1955 Major League Baseball season

1955 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 11 – October 4, 1955
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Yogi Berra (NYY) NL: Roy Campanella (BKN)
Postseason
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
Finals MVP	Johnny Podres (BKN)
MLB seasons
← 1954 1956 →

A ticket from the game where Sandy Koufax earned his first major league win on August 27, 1955.

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.

	American League		National League
Type	Name	Stat	Name	Stat
AVG	Al Kaline DET	.340	Richie Ashburn PHI	.338
HR	Mickey Mantle NYY	37	Willie Mays NYG	51
RBI	Ray Boone DET Jackie Jensen BOS	116	Duke Snider BKN	136
Wins	Whitey Ford NYY Bob Lemon CLE Frank Sullivan BOS	18	Robin Roberts PHI	23
ERA	Billy Pierce CHW	1.97	Bob Friend PIT	2.83
SO	Herb Score CLE	245	Sam Jones CHC	198
SV	Ray Narleski CLE	19	Jack Meyer PHI	16
SB	Jim Rivera CHW	25	Bill Bruton MIL	25

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	96	58	0.623	—	52–25	44–33
Cleveland Indians	93	61	0.604	3	49–28	44–33
Chicago White Sox	91	63	0.591	5	49–28	42–35
Boston Red Sox	84	70	0.545	12	47–31	37–39
Detroit Tigers	79	75	0.513	17	46–31	33–44
Kansas City Athletics	63	91	0.409	33	33–43	30–48
Baltimore Orioles	57	97	0.370	39	30–47	27–50
Washington Senators	53	101	0.344	43	28–49	25–52

National League final standings

v t e 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

World Series

The Dodgers won the 1955 World Series in seven games over the Yankees, who had defeated them in the 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, and 1953 World Series. This was the first World Series to feature a series MVP, with Johnny Podres winning with two wins and a 1.00 ERA, including a shutout in the deciding game 7.

NL Brooklyn Dodgers (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	September 28	Brooklyn Dodgers – 5, New York Yankees – 6	Yankee Stadium	2:31	63,869^[1]
2	September 29	Brooklyn Dodgers – 2, New York Yankees – 4	Yankee Stadium	2:28	64,707^[2]
3	September 30	New York Yankees – 3, Brooklyn Dodgers – 8	Ebbets Field	2:20	34,209^[3]
4	October 1	New York Yankees – 5, Brooklyn Dodgers – 8	Ebbets Field	2:57	36,242^[4]
5	October 2	New York Yankees – 3, Brooklyn Dodgers – 5	Ebbets Field	2:40	36,796^[5]
6	October 3	Brooklyn Dodgers – 1, New York Yankees – 5	Yankee Stadium	2:34	64,022^[6]
7	October 4	Brooklyn Dodgers – 2, New York Yankees – 0	Yankee Stadium	2:44	62,465^[7]

Awards and honors

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Baltimore Orioles	Paul Richards
Boston Red Sox	Pinky Higgins
Chicago White Sox	Marty Marion
Cleveland Indians	Al López
Detroit Tigers	Fred Hutchinson
Kansas City Athletics	Lou Boudreau
New York Yankees	Casey Stengel
Washington Senators	Bucky Harris

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Brooklyn Dodgers	Walter Alston
Chicago Cubs	Stan Hack
Cincinnati Reds	Birdie Tebbetts
Milwaukee Braves	Charlie Grimm
New York Giants	Leo Durocher
Philadelphia Phillies	Mayo Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Haney
St. Louis Cardinals	Eddie Stanky and Harry Walker

References

^ "1955 World Series Game 1 – Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
^ "1955 World Series Game 2 – Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
^ "1955 World Series Game 3 – New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
^ "1955 World Series Game 4 – New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
^ "1955 World Series Game 5 – New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
^ "1955 World Series Game 6 – Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
^ "1955 World Series Game 7 – Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.

External links

1955 Major League Baseball season schedule

v t e 1955 MLB season by team
American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City New York Washington
National League	Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1955 All-Star Game 1955 World Series

Major League Baseball seasons

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