THE STATE OF THE NY GIANTS: BOYD “GAIL” HARRIS PASSES

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Boyd “Gail” Harris, who on September 21, 1957, at Forbes Field hit the last two New York Giants home runs, passed away Wednesday, November 14, in Gainesville, Va., at the age of 81. He spent most of 1955, some of 1956 and all of 1957 with the Giants before being traded to Detroit for Ozzie Virgil ahead of the 1958 season. (Thanks Greg Prince)

With Harris’s passing, only 32 NY Giants remain. Here is the updated list:

  • Joey Amalfitano 1954-55         B:1/23/1934

  • Johnny Antonelli 1954-57        B: 4/12/1930

  • Jackie Brandt 1956                  B: 4/28/1934

  • Ed Bressoud 1956-57              B: 5/2/1932

  • Pete Burnside 1955, 1957       B: 7/2/1930

  • Foster Castleman 1954-57      B: 1/1/1931

  • Gil Coan 1955                           B: 5/18/1922

  • Ray Crone 1957                       B: 8/7/1931

  • Alvin Dark 1950-56                  B: 1/7/1922

  • Chuck Diering 1952                B: 2/5/1923

  • Joe Garagiola 1954                 B: 2/12/1926

  • Billy Gardner 1954-55             B: 7/19/1927

  • Harvey Gentry 1954                B: 5/27/1926

  • Jack Harshman 1952              B: 7/12/1927

  • Monte Irvin 1949-55               B: 2/25/1919

  • Les Layton 1948                     B: 11/18/1921

  • Joe Margoneri 1956-57         B: 1/13/1930

  • Willie Mays 1951-52, 1954-57   B: 5/6/1931

  • Windy McCall 1954-57           B: 7/18/1925

  • Mike McCormick 1956-57     B: 9/28/1938

  • Charlie Mead 1943-45           B: 4/29/1921

  • Stu Miller 1957                       B: 12/26/1927

  • Mario Picone 1947, 1952, 1954   B: 7/5/1926

  • Ron Samford 1954                 B: 2/28/1930

  • Red Schoendienst 1956-57   B: 2/2/1923

  • Daryl Spencer 1952-53, 1956-57   B: 7/13/1929

  • George Spencer 1950-55      B: 7/7/1926

  • Wayne Terwilliger 1955-56    B: 6/27/1925

  • Ozzie Virgil 1956-57               B: 5/17/1933

  • Bill White 1956                        B: 1/28/1934

  • Al Worthington 1953-54, 1956-57   B: 2/5/1929

  • Roy Wright 1956                     B: 9/26/1933

Monte Irvin is the oldest living member of the New York Giants (93), while Mike McCormick (74) is the youngest.-Gary