1955 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1955 New York Giants finished with a record of 80-74. They scored 702 runs and belted 169 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Willie Mays, who led the team with 51 home runs, 127 RBI. Willie Mays and Don Mueller were tied for the team lead in hits with 185.
The team allowed 673 runs and had a team ERA of 3.77. Johnny Antonelli and Jim Hearn were tied for the team lead in wins with 14. Johnny Antonelli led the team with 143 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Joey Amalfitano | SS | 36 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 | .364 | .656 | .227 |
| Foster Castleman | 2B | 15 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .267 | .464 | .731 | .214 |
| Al Dark | SS | 115 | 475 | 77 | 134 | 9 | 45 | 2 | .319 | .394 | .713 | .282 |
| Billy Gardner | SS | 59 | 187 | 26 | 38 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .261 | .316 | .577 | .203 |
| Sid Gordon | 3B | 66 | 144 | 19 | 35 | 7 | 25 | 0 | .349 | .444 | .793 | .243 |
| Gail Harris | 1B | 79 | 263 | 27 | 61 | 12 | 36 | 0 | .289 | .403 | .692 | .232 |
| Bobby Hofman | 1B | 96 | 207 | 32 | 55 | 10 | 28 | 0 | .336 | .464 | .800 | .266 |
| Wayne Terwilliger | 2B | 80 | 257 | 29 | 66 | 1 | 18 | 2 | .348 | .339 | .687 | .257 |
| Hank Thompson | 3B | 135 | 432 | 65 | 106 | 17 | 63 | 2 | .367 | .398 | .765 | .245 |
| Davey Williams | 2B | 82 | 247 | 25 | 62 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .303 | .324 | .627 | .251 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gil Coan | OF | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .308 | .154 |
| Monte Irvin | OF | 51 | 150 | 16 | 38 | 1 | 17 | 3 | .337 | .333 | .670 | .253 |
| Whitey Lockman | OF | 147 | 576 | 76 | 157 | 15 | 49 | 3 | .320 | .384 | .704 | .273 |
| Willie Mays | OF | 152 | 580 | 123 | 185 | 51 | 127 | 24 | .400 | .659 | 1.059 | .319 |
| Don Mueller | OF | 147 | 605 | 67 | 185 | 8 | 83 | 1 | .326 | .393 | .719 | .306 |
| Dusty Rhodes | OF | 94 | 187 | 22 | 57 | 6 | 32 | 1 | .389 | .449 | .838 | .305 |
| Bill Taylor | OF | 65 | 64 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .273 | .516 | .789 | .266 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mickey Grasso | C | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .000 | .600 | .000 |
| Ray Katt | C | 124 | 326 | 27 | 70 | 7 | 28 | 0 | .268 | .313 | .581 | .215 |
| Wes Westrum | C | 69 | 137 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .327 | .307 | .634 | .212 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5288 | 702 | 1377 | 169 | 643 | 38 | .322 | .402 | .723 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Antonelli | 38 | 34 | 235.3 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 1 | 143 | 82 | 3.33 | 1.224 | |||
| Pete Burnside | 2 | 2 | 12.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2.84 | 1.496 | |||
| Al Corwin | 13 | 0 | 24.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 4.01 | 1.700 | |||
| Paul Giel | 34 | 2 | 82.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 47 | 50 | 3.39 | 1.458 | |||
| Ruben Gomez | 33 | 31 | 185.3 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 1 | 79 | 63 | 4.56 | 1.457 | |||
| Marv Grissom | 55 | 0 | 89.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 8 | 49 | 41 | 2.92 | 1.310 | |||
| Jim Hearn | 39 | 33 | 226.7 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 0 | 86 | 66 | 3.73 | 1.284 | |||
| Don Liddle | 33 | 13 | 106.3 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1 | 56 | 61 | 4.23 | 1.486 | |||
| Sal Maglie | 23 | 21 | 129.7 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 71 | 48 | 3.75 | 1.465 | |||
| Windy McCall | 42 | 6 | 95 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | 50 | 37 | 3.69 | 1.295 | |||
| Ramon Monzant | 28 | 12 | 94.7 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 54 | 43 | 3.99 | 1.489 | |||
| George Spencer | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.40 | 2.353 | |||
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 59 | 0 | 103 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 71 | 40 | 3.93 | 1.398 | |||
| Team Totals | 400 | 154 | 1386.7 | 80 | 74 | .519 | 14 | 721 | 560 | 3.77 | 1.375 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Willie Mays | 152 |
| At Bats | Don Mueller | 605 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Willie Mays | 670 |
| Batting Average | Willie Mays | .319 |
| On-Base % | Willie Mays | .400 |
| Slugging % | Willie Mays | .659 |
| OPS | Willie Mays | 1.059 |
| Runs | Willie Mays | 123 |
| Hits | Willie Mays and Don Mueller | 185 |
| Total Bases | Willie Mays | 382 |
| Doubles | Don Mueller | 21 |
| Triples | Willie Mays | 13 |
| Home Runs | Willie Mays | 51 |
| RBI | Willie Mays | 127 |
| Walks | Hank Thompson | 84 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Mays | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Mays | 24 |
| Caught Stealing | Willie Mays and Wayne Terwilliger | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Whitey Lockman and Sal Maglie | 6 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Hank Thompson | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ray Katt and Don Mueller | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Johnny Antonelli and Jim Hearn | 14 |
| Losses | Johnny Antonelli and Jim Hearn | 16 |
| Saves | Marv Grissom | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Don Liddle | .714 |
| ERA | Johnny Antonelli | 3.33 |
| WHIP | Johnny Antonelli | 1.224 |
| Innings Pitched | Johnny Antonelli | 235.3 |
| Games | Hoyt Wilhelm | 59 |
| Games Started | Johnny Antonelli | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Antonelli | 143 |
| Complete Games | Johnny Antonelli | 14 |
| Shutouts | Ruben Gomez | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Johnny Antonelli | 986 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ruben Gomez and Jim Hearn | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Hearn | 225 |
| Walks Allowed | Johnny Antonelli | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Hearn | 27 |
| Wild Pitches | Hoyt Wilhelm | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johnny Antonelli | 11 |
