1954 New York Giants (MLB) season
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1954 New York Giants (MLB) season
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| Owner(s) | Horace Stoneham | |
| General manager(s) | Chub Feeney | |
| Manager(s) | Leo Durocher | |
| Local television | WPIX (Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney) |
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| Local radio | WMCA (Russ Hodges, Bob DeLaney) |
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The 1954 New York Giants season was a season in Major League Baseball. 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.
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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
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| New York Giants | 97 | 57 | -- | .630 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 92 | 62 | 5 | .597 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 89 | 65 | 8 | .578 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 79 | 22 | .487 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 74 | 80 | 23 | .481 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | 25 | .468 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | 33 | .416 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 101 | 44 | .344 |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- April 13, 1954: Tony Taylor was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.[6]
- September 8, 1954: Joe Garagiola was selected off waivers by the Giants from the Chicago Cubs.[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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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
Main article: 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, New York
| 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, New York
| 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[8]
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| 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[9]
Notes
- ^ Chuck Diering page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Lee Tate page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ a b John Anderson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joey Amalfitano page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ramón Conde page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tony Taylor page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Garagiola page 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, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
- 1954 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference
- 1954 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac
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| Preceded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1953 |
National League Championship Season 1954 |
Succeeded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 |
| Preceded by New York Yankees 1953 |
World Series Champions New York Giants 1954 |
Succeeded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 |
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