1955 Milwaukee Braves season

1955 Milwaukee Braves
Ballpark	Milwaukee County Stadium
City	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Record	85–69 (.552)
Owners	Louis R. Perini
Managers	Charlie Grimm
Television	none
Radio	WEMP WTMJ (Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh)

Offseason

• March 4, 1955: Catfish Metkovich was released by the Braves.
• Prior to 1955 season: (exact date unknown)
  • Marshall Bridges was acquired by the Braves from the New York Giants.
  • Chi-Chi Olivo was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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 record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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.

Roster

1955 Milwaukee Braves
Roster
Pitchers 10 Bob Buhl 33 Lew Burdette 22 Gene Conley 12,20 Ray Crone 30 John Edelman 15 Charlie Gorin 47 Joey Jay 32 Ernie Johnson 16 Dave Jolly 20 Dave Koslo 17 Chet Nichols 11 Phil Paine 49 Humberto Robinson 21 Warren Spahn 29 Roberto Vargas		Catchers  1 Del Crandall  7 Del Rice 24 Bob Roselli 24 Charlie White Infielders  9 Joe Adcock 39 George Crowe  6 Jack Dittmer 23 Johnny Logan 41 Eddie Mathews 4,27 Danny O'Connell  3 Jim Pendleton 19 Ben Taylor		Outfielders 44 Hank Aaron 38 Bill Bruton 48 Andy Pafko 18 Chuck Tanner 34 Bobby Thomson		Manager 40 Charlie Grimm Coaches 28 Johnny Cooney 35 Bob Keely 31 Bucky Walters

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
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
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
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
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
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

All-Star Game

• Del Crandall, catcher, starter
• Eddie Mathews, third base, starter
• Hank Aaron, reserve
• Gene Conley, reserve
• Johnny Logan, reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

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

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1955 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference