1957 New York Giants
[edit] Summary
The 1957 New York Giants finished with a record of 69-85. They scored 643 runs and belted 157 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Willie Mays, who led the team with 35 home runs, 97 RBI, and 195 hits. Willie Mays had a great year on the basepaths with 38 stolen bases.
The team allowed 701 runs and had a team ERA of 4.01. Ruben Gomez led the team with 15 wins. Johnny Antonelli racked up 114 strkeouts to lead the team. Marv Grissom was the team's best fireman, with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Bressoud | SS | 49 | 127 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .299 | .433 | .732 | .268 |
| Foster Castleman | 3B | 18 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .205 | .297 | .502 | .162 |
| Gail Harris | 1B | 90 | 225 | 28 | 54 | 9 | 31 | 1 | .305 | .418 | .723 | .240 |
| Ray Jablonski | 3B | 107 | 305 | 37 | 88 | 9 | 57 | 0 | .346 | .433 | .779 | .289 |
| Whitey Lockman | 1B | 133 | 456 | 51 | 113 | 7 | 30 | 5 | .308 | .331 | .639 | .248 |
| Danny O'Connell | 2B | 95 | 364 | 57 | 97 | 7 | 28 | 8 | .330 | .390 | .720 | .266 |
| Andre Rodgers | SS | 32 | 86 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .320 | .395 | .715 | .244 |
| Red Schoendienst | 2B | 57 | 254 | 35 | 78 | 9 | 33 | 2 | .337 | .476 | .813 | .307 |
| Daryl Spencer | SS | 148 | 534 | 65 | 133 | 11 | 50 | 3 | .313 | .376 | .689 | .249 |
| Ozzie Virgil | 3B | 96 | 226 | 26 | 53 | 4 | 24 | 2 | .278 | .305 | .583 | .235 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Willie Mays | OF | 152 | 585 | 112 | 195 | 35 | 97 | 38 | .407 | .626 | 1.033 | .333 |
| Don Mueller | OF | 135 | 450 | 45 | 116 | 6 | 37 | 2 | .280 | .318 | .598 | .258 |
| Dusty Rhodes | OF | 92 | 190 | 20 | 39 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .276 | .305 | .581 | .205 |
| Hank Sauer | OF | 127 | 378 | 46 | 98 | 26 | 76 | 1 | .343 | .508 | .851 | .259 |
| Bobby Thomson | OF | 81 | 215 | 24 | 52 | 8 | 38 | 1 | .302 | .423 | .725 | .242 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Katt | C | 72 | 165 | 11 | 38 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .294 | .297 | .591 | .230 |
| Valmy Thomas | C | 88 | 241 | 30 | 60 | 6 | 31 | 0 | .296 | .390 | .686 | .249 |
| Wes Westrum | C | 63 | 91 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .255 | .209 | .464 | .165 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Hofman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Bill Taylor | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .000 | .100 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5346 | 643 | 1349 | 157 | 612 | 64 | .309 | .393 | .702 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Antonelli | 40 | 30 | 212.3 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 0 | 114 | 67 | 3.77 | 1.390 | |||
| Curt Barclay | 37 | 28 | 183 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 67 | 48 | 3.44 | 1.333 | |||
| Pete Burnside | 10 | 9 | 30.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 8.80 | 1.954 | |||
| Jim Constable | 16 | 0 | 28.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2.86 | 1.201 | |||
| Sandy Consuegra | 4 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.45 | 2.162 | |||
| Ray Crone | 25 | 17 | 120.7 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 1 | 56 | 40 | 4.33 | 1.417 | |||
| Jim Davis | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6.55 | 1.636 | |||
| Ruben Gomez | 38 | 36 | 238.3 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 0 | 92 | 71 | 3.78 | 1.276 | |||
| Marv Grissom | 55 | 0 | 82.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 14 | 51 | 23 | 2.61 | 1.173 | |||
| Gordon Jones | 10 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6.17 | 1.624 | |||
| Joe Margoneri | 13 | 2 | 34.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 5.24 | 1.895 | |||
| Windy McCall | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15.00 | 3.333 | |||
| Mike McCormick | 24 | 5 | 74.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 50 | 32 | 4.10 | 1.486 | |||
| Stu Miller | 38 | 13 | 124 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 1 | 60 | 45 | 3.63 | 1.250 | |||
| Ramon Monzant | 24 | 2 | 49.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 3.99 | 1.429 | |||
| Steve Ridzik | 15 | 0 | 26.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 4.72 | 1.423 | |||
| Max Surkont | 5 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9.95 | 1.746 | |||
| Al Worthington | 55 | 12 | 157.7 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4 | 90 | 56 | 4.22 | 1.243 | |||
| Team Totals | 424 | 154 | 1398.8 | 69 | 85 | .448 | 20 | 701 | 471 | 4.01 | 1.363 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Willie Mays | 152 |
| At Bats | Willie Mays | 585 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Willie Mays | 668 |
| Batting Average | Willie Mays | .333 |
| On-Base % | Willie Mays | .407 |
| Slugging % | Willie Mays | .626 |
| OPS | Willie Mays | 1.033 |
| Runs | Willie Mays | 112 |
| Hits | Willie Mays | 195 |
| Total Bases | Willie Mays | 366 |
| Doubles | Daryl Spencer | 31 |
| Triples | Willie Mays | 20 |
| Home Runs | Willie Mays | 35 |
| RBI | Willie Mays | 97 |
| Walks | Willie Mays | 76 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Mays | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Mays | 38 |
| Caught Stealing | Willie Mays | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Danny O'Connell | 5 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ray Jablonski | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Daryl Spencer | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ruben Gomez | 15 |
| Losses | Johnny Antonelli | 18 |
| Saves | Marv Grissom | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Ruben Gomez | .536 |
| ERA | Curt Barclay | 3.44 |
| WHIP | Al Worthington | 1.243 |
| Innings Pitched | Ruben Gomez | 238.3 |
| Games | Marv Grissom and Al Worthington | 55 |
| Games Started | Ruben Gomez | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Antonelli | 114 |
| Complete Games | Ruben Gomez | 16 |
| Shutouts | Johnny Antonelli | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Ruben Gomez | 1011 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ruben Gomez | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Ruben Gomez | 233 |
| Walks Allowed | Ruben Gomez | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ruben Gomez | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ruben Gomez | 34 |
| Triples Allowed | Ruben Gomez | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Al Worthington | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ruben Gomez and Al Worthington | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Curt Barclay | 22 |
