1955 Milwaukee Braves season explained

Milwaukee Braves
Season:	1955
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Milwaukee County Stadium
City:	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Record:	85–69 (.552)
League Place:	2nd
Owners:	Louis R. Perini
General Managers:	John J. Quinn
Managers:	Charlie Grimm
Radio:	WEMP WTMJ (Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh)

The 1955 Milwaukee Braves season was the third in Milwaukee and the 85th overall season of the franchise.

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

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		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

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		133	440	104	.236	26	62
1B		104	303	85	.281	15	55
2B		124	453	102	.225	6	40
SS		154	595	177	.297	13	83
3B		141	499	144	.289	41	101
LF		101	343	88	.257	12	56
CF		149	636	175	.275	9	47
RF		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
	84	288	76	.264	15	45
	86	252	67	.266	5	34
	97	243	60	.247	6	27
	38	72	9	.125	1	4
	27	71	14	.197	2	7
	12	30	7	.233	0	4
	12	10	1	.100	0	0
	8	10	0	.000	0	0
	6	9	2	.222	0	0

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
	39	245.2	17	14	3.26	110
	42	230.0	13	8	4.03	70
	38	201.2	13	11	3.21	117
	22	158.0	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
	34	144.0	9	8	4.00	44
	33	140.1	10	9	3.46	76
	13	38.0	3	1	3.08	19

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
	40	5	7	4	3.42	43
	36	2	3	2	5.71	23
	25	0	0	2	8.76	13
	15	2	0	0	2.49	26
	12	0	0	0	4.74	3
	5	0	0	0	11.12	3
	2	0	0	0	54.00	0
	1	0	1	0	inf	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

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Corpus Christi, Quebec, Lawton

References

• Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1955 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/metkoca01.shtml Catfish Metkovich
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bridgma01.shtml Marshall Bridges
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/olivoch01.shtml Chi-Chi Olivo
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ricede01.shtml Del Rice
5. Web site: 1955 All-Star Game.

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