New York Giants Official Program and Score Card, 1954
date: label: Date made
content: 1954
name: label: thru person
content: Rinsland, George
label: associated institution
content: New York Giants
label: associated institution
content: Saint Louis Cardinals
label: depicted
content: Durocher, Leo
label: maker
content: Stevens, Harry
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Official program and scorecard for the 1954 New York Giants. That year, after a 97-57 regular season, the Giants defeated the Cleveland Indians to win the World Series.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Managed by Leo Durocher, the Giants were led by star outfielder Willie Mays, who in his first season returning from military service, won the National League Most Valuable Player Award. "The Say Hey Kid" led the league with a .345 batting average, hitting 41 home runs and 110 runs batted in.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Other notable players on the club included third baseman Hank Thompson, shortstop Al Dark, outfielder Dan Mueller and pitchers Johnny Antonelli, Ruben Gomez and Sal Maglie.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The team formed in 1883 as the New York Gothams, changing their name to the Giants two years later. The Manhattan based team reached 14 World Series, winning five, before relocating to San Francisco, CA in 1958.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Baseball
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.310547.091B
label: accession number
content: 310547
label: catalog number
content: 310547.091B
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Score Card and Program
label: Object Name
content: program, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 6 in; 25.4 cm x 15.24 cm