1955 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 11 – October 4, 1955
Number of games154
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)NBC, CBS
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Yogi Berra (NYY)
NL: Roy Campanella (BKN)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upCleveland Indians
NL championsBrooklyn Dodgers
  NL runners-upMilwaukee Braves
World Series
ChampionsBrooklyn Dodgers
  Runners-upNew York Yankees
World Series MVPJohnny Podres (BKN)
MLB seasons
1955 Major League Baseball season is located in the United States
Orioles
Red Sox
White Sox
Indians
Tigers
Athletics
Yankees
Senators
Locations of AL teams for the 1955–1957 Major League Baseball seasons
American League
1955 Major League Baseball season is located in the United States
Dodgers
Cubs
Redlegs
Braves
Giants
Phillies
Pirates
Cardinals
Locations of NL teams for the 1955–1957 Major League Baseball seasons
National League

The 1955 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 11 to October 4, 1955. It featured 16 teams, eight in the National League and eight in the American League, with each team playing a 154-game schedule. In the World Series the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3.

For the third consecutive season, a franchise changed homes as the Philadelphia Athletics moved to Kansas City and played their home games at Municipal Stadium.

Standings

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 3
NL Brooklyn Dodgers 4

Awards and honors

A ticket from the game where Sandy Koufax earned his first major league win on August 27, 1955.

Statistical leaders

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Al Kaline DET .340 Richie Ashburn PHI .338
HR Mickey Mantle NYY 37 Willie Mays NYG 51
RBI Ray Boone DET
Jackie Jensen BOS		 116 Duke Snider BKN 136
Wins Whitey Ford NYY
Bob Lemon CLE
Frank Sullivan BOS		 18 Robin Roberts PHI 23
ERA Billy Pierce CWS 1.97 Bob Friend PIT 2.83
SO Herb Score CLE 245 Sam Jones CHC 198
SV Ray Narleski CLE 19 Jack Meyer PHI 16
SB Jim Rivera CWS 25 Bill Bruton MIL 25

Managers

American League

Team Manager Comments
Baltimore Orioles Paul Richards
Boston Red Sox Pinky Higgins
Chicago White Sox Marty Marion Finished 3rd
Cleveland Indians Al López Finished 2nd
Detroit Tigers Fred Hutchinson
Kansas City Athletics Lou Boudreau
New York Yankees Casey Stengel Won Pennant
Washington Senators Bucky Harris

National League

Team Manager Comments
Brooklyn Dodgers Walter Alston Won only World Series in Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs Stan Hack
Cincinnati Reds Birdie Tebbetts
Milwaukee Braves Charlie Grimm Finished 2nd
New York Giants Leo Durocher Finished 3rd
Philadelphia Phillies Mayo Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates Fred Haney
St. Louis Cardinals Eddie Stanky and Harry Walker

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Milwaukee Braves[1] 85 -4.5% 2,005,836 -5.9% 26,050
New York Yankees[2] 96 -6.8% 1,490,138 1.0% 19,352
Kansas City Athletics[3] 63 23.5% 1,393,054 357.2% 18,330
Cleveland Indians[4] 93 -16.2% 1,221,780 -8.5% 15,867
Boston Red Sox[5] 84 21.7% 1,203,200 29.2% 15,426
Detroit Tigers[6] 79 16.2% 1,181,838 9.4% 15,349
Chicago White Sox[7] 91 -3.2% 1,175,684 -4.5% 15,269
Brooklyn Dodgers[8] 98 6.5% 1,033,589 1.3% 13,423
Philadelphia Phillies[9] 77 2.7% 922,886 24.9% 11,986
Chicago Cubs[10] 72 12.5% 875,800 17.1% 11,374
Baltimore Orioles[11] 57 5.6% 852,039 -19.7% 10,785
St. Louis Cardinals[12] 68 -5.6% 849,130 -18.3% 11,028
New York Giants[13] 80 -17.5% 824,112 -28.7% 10,432
Cincinnati Redlegs[14] 75 1.4% 693,662 -1.5% 9,009
Pittsburgh Pirates[15] 60 13.2% 469,397 -1.3% 6,259
Washington Senators[16] 53 -19.7% 425,238 -15.6% 5,523

Television coverage

The Game of the Week moved from ABC to CBS[17] (the rights were actually set up through the Falstaff Brewing Corporation[18][19][20]).

The All-Star Game and World Series aired on NBC.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ Walker, James R.; Bellamy, Robert V. (2008). Center field shot: a history of baseball on television. University of Nebraska Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0803248250.
  18. ^ "Falstaff Newspaper Ads 1950-60's". A Falstaff Collector.
  19. ^ "SPORTS BRIEFS". Los Angeles Times. March 6, 1954. p. B3.
  20. ^ Sieler, Pete (May 8, 2015). "TV Radio Movies 1/16/15". TRM – TVRadioMovies.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015.

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