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1956 New York Giants Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1955 / 1957)
67-87, Finished 6th in National League
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Scored 540 runs, Allowed 650 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 64-90
Manager: Bill Rigney (67-87)
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 629,179 (8th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100;   one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 101
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1955 / 1957 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Johnny Antonelli 26 L L 6' 0" 190 Apr 12, 1930 7 49 36 49 49 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 All-Star
Jackie Brandt 22 R R 5' 11" 170 Apr 28, 1934 1st 98 85 98 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 4 30 96 1 1
Eddie Bressoud 24 R R 6' 1" 175 May 2, 1932 1st 49 45 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 1
Foster Castleman 25 R R 6' 0" 175 Jan 1, 1931 3 124 97 124 124 0 0 0 1 107 2 0 0 0 0 12 5
Gil Coan 34 L R 6' 0" 180 May 18, 1922 11 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Jim Constable 23 B L 6' 1" 185 Jun 14, 1933 1st 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alvin Dark 34 R R 5' 11" 185 Jan 7, 1922 10 48 48 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ruben Gomez 28 R R 6' 0" 175 Jul 13, 1927 4 52 31 52 52 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8
Marv Grissom 38 R R 6' 3" 195 Mar 31, 1918 7 43 2 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gail Harris 24 L L 6' 0" 195 Oct 15, 1931 2 12 11 12 12 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jim Hearn 35 R R 6' 3" 205 Apr 11, 1921 10 32 19 32 32 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bobby Hofman 30 R R 5' 11" 175 Oct 5, 1925 6 47 7 47 47 0 7 3 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
Ray Katt 29 R R 6' 2" 200 May 9, 1927 5 37 30 37 37 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Lennon 27 L L 6' 0" 200 Sep 15, 1928 2 26 14 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19 21 4 0
Don Liddle 31 L L 5' 10" 165 May 25, 1925 4 11 5 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Littlefield 30 L L 6' 0" 180 Mar 18, 1926 7 31 7 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitey Lockman 29 L R 6' 1" 175 Jul 25, 1926 11 48 39 48 48 0 0 7 0 0 0 36 1 3 39 3 2
Jim Mangan 26 R R 5' 10" 190 Sep 24, 1929 3 20 6 20 20 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Joe Margoneri 26 L L 6' 0" 185 Jan 13, 1930 1st 23 13 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Willie Mays HOF 25 R R 5' 11" 180 May 6, 1931 5 152 150 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 0 152 0 0 All-Star
Windy McCall 30 L L 6' 0" 180 Jul 18, 1925 6 46 4 46 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike McCormick 17 L L 6' 2" 195 Sep 29, 1938 1st 3 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ramon Monzant 23 R R 6' 0" 165 Jan 4, 1933 3 6 1 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Don Mueller 29 L R 6' 0" 185 Apr 14, 1927 9 138 103 138 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 117 12 1
Dusty Rhodes 29 L R 6' 0" 180 May 13, 1927 5 111 61 111 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 5 68 38 2
Steve Ridzik 27 R R 5' 11" 170 Apr 29, 1929 6 44 5 44 44 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Bill Sarni 28 R R 5' 11" 187 Sep 19, 1927 5 78 70 78 78 0 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Red Schoendienst HOF 33 B R 6' 0" 170 Feb 2, 1923 12 92 85 92 92 0 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Daryl Spencer 27 R R 6' 2" 190 Jul 13, 1928 3 146 137 146 146 0 0 0 70 12 66 0 0 0 0 2 1
Max Surkont 34 R R 6' 0" 205 Jun 16, 1922 8 8 4 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Taylor 26 L R 6' 3" 212 Dec 30, 1929 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Wayne Terwilliger 31 R R 5' 11" 170 Jun 27, 1925 7 14 4 14 14 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
Hank Thompson 30 L R 5' 9" 174 Dec 8, 1925 9 83 47 83 83 0 0 0 0 44 1 8 0 2 10 24 0
Ozzie Virgil 24 R R 6' 0" 175 May 17, 1932 1st 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wes Westrum 33 R R 5' 11" 185 Nov 28, 1922 10 68 45 68 68 0 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bill White 22 L L 6' 0" 195 Jan 28, 1934 1st 138 138 138 138 0 0 138 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0
Hoyt Wilhelm HOF 33 R R 6' 0" 195 Jul 26, 1922 5 64 0 64 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Wilson 30 L R 185 Aug 30, 1925 3 53 6 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 8 34 0
Al Worthington 27 R R 6' 2" 205 Feb 5, 1929 3 28 24 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roy Wright 22 R R 6' 2" 170 Sep 26, 1933 1st 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1955 / 1957 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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