1957 New York Giants Baseball Team Schedule at Polo Grounds
The page from the 1957 Baseball Facts Book presents the schedule and details for the New York Giants baseball team, who played at Polo Grounds Stadium in New York City. Managed by Bill Rigney, the team was under the ownership of Horace C. Stoneham. The stadium had a capacity of 55,000, with left field measuring 279 feet and right field measuring 257 feet from home plate. Game times were specified as 2:00 PM on Saturdays and Sundays, 1:30 PM on weekdays, and 8:00 PM for night games. The team's attendance in 1956 reached 629,179. The coaching staff included Tom Henrich, Bucky Walters, and Dave Williams. For radio broadcasts, WMCA was the station, while WPIX handled television coverage, with announcers Russ Hodges and Bob DeLaney.