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1954 New York Giants

97-57 • .630 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1954 New York Giants went 97-57 (.630) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 732 runs, allowed 550, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Willie Mays (41 HR, 110 RBI) and Johnny Antonelli (21-7, 2.30 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

97 Wins
57 Losses
.630 Win %
1st Rank
732 R 550 RA
Diff +182

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⚡ Quick Stats

732 Runs Scored
550 Runs Allowed
+182 Run Diff
1,155K Attendance

📈 vs. 1954 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 equal to the 1954 league average (.265)
OBP .331 1% below the 1954 league average (.335)
SLG .423 4% above the 1954 league average (.407)
Team ERA 3.09 24% better than the 1954 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 732 4% above the 1954 league average (703 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 1,155,327
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Avg per Game 15,201

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1954

Batting Avg

1 Willie Mays 0.345 2 Don Mueller 0.342 3 Dusty Rhodes 0.341 4 Al Dark 0.293 5 Hank Thompson 0.263

Home Runs

1 Willie Mays 41 2 Hank Thompson 26 3 Al Dark 20 4 Monte Irvin 19 5 Whitey Lockman 16

RBI

1 Willie Mays 110 2 Hank Thompson 86 3 Don Mueller 71 4 Al Dark 70 5 Monte Irvin 64
1954 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Dark 154 644 98 189 26 6 20 70 27 40 5 0.293
Don Mueller 153 619 90 212 35 8 4 71 22 17 2 0.342
Whitey Lockman 148 570 73 143 17 3 16 60 59 31 2 0.251
Willie Mays 151 565 119 195 33 13 41 110 66 57 8 0.345
Davey Williams 142 544 65 121 18 3 9 46 43 33 1 0.222
Hank Thompson 136 448 76 118 18 1 26 86 90 58 3 0.263
Monte Irvin 135 432 62 113 13 3 19 64 70 23 7 0.262
Wes Westrum 98 246 25 46 3 1 8 27 45 60 0 0.187
Ray Katt 86 200 26 51 7 1 9 33 19 29 1 0.255
Dusty Rhodes 82 164 31 56 7 3 15 50 18 25 1 0.341
Bobby Hofman 71 125 12 28 5 0 8 30 17 15 0 0.224
Billy Gardner 62 108 10 23 5 0 1 7 6 19 0 0.213
Johnny Antonelli 39 98 6 16 0 0 2 9 4 25 0 0.163
Ruben Gomez 49 81 11 14 1 0 2 6 0 8 0 0.173
Bill Taylor 55 65 4 12 1 0 2 10 3 15 0 0.185
Sal Maglie 34 63 3 8 0 0 0 1 4 16 0 0.127
Jim Hearn 29 45 2 5 1 0 1 3 3 17 0 0.111
Ebba St. Claire 20 42 5 11 1 0 2 6 12 7 0 0.262
Don Liddle 29 37 3 7 0 0 0 2 8 12 0 0.189
Marv Grissom 56 32 3 5 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.156
Hoyt Wilhelm 57 21 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.048
Larry Jansen 13 14 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.286
Foster Castleman 13 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.250
Hoot Evers 12 11 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 6 0 0.091
Joe Garagiola 5 11 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.273
Windy McCall 33 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.000
Eric Rodin 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Joey Amalfitano 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Ron Samford 12 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Harvey Gentry 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Al Worthington 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Al Corwin 23 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bob Lennon 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Spencer 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ramon Monzant 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Alex Konikowski 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mario Picone 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Paul Giel 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1954

ERA

1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.10 2 Johnny Antonelli 2.30 3 Marv Grissom 2.35 4 Ruben Gomez 2.88 5 Don Liddle 3.06

Wins

1 Johnny Antonelli 21 2 Ruben Gomez 17 3 Sal Maglie 14 4 Hoyt Wilhelm 12 5 Marv Grissom 10

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Antonelli 152 2 Sal Maglie 117 3 Ruben Gomez 106 4 Marv Grissom 64 5 Hoyt Wilhelm 64
1954 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Antonelli 21 7 2.30 39 37 2 258.2 209 66 94 152
Ruben Gomez 17 9 2.88 37 32 0 221.2 202 71 109 106
Sal Maglie 14 6 3.26 34 32 2 218.1 222 79 70 117
Jim Hearn 8 8 4.15 29 18 1 130.0 137 60 66 45
Don Liddle 9 4 3.06 28 19 0 126.2 100 43 55 44
Marv Grissom 10 7 2.35 56 3 19 122.1 100 32 50 64
Hoyt Wilhelm 12 4 2.10 57 0 7 111.1 77 26 52 64
Windy McCall 2 5 3.25 33 4 2 61.0 50 22 29 38
Larry Jansen 2 2 5.98 13 7 0 40.2 57 27 15 15
Al Corwin 1 3 4.02 20 0 0 31.1 35 14 14 14
Al Worthington 0 2 3.50 10 1 0 18.0 21 7 15 8
Mario Picone 0 0 5.27 5 0 0 13.2 13 8 11 6
George Spencer 1 0 3.65 6 0 0 12.1 9 5 8 4
Alex Konikowski 0 0 7.50 10 0 0 12.0 10 10 12 6
Ramon Monzant 0 0 4.70 6 1 0 7.2 8 4 11 5
Paul Giel 0 0 8.31 6 0 0 4.1 8 4 2 4

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
NY1 def. CLE 4-0

👥 Roster (38)

Joey Amalfitano Johnny Antonelli Foster Castleman Al Corwin Al Dark Hoot Evers Joe Garagiola Billy Gardner Harvey Gentry Paul Giel Ruben Gomez Marv Grissom +26 more

38 players

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The 1954 New York Giants in brief

In 1954 the New York Giants posted a 97-57 mark (.630) and finished 1st in the NL. This was a year in which the New York Giants won the World Series. With 732 runs scored and 550 given up, the 1954 differential was +182. The staff ERA of 3.09 was 24% better than the league average of 4.08. The 732 runs scored compare with a league average of 703 per club, 4% more.

Polo Grounds IV was home in 1954, drawing a total attendance of 1,155,327. Willie Mays led the club in home runs with 41. On the mound, Johnny Antonelli won 21 games to lead the staff. Marv Grissom saved 19 games. In the World Series, the New York Giants beat CLE 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1954 New York Giants

What was the 1954 New York Giants record?
The 1954 New York Giants finished 97-57 (.630 win pct).
Did the 1954 New York Giants win the World Series?
Yes. The 1954 New York Giants won the World Series.
Who led the 1954 New York Giants in home runs?
Willie Mays led the 1954 New York Giants with 41 home runs.
What was the 1954 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1954 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.09.
Where did the 1954 New York Giants play?
The 1954 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1954 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Mays (41 HR, 110 RBI) and Johnny Antonelli (21-7, 2.30 ERA).
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