1954 New York Giants (MLB) season

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1954  New York Giants
World Series champions
National League champions
New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1949 to 1957).svg
League National League
Ballpark Polo Grounds
CityNew York City
Owners Horace Stoneham
General managers Chub Feeney
Managers Leo Durocher
Television WPIX
(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney)
Radio WMCA
(Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney)
  1953 Seasons 1955  

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 four games in the World Series. It was the team's final World Series championship until 2010.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 9757.63053234434
Brooklyn Dodgers 9262.597545324730
Milwaukee Braves 8965.578843344631
Philadelphia Phillies 7579.4872239393640
Cincinnati Redlegs 7480.4812341363344
St. Louis Cardinals 7282.4682533443938
Chicago Cubs 6490.4163340372453
Pittsburgh Pirates 53101.3444431462255

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBKNCHCCINMILNYGPHPPITSTL
Brooklyn 15–716–610–129–1313–915–714–8
Chicago 7–158–146–167–157–1515–714–8
Cincinnati 6–1614–810–127–1514–815–78–14
Milwaukee 12–1016–612–1010–1213–914–812–10
New York 13–915–715–712–1016–614–812–10
Philadelphia 9–1315–78–149–136–1616–612–10
Pittsburgh 7–157–157–158–148–146–1610–12
St. Louis 8–148–1414–810–1210–1210–1212–10

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

1954 New York Giants
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Wes Westrum 9824646.187827
1B Whitey Lockman 148570143.2511660
2B Davey Williams 142544121.222946
SS Al Dark 154644189.2932070
3B Hank Thompson 136448118.2632686
LF Monte Irvin 135432113.2621964
CF Willie Mays 151565195.34541110
RF Don Mueller 153619212.342471

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Ray Katt 8620051.255933
Dusty Rhodes 8216456.3411550
Bobby Hofman 7112528.224830
Billy Gardner 6210823.21317
Bill Taylor 556512.185210
Ebba St. Claire 204211.26226
Foster Castleman 13123.25001
Joe Garagiola 5113.27301
Hoot Evers 12111.09113
Eric Rodin 560.00000
Ron Samford 1250.00000
Joey Amalfitano 950.00000
Harvey Gentry 541.25001
Bob Lennon 330.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Johnny Antonelli 39258.22172.30152
Rubén Gómez 37221.21792.88106
Sal Maglie 34218.11463.26117

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Jim Hearn 29130.0884.1545
Don Liddle 28126.2943.0644
Larry Jansen 1340.2225.9815

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Marv Grissom 56107192.3564
Hoyt Wilhelm 5712472.1064
Windy McCall 332523.2538
Al Corwin 201304.0214
Alex Konikowski 100007.506
Al Worthington 100203.508
Ramón Monzant 60004.705
Paul Giel 60008.314
George Spencer 61003.654
Mario Picone 50005.276

1954 World Series

The New York Giants swept the Cleveland Indians in what would be their final World Series win in New York. Their next World Series win would occur in 2010, 52 years after relocating to San Francisco.

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

Team12345678910RHE
Cleveland (A)2000000000280
New York (N)0020000003593
W: Marv Grissom (1–0)   L: Bob Lemon (0–1)
HR: NYGDusty Rhodes (1)

Game 2

September 30, 1954, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

Team123456789RHE
Cleveland (A)100000000180
New York (N)00002010x340
W: Johnny Antonelli (1–0)   L: Early Wynn (0–1)
HR: CLEAl Smith (1)   NYGDusty Rhodes (2)

Game 3

October 1, 1954, at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio

Team123456789RHE
New York (N)1030110006101
Cleveland (A)000000110242
W: Ruben Gomez (1–0)  L: Mike Garcia (0–1)   S: Hoyt Wilhelm (1)
HR: CLEVic Wertz (1)

Game 4

October 2, 1954, at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio

Team123456789RHE
New York (N)0210400007103
Cleveland (A)000030100462
W: Don Liddle (1–0)  L: Bob Lemon (0–2)   S: Johnny Antonelli (1)
HR: CLEHank Majeski (1)

Awards and honors

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Minneapolis Millers American Association Bill Rigney
AA Nashville Vols Southern Association Hugh Poland
A Sioux City Soos Western League Dave Garcia
B Danville Leafs Carolina League Andy Gilbert
C St. Cloud Rox Northern League Charlie Fox
C Muskogee Giants Western Association John Davenport
D Mayfield Clothiers KITTY League Red Davis
D Danville Dans Mississippi–Ohio Valley League Richie Klaus
D Olean Giants PONY League Austin Knickerbocker and Frank Genovese
D Shelby Clippers Tar Heel League Harold Kollar

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Danville (M-OV)

Tar Heel League disbanded, June 21, 1954 [10]

Notes

  1. Chuck Diering at Baseball-Reference
  2. Lee Tate at Baseball-Reference
  3. 1 2 John Anderson at Baseball-Reference
  4. Joey Amalfitano at Baseball-Reference
  5. Ramón Conde at Baseball-Reference
  6. Seidel, Jeff (June 9, 2010). "K street: Strasburg racks up the strikeouts". MLB.com . Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  7. Tony Taylor at Baseball-Reference
  8. "Joe Garagiola Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  9. Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)
  10. 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