1954 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1954 New York Giants finished with a record of 97-57. They scored 732 runs and belted 186 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. The offense was powered by Willie Mays, who led the team with 41 home runs and 110 RBI. Don Mueller led the team with 212 hits for a .342 average.
The team allowed 550 runs and had a team ERA of 3.09. Johnny Antonelli led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 152 strikeouts. Marv Grissom was the team's best fireman, with 19 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Joey Amalfitano | 3B | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Foster Castleman | 3B | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .250 | .558 | .250 |
| Al Dark | SS | 154 | 644 | 98 | 189 | 20 | 70 | 5 | .325 | .446 | .771 | .293 |
| Billy Gardner | 3B | 62 | 108 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .261 | .287 | .548 | .213 |
| Bobby Hofman | 1B | 71 | 125 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 30 | 0 | .317 | .456 | .773 | .224 |
| Whitey Lockman | 1B | 148 | 570 | 73 | 143 | 16 | 60 | 2 | .318 | .375 | .693 | .251 |
| Ron Samford | 2B | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hank Thompson | 3B | 136 | 448 | 76 | 118 | 26 | 86 | 3 | .389 | .482 | .871 | .263 |
| Davey Williams | 2B | 142 | 544 | 65 | 121 | 9 | 46 | 1 | .284 | .316 | .600 | .222 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hoot Evers | OF | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .091 | .364 | .455 | .091 |
| Monte Irvin | OF | 135 | 432 | 62 | 113 | 19 | 64 | 7 | .363 | .438 | .801 | .262 |
| Willie Mays | OF | 151 | 565 | 119 | 195 | 41 | 110 | 8 | .411 | .667 | 1.078 | .345 |
| Don Mueller | OF | 153 | 619 | 90 | 212 | 4 | 71 | 2 | .363 | .444 | .807 | .342 |
| Dusty Rhodes | OF | 82 | 164 | 31 | 56 | 15 | 50 | 1 | .410 | .695 | 1.105 | .341 |
| Eric Rodin | OF | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bill Taylor | OF | 55 | 65 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .239 | .292 | .531 | .185 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Garagiola | C | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .455 | .763 | .273 |
| Ray Katt | C | 86 | 200 | 26 | 51 | 9 | 33 | 1 | .314 | .435 | .749 | .255 |
| Ebba St. Claire | C | 20 | 42 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .436 | .429 | .865 | .262 |
| Wes Westrum | C | 98 | 246 | 25 | 46 | 8 | 27 | 0 | .315 | .305 | .620 | .187 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Harvey Gentry | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 | |
| Bob Lennon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5245 | 732 | 1386 | 186 | 701 | 30 | .327 | .424 | .751 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Antonelli | 39 | 37 | 258.7 | 21 | 7 | .750 | 2 | 152 | 94 | 2.30 | 1.171 | |||
| Al Corwin | 20 | 0 | 31.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4.02 | 1.565 | |||
| Paul Giel | 6 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8.31 | 2.326 | |||
| Ruben Gomez | 37 | 32 | 221.7 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 106 | 109 | 2.88 | 1.403 | |||
| Marv Grissom | 56 | 3 | 122.3 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 19 | 64 | 50 | 2.35 | 1.226 | |||
| Jim Hearn | 29 | 18 | 130 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 1 | 45 | 66 | 4.15 | 1.562 | |||
| Larry Jansen | 13 | 7 | 40.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5.98 | 1.769 | |||
| Alex Konikowski | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 7.50 | 1.833 | |||
| Don Liddle | 28 | 19 | 126.7 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 0 | 44 | 55 | 3.06 | 1.223 | |||
| Sal Maglie | 34 | 32 | 218.3 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 2 | 117 | 70 | 3.26 | 1.338 | |||
| Windy McCall | 33 | 4 | 61 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2 | 38 | 29 | 3.25 | 1.295 | |||
| Ramon Monzant | 6 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 4.70 | 2.468 | |||
| Mario Picone | 5 | 0 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 5.27 | 1.752 | |||
| George Spencer | 6 | 0 | 12.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3.65 | 1.382 | |||
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 57 | 0 | 111.3 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 7 | 64 | 52 | 2.10 | 1.159 | |||
| Al Worthington | 10 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 3.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 389 | 154 | 1390 | 97 | 57 | .630 | 33 | 692 | 613 | 3.09 | 1.346 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Al Dark | 154 |
| At Bats | Al Dark | 644 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Al Dark | 693 |
| Batting Average | Willie Mays | .345 |
| On-Base % | Willie Mays | .411 |
| Slugging % | Willie Mays | .667 |
| OPS | Willie Mays | 1.078 |
| Runs | Willie Mays | 119 |
| Hits | Don Mueller | 212 |
| Total Bases | Willie Mays | 377 |
| Doubles | Don Mueller | 35 |
| Triples | Willie Mays | 13 |
| Home Runs | Willie Mays | 41 |
| RBI | Willie Mays | 110 |
| Walks | Hank Thompson | 90 |
| Strikeouts | Wes Westrum | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Mays | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | Willie Mays | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Sal Maglie | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Don Mueller | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Don Mueller | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Johnny Antonelli | 21 |
| Losses | Ruben Gomez | 9 |
| Saves | Marv Grissom | 19 |
| Won-Loss % | Johnny Antonelli and Hoyt Wilhelm | .750 |
| ERA | Johnny Antonelli | 2.30 |
| WHIP | Johnny Antonelli | 1.171 |
| Innings Pitched | Johnny Antonelli | 258.7 |
| Games | Hoyt Wilhelm | 57 |
| Games Started | Johnny Antonelli | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Antonelli | 152 |
| Complete Games | Johnny Antonelli | 18 |
| Shutouts | Johnny Antonelli | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Johnny Antonelli | 1071 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Sal Maglie | 79 |
| Hits Allowed | Sal Maglie | 222 |
| Walks Allowed | Ruben Gomez | 109 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Johnny Antonelli | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Sal Maglie | 32 |
| Triples Allowed | Sal Maglie | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Ruben Gomez | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ruben Gomez and Marv Grissom | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ruben Gomez | 20 |
