1955 Washington Senators season

1955 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Griffith Stadium (since 1911)
Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Clark Griffith (majority owner)
Manager(s)	Chuck Dressen
Local television	WTTG
Local 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

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	96	58	.623	--
Cleveland Indians	93	61	.604	3
Chicago White Sox	91	63	.591	5
Boston Red Sox	84	70	.545	12
Detroit Tigers	79	75	.513	17
Kansas City Athletics	63	91	.409	33
Baltimore Orioles	57	97	.370	39
Washington Senators	53	101	.344	43

Record vs. opponents

1955 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	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

1955 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers 15 Ted Abernathy 16 Bob Chakales 21 Webbo Clarke 30,43 Bill Currie 16 Vince Gonzales 32 Dick Hyde 21 Mickey McDermott 27 Camilo Pascual 19 Bob Porterfield 28 Pedro Ramos 20 Johnny Schmitz 17 Spec Shea 24 Bunky Stewart 18 Chuck Stobbs 26 Dean Stone		Catchers 14 Clint Courtney 11 Bruce Edwards  8 Ed Fitz Gerald 29 Steve Korcheck  9 Bob Oldis Infielders 39 Julio Bécquer 34 Juan Delis 12 Harmon Killebrew 25 Bobby Kline 36 Tony Roig  5 Pete Runnels  6 Jerry Snyder 36 José Valdivielso  3 Mickey Vernon  1 Eddie Yost		Outfielders  4 Jim Busby  4 Johnny Groth 14 Jim Lemon 37 Ernie Oravetz 31 Carlos Paula 29 Jerry Schoonmaker  2 Roy Sievers 22 Tom Umphlett Other batters 35 Jesse Levan 35 Tom Wright		Manager  7 Chuck Dressen Coaches 54 Nick Altrock 53 Ellis Clary 52 Joe Fitzgerald 55 Joe Haynes 51 Cookie Lavagetto

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
SS	Valdivielso, JoséJosé 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
Courtney, ClintClint Courtney	75	238	71	.298	2	30
Busby, JimJim 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

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
Abernathy, TedTed 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
Chakales, BobBob Chakales	27	2	3	0	5.27	28
Gonzales, VinceVince Gonzales	1	0	0	0	27.00	1

Award winners

All-Star Game

• Mickey Vernon, starter, first base

^[4]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	Cal Ermer
A	Charlotte Hornets	Sally League	Jimmy Bloodworth
B	Hagerstown Packets	Piedmont League	Johnny Welaj
B	Rock Hill Chiefs	Tri-State League	Buster Boguskie, Frank Colasinski and Pete Treece
D	Orlando C.B.s	Florida State League	Tommy O'Brien
D	Fulton Lookouts	KITTY League	Ned Waldrop, Sam Lamitina, Mel Simons and Bob Harmon
D	Erie Senators	PONY League	Ted Sepkowski

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando

Notes

1. Choo Choo Coleman page at Baseball Reference
2. Al Sima page at Baseball Reference
3. Bob Chakales page at Baseball Reference
4. http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1955as.shtml

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.