1956 New York Giants

67-87 • .435 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1956 New York Giants went 67-87 (.435) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 540 runs, allowed 650, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Willie Mays (36 HR, 84 RBI) and Johnny Antonelli (20-13, 2.86 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

67 Wins
87 Losses
.435 Win %
6th Rank
540 R 650 RA
Diff -110

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540 Runs Scored
650 Runs Allowed
-110 Run Diff
629K Attendance

📈 vs. 1956 NL Average

Batting Avg .244 5% below the 1956 league average (.256)
OBP .299 7% below the 1956 league average (.321)
SLG .382 5% below the 1956 league average (.400)
Team ERA 3.78 equal to the 1956 league average (3.77)
Runs Scored 540 18% below the 1956 league average (659 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 629,275
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Avg per Game 8,172

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1956

Batting Avg

1 Jackie Brandt 0.299 2 Red Schoendienst 0.296 3 Willie Mays 0.296 4 Whitey Lockman 0.272 5 Don Mueller 0.269

Home Runs

1 Willie Mays 36 2 Bill White 22 3 Foster Castleman 14 4 Daryl Spencer 14 5 Jackie Brandt 11

RBI

1 Willie Mays 84 2 Bill White 59 3 Jackie Brandt 47 4 Foster Castleman 45 5 Daryl Spencer 42
1956 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Mays 152 578 101 171 27 8 36 84 68 65 40 0.296
Bill White 138 508 63 130 23 7 22 59 47 72 15 0.256
Daryl Spencer 146 489 46 108 13 2 14 42 35 65 1 0.221
Don Mueller 138 453 38 122 12 1 5 41 15 7 0 0.269
Foster Castleman 124 385 33 87 16 3 14 45 15 50 2 0.226
Jackie Brandt 98 351 45 105 16 8 11 47 17 31 3 0.299
Red Schoendienst 92 334 39 99 12 3 2 14 28 10 1 0.296
Dusty Rhodes 111 244 20 53 10 3 8 33 30 41 0 0.217
Bill Sarni 78 238 16 55 9 3 5 23 20 31 0 0.231
Al Dark 48 206 19 52 12 0 2 17 8 13 0 0.252
Hank Thompson 83 183 24 43 9 0 8 29 31 26 2 0.235
Whitey Lockman 48 169 13 46 7 1 1 10 16 17 0 0.272
Eddie Bressoud 49 163 15 37 4 2 0 9 12 20 1 0.227
Wes Westrum 68 132 10 29 5 2 3 8 25 28 0 0.220
Ray Katt 37 101 10 23 4 0 7 14 6 16 0 0.228
Johnny Antonelli 49 89 7 14 3 0 3 4 2 26 0 0.157
George Wilson 53 68 5 9 1 0 1 2 5 14 0 0.132
Ruben Gomez 52 60 9 11 1 0 0 1 2 5 1 0.183
Bobby Hofman 47 56 1 10 1 0 0 2 6 8 0 0.179
Bob Lennon 26 55 3 10 1 0 0 1 4 17 0 0.182
Al Worthington 28 51 4 12 1 0 1 3 0 12 0 0.235
Jim Hearn 32 41 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 21 0 0.098
Gail Harris 12 38 2 5 0 1 1 1 3 10 0 0.132
Joe Margoneri 23 29 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 0.103
Steve Ridzik 44 28 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.250
Dick Littlefield 31 24 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0.083
Jim Mangan 20 20 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 6 0 0.100
Wayne Terwilliger 14 18 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.222
Windy McCall 46 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Don Liddle 11 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Ozzie Virgil 3 12 2 5 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0.417
Marv Grissom 43 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.091
Max Surkont 8 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.111
Hoyt Wilhelm 64 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.222
Ramon Monzant 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Taylor 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Gil Coan 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike McCormick 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Wright 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Constable 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1956

ERA

1 Marv Grissom 1.56 2 Johnny Antonelli 2.86 3 Windy McCall 3.61 4 Steve Ridzik 3.80 5 Hoyt Wilhelm 3.83

Wins

1 Johnny Antonelli 20 2 Ruben Gomez 7 3 Al Worthington 7 4 Joe Margoneri 6 5 Steve Ridzik 6

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Antonelli 145 2 Al Worthington 95 3 Ruben Gomez 76 4 Hoyt Wilhelm 71 5 Jim Hearn 66
1956 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Antonelli 20 13 2.86 41 36 1 258.1 225 82 75 145
Ruben Gomez 7 17 4.58 40 31 0 196.1 191 100 77 76
Al Worthington 7 14 3.97 28 24 0 165.2 158 73 74 95
Jim Hearn 5 11 3.97 30 19 1 129.1 124 57 44 66
Dick Littlefield 4 4 4.08 31 7 2 97.0 78 44 39 65
Steve Ridzik 6 2 3.80 41 5 0 92.1 80 39 65 53
Joe Margoneri 6 6 3.93 23 13 0 91.2 88 40 49 49
Hoyt Wilhelm 4 9 3.83 64 0 8 89.1 97 38 43 71
Marv Grissom 1 1 1.56 43 2 7 80.2 71 14 16 49
Windy McCall 3 4 3.61 46 4 7 77.1 74 31 20 41
Don Liddle 1 2 3.92 11 5 1 41.1 45 18 14 21
Max Surkont 2 2 4.78 8 4 1 32.0 24 17 9 18
Ramon Monzant 1 0 4.15 4 1 0 13.0 8 6 7 11
Mike McCormick 0 1 9.45 3 2 0 6.2 7 7 10 4
Jim Constable 0 0 14.54 3 0 0 4.1 9 7 7 1
Roy Wright 0 1 16.88 1 1 0 2.2 8 5 2 0

👥 Roster (40)

Johnny Antonelli Jackie Brandt Eddie Bressoud Foster Castleman Gil Coan Jim Constable Al Dark Ruben Gomez Marv Grissom Gail Harris Jim Hearn Bobby Hofman +28 more

40 players

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The 1956 New York Giants in brief

In 1956 the New York Giants posted a 67-87 mark (.435) and finished 6th in the NL. The New York Giants scored 540 runs and allowed 650, a run differential of -110. The team batting average of .244 was 5% below the 1956 league mark of .256. Measured against the 659-run league average, the offense was 18% behind.

Polo Grounds IV was home in 1956, drawing a total attendance of 629,275. Willie Mays led the club in home runs with 36. The pitching staff's wins leader was Johnny Antonelli (20). The 1956 roster runs to 40 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1955 season and the 1957 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1956 New York Giants

What was the 1956 New York Giants record?
The 1956 New York Giants finished 67-87 (.435 win pct).
Who led the 1956 New York Giants in home runs?
Willie Mays led the 1956 New York Giants with 36 home runs.
What was the 1956 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1956 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.78.
Did the 1956 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1956 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1956 New York Giants play?
The 1956 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1956 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Mays (36 HR, 84 RBI) and Johnny Antonelli (20-13, 2.86 ERA).
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