1955 Major League Baseball season
Sports season
1955 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 11 – October 4, 1955 |
Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 |
TV partner(s) | NBC , CBS |
Regular season | |
Season MVP |
AL
:
Yogi Berra
(
NYY
)
NL : Roy Campanella ( BKN ) |
AL champions | New York Yankees |
AL runners-up | Cleveland Indians |
NL champions | Brooklyn Dodgers |
NL runners-up | Milwaukee Braves |
World Series | |
Champions | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Runners-up | New York Yankees |
World Series MVP | Johnny Podres ( BKN ) |
MLB seasons | |
This article is about the 1955 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see
1955 in baseball
.
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
American League
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National League
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Postseason
Bracket
World Series | ||||
AL | New York Yankees | 3 | ||
NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 |
Awards and honors
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Statistical leaders
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Managers
American League
Team | Manager | Comments |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- ↑ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
- ↑ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
- ↑ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
- ↑ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
- ↑ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
- ↑ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
- ↑ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
- ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
- ↑ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
- ↑ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
- ↑ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
- ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
- ↑ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
- ↑ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
- ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
- ↑ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
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