1955 Washington Senators season
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Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Owners | Clark Griffith (majority owner) | |
Managers | Chuck Dressen | |
Television | WTTG | |
Radio | WWDC (FM) (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff, Les Sands) | |
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The 1955 Washington Senators season was a season in American baseball. The team won 53 games, lost 101, and finished in eighth place in the American League. They were managed by Chuck Dressen and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
- Prior to 1955 season: Choo-Choo Coleman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Senators.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 96 | 58 | .623 | — | 52–25 | 44–33 |
Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | .604 | 3 | 49–28 | 44–33 |
Chicago White Sox | 91 | 63 | .591 | 5 | 49–28 | 42–35 |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | .545 | 12 | 47–31 | 37–39 |
Detroit Tigers | 79 | 75 | .513 | 17 | 46–31 | 33–44 |
Kansas City Athletics | 63 | 91 | .409 | 33 | 33–43 | 30–48 |
Baltimore Orioles | 57 | 97 | .370 | 39 | 30–47 | 27–50 |
Washington Senators | 53 | 101 | .344 | 43 | 28–49 | 25–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | NYY | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 3–19 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 3–19 | 14–8 | |||||
Boston | 14–8 | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 15–7 | |||||
Chicago | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 17–5 | |||||
Cleveland | 19–3 | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | 12–10 | 17–5 | 13–9 | 9–13 | |||||
Detroit | 13–9 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 10–12 | 17–5 | |||||
Kansas City | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 10–12 | — | 7–15 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 19–3 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 15–7 | — | 16–6 | |||||
Washington | 8–14 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — |
Notable transactions
- May 1955: Gus Keriazakos was traded by the Senators to the Kansas City Athletics for Al Sima.[2]
- June 7, 1955: Jim Busby was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Bob Chakales, Clint Courtney and Johnny Groth.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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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SS | José Valdivielso | 94 | 294 | 65 | .221 | 2 | 28 |
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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Clint Courtney | 75 | 238 | 71 | .298 | 2 | 30 |
Jim Busby | 47 | 191 | 44 | .230 | 6 | 14 |
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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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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Ted Abernathy | 40 | 119.1 | 5 | 9 | 5.96 | 79 |
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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Bob Chakales | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.27 | 28 |
Vince Gonzales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
Award winners
- Mickey Vernon, starter, first base
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando
Notes
References
- 1955 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
- 1955 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.