1957 New York Giants

69-85 • .448 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1957 New York Giants went 69-85 (.448) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 643 runs, allowed 701, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Willie Mays (35 HR, 97 RBI) and Ruben Gomez (15-13, 3.78 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

69 Wins
85 Losses
.448 Win %
6th Rank
643 R 701 RA
Diff -58

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643 Runs Scored
701 Runs Allowed
-58 Run Diff
683K Attendance

📈 vs. 1957 NL Average

Batting Avg .252 3% below the 1957 league average (.260)
OBP .310 4% below the 1957 league average (.322)
SLG .392 2% below the 1957 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.01 3% worse than the 1957 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 643 5% below the 1957 league average (678 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 683,823
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Avg per Game 8,880

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1957

Batting Avg

1 Willie Mays 0.333 2 Red Schoendienst 0.307 3 Ray Jablonski 0.289 4 Eddie Bressoud 0.268 5 Danny O'Connell 0.266

Home Runs

1 Willie Mays 35 2 Hank Sauer 26 3 Daryl Spencer 11 4 Gail Harris 9 5 Ray Jablonski 9

RBI

1 Willie Mays 97 2 Hank Sauer 76 3 Ray Jablonski 57 4 Daryl Spencer 50 5 Bobby Thomson 38
1957 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Mays 152 585 112 195 26 20 35 97 76 62 38 0.333
Daryl Spencer 148 534 65 133 31 2 11 50 50 50 3 0.249
Whitey Lockman 133 456 51 113 9 4 7 30 39 19 5 0.248
Don Mueller 135 450 45 116 7 1 6 37 13 16 2 0.258
Hank Sauer 127 378 46 98 14 1 26 76 49 59 1 0.259
Danny O'Connell 95 364 57 97 18 3 7 28 33 30 8 0.266
Ray Jablonski 107 305 37 88 15 1 9 57 31 47 0 0.289
Red Schoendienst 57 254 35 78 8 4 9 33 10 8 2 0.307
Valmy Thomas 88 241 30 60 10 3 6 31 16 29 0 0.249
Ozzie Virgil 96 226 26 53 0 2 4 24 14 27 2 0.235
Gail Harris 90 225 28 54 7 3 9 31 16 28 1 0.240
Bobby Thomson 81 215 24 52 7 4 8 38 19 39 1 0.242
Dusty Rhodes 92 190 20 39 5 1 4 19 18 34 0 0.205
Ray Katt 72 165 11 38 3 1 2 17 15 35 1 0.230
Eddie Bressoud 49 127 11 34 2 2 5 10 4 19 0 0.268
Wes Westrum 63 91 4 15 1 0 1 2 10 24 0 0.165
Ruben Gomez 54 87 6 16 2 0 1 2 6 16 0 0.184
Andre Rodgers 32 86 8 21 2 1 3 9 9 21 0 0.244
Johnny Antonelli 47 72 8 11 0 1 3 8 8 19 0 0.153
Curt Barclay 37 58 4 11 1 0 0 4 1 16 0 0.190
Ray Crone 25 40 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 18 0 0.025
Al Worthington 55 40 0 4 0 0 0 3 1 10 0 0.100
Foster Castleman 18 37 7 6 2 0 1 1 2 8 0 0.162
Stu Miller 38 35 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.057
Mike McCormick 24 22 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0.273
Marv Grissom 55 12 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.167
Ramon Monzant 24 10 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.300
Pete Burnside 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Taylor 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Joe Margoneri 13 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jim Constable 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Steve Ridzik 16 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Bobby Hofman 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gordon Jones 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Jim Davis 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Sandy Consuegra 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Windy McCall 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Max Surkont 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1957

ERA

1 Marv Grissom 2.61 2 Curt Barclay 3.44 3 Stu Miller 3.63 4 Johnny Antonelli 3.77 5 Ruben Gomez 3.78

Wins

1 Ruben Gomez 15 2 Johnny Antonelli 12 3 Curt Barclay 9 4 Al Worthington 8 5 Stu Miller 7

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Antonelli 114 2 Ruben Gomez 92 3 Al Worthington 90 4 Curt Barclay 67 5 Stu Miller 60
1957 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ruben Gomez 15 13 3.78 38 36 0 238.1 233 100 71 92
Johnny Antonelli 12 18 3.77 40 30 0 212.1 228 89 67 114
Curt Barclay 9 9 3.44 37 28 0 183.0 196 70 48 67
Al Worthington 8 11 4.22 55 12 4 157.2 140 74 56 90
Stu Miller 7 9 3.63 38 13 1 124.0 110 50 45 60
Ray Crone 4 8 4.33 25 17 1 120.2 131 58 40 56
Marv Grissom 4 4 2.61 55 0 14 82.2 74 24 23 51
Mike McCormick 3 1 4.10 24 5 0 74.2 79 34 32 50
Ramon Monzant 3 2 3.99 24 2 0 49.2 55 22 16 37
Joe Margoneri 1 1 5.24 13 2 0 34.1 44 20 21 18
Pete Burnside 1 4 8.80 10 9 0 30.2 47 30 13 18
Jim Constable 1 1 2.86 16 0 0 28.1 27 9 7 13
Steve Ridzik 0 2 4.73 15 0 0 26.2 19 14 19 13
Gordon Jones 0 1 6.17 10 0 0 11.2 16 8 3 5
Jim Davis 1 0 6.55 10 0 0 11.0 13 8 5 6
Max Surkont 0 1 9.95 5 0 0 6.1 9 7 2 8
Sandy Consuegra 0 0 2.45 4 0 0 3.2 7 1 1 1
Windy McCall 0 0 15.00 5 0 0 3.0 8 5 2 2

👥 Roster (38)

Johnny Antonelli Curt Barclay Eddie Bressoud Pete Burnside Foster Castleman Jim Constable Sandy Consuegra Ray Crone Jim Davis Ruben Gomez Marv Grissom Gail Harris +26 more

38 players

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The 1957 New York Giants in brief

In 1957 the New York Giants posted a 69-85 mark (.448) and finished 6th in the NL. Runs came in at 643 scored against 701 allowed (-58). At the plate the New York Giants hit .252, 3% worse than the league's .260. Pitchers allowed 4.01 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.88. League clubs averaged 678 runs that year, so the New York Giants scored 5% fewer.

Attendance at Polo Grounds IV totaled 683,823 for the year. The home run leader was Willie Mays, who hit 35. Ruben Gomez led the pitchers with 15 wins. Johnny Antonelli struck out 114, the most on the club. The saves leader was Marv Grissom with 14. The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1957 New York Giants

What was the 1957 New York Giants record?
The 1957 New York Giants finished 69-85 (.448 win pct).
Who led the 1957 New York Giants in home runs?
Willie Mays led the 1957 New York Giants with 35 home runs.
What was the 1957 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1957 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 4.01.
Did the 1957 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1957 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1957 New York Giants play?
The 1957 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1957 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Mays (35 HR, 97 RBI) and Ruben Gomez (15-13, 3.78 ERA).
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