| 1954 New York Giants | ||||
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| World Series champions National League champions | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | Horace Stoneham | |||
| General managers | Chub Feeney | |||
| Managers | Leo Durocher | |||
| Television | WPIX (Russ Hodges,Bob DeLaney) | |||
| Radio | WMCA (Russ Hodges,Bob DeLaney) | |||
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The1954New York Giants season was the franchise's 72nd season. The Giants won theNational League pennant with a record of 97 wins and 57 losses and then defeated theCleveland Indians in four games in theWorld Series. It was the team's final World Series championship until2010.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | 53–23 | 44–34 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 92 | 62 | .597 | 5 | 45–32 | 47–30 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 89 | 65 | .578 | 8 | 43–34 | 46–31 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 79 | .487 | 22 | 39–39 | 36–40 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 74 | 80 | .481 | 23 | 41–36 | 33–44 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | .468 | 25 | 33–44 | 39–38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | .416 | 33 | 40–37 | 24–53 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 101 | .344 | 44 | 31–46 | 22–55 |
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| Team | BRO | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHI | 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 | — | |||||
| 1954 New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Wes Westrum | 98 | 246 | 46 | .187 | 8 | 27 |
| 1B | Whitey Lockman | 148 | 570 | 143 | .251 | 16 | 60 |
| 2B | Davey Williams | 142 | 544 | 121 | .222 | 9 | 46 |
| SS | Al Dark | 154 | 644 | 189 | .293 | 20 | 70 |
| 3B | Hank Thompson | 136 | 448 | 118 | .263 | 26 | 86 |
| LF | Monte Irvin | 135 | 432 | 113 | .262 | 19 | 64 |
| CF | Willie Mays | 151 | 565 | 195 | .345 | 41 | 110 |
| RF | Don Mueller | 153 | 619 | 212 | .342 | 4 | 71 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Katt | 86 | 200 | 51 | .255 | 9 | 33 |
| Dusty Rhodes | 82 | 164 | 56 | .341 | 15 | 50 |
| Bobby Hofman | 71 | 125 | 28 | .224 | 8 | 30 |
| Billy Gardner | 62 | 108 | 23 | .213 | 1 | 7 |
| Bill Taylor | 55 | 65 | 12 | .185 | 2 | 10 |
| Ebba St. Claire | 20 | 42 | 11 | .262 | 2 | 6 |
| Foster Castleman | 13 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Garagiola | 5 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
| Hoot Evers | 12 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 1 | 3 |
| Eric Rodin | 5 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Samford | 12 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Amalfitano | 9 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Gentry | 5 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Lennon | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Antonelli | 39 | 258.2 | 21 | 7 | 2.30 | 152 |
| Rubén Gómez | 37 | 221.2 | 17 | 9 | 2.88 | 106 |
| Sal Maglie | 34 | 218.1 | 14 | 6 | 3.26 | 117 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hearn | 29 | 130.0 | 8 | 8 | 4.15 | 45 |
| Don Liddle | 28 | 126.2 | 9 | 4 | 3.06 | 44 |
| Larry Jansen | 13 | 40.2 | 2 | 2 | 5.98 | 15 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Grissom | 56 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 2.35 | 64 |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 57 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2.10 | 64 |
| Windy McCall | 33 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3.25 | 38 |
| Al Corwin | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.02 | 14 |
| Alex Konikowski | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 6 |
| Al Worthington | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.50 | 8 |
| Ramón Monzant | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 5 |
| Paul Giel | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 4 |
| George Spencer | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 | 4 |
| Mario Picone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.27 | 6 |
The New York Giants swept theCleveland Indians in what would be their finalWorld Series win in New York. Their next World Series win would occur in2010, 52 years after relocating toSan Francisco.
It was the first time theCleveland Indians had been swept in aWorld Series. The only highlight for the Indians was that they kept theYankees from winning their sixth straight series. The last time the Yankees had not won the series orpennant beforehand was 1948, when, again, the Indians kept them out (although that year, they won the Series). It was also the only World Series from1949 to1958 which did not feature the Yankees.
September 29, 1954, at thePolo Grounds in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||||||||||
September 30, 1954, at thePolo Grounds in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 1, 1954, atCleveland Stadium inCleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 2, 1954, atCleveland Stadium inCleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||||||
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Danville (M-OV)
Tar Heel League disbanded, June 21, 1954[10]