1956 New York Giants (MLB) season
The 1956 New York Giants season was the franchise's 74th season. The team finished in sixth place in the National League with a 67-87 record, 26 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
3B | | 124 | 385 | 87 | .226 | 14 | 45 |
LF | | 98 | 351 | 105 | .299 | 11 | 47 |
CF | | 152 | 578 | 171 | .296 | 36 | 84 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 111 | 244 | 53 | .217 | 8 | 33 |
| 48 | 206 | 52 | .252 | 2 | 17 |
| 48 | 169 | 46 | .272 | 1 | 10 |
| 37 | 101 | 23 | .228 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 12 | 5 | .417 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 41 | 258.2 | 20 | 13 | 2.86 | 145 |
| 40 | 196.1 | 7 | 17 | 4.58 | 76 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 30 | 129.1 | 5 | 11 | 3.97 | 66 |
| 11 | 41.1 | 1 | 2 | 3.92 | 21 |
| 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 11 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 64 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3.83 | 71 |
| 43 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1.56 | 49 |
| 31 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4.08 | 65 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.54 | 1 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
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