1953 New York Giants (MLB) season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = New York Giants

| season = 1953

| misc =

| image = New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1949 to 1957).svg

| league = National League

| ballpark = Polo Grounds

| city = New York City

| owners = Horace Stoneham

| general_managers = Chub Feeney

| managers = Leo Durocher

| television = WPIX
(Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)

| radio = WMCA
(Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)

| prev_season = 1952 New York Giants (MLB) season

| next_season = 1954 New York Giants (MLB) season

| season_list = List of San Francisco Giants seasons

|}}

The 1953 New York Giants season was the franchise's 71st season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 70–84 record, 35 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Offseason

Marshall Bridges was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bridgma01.shtml Marshall Bridges] at Baseball Reference
Han Urbanus was offered a contract, which would have made him the first European-trained player in the majors, and the first Dutch-born player since Bill Lelivelt in 1909. He declined to sign and returned to play in the Netherlands.{{cite book|author=Josh Chetwynd |title=Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History |date=2008 |pages=22–23 |isbn=9780786437245}}
After 1953 season: The Giants embarked of a month-long exhibition tour to Hawaii, Japan, Manila, Okinawa, and Guam. This marked the first time a Major League Baseball team to play Japanese teams. The Giants went 12-1-1 during their tour in Japan, including beating the 1953 Japan Series champions, the Tokyo Giants, 11–1.{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/short-stops/team-tours-of-japan-bridged-cultural-gap|title=Team Tours of Japan Bridged Cultural Gap Following World War II|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame|first=Matt|last=Rothenberg|access-date=March 16, 2023}}

Regular season

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Opening Day lineup =

= Notable transactions =

July 1, 1953: Marv Grissom was selected off waivers by the Giants from the Boston Red Sox.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/grissma01.shtml Marv Grissom] at Baseball Reference

= Roster =

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colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" \| 1953 New York Giants
colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|26\|Bill Connelly}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Al Corwin}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Rubén Gómez}} {{MLBplayer\|42\|Marv Grissom}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Jim Hearn}} {{MLBplayer\|42\|Frank Hiller}} {{MLBplayer\|46\|Larry Jansen}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Monte Kennedy}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|Dave Koslo}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Max Lanier}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Sal Maglie}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|George Spencer}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|Hoyt Wilhelm}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Al Worthington}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Sam Calderone}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Ray Katt}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Ray Noble}} {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Wes Westrum}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Sal Yvars}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|19\|Alvin Dark}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Tookie Gilbert}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Bobby Hofman}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Whitey Lockman}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Bill Rigney}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Daryl Spencer}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Hank Thompson}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Davey Williams}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|20\|Monte Irvin}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Don Mueller}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Dusty Rhodes}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Bobby Thomson}} Other batters {{MLBplayer\|40\|George Wilson}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Leo Durocher}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Fred Fitzsimmons}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Herman Franks}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Frank Shellenback}}

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colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | 1953 New York Giants

colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

Other batters

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Batting =

== Starters by position ==

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	Wes Westrum	107	290	65	.224	12	30
align="center" \| 1B	Whitey Lockman	150	607	179	.295	9	61
align="center" \| 2B	Davey Williams	112	340	101	.297	3	34
align="center" \| SS	Alvin Dark	155	647	194	.300	23	88
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Hank\|Thompson\|Hank Thompson (baseball)}}	114	388	117	.302	24	74
align="center" \| OF	Monte Irvin	124	444	146	.329	21	97
align="center" \| OF	Don Mueller	131	480	160	.333	6	60
align="center" \| OF	Bobby Thomson	154	608	175	.288	26	106

== Other batters ==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Daryl Spencer	118	408	85	.208	20	56
align="center" \| Bobby Hofman	74	169	45	.266	12	34
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Dusty\|Rhodes\|Dusty Rhodes (outfielder)}}	76	163	38	.233	11	30
align="center" \| Tookie Gilbert	70	160	27	.169	3	16
align="center" \| Ray Noble	46	97	20	.206	4	14
align="center" \| Sal Yvars	23	47	13	.277	0	1
align="center" \| Sam Calderone	35	45	10	.222	0	8
align="center" \| Ray Katt	8	29	5	.172	0	1
align="center" \| Bill Rigney	19	20	5	.250	0	1
align="center" \| George Wilson	11	8	1	.125	0	0

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Rubén\|Gómez\|Rubén Gómez (baseball)}}	29	204.0	13	11	3.40	113
align="center" \| Jim Hearn	36	196.2	9	12	4.53	77
align="center" \| Larry Jansen	36	184.2	11	16	4.14	88
align="center" \| Sal Maglie	27	145.1	8	9	4.15	80
align="center" \| Al Worthington	20	102.0	4	8	3.44	52
align="center" \| Alvin Dark	1	1.0	0	0	18.00	0

== Other pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Dave Koslo	37	111.2	6	12	4.76	36
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Marv\|Grissom}}	21	84.1	4	2	3.95	46
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bill\|Connelly\|Bill Connelly (baseball)}}	8	20.1	0	1	11.07	11

== Relief pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Hoyt Wilhelm	68	7	8	15	3.04	71
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Al\|Corwin}}	48	6	4	2	4.98	49
align="center" \| Frank Hiller	19	2	1	0	6.15	10
align="center" \| Monty Kennedy	18	0	0	0	7.15	11
align="center" \| Max Lanier	3	0	0	0	6.75	2
align="center" \| George Spencer	1	0	0	0	7.71	1

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level12=AAA|team12=Minneapolis Millers|league12=American Association|manager12=Frank Genovese and Fred Fitzsimmons

|level13=AA |team13=Nashville Vols|league13=Southern Association|manager13=Hugh Poland

|level14=A|team14=Sioux City Soos|league14=Western League|manager14=Ray Mueller

|level15=B|team15=Danville Leafs|league15=Carolina League|manager15=Andy Gilbert

|level16=C|team16=St. Cloud Rox|league16=Northern League|manager16=Charlie Fox

|level17=C|team17=Muskogee Giants|league17=Western Association|manager17=Harold Kollar

|level18=D|team18=Mayfield Clothiers|league18=KITTY League|manager18=Austin Knickerbocker

|level19=D|team19=Pauls Valley Raiders||league19=Sooner State League|manager19=Richie Klaus

|level20=D|team20=Oshkosh Giants|league20=Wisconsin State League|manager20=Dave Garcia

}}

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sioux City, Danville

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYG/1953.shtml 1953 New York Giants] at Baseball Reference
[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1953&t=NYG 1953 New York Giants] at Baseball Almanac

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