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1955 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932)
Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Myron H. Wilson
General manager(s)	Hank Greenberg
Manager(s)	Al Lopez
Local television	WXEL
Local radio	WERE (1300)
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1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Offseason[edit]

October 14, 1954: Owen Friend was purchased from the Indians by the Boston Red Sox.^[1]
November 16, 1954: Ralph Kiner was acquired by the Indians from the Chicago Cubs for $60,000 as part of an earlier deal (the Cubs sent a player to be named later to the Indians for Sam Jones and players to be named later) made on September 30, 1954. The Indians sent Gale Wade to the Cubs on November 30 to complete the trade.^[2]
Prior to 1955 season: Joe Ginsberg was sent by the Indians to the San Diego Padres.^[3]

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	96	58	.623	--
Cleveland Indians	93	61	.604	3
Chicago White Sox	91	63	.591	5
Boston Red Sox	84	70	.545	12
Detroit Tigers	79	75	.513	17
Kansas City Athletics	63	91	.409	33
Baltimore Orioles	57	97	.370	39
Washington Senators	53	101	.344	43

Record vs. opponents[edit]

1955 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	8–14	10–12–1	3–19	9–13	10–12–1	3–19	14–8
Boston	14–8	—	9–13	11–11	13–9	14–8	8–14	15–7
Chicago	12–10–1	13–9	—	10–12	14–8	14–8	11–11	17–5
Cleveland	19–3	11–11	12–10	—	12–10	17–5	13–9	9–13
Detroit	13–9	9–13	8–14	10–12	—	12–10	10–12	17–5
Kansas City	12–10–1	8–14	8–14	5–17	10–12	—	7–15	13–9
New York	19–3	14–8	11–11	9–13	12–10	15–7	—	16–6
Washington	8–14	7–15	5–17	13–9	5–17	9–13	6–16	—

Notable transactions[edit]

May 16, 1955: Hal Newhouser was released by the Indians.^[4]
June 15, 1955: Dave Pope and Wally Westlake were traded by the Indians to the Baltimore Orioles for Billy Cox and Gene Woodling. Billy Cox refused to report to his new team. The Orioles sent $15,000 to the Indians on June 15 as compensation.^[5]
July 2, 1955: Dave Philley was selected off waivers from the Indians by the Baltimore Orioles.^[6]

Roster[edit]

1955 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

37 Harry Simpson

Manager

10 Al Lopez

Coaches

44 Tony Cuccinello
43 Mel Harder (Pitching)
42 Red Kress
40 Bill Lobe

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
LF	Kiner, RalphRalph Kiner	113	321	78	.243	18	54

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
Pope, DaveDave Pope	35	104	31	.298	6	22

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

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
Aguirre, HankHank Aguirre	4	12.2	2	0	1.42	6

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

Awards and honors[edit]

All-Star Game

Bobby Ávila, Second base, Reserve
Larry Doby, Outfield, Reserve
Al Lopez, Manager
Al Rosen, Third base, Reserve
Herb Score, Pitcher, Reserve
Al Smith, Outfield, Reserve
Early Wynn, Pitcher, Reserve

^[7]

Farm system[edit]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Kerby Farrell
AA	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	L. D. Meyer and Hank Schenz
A	Reading Indians	Eastern League	Jo-Jo White
B	Keokuk Kernels	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Pinky May
B	Spartanburg Peaches	Tri-State League	Spud Chandler
C	Fargo-Moorhead Twins	Northern League	Phil Seghi and Paul O'Dea
C	Sherbrooke Indians	Provincial League	Ed Hartness
D	Vidalia Indians	Georgia State League	Ed Levy
D	Lafayette Chiefs	Mississippi-Ohio Valley League	Mark Wylie

Notes[edit]

^ Owen Friend page at Baseball-Reference
^ Ralph Kiner page at Baseball-Reference
^ Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball-Reference
^ Hal Newhouser page at Baseball Reference
^ Billy Cox page at Baseball Reference
^ Dave Philley page at Baseball Reference
^ http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1955as.shtml
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References[edit]

1955 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City New York Washington

National League	Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1955 All-Star Game 1955 World Series

Cleveland Indians

Formerly the Grand Rapids Rustlers, Cleveland Lake Shores, Cleveland Bluebirds, and Cleveland Naps
Based in Cleveland, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

League Park
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Progressive Field
Spring training: Henley Field
Terry Park Ballfield
Clearwater Athletic Field
Hi Corbett Field
Chain of Lakes Park
Goodyear Ballpark

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Cincinnati Reds

Key personnel

Owner: Larry Dolan
Chairman/CEO: Paul Dolan
President: Chris Antonetti
General manager: Mike Chernoff
Manager: Terry Francona

Postseason appearances (11)

Division championships (7)

American League pennants (5)

World Series championships (2)

1920
1948

Hall of Fame inductees

Minor league affiliations

Media

Seasons (116)

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