1953 New York Giants

70-84 • .455 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1953 New York Giants went 70-84 (.455) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 768 runs, allowed 747, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Bobby Thomson (26 HR, 106 RBI) and Ruben Gomez (13-11, 3.40 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

70 Wins
84 Losses
.455 Win %
5th Rank
768 R 747 RA
Diff +21

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768 Runs Scored
747 Runs Allowed
+21 Run Diff
811K Attendance

📈 vs. 1953 NL Average

Batting Avg .270 2% above the 1953 league average (.266)
OBP .336 equal to the 1953 league average (.335)
SLG .422 3% above the 1953 league average (.411)
Team ERA 4.25 1% better than the 1953 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 768 4% above the 1953 league average (739 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 811,566
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Avg per Game 10,539

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1953

Batting Avg

1 Don Mueller 0.333 2 Monte Irvin 0.329 3 Hank Thompson 0.302 4 Al Dark 0.300 5 Davey Williams 0.297

Home Runs

1 Bobby Thomson 26 2 Hank Thompson 24 3 Al Dark 23 4 Monte Irvin 21 5 Daryl Spencer 20

RBI

1 Bobby Thomson 106 2 Monte Irvin 97 3 Al Dark 88 4 Hank Thompson 74 5 Whitey Lockman 61
1953 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Dark 155 647 126 194 41 6 23 88 28 34 7 0.300
Bobby Thomson 154 608 80 175 22 6 26 106 43 57 4 0.288
Whitey Lockman 150 607 85 179 22 4 9 61 52 36 3 0.295
Don Mueller 131 480 56 160 12 2 6 60 19 13 2 0.333
Monte Irvin 124 444 72 146 21 5 21 97 55 34 2 0.329
Daryl Spencer 118 408 55 85 18 5 20 56 42 74 0 0.208
Hank Thompson 114 388 80 117 15 8 24 74 60 39 6 0.302
Davey Williams 112 340 51 101 11 2 3 34 44 19 2 0.297
Wes Westrum 107 290 40 65 5 0 12 30 56 73 2 0.224
Bobby Hofman 74 169 21 45 7 2 12 34 12 23 1 0.266
Dusty Rhodes 76 163 18 38 7 0 11 30 10 28 0 0.233
Tookie Gilbert 70 160 12 27 3 0 3 16 22 21 1 0.169
Ray Noble 46 97 15 20 0 1 4 14 19 14 1 0.206
Ruben Gomez 61 72 15 15 1 0 0 4 1 8 0 0.208
Jim Hearn 37 66 5 9 1 2 0 7 8 27 0 0.136
Larry Jansen 36 60 5 8 0 0 0 2 6 21 0 0.133
Sal Maglie 27 48 6 13 1 0 0 9 2 13 0 0.271
Sal Yvars 23 47 1 13 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 0.277
Sam Calderone 35 45 4 10 2 0 0 8 1 4 0 0.222
Hoyt Wilhelm 68 33 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 8 0 0.152
Al Corwin 54 32 5 9 1 1 2 4 0 12 0 0.281
Al Worthington 20 31 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 14 0 0.065
Dave Koslo 37 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.033
Ray Katt 8 29 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.172
Marv Grissom 21 27 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.074
Bill Rigney 19 20 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.250
George Wilson 11 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.125
Bill Connelly 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Frank Hiller 19 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Monty Kennedy 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Max Lanier 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Spencer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1953

ERA

1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3.04 2 Ruben Gomez 3.40 3 Al Worthington 3.44 4 Marv Grissom 3.95 5 Larry Jansen 4.14

Wins

1 Ruben Gomez 13 2 Larry Jansen 11 3 Jim Hearn 9 4 Sal Maglie 8 5 Hoyt Wilhelm 7

Strikeouts

1 Ruben Gomez 113 2 Larry Jansen 88 3 Sal Maglie 80 4 Jim Hearn 77 5 Hoyt Wilhelm 71
1953 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ruben Gomez 13 11 3.40 29 26 0 204.0 166 77 101 113
Jim Hearn 9 12 4.53 36 32 0 196.2 206 99 84 77
Larry Jansen 11 16 4.14 36 26 1 184.2 185 85 55 88
Sal Maglie 8 9 4.15 27 24 0 145.1 158 67 47 80
Hoyt Wilhelm 7 8 3.04 68 0 15 145.0 127 49 77 71
Dave Koslo 6 12 4.76 37 12 2 111.2 135 59 36 36
Al Corwin 6 4 4.98 48 7 2 106.2 122 59 68 49
Al Worthington 4 8 3.44 20 17 0 102.0 103 39 54 52
Marv Grissom 4 2 3.95 21 7 0 84.1 83 37 31 46
Frank Hiller 2 1 6.15 19 1 0 33.2 43 23 15 10
Monty Kennedy 0 0 7.15 18 0 0 22.2 30 18 19 11
Bill Connelly 0 1 11.07 8 2 0 20.1 33 25 17 11
Max Lanier 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 5.1 8 4 3 2
George Spencer 0 0 7.71 1 0 0 2.1 3 2 2 1
Al Dark 0 0 18.00 1 1 0 1.0 1 2 1 0

👥 Roster (32)

Sam Calderone Bill Connelly Al Corwin Al Dark Tookie Gilbert Ruben Gomez Marv Grissom Jim Hearn Frank Hiller Bobby Hofman Monte Irvin Larry Jansen +20 more

32 players

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The 1953 New York Giants in brief

A 70-84 record (.455) put the 1953 New York Giants 5th in the NL. The New York Giants scored 768 runs and allowed 747, a run differential of +21. The team batting average of .270 was 2% above the 1953 league mark of .266. The New York Giants staff finished with a 4.25 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.29. League clubs averaged 739 runs that year, so the New York Giants scored 4% more.

The home park, Polo Grounds IV, recorded 811,566 in attendance, about 10,539 a game. The home run leader was Bobby Thomson, who hit 26. The hits leader was Al Dark with 194. On the mound, Ruben Gomez won 13 games to lead the staff. Hoyt Wilhelm saved 15 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1953 New York Giants

What was the 1953 New York Giants record?
The 1953 New York Giants finished 70-84 (.455 win pct).
Who led the 1953 New York Giants in home runs?
Bobby Thomson led the 1953 New York Giants with 26 home runs.
What was the 1953 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1953 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 4.25.
Did the 1953 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1953 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1953 New York Giants play?
The 1953 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1953 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Thomson (26 HR, 106 RBI) and Ruben Gomez (13-11, 3.40 ERA).
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