The 1957 New York Giants Season involved the team finishing in sixth place in the National League with a 69–85 record, 26 games behind the NL and World Champion Milwaukee Braves. It was the team's 75th and final season in New York City before its relocation to San Francisco, California for the following season. Their last game at their stadium, the Polo Grounds and as a New York-based franchise was a 9–1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 29.

Offseason October 26, 1956: Hank Sauer was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Hank Sauer at Baseball-Reference February 21, 1957: Manny Mota was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Manny Mota at Baseball-Reference February 26, 1957: Hoyt Wilhelm was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Whitey Lockman.Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball-Reference March 27, 1957: Bill Sarni was released by the Giants.Bill Sarni at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1957 season: John Orsino was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.John Orsino at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Relocation to San Francisco While seeking a new stadium to replace the crumbling Polo Grounds, the Giants began to contemplate a move from New York, initially considering Metropolitan Stadium in Minneapolis–St. Paul, which was home to their top farm team, the Minneapolis Millers. Under the rules of the time, the Giants' ownership of the Millers gave them priority rights to a major league team in the area.

At this time, the Giants were approached by San Francisco mayor George Christopher. Despite objections from shareholders such as Joan Whitney Payson (who later owned the expansion Mets), majority owner Horace Stoneham entered into negotiations with San Francisco officials around the same time that Dodgers' owner Walter O'Malley was courting the city of Los Angeles. O'Malley had been told that the Dodgers would not be allowed to move to Los Angeles unless a second team moved to California as well. He pushed Stoneham toward relocation. In the summer of 1957, both the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers announced their moves to California, and the golden age of baseball in the New York area ended.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 16, 1957: Dick Littlefield and Bob Lennon were traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Ray Katt and Ray Jablonski.Ray Katt at Baseball-Reference June 15, 1957: Red Schoendienst was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Braves for Danny O'Connell, Ray Crone, and Bobby Thomson.Red Schoendienst at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1957 New York Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 88 241 60 .249 6 31 1B 133 456 113 .248 7 30 2B 95 364 97 .266 7 28 SS 148 534 133 .249 11 50 3B 107 305 88 .289 9 57 LF 127 378 98 .259 26 76 CF 152 585 195 .333 35 97 RF 135 450 116 .258 6 37

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 57 254 78 .307 9 33 96 226 53 .235 4 24 90 225 54 .240 9 31 81 215 52 .242 8 38 92 190 39 .205 4 19 72 165 38 .230 2 17 49 127 34 .268 5 10 63 91 15 .165 1 2 32 86 21 .244 3 9 14 37 6 .162 1 1 11 9 0 .000 0 0 2 2 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting 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 38 238.1 15 13 3.78 92 40 212.1 12 18 3.77 144 37 183.0 9 9 3.44 67 25 120.2 4 8 4.33 56 10 30.2 1 4 8.80 18

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 55 157.2 8 11 4.22 90 38 124.0 7 9 3.63 60 24 74.2 3 1 4.10 50 13 34.1 1 1 5.24 18

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 55 4 4 14 2.61 51 24 3 2 0 3.99 37 16 1 1 0 2.86 13 15 0 2 0 4.73 13 10 0 1 0 6.17 5 10 1 0 0 6.55 6 5 0 1 0 9.95 8 5 0 0 0 15.00 2 4 0 0 0 2.45 1

Awards and honors

League leaders Willie Mays, National League leader, triples, (20).Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.95, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

Notes

References 1957 New York Giants team at Baseball-Reference 1957 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac