1954 New York Giants (MLB) season
1954 New York Giants | ||
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1954 World Series Champions National League champions | ||
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | Horace Stoneham | |
Managers | Leo Durocher | |
Television | WPIX (Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney) | |
Radio | WMCA (Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney) | |
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The 1954 New York Giants season was the franchise's 72nd season. The Giants won the National League pennant with a record of 97 wins and 57 losses and then defeated the Cleveland Indians in the World Series.
Offseason
- October 8, 1953: Chuck Diering, Frank Hiller, Adrián Zabala and $60,000 were traded by the Giants to the San Francisco Seals for Windy McCall.[1]
- December 1, 1953: 1953 minor league draft
- Lee Tate was drafted by the Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies.[2]
- John Anderson was drafted by the Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies.[3]
- February 2, 1954: Joey Amalfitano was signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by the Giants.[4]
- Prior to 1954 season (exact date unknown)
- John Anderson was returned by the Giants to the Phillies.[3]
- Ramón Conde was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.[5]
Regular season
- September 22, 1954: In a game against the New York Giants, Karl Spooner of the Brooklyn Dodgers struck out 15 batters in his very first game, setting a Major League record.[6]
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Giants | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 53–23 | 44–34 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 5 | 45–32 | 47–30 |
Milwaukee Braves | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 8 | 43–34 | 46–31 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 22 | 39–39 | 36–40 |
Cincinnati Redlegs | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 23 | 41–36 | 33–44 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | 0.468 | 25 | 33–44 | 39–38 |
Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 33 | 40–37 | 24–53 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 101 | 0.344 | 44 | 31–46 | 22–55 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BKN | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHP | PIT | STL | |||||
Brooklyn | — | 15–7 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 14–8 | |||||
Chicago | 7–15 | — | 8–14 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 14–8 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–16 | 14–8 | — | 10–12 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 8–14 | |||||
Milwaukee | 12–10 | 16–6 | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 9–13 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–15 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 6–16 | — | 10–12 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–14 | 8–14 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 12–10 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- April 13, 1954: Tony Taylor was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.[7]
- September 8, 1954: Joe Garagiola was selected off waivers by the Giants from the Chicago Cubs.[8]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Player stats
Batting
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 |
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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 |
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Dusty Rhodes | 82 | 164 | 56 | .341 | 15 | 50 |
Foster Castleman | 13 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Garagiola | 5 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
Joey Amalfitano | 9 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
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 |
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Johnny Antonelli | 39 | 258.2 | 21 | 7 | 2.30 | 152 |
Rubén Gómez | 37 | 221.2 | 17 | 9 | 2.88 | 106 |
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 |
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Jim Hearn | 29 | 130 | 8 | 8 | 4.15 | 45 |
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 |
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Hoyt Wilhelm | 57 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2.10 | 64 |
Marv Grissom | 56 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 2.35 | 64 |
Windy McCall | 33 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3.25 | 38 |
Al Corwin | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.02 | 14 |
Ramón Monzant | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 5 |
Paul Giel | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 4 |
1954 World Series
The New York Giants swept the Cleveland Indians in what would be their final World Series win in New York.
It was the first time the Cleveland Indians had been swept in a World Series. The only highlight for the Indians was that they kept the Yankees from winning their sixth straight series. The last time the Yankees had not won the series or pennant beforehand was 1948, when, again, the Indians kept them out (although that year, they won the Series). It was also the only World Series from 1949 to 1958 which did not feature the Yankees.
Game 1
September 29, 1954, at the Polo Grounds in New York City
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
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Cleveland (A) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
New York (N) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
W: Marv Grissom (1–0) L: Bob Lemon (0–1) | |||||||||||||
HR: NYG – Dusty Rhodes (1) |
Game 2
September 30, 1954, at the Polo Grounds in New York City
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Cleveland (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
New York (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 3 | 4 | 0 |
W: Johnny Antonelli (1–0) L: Early Wynn (0–1) | ||||||||||||
HR: CLE – Al Smith (1) NYG – Dusty Rhodes (2) |
Game 3
October 1, 1954, at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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New York (N) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
Cleveland (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
W: Ruben Gomez (1–0) L: Mike Garcia (0–1) S: Hoyt Wilhelm (1) | ||||||||||||
HR: CLE – Vic Wertz (1) |
Game 4
October 2, 1954, at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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New York (N) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
Cleveland (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
W: Don Liddle (1–0) L: Bob Lemon (0–2) S: Johnny Antonelli (1) | ||||||||||||
HR: CLE – Hank Majeski (1) |
Awards and honors
- Willie Mays, Associated Press Athlete of the Year[9]
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Danville (M-OV)
Tar Heel League disbanded, June 21, 1954[10]
Notes
- ^ Chuck Diering at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Lee Tate at Baseball-Reference
- ^ a b John Anderson at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Joey Amalfitano at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Ramón Conde at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Seidel, Jeff (June 9, 2010). "K street: Strasburg racks up the strikeouts". MLB.com. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- ^ Tony Taylor at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Joe Garagiola at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)
- ^ 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
- 1954 New York Giants team at Baseball-Reference
- 1954 New York Giants team at Baseball Almanac