1955 New York Giants Roster

The 1955 New York Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1955 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1955 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1955 New York Giants salary list, a 1955 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1955 New York Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1955 New York Giants



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Roster
Schedule
43 Johnny Antonelli 6-00 190 Left Left 1930-04-12
39 Pete Burnside 6-02 190 Left Right 1930-07-02
34, 41 Al Corwin 6-01 170 Right Right 1926-12-03
31 Paul Giel 5-11 185 Right Right 1932-09-29
28 Ruben Gomez 6-00 175 Right Right 1927-07-13
42 Marv Grissom 6-03 195 Right Right 1918-03-31
21 Jim Hearn 6-03 205 Right Right 1921-04-11
37 Don Liddle 5-10 165 Left Left 1925-05-25
35 Sal Maglie 6-02 180 Right Right 1917-04-26
40 Windy McCall 6-00 180 Left Left 1925-07-18
34, 41 Ramon Monzant 6-00 165 Right Right 1933-01-04
30 George Spencer 6-01 215 Right Right 1926-07-07
49 Hoyt Wilhelm 6-00 195 Right Right 1922-07-26
7 Mickey Grasso 6-00 195 Right Right 1920-05-10
8 Ray Katt 6-02 200 Right Right 1927-05-09
9 Wes Westrum 5-11 185 Right Right 1922-11-28
12 Joey Amalfitano 5-11 180 Right Right 1934-01-23
18 Foster Castleman 6-00 175 Right Right 1931-01-01
19 Al Dark 5-11 185 Right Right 1922-01-07
15 Billy Gardner 6-00 180 Right Right 1927-07-19
30 Sid Gordon 5-10 185 Right Right 1917-08-13
15 Gail Harris 6-00 195 Left Left 1931-10-15
14 Bobby Hofman 5-11 175 Right Right 1925-10-05
34 Wayne Terwilliger 5-11 170 Right Right 1925-06-27
16 Hank Thompson 5-09 174 Right Left 1925-12-08
10 Davey Williams 5-10 160 Right Right 1927-11-02
10 Gil Coan 6-00 180 Right Left 1922-05-18
20 Monte Irvin 6-01 195 Right Right 1919-02-25
25 Whitey Lockman 6-01 175 Right Left 1926-07-25
24 Willie Mays 5-11 180 Right Right 1931-05-06
22 Don Mueller 6-00 185 Right Left 1927-04-14
26 Dusty Rhodes 6-00 180 Right Left 1927-05-13
27 Bill Taylor 6-03 212 Right Left 1929-12-30
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The 1955 New York Giants played 154 games during the regular season, won 80 games, lost 74 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 100/100) where 824,112 fans witnessed their 1955 Giants finish the season with a .519 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1955 New York Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1955 New York Giants salary list, a 1955 New York Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1955 New York Giants primary starters list:

1955 New York Giants
Opening Day Starters


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1955 New York Giants
Most Games by Position

C Ray Katt (122)
1B Gail Harris (75)
2B Wayne Terwilliger (78)
3B Hank Thompson (124)
SS Al Dark (115)
LF Whitey Lockman (79)
CF Willie Mays (152)
RF Don Mueller (146)
  
SP Johnny Antonelli
SP Ruben Gomez
SP Jim Hearn
SP Sal Maglie
  
RP Paul Giel
RP Windy McCall
RP Hoyt Wilhelm
CL Marv Grissom


1955 New York Giants
Salaries

Willie Mays $30,000.00


1955 New York Giants
Uniform Numbers

#7 Mickey Grasso
#8 Ray Katt
#9 Wes Westrum
#10 Gil Coan
#10 Davey Williams
#12 Joey Amalfitano
#14 Bobby Hofman
#15 Billy Gardner
#15 Gail Harris
#16 Hank Thompson
#18 Foster Castleman
#19 Al Dark
#20 Monte Irvin
#21 Jim Hearn
#22 Don Mueller
#24 Willie Mays
#25 Whitey Lockman
#26 Dusty Rhodes
#27 Bill Taylor
#28 Ruben Gomez
#30 Sid Gordon
#30 George Spencer
#31 Paul Giel
#34 Al Corwin
#34 Ramon Monzant
#34 Wayne Terwilliger
#35 Sal Maglie
#37 Don Liddle
#39 Pete Burnside
#40 Windy McCall
#41 Al Corwin
#41 Ramon Monzant
#42 Marv Grissom
#43 Johnny Antonelli
#49 Hoyt Wilhelm

Did you know that a 1955 New York Giants Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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