1955 Milwaukee Braves season
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Record | 85–69 (.552) |
League place | 2nd |
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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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Contents
Offseason
- 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
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 98 | 55 | 0.641 | — | 56–21 | 42–34 |
Milwaukee Braves | 85 | 69 | 0.552 | 13½ | 46–31 | 39–38 |
New York Giants | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 18½ | 44–35 | 36–39 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 77 | 77 | 0.500 | 21½ | 46–31 | 31–46 |
Cincinnati Redlegs | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 23½ | 46–31 | 29–48 |
Chicago Cubs | 72 | 81 | 0.471 | 26 | 43–33 | 29–48 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 68 | 86 | 0.442 | 30½ | 41–36 | 27–50 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 94 | 0.390 | 38½ | 36–39 | 24–55 |
Record vs. opponents
1955 National League Records
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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
- June 3, 1955: Pete Whisenant was traded by the Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals for Del Rice.[4]
Roster
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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 |
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C | Del Crandall | 133 | 440 | 104 | .236 | 26 | 62 |
3B | Eddie Mathews | 141 | 499 | 144 | .289 | 41 | 101 |
RF | Hank Aaron | 153 | 602 | 189 | .314 | 27 | 106 |
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 |
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Del Rice | 27 | 71 | 14 | .197 | 2 | 7 |
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 |
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Lew Burdette | 42 | 230 | 13 | 8 | 4.03 | 70 |
Bob Buhl | 38 | 201.2 | 13 | 11 | 3.21 | 117 |
Gene Conley | 22 | 158 | 11 | 7 | 4.16 | 107 |
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 |
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Chet Nichols | 34 | 144 | 9 | 8 | 4.00 | 44 |
Ray Crone | 33 | 140.1 | 10 | 9 | 3.46 | 76 |
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 |
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Phil Paine | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.49 | 26 |
John Edelman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.12 | 3 |
Dave Koslo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ∞ | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Del Crandall, catcher, starter
- Eddie Mathews, third base, starter
- Hank Aaron, reserve
- Gene Conley, reserve
- Johnny Logan, reserve[5]
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Corpus Christi, Quebec, Lawton
Notes
- ↑ Catfish Metkovich at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Marshall Bridges at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Chi-Chi Olivo at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Del Rice at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1955as.shtml
References
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- 1955 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference