1955 Milwaukee Braves season

1955 Milwaukee Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Milwaukee County Stadium (since 1953)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (since 1953)
Results
Record	85–69 (.552)
League place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Louis R. Perini
General manager(s)	John J. Quinn
Manager(s)	Charlie Grimm
Local television	none
Local radio	WEMP WTMJ (Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh)
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Offseason

• March 4, 1955: Catfish Metkovich was released by the Braves.^[1]
• Prior to 1955 season: (exact date unknown)
  • Marshall Bridges was acquired by the Braves from the New York Giants.^[2]
  • Chi-Chi Olivo was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.^[3]

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 Records Sources:
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.^[4]

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	Crandall, DelDel Crandall	133	440	104	.236	26	62
3B	Mathews, EddieEddie Mathews	141	499	144	.289	41	101
RF	Aaron, HankHank 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
Rice, DelDel 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
Burdette, LewLew Burdette	42	230	13	8	4.03	70
Buhl, BobBob Buhl	38	201.2	13	11	3.21	117
Conley, GeneGene 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
Nichols, ChetChet Nichols	34	144	9	8	4.00	44
Crone, RayRay 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
Paine, PhilPhil Paine	15	2	0	0	2.49	26
Edelman, JohnJohn Edelman	5	0	0	0	11.12	3
Koslo, DaveDave 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^[5]

Farm system

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

Notes

1. Catfish Metkovich at Baseball-Reference
2. Marshall Bridges at Baseball-Reference
3. Chi-Chi Olivo at Baseball-Reference
4. Del Rice at Baseball-Reference
5. http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1955as.shtml

References

• 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.
• 1955 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference