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The 1954 New York Giants season was the franchise's 72nd season. The Giants won the National League pennant with a record of 97 wins and 57 losses and then defeated the Cleveland Indians in four games in the World Series. It was the team's final World Series championship until 2010.
The 1954 major league baseball season began on April 13, 1954. The regular season ended on September 26, with the New York Giants and Cleveland Indians as the regular season champions of the National League and American League , respectively.
The 1954 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1954 season. The 51st edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the National League champion New York Giants against the American League champion Cleveland Indians .
The 1954 New York Giants season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League. Preseason. Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
Gentry made the Giants' roster at the outset of the 1954 season, after a strong 1953 campaign with Double-A Nashville. At the time, MLB clubs were allowed to carry 28 players during the first month of the regular season before cutting their rosters to the standard 25-man quota. Gentry's tenure occurred during this early-season period.
March 16 – George Grantham, 53, second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants in a span of 13 seasons from 1922 to 1934, who hit over .300 every season from 1924 to 1931, and also was a member of the Pirates teams that won the World Series in 1925 and the National League pennant in 1927.
They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Giants. ... The number of games they started during the season is listed to ...
In 1954, Wilhelm was a key piece of the pitching staff that led the 1954 Giants to a world championship. [19] He pitched 111 innings, finishing with a 12–4 record and a 2.10 ERA. [ 17 ] During one of Wilhelm's appearances that season, catcher Ray Katt committed four passed balls in one inning to set the major league record; the record has ...