1956 New York Giants Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 67-87
Finished 6th in the NL
Attendance: 629,275, Avg. 9,988
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV
Manager: Bill Rigney (67-87)
Location: New York, New York
1956 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 67-87
Finished 6th in the NL
Attendance: 629,275, Avg. 9,988
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV
Manager: Bill Rigney (67-87)
Location: New York, New York
1956 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National League ended the 1956 season with a record of 67 wins and 87 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.
The Giants scored 540 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 650 runs. Willie Mays walloped 36 home runs for New York, and Bill White added 20 or more, too. Willie Mays drove in 84 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .296. Johnny Antonelli led the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.86 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Bill Rigney coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Antonelli | P | L | L | April 12, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Rochester, NY USA |
| Jackie Brandt | LF | R | R | April 28, 1934 | 5'11" | 165 | Omaha, NE USA |
| Eddie Bressoud | SS | R | R | May 2, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Foster Castleman | 3B | R | R | January 1, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Nashville, TN USA |
| Gil Coan | P | L | R | May 18, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | Monroe, NC USA |
| Jim Constable | P | B | L | June 14, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Jonesborough, TN USA |
| Al Dark | SS | R | R | January 7, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | Comanche, OK USA |
| Ruben Gomez | P | R | R | July 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Arroyo, P.R. |
| Marv Grissom | P | R | R | March 31, 1918 | 6'3" | 190 | Los Molinos, CA USA |
| Gail Harris | 1B | L | L | October 15, 1931 | 6'0" | 195 | Abingdon, VA USA |
| Jim Hearn | P | R | R | April 11, 1921 | 6'3" | 205 | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Bobby Hofman | IF | R | R | October 5, 1925 | 5'10" | 160 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Ray Katt | C | R | R | May 9, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | New Braunfels, TX USA |
| Bob Lennon | RF | L | L | September 15, 1928 | 6'0" | 200 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Don Liddle | P | L | L | May 25, 1925 | 5'10" | 165 | Mount Carmel, IL USA |
| Dick Littlefield | P | L | L | March 18, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Whitey Lockman | LF | L | R | July 25, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | Lowell, NC USA |
| Jim Mangan | C | R | R | September 24, 1929 | 5'10" | 190 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Joe Margoneri | P | L | L | January 13, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Somerset, PA USA |
| Willie Mays | CF | R | R | May 6, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Westfield, AL USA |
| Windy McCall | P | L | L | July 18, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Mike McCormick | P | L | L | September 29, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | Pasadena, CA USA |
| Ramon Monzant | P | R | R | January 4, 1933 | 6'0" | 160 | Maracaibo, Zulia Venezuela |
| Don Mueller | RF | L | R | April 14, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Dusty Rhodes | LF | L | R | May 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 178 | Mathews, AL USA |
| Steve Ridzik | P | R | R | April 29, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | Yonkers, NY USA |
| Bill Sarni | C | R | R | September 19, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Red Schoendienst | 2B | B | R | February 2, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | Germantown, IL USA |
| Daryl Spencer | IF | R | R | July 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 185 | Wichita, KS USA |
| Max Surkont | P | R | R | June 16, 1922 | 6'1" | 195 | Central Falls, RI USA |
| Bill Taylor | RF | L | L | December 30, 1929 | 6'3" | 212 | Alhambra, CA USA |
| Wayne Terwilliger | 2B | R | R | June 27, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Clare, MI USA |
| Hank Thompson | 3B | L | R | December 8, 1925 | 5'9" | 174 | Oklahoma City, OK USA |
| Ozzie Virgil | 3B | R | R | May 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 174 | Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi D.R. |
| Wes Westrum | C | R | R | November 28, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | Clearbrook, MN USA |
| Bill White | 1B | L | L | January 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | Lakewood, FL USA |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | P | R | R | July 26, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Huntersville, NC USA |
| George Wilson | RF | L | R | August 31, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | Cherryville, NC USA |
| Al Worthington | P | R | R | February 5, 1929 | 6'2" | 195 | Birmingham, AL USA |
| Roy Wright | P | R | R | September 26, 1933 | 6'2" | 170 | Buchtel, OH USA |
