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1955 American League  Previous Year / Next Year Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD AUTO 1-RUN L34 MANAGER(S) Detroit DEA 98 56 .636 ---- 1 5 8 33-22 40-15 25-19 17-22 24-10 Tom Austad New York AL NYA 84 70 .545 14.0 5 2 4 28-27 33-22 23-21 26-22 17-17 Billy Vanson Chicago AL CHA 81 73 .526 17.0 12 1 7 23-32 32-23 26-18 25-27 20-14 Robert Rescigno Baltimore BAA 74 80 .481 24.0 13 8 10 30-25 25-30 19-25 30-22 16-18 Pat Carr Boston BOA 73 81 .474 25.0 4 11 6 27-28 24-31 22-22 16-25 15-19 Mike Petersen Kansas City KCA 68 86 .442 30.0 8 13 11 23-32 25-30 20-24 26-16 14-20 Drew Kennedy Washington WAA 66 88 .429 32.0 11 9 9 21-34 22-33 23-21 18-30 13-21 Larry Cupp OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 14 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense. HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L34 - W-L records at Home & on the Road (owner-play only), during autoplay, in one-run games, and over the final 34 games of the season. Postseason World Series (4-0):   Detroit Tigers over Brooklyn Dodgers

1955 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 DEA  5.45   840  5368  1461  262  49  186  658   718  .272  .350  .443   10    9   43    8  104   43  131
 BOA  4.94   760  5266  1437  258  47  120  669   650  .273  .355  .408   50   33   41   24  117   37  158
 NYA  4.75   731  5231  1355  175  57  180  620   751  .259  .340  .418   40   18   52   42  114   38  111
 KCA  4.66   717  5519  1466  260  43  137  559   687  .266  .333  .403   11    4   38   25   44   45  165
 WAA  4.12   635  5282  1339  186  37  126  496   704  .254  .320  .374   18   12   33   37   69   44  121
 CHA  4.11   633  5349  1389  221  35   85  518   660  .260  .327  .362   40   24   50   38   86   48  112
 BAA  3.97   611  5247  1274  227  62  102  566   777  .243  .317  .368   17   15   42   21   89   34  123
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.57  4927 37262  9721 1589 330  936 4086  4947  .261  .335  .397  186  115  299  195  623  289  921

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 CHA  3.77   580  3.32  1397  1340  134   475   699  33  11  32  .345  757  533  .704
 NYA  3.94   607  3.53  1382  1191  120   716   774  23  12  40  .281  793  574  .724
 DEA  4.28   659  3.78  1403  1355  153   461   718  15  12  48  .336  806  559  .694
 BAA  4.44   683  3.72  1387  1365  125   583   643  17  10  36  .208  790  537  .680
 WAA  4.78   736  4.22  1372  1383  125   668   696   6   6  39  .294  782  540  .691
 BOA  5.02   773  4.63  1381  1513  168   572   727  24   8  37  .353  820  580  .707
 KCA  5.44   837  4.64  1401  1553  149   582   592  16   6  25  .328  832  551  .662
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.52  4875  3.98  9725  9700  974  4057  4849 134  65 257       5580 3874  .694

League Awards
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Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting Mickey Mantle  (553) Al Kaline  (499) Eddie Mathews  (473) Jackie Jensen  (448) Vic Power  (439) Jim Piersall  (437) Roy Sievers  (399) Larry Doby  (395) Willie Jones  (384) Al Smith  (383) Yogi Berra  (377) Minnie Minoso  (364) Ted Williams  (358) Harvey Kuenn  (354) Bill Tuttle  (353) Hank Bauer  (352) Del Ennis  (339) Nellie Fox  (336) Pete Runnels  (308) Gil McDougald  (307)

Cy Young Award Voting Whitey Ford  (281) Bob Turley  (254) Billy Hoeft  (218) Willard Schmidt  (216) Bob Friend  (216) Jim Wilson  (212) Ray Narleski  (205) Bob Lemon  (155) Herm Wehmeier  (154) Frank Lary  (151) Bob Feller  (141) Babe Birrer  (129) Johnny Klippstein  (128) Billy Pierce  (113) Tom Gorman  (107) Mickey McDermott  (99) Ron Negray  (97) George Susce  (91) Steve Gromek  (90) Virgil Trucks  (81)

All Stars

Hank Bauer Yogi Berra Whitey Ford Nellie Fox Billy Hoeft Willie Jones Al Kaline Harvey Kuenn

Bob Lemon Hector Lopez Mickey Mantle Eddie Mathews Roy McMillan Minnie Minoso Ray Narleski Jimmy Piersall

Vic Power Willard Schmidt Roy Sievers Gus Triandos Bob Turley Vic Wertz Ted Williams Jim Wilson

Gold Gloves

P: Willard Nixon C: Sammy White 1B: Vic Power 2B: Nellie Fox 3B: Andy Carey SS: Willy Miranda OF: Larry Doby OF: Jimmy Piersall OF: Mickey Mantle

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average Richie Ashburn .363 Al Kaline .348 Wally Moon .329 Roy Campanella .328 Ted Kluszewski .322 Gus Bell .322 Johnny Logan .322 Vic Power .320 Minnie Minoso .319 Don Mueller .316 Stan Musial .316 Jim Piersall .314	On Base Percentage Richie Ashburn .461 Roy Campanella .418 Al Kaline .418 Johnny Logan .411 Duke Snider .409 Mickey Mantle .405 Al Smith .404 Willie Jones .397 Pee Wee Reese .397 Eddie Mathews .393 Billy Goodman .392 Wally Moon .389	Slugging Percentage Duke Snider .670 Mickey Mantle .643 Roy Campanella .629 Ted Kluszewski .614 Ernie Banks .602 Willie Mays .587 Wally Post .581 Carl Furillo .578 Al Kaline .571 Eddie Mathews .554 Stan Musial .553 Hank Aaron .539	On Base + Slugging Duke Snider 1.079 Mickey Mantle 1.048 Roy Campanella 1.047 Al Kaline 0.989 Ted Kluszewski 0.984 Ernie Banks 0.982 Willie Mays 0.948 Eddie Mathews 0.947 Carl Furillo 0.943 Stan Musial 0.938 Wally Post 0.936 Richie Ashburn 0.932
At Bats Harvey Kuenn 668 Nellie Fox 657 Vic Power 647 Ted Kluszewski 645 Wally Post 639 Hank Aaron 638 Gus Bell 633 Johnny Temple 633 Al Kaline 629 Whitey Lockman 625 Johnny Logan 625 Del Ennis 622	Runs Scored Al Kaline 137 Mickey Mantle 133 Eddie Mathews 130 Duke Snider 122 Jackie Jensen 119 Ted Kluszewski 119 Wally Post 116 Al Smith 114 Willie Mays 113 Richie Ashburn 112 Stan Musial 110	Hits Al Kaline 219 Richie Ashburn 211 Ted Kluszewski 208 Vic Power 207 Gus Bell 204 Johnny Logan 201 Hank Aaron 195 Nellie Fox 195 Stan Musial 195 Don Mueller 192 Wally Post 190 Harvey Kuenn 188	Total Bases Ted Kluszewski 396 Duke Snider 384 Wally Post 371 Willie Mays 362 Mickey Mantle 361 Ernie Banks 359 Al Kaline 359 Hank Aaron 344 Stan Musial 341 Gus Bell 336 Vic Power 332 Carl Furillo 326
Doubles Harvey Kuenn 48 Hank Aaron 41 Gus Bell 41 Wally Post 41 Duke Snider 40 Richie Ashburn 36 Vic Power 36 Pee Wee Reese 36 Ted Kluszewski 35 Billy Goodman 34 Minnie Minoso 34 Johnny Logan 33	Triples Mickey Vernon 19 Hank Aaron 15 Willie Mays 15 Dale Long 14 Roberto Clemente 13 Andy Carey 12 Pee Wee Reese 12 Gene Freese 10 Mickey Mantle 10 Vic Power 10 Pete Runnels 10	Home Runs Ted Kluszewski 51 Mickey Mantle 51 Duke Snider 51 Willie Mays 46 Ernie Banks 44 Wally Post 44 Eddie Mathews 42 Roy Campanella 41 Carl Furillo 40 Stan Musial 38 Al Kaline 36 Roy Sievers 33	RBI Ted Kluszewski 140 Eddie Mathews 128 Duke Snider 126 Carl Furillo 125 Vic Power 125 Willie Mays 124 Stan Musial 124 Hank Aaron 122 Mickey Mantle 122 Jackie Jensen 119 Al Kaline 117
Walks Eddie Mathews 119 Duke Snider 109 Richie Ashburn 105 Mickey Mantle 104 Ted Williams 101 Cal Abrams 96 Willie Jones 95 Jackie Jensen 92 Pee Wee Reese 90 Bobby Morgan 87	Batters Strikeouts Wally Post 112 Mickey Mantle 105 Eddie Mathews 102 Gil Hodges 95 Duke Snider 93 Larry Doby 92 Gus Zernial 87 Frank Thomas 85 Gil McDougald 84 Al Smith 83 J.W. Porter 80	Stolen Bases Willie Mays 28 Don Zimmer 22 Minnie Minoso 20 Red Schoendienst 20 Johnny Temple 18 Bill Bruton 16 Richie Ashburn 15 Chuck Harmon 15 Bobby Morgan 12 Pee Wee Reese 12 Jackie Jensen 11 Jim Piersall 11	Caught Stealing Richie Ashburn 14 Minnie Minoso 10 Bobby Morgan 9 Pee Wee Reese 9 Bill Virdon 7 Gene Baker 6 Roberto Clemente 6 Nellie Fox 6 Billy Goodman 6 Alex Grammas 6 Al Smith 6 Eddie Yost 6
Hit by Pitch Al Smith 18 Johnny Logan 12 Sammy White 11 Nellie Fox 10 Minnie Minoso 9 Don Zimmer 9 Carl Furillo 8 Fred Hatfield 8 Red Schoendienst 8	GIDP Hank Aaron 35 Jackie Jensen 27 Carl Furillo 25 Vic Power 25 Al Kaline 23 Minnie Minoso 22 Willie Mays 21 Ernie Banks 19 Sammy White 19	Errors Harvey Kuenn 39 Billy Klaus 38 Billy Goodman 35 Dick Groat 35 Hank Thompson 30 Ernie Banks 29 Granny Hamner 29 Hector Lopez 28 Willy Miranda 28 Chico Carrasquel 27	Earned Run Average Jim Wilson 2.44 Whitey Ford 2.57 Bob Rush 2.60 Billy Hoeft 2.64 Billy Pierce 2.81 Dick Donovan 2.91 Bob Lemon 2.94 Bob Turley 2.99 Frank Sullivan 3.02 Robin Roberts 3.28 Herm Wehmeier 3.40 Bob Friend 3.43
Wins Robin Roberts 25 Whitey Ford 21 Frank Sullivan 21 Don Newcombe 20 Jim Wilson 19 Bob Friend 18 Billy Hoeft 18 Frank Lary 18 Mike Garcia 17 Bob Lemon 17 Bob Turley 16	Losses Ruben Gomez 19 Max Surkont 19 Johnny Antonelli 16 Willard Nixon 16 Camilo Pascual 16 Bob Porterfield 16 Dean Stone 16 Tom Brewer 15 Harry Byrd 15 Ron Kline 15 Dick Littlefield 15 Joe Nuxhall 15	Winning Percentage Bob Friend .750 Jim Davis .733 Billy Hoeft .720 Herm Wehmeier .700 Don Newcombe .690 Whitey Ford .677 Johnny Klippstein .667 Frank Sullivan .656 Mike Garcia .654 Bob Lemon .654 Steve Gromek .647 Virgil Trucks .647	Games Pitched Ray Crone 85 Willard Schmidt 83 Ray Narleski 77 Clem Labine 74 Gerry Staley 74 Tom Gorman 64 Bob Miller 63 Paul Lapalme 62 Hoyt Wilhelm 61 Hersh Freeman 59 Johnny Klippstein 58 Don Mossi 57
Games Started Robin Roberts 40 Frank Sullivan 38 Johnny Antonelli 37 Harvey Haddix 37 Lew Burdette 36 Ned Garver 36 Joe Nuxhall 36 Warren Spahn 36 Jim Wilson 36	Complete Games Robin Roberts 25 Whitey Ford 14 Don Newcombe 11 Warren Spahn 10 Warren Hacker 8 Willard Nixon 8 Billy Pierce 8 Bob Rush 8 Herm Wehmeier 8	Games Finished Ray Narleski 63 Willard Schmidt 61 Ernie Johnson 47 Bob Miller 47 Bob Feller 45 Marv Grissom 44 Jim Konstanty 40 Ellis Kinder 39 Hoyt Wilhelm 38 Babe Birrer 36 Dixie Howell 35 Tom Gorman 34	Saves Ray Narleski 35 Bob Miller 30 Bob Feller 28 Willard Schmidt 25 Marv Grissom 24 Jim Konstanty 24 Ernie Johnson 23 Ellis Kinder 19 Dixie Howell 18 Frank Smith 18 Babe Birrer 16
Shutouts Robin Roberts 5 Whitey Ford 4 Billy Hoeft 4 Tom Brewer 3 Bob Turley 3	Innings Pitched Robin Roberts 334.3 Frank Sullivan 286.0 Whitey Ford 273.7 Warren Spahn 263.7 Bob Turley 258.7 Johnny Antonelli 258.0 Jim Wilson 258.0 Joe Nuxhall 255.3 Ned Garver 254.0 Bob Rush 252.7 Lew Burdette 251.0 Early Wynn 248.7	Hits Allowed Robin Roberts 295 Ned Garver 291 Lew Burdette 286 Warren Spahn 274 Frank Sullivan 265 Joe Nuxhall 262 Willard Nixon 257 Mike Garcia 254 Don Newcombe 254 Early Wynn 250 Jim Hearn 244 Johnny Antonelli 243	Home Runs Allowed Robin Roberts 49 Warren Hacker 40 Warren Spahn 36 Johnny Antonelli 33 Bob Friend 33 Don Newcombe 31 Art Fowler 30 Harvey Haddix 30 Tom Brewer 29 Tom Poholsky 28 Max Surkont 28
Walks Allowed Bob Turley 180 Herb Score 160 Sam Jones 125 Frank Sullivan 124 Johnny Antonelli 119 Mickey McDermott 118 Whitey Ford 116 Tommy Byrne 111 Jack Harshman 111 Dean Stone 110 Tom Brewer 106 Bob Buhl 100	Pitchers Strikeouts Herb Score 253 Bob Turley 237 Robin Roberts 167 Billy Pierce 162 Don Newcombe 160 Johnny Antonelli 154 Billy Hoeft 152 Harvey Haddix 150 Whitey Ford 149 Mike Garcia 146 Jack Harshman 145 Frank Sullivan 145

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