1955 Milwaukee Braves season

1955 Milwaukee Braves
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 85–69 (.552)
League place 2nd
Other information
Owner(s) Louis R. Perini
General manager(s) John J. Quinn
Manager(s) Charlie Grimm
Local television none
Local radio WEMP
WTMJ
(Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh)
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The 1955 Milwaukee Braves season was the third in Milwaukee and the 85th overall season of the franchise.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 9855 0.641 — 56–21 42–34
Milwaukee Braves 8569 0.552 13½ 46–31 39–38
New York Giants 8074 0.519 18½ 44–35 36–39
Philadelphia Phillies 7777 0.500 21½ 46–31 31–46
Cincinnati Redlegs 7579 0.487 23½ 46–31 29–48
Chicago Cubs 7281 0.471 26 43–33 29–48
St. Louis Cardinals 6886 0.442 30½ 41–36 27–50
Pittsburgh Pirates 6094 0.390 38½ 36–39 24–55

Record vs. opponents

1955 National League Records

Sources:
Team BR CHC CIN MIL NYG PHI PIT STL
Brooklyn —14–7–112–1015–713–916–614–814–8
Chicago7–14–1—11–117–1512–1010–1211–1114–8
Cincinnati10–1211–11—9–139–1311–1114–811–11
Milwaukee7–1515–713–9—14–814–811–1111–11
New York9–1310–1213–98–14—10–1217–513–9
Philadelphia6–1612–1011–118–1412–10—15–713–9
Pittsburgh8–1411–118–1411–115–177–15—10–12
St. Louis8–148–1411–1111–119–139–1312–10—

Notable transactions

Roster

1955 Milwaukee Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
CDel Crandall133440104.2362662
3BEddie Mathews141499144.28941101
RFHank Aaron153602189.31427106

Other batters

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
Del Rice277114.19727

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Lew Burdette422301384.0370
Bob Buhl38201.213113.21117
Gene Conley221581174.16107

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Chet Nichols34144984.0044
Ray Crone33140.11093.4676

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Phil Paine152002.4926
John Edelman500011.123
Dave Koslo1010∞0

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Toledo Sox American Association George Selkirk
AA Atlanta Crackers Southern Association George McQuinn, Marvin Rackley
and Clyde King
AA Beaumont Exporters Texas League Mickey Livingston
A Jacksonville Braves Sally League Ben Geraghty
B Corpus Christi Clippers Big State League Connie Ryan
B Evansville Braves Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bob Coleman
C Eau Claire Braves Northern League Joe Just
C Boise Braves Pioneer League Lou Stringer
C Quebec Braves Provincial League Sibby Sisti
D West Palm Beach Indians Florida State League Bill Steinecke
D Wellsville Braves PONY League Alex Monchak
D Lawton Braves Sooner State League Travis Jackson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Corpus Christi, Quebec, Lawton

Notes

  1. ↑ Catfish Metkovich at Baseball-Reference
  2. ↑ Marshall Bridges at Baseball-Reference
  3. ↑ Chi-Chi Olivo at Baseball-Reference
  4. ↑ Del Rice at Baseball-Reference
  5. ↑ http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1955as.shtml

References

  • 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
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