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1955 Major League Baseball

Season Summary

World Series Champions

Brooklyn Dodgers

AL MVP

NL MVP

AL Rookie of the Year

NL Rookie of the Year

Teams

16

Players

595 - AL Players | NL Players

Attendance

16,663,422

Playoffs

Playoff Teams

BRO, NYA

1955 Major League Baseball

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AL = American League
NL = National League
Playoff teams are in bold

League Rankings are per AL/NL

Season Standings

CSV

league	rank	lg rk	mlb rk	team	franchise	g	w	l	wpct	gbl	rf	ra	diff	manager	attendance	payroll	ballpark	playoffs
AL -	1	1	2	New York Yankees	Franchise Page	154	96	58	.623	--	761	569	192	Casey Stengel	1,490,138	0	Yankee Stadium I	Lost World Series (Dodgers)
AL -	2	2	3	Cleveland Indians	Franchise Page	154	93	61	.604	3.0	698	601	97	Al Lopez	1,221,780	0	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	dnq
AL -	3	3	4	Chicago White Sox	Franchise Page	154	91	63	.591	5.0	725	557	168	Marty Marion	1,175,684	0	Comiskey Park	dnq
AL -	4	4	6	Boston Red Sox	Franchise Page	154	84	70	.545	12.0	755	652	103	Pinky Higgins	1,203,200	0	Fenway Park	dnq
AL -	5	5	8	Detroit Tigers	Franchise Page	154	79	75	.513	17.0	775	658	117	Bucky Harris	1,181,838	0	Briggs Stadium	dnq
AL -	6	6	13	Kansas City Athletics	Franchise Page	154	63	91	.409	33.0	638	911	-273	Lou Boudreau	1,393,054	0	Municipal Stadium	dnq
AL -	7	7	15	Baltimore Orioles	Franchise Page	154	57	97	.370	39.0	540	754	-214	Paul Richards	852,039	0	Memorial Stadium	dnq
AL -	8	8	16	Washington Senators I	Franchise Page	154	53	101	.344	43.0	598	789	-191	Chuck Dressen	425,238	0	Griffith Stadium	dnq
league	rank	lg rk	mlb rk	team	franchise	g	w	l	wpct	gbl	rf	ra	diff	manager	attendance	payroll	ballpark	playoffs
NL -	1	1	1	Brooklyn Dodgers	Franchise Page	153	98	55	.641	--	857	650	207	Walter Alston	1,033,589	0	Ebbets Field	Won World Series (Yankees)
NL -	2	2	5	Milwaukee Braves	Franchise Page	154	85	69	.552	13.5	743	668	75	Charlie Grimm	2,005,836	0	County Stadium	dnq
NL -	3	3	7	New York Giants	Franchise Page	154	80	74	.519	18.5	702	673	29	Leo Durocher	824,112	0	Polo Grounds	dnq
NL -	4	4	9	Philadelphia Phillies	Franchise Page	154	77	77	.500	21.5	675	666	9	Mayo Smith	922,886	0	Connie Mack Stadium	dnq
NL -	5	5	10	Cincinnati Reds	Franchise Page	154	75	79	.487	23.5	761	684	77	Birdie Tebbetts	693,662	0	Crosley Field	dnq
NL -	6	6	11	Chicago Cubs	Franchise Page	153	72	81	.471	26.0	626	713	-87	Stan Hack	875,800	0	Wrigley Field	dnq
NL -	7	7	12	St. Louis Cardinals	Franchise Page	154	68	86	.442	30.5	654	757	-103	Harry Walker, Eddie Stanky	849,130	0	Sportsman's Park	dnq
NL -	8	8	14	Pittsburgh Pirates	Franchise Page	154	60	94	.390	38.5	560	767	-207	Fred Haney	469,397	0	Forbes Field	dnq
16 record(s)

Batting Totals

CSV

team	league	players	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
Baltimore Orioles	AL -	51	2082	5257	540	1263	177	39	54	503	34	46	562	740	19	70	27	31	127	1680	5935	270	993	.240	.314	.320	.634	.184	.079	.269	9.47	12.47	1.32	97.35
Boston Red Sox	AL -	37	1822	5273	755	1392	241	39	137	709	43	17	707	730	29	69	53	44	125	2122	6131	417	975	.264	.351	.402	.753	.277	.138	.281	11.53	11.91	1.03	38.49
Brooklyn Dodgers	NL -	30	1822	5193	857	1406	230	44	201	800	79	56	674	718	41	75	54	62	132	2327	6037	475	931	.271	.356	.448	.804	.312	.177	.278	11.16	11.89	1.07	25.84
Chicago Cubs	NL -	34	1882	5214	626	1287	187	55	164	597	37	35	428	806	22	69	33	45	107	2076	5766	406	881	.247	.305	.398	.703	.234	.151	.263	7.42	13.98	1.88	31.79
Chicago White Sox	AL -	42	1960	5220	725	1401	204	36	116	677	69	45	568	594	58	111	43	40	117	2025	6000	356	1045	.268	.344	.388	.732	.233	.120	.282	9.47	9.90	1.05	45.00
Cincinnati Reds	NL -	38	2013	5270	761	1424	216	28	181	726	51	36	556	657	33	76	43	50	104	2239	5978	425	999	.270	.341	.425	.766	.263	.155	.278	9.30	10.99	1.18	29.12
Cleveland Indians	AL -	41	2049	5146	698	1325	195	31	148	657	28	24	723	715	35	87	59	36	112	2026	6050	374	951	.257	.349	.394	.743	.277	.136	.271	11.95	11.82	0.99	34.77
Detroit Tigers	AL -	39	1852	5283	775	1407	211	38	130	724	41	22	638	581	21	71	57	42	130	2084	6070	379	1028	.266	.344	.394	.739	.253	.128	.276	10.51	9.57	0.91	40.64
Kansas City Athletics	AL -	49	2017	5335	638	1395	189	46	121	592	22	36	462	718	26	58	34	34	146	2039	5915	356	1039	.261	.321	.382	.704	.205	.121	.281	7.81	12.14	1.55	44.09
Milwaukee Braves	NL -	29	1782	5277	743	1377	219	55	182	699	42	27	504	735	28	72	39	67	113	2252	5920	456	921	.261	.326	.427	.753	.264	.166	.272	8.51	12.42	1.46	28.99
New York Giants	NL -	32	2040	5288	702	1377	173	34	169	643	38	22	497	581	36	69	50	44	108	2125	5940	376	1001	.260	.325	.402	.727	.238	.141	.263	8.37	9.78	1.17	31.29
New York Yankees	AL -	38	1958	5161	761	1342	179	55	175	717	55	25	607	655	46	79	49	48	99	2156	5942	409	933	.260	.340	.418	.758	.281	.158	.266	10.22	11.02	1.08	29.49
Philadelphia Phillies	NL -	42	1819	5092	675	1300	214	50	132	631	44	32	652	673	23	53	43	39	139	2010	5863	396	904	.255	.340	.395	.735	.270	.139	.270	11.12	11.48	1.03	38.58
Pittsburgh Pirates	NL -	39	1909	5173	560	1262	210	60	91	532	22	22	471	652	21	93	32	64	132	1865	5790	361	901	.244	.308	.361	.668	.208	.117	.262	8.13	11.26	1.38	56.85
St. Louis Cardinals	NL -	39	2021	5266	654	1375	228	36	143	608	64	59	458	597	31	56	44	53	122	2104	5855	407	968	.261	.321	.400	.721	.226	.138	.270	7.82	10.20	1.30	36.83
Washington Senators I	AL -	37	2012	5142	598	1277	178	54	80	566	25	32	537	651	36	79	38	23	127	1803	5832	312	965	.248	.322	.351	.672	.205	.102	.269	9.21	11.16	1.21	64.28
16 record(s)

Pitching Totals

CSV

team	league	players	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gf	gr	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so/bb
Baltimore Orioles	AL -	23	57	97	4.21	391	156	35	9	121	235	20	1388.2	1403	754	650	103	625	594	42	1	33	1.46	9.09	0.67	4.05	3.85	4.89	0.95
Boston Red Sox	AL -	17	84	70	3.72	341	154	44	9	110	187	34	1384.1	1333	652	572	128	582	674	28	4	30	1.38	8.67	0.83	3.78	4.38	4.24	1.16
Brooklyn Dodgers	NL -	15	98	55	3.68	363	154	46	9	108	209	37	1378.0	1296	650	564	168	483	773	35	2	19	1.29	8.46	1.10	3.15	5.05	4.25	1.60
Chicago Cubs	NL -	16	72	81	4.17	363	154	47	9	107	209	23	1378.1	1306	713	639	153	601	686	31	1	29	1.38	8.53	1.00	3.92	4.48	4.66	1.14
Chicago White Sox	AL -	15	91	63	3.37	357	155	55	17	100	202	23	1378.0	1301	557	516	111	497	720	19	3	22	1.30	8.50	0.72	3.25	4.70	3.64	1.45
Cincinnati Reds	NL -	17	75	79	3.95	399	154	38	12	116	245	22	1363.0	1373	684	598	161	443	576	28	3	24	1.33	9.07	1.06	2.93	3.80	4.52	1.30
Cleveland Indians	AL -	15	93	61	3.39	369	154	45	13	109	215	36	1386.1	1285	601	522	111	558	877	35	0	22	1.33	8.34	0.72	3.62	5.69	3.90	1.57
Detroit Tigers	AL -	19	79	75	3.79	339	154	66	15	88	185	12	1380.1	1381	658	582	126	517	629	27	2	32	1.38	9.00	0.82	3.37	4.10	4.29	1.22
Kansas City Athletics	AL -	27	63	91	5.35	410	155	29	7	126	255	22	1382.0	1486	911	822	175	707	573	36	3	42	1.59	9.68	1.14	4.60	3.73	5.93	0.81
Milwaukee Braves	NL -	15	85	69	3.85	357	154	61	5	93	203	12	1383.0	1339	668	591	138	591	654	30	3	19	1.40	8.71	0.90	3.85	4.26	4.35	1.11
New York Giants	NL -	13	80	74	3.77	400	154	52	6	102	246	14	1386.2	1347	673	581	155	560	721	19	1	47	1.38	8.74	1.01	3.63	4.68	4.37	1.29
New York Yankees	AL -	16	96	58	3.23	344	154	52	18	102	190	33	1372.1	1163	569	493	108	688	732	26	3	32	1.35	7.63	0.71	4.51	4.80	3.73	1.06
Philadelphia Phillies	NL -	17	77	77	3.93	347	154	58	8	96	193	21	1356.2	1291	666	592	161	477	657	28	0	25	1.30	8.56	1.07	3.16	4.36	4.42	1.38
Pittsburgh Pirates	NL -	19	60	94	4.39	353	154	41	5	113	199	16	1362.0	1480	767	665	142	536	622	30	4	26	1.48	9.78	0.94	3.54	4.11	5.07	1.16
St. Louis Cardinals	NL -	20	68	86	4.56	428	154	42	8	112	274	15	1376.2	1376	757	698	185	549	730	31	3	47	1.40	9.00	1.21	3.59	4.77	4.95	1.33
Washington Senators I	AL -	16	53	101	4.62	383	154	37	9	117	229	16	1354.2	1450	789	696	99	634	607	28	3	49	1.54	9.63	0.66	4.21	4.03	5.24	0.96
16 record(s)