1955 Milwaukee Braves | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Milwaukee County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Record | 85–69 (.552) |
League place | 2nd |
Owners | Louis R. Perini |
General managers | John J. Quinn |
Managers | Charlie Grimm |
Radio | WEMP WTMJ (Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh) |
The 1955 Milwaukee Braves season was the third in Milwaukee and the 85th overall season of the franchise.
Offseason
[edit]- March 4, 1955: Catfish Metkovich was released by the Braves.[1]
- Prior to 1955 season: (exact date unknown)
- Marshall Bridges was acquired by the Braves from the New York Giants.[2]
- Chi-Chi Olivo was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.[3]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 98 | 55 | .641 | — | 56–21 | 42–34 |
Milwaukee Braves | 85 | 69 | .552 | 13½ | 46–31 | 39–38 |
New York Giants | 80 | 74 | .519 | 18½ | 44–35 | 36–39 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 77 | 77 | .500 | 21½ | 46–31 | 31–46 |
Cincinnati Redlegs | 75 | 79 | .487 | 23½ | 46–31 | 29–48 |
Chicago Cubs | 72 | 81 | .471 | 26 | 43–33 | 29–48 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 68 | 86 | .442 | 30½ | 41–36 | 27–50 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 94 | .390 | 38½ | 36–39 | 24–55 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BR | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Brooklyn | — | 14–7–1 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 14–8 | |||||
Chicago | 7–14–1 | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 14–8 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–12 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 11–11 | |||||
Milwaukee | 7–15 | 15–7 | 13–9 | — | 14–8 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
New York | 9–13 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 8–14 | — | 10–12 | 17–5 | 13–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6–16 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 12–10 | — | 15–7 | 13–9 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–14 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 7–15 | — | 10–12 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–14 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 12–10 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- June 3, 1955: Pete Whisenant was traded by the Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals for Del Rice.[4]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Del Crandall | 133 | 440 | 104 | .236 | 26 | 62 |
1B | George Crowe | 104 | 303 | 85 | .281 | 15 | 55 |
2B | Danny O'Connell | 124 | 453 | 102 | .225 | 6 | 40 |
SS | Johnny Logan | 154 | 595 | 177 | .297 | 13 | 83 |
3B | Eddie Mathews | 141 | 499 | 144 | .289 | 41 | 101 |
LF | Bobby Thomson | 101 | 343 | 88 | .257 | 12 | 56 |
CF | Bill Bruton | 149 | 636 | 175 | .275 | 9 | 47 |
RF | Hank Aaron | 153 | 602 | 189 | .314 | 27 | 106 |
Other batters
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Joe Adcock | 84 | 288 | 76 | .264 | 15 | 45 |
Andy Pafko | 86 | 252 | 67 | .266 | 5 | 34 |
Chuck Tanner | 97 | 243 | 60 | .247 | 6 | 27 |
Jack Dittmer | 38 | 72 | 9 | .125 | 1 | 4 |
Del Rice | 27 | 71 | 14 | .197 | 2 | 7 |
Charlie White | 12 | 30 | 7 | .233 | 0 | 4 |
Ben Taylor | 12 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Pendleton | 8 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Roselli | 6 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Warren Spahn | 39 | 245.2 | 17 | 14 | 3.26 | 110 |
Lew Burdette | 42 | 230.0 | 13 | 8 | 4.03 | 70 |
Bob Buhl | 38 | 201.2 | 13 | 11 | 3.21 | 117 |
Gene Conley | 22 | 158.0 | 11 | 7 | 4.16 | 107 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Chet Nichols Jr. | 34 | 144.0 | 9 | 8 | 4.00 | 44 |
Ray Crone | 33 | 140.1 | 10 | 9 | 3.46 | 76 |
Humberto Robinson | 13 | 38.0 | 3 | 1 | 3.08 | 19 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Ernie Johnson | 40 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3.42 | 43 |
Dave Jolly | 36 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5.71 | 23 |
Roberto Vargas | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.76 | 13 |
Phil Paine | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.49 | 26 |
Joey Jay | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.74 | 3 |
John Edelman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.12 | 3 |
Charlie Gorin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
Dave Koslo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | inf | 0 |
Awards and honors
[edit]- Del Crandall, catcher, starter
- Eddie Mathews, third base, starter
- Hank Aaron, reserve
- Gene Conley, reserve
- Johnny Logan, reserve[5]
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Corpus Christi, Quebec, Lawton
Notes
[edit]- ^ Catfish Metkovich at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Marshall Bridges at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Chi-Chi Olivo at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Del Rice at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "1955 All-Star Game".
References
[edit]- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1955 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference