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.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. 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.

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.Marv Grissom at Baseball Reference

Roster 1953 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 Wes Westrum 107 290 65 .224 12 30 1B Whitey Lockman 150 607 179 .295 9 61 2B Davey Williams 112 340 101 .297 3 34 SS Alvin Dark 155 647 194 .300 23 88 3B 114 388 117 .302 24 74 OF Monte Irvin 124 444 146 .329 21 97 OF Don Mueller 131 480 160 .333 6 60 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 Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Daryl Spencer 118 408 85 .208 20 56 Bobby Hofman 74 169 45 .266 12 34 76 163 38 .233 11 30 Tookie Gilbert 70 160 27 .169 3 16 Ray Noble 46 97 20 .206 4 14 Sal Yvars 23 47 13 .277 0 1 Sam Calderone 35 45 10 .222 0 8 Ray Katt 8 29 5 .172 0 1 Bill Rigney 19 20 5 .250 0 1 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO 29 204.0 13 11 3.40 113 Jim Hearn 36 196.2 9 12 4.53 77 Larry Jansen 36 184.2 11 16 4.14 88 Sal Maglie 27 145.1 8 9 4.15 80 Al Worthington 20 102.0 4 8 3.44 52 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO Dave Koslo 37 111.2 6 12 4.76 36 21 84.1 4 2 3.95 46 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 Player G W L SV ERA SO Hoyt Wilhelm 68 7 8 15 3.04 71 48 6 4 2 4.98 49 Frank Hiller 19 2 1 0 6.15 10 Monty Kennedy 18 0 0 0 7.15 11 Max Lanier 3 0 0 0 6.75 2 George Spencer 1 0 0 0 7.71 1

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sioux City, Danville

Notes

References 1953 New York Giants at Baseball Reference 1953 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac