 | 101 | 3 | 34 | 2 | .382 | .368 | .750 | .297 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Monte Irvin | OF | 124 | 444 | 72 | 146 | 21 | 97 | 2 | .406 | .541 | .947 | .329 |
| Don Mueller | OF | 131 | 480 | 56 | 160 | 6 | 60 | 2 | .360 | .404 | .764 | .333 |
| Dusty Rhodes | OF | 76 | 163 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 30 | 0 | .277 | .479 | .756 | .233 |
| Bobby Thomson | OF | 154 | 608 | 80 | 175 | 26 | 106 | 4 | .338 | .472 | .810 | .288 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Sam Calderone | C | 35 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .239 | .267 | .506 | .222 |
| Ray Katt | C | 8 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .207 | .407 | .172 |
| Ray Noble | C | 46 | 97 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 1 | .353 | .351 | .704 | .206 |
| Wes Westrum | C | 107 | 290 | 40 | 65 | 12 | 30 | 2 | .352 | .366 | .718 | .224 |
| Sal Yvars | C | 23 | 47 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .370 | .277 | .647 | .277 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| George Wilson | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .125 | .489 | .125 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5362 | 768 | 1452 | 176 | 739 | 31 | .332 | .422 | .755 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Connelly | 8 | 2 | 20.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 11.07 | 2.463 | |||
| Al Corwin | 48 | 7 | 106.7 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | 49 | 68 | 4.98 | 1.781 | |||
| Al Dark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Ruben Gomez | 29 | 26 | 204 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 0 | 113 | 101 | 3.40 | 1.309 | |||
| Marv Grissom | 21 | 7 | 84.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 46 | 31 | 3.95 | 1.352 | |||
| Jim Hearn | 36 | 32 | 196.7 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 77 | 84 | 4.53 | 1.474 | |||
| Frank Hiller | 19 | 1 | 33.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 6.15 | 1.721 | |||
| Larry Jansen | 36 | 26 | 184.7 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 1 | 88 | 55 | 4.14 | 1.299 | |||
| Monty Kennedy | 18 | 0 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 7.15 | 2.159 | |||
| Dave Koslo | 37 | 12 | 111.7 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 2 | 36 | 36 | 4.76 | 1.531 | |||
| Max Lanier | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6.75 | 2.075 | |||
| Sal Maglie | 27 | 24 | 145.3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 80 | 47 | 4.15 | 1.411 | |||
| George Spencer | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.71 | 2.174 | |||
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 68 | 0 | 145 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 15 | 71 | 77 | 3.04 | 1.407 | |||
| Al Worthington | 20 | 17 | 102 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 52 | 54 | 3.44 | 1.539 | |||
| Team Totals | 372 | 155 | 1365.7 | 70 | 84 | .455 | 20 | 647 | 610 | 4.25 | 1.474 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Al Dark | 155 |
| At Bats | Al Dark | 647 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Al Dark | 693 |
| Batting Average | Don Mueller | .333 |
| On-Base % | Monte Irvin | .406 |
| Slugging % | Monte Irvin | .541 |
| OPS | Monte Irvin | .947 |
| Runs | Al Dark | 126 |
| Hits | Al Dark | 194 |
| Total Bases | Al Dark | 316 |
| Doubles | Al Dark | 41 |
| Triples | Hank Thompson | 8 |
| Home Runs | Bobby Thomson | 26 |
| RBI | Bobby Thomson | 106 |
| Walks | Hank Thompson | 60 |
| Strikeouts | Daryl Spencer | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | Al Dark | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | Hank Thompson and Davey Williams | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Al Dark | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Monte Irvin | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ruben Gomez | 13 |
| Losses | Larry Jansen | 16 |
| Saves | Hoyt Wilhelm | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Ruben Gomez | .542 |
| ERA | Ruben Gomez | 3.40 |
| WHIP | Larry Jansen | 1.299 |
| Innings Pitched | Ruben Gomez | 204 |
| Games | Hoyt Wilhelm | 68 |
| Games Started | Jim Hearn | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Ruben Gomez | 113 |
| Complete Games | Ruben Gomez | 13 |
| Shutouts | Ruben Gomez and Sal Maglie | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Ruben Gomez | 872 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Hearn | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Hearn | 206 |
| Walks Allowed | Ruben Gomez | 101 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Larry Jansen | 24 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Hearn | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ruben Gomez, Frank Hiller, and Hoyt Wilhelm | 4 |
