An alternate-history baseball newspaper • New York • 1954 season

The Polo Grounds
Chronicle

The story behind the box scores • 1954 New York Giants Replay
THE POLO GROUNDS • NEW YORK

Follow the Giants' extraordinary 1954 replay season through newspaper-style monthly editions, baseball stories, and statistical reports.


Latest available issue • Volume IV • July 1954

Giants Storm Toward the Pennant!

Antonelli reaches 22–0. Willie Mays bats .417. New York enters August with a 15½-game lead in the National League.

Inside: the afternoon Cincinnati no-hit New York, the extraordinary unbeaten pitching tandem, July's fielding follies, and an All-Star Game to remember.

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Latest issue

July 1954 — Volume IV
Giants Storm Toward the Pennant!

The full archive of monthly editions appears below.

Replay Baseball reports

Explore the replay's standings, player statistics, team reports, and individual game box scores.

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Statistics and articles describe an alternate-history baseball replay, not the actual 1954 season.


From Opening Day to the midsummer pennant chase

The Chronicle Archive

Catch up on the Giants' remarkable season, one month at a time. Each edition opens as a printable PDF.

Volume I • April 1954

Giants Roar Out of the Gate

An 11–3 start, the rise of Johnny Antonelli, and a surprising Cincinnati challenge.

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Volume II • May 1954

Giants Seize Control of the National League

New York goes 20–8 as Willie Mays dazzles and Antonelli improves to 11–0.

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Volume III • June 1954

Giants Run Wild Through June

A 23–5 month, a 12½-game league lead, and Antonelli's remarkable 17–0 record.

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Volume IV • July 1954: Read the latest edition. August and September will be added as the replay continues.