1955 Major League Baseball season

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.

1955 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 11 – October 4, 1955
Number of games154
Number of teams16
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)

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 LeagueNational League
TypeNameStatNameStat
AVGAl Kaline DET.340Richie Ashburn PHI.338
HRMickey Mantle NYY37Willie Mays NYG51
RBIRay Boone DET
Jackie Jensen BOS
116Duke Snider BKN136
WinsWhitey Ford NYY
Bob Lemon CLE
Frank Sullivan BOS
18Robin Roberts PHI23
ERABilly Pierce CHW1.97Bob Friend PIT2.83
SOHerb Score CLE245Sam Jones CHC198
SVRay Narleski CLE19Jack Meyer PHI16
SBJim Rivera CHW25Bill Bruton MIL25

Managers

American League

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

National League

Team Manager Comments
Brooklyn Dodgers Walter Alston
Chicago Cubs Stan Hack
Cincinnati Reds Birdie Tebbetts
Milwaukee Braves Charlie Grimm
New York Giants Leo Durocher
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

See also

References

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