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Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD   AUTO  1-RUN    L34   MANAGER(S)
Brooklyn      BRN  96  58 .623 ----    3    6    3  36-19  32-23  28-16  25-16  22-12   Robert Rescigno
Cincinnati    CIN  93  61 .604  3.0    2    4    1  28-27  39-16  26-18  27-24  20-14   Larry Cupp
Chicago NL    CHN  81  73 .526 15.0   10    3    2  24-31  32-23  25-19  30-32  17-17   Alan Boodman
Milwaukee     MLN  76  78 .494 20.0    9    7    5  29-26  26-29  21-23  20-25  19-15   John Storer
New York NL   NYN  68  86 .442 28.0    6   10   13  29-26  19-36  20-24  25-29  16-18   Larry Reeves
St. Louis     SLN  64  90 .416 32.0    7   14   12  22-33  24-31  18-26  21-20  12-22   Mike Rescigno
Pittsburgh    PIN  56  98 .364 40.0   14   12   14  26-29  18-37  12-32  24-20  13-21   Dennis Van Langen
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 AL | NL 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
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 CIN  5.38   829  5436  1511  246  32  227  538   723  .278  .343  .460   28   14   55   28  129   45  100
 BRN  5.31   818  5335  1493  187  37  194  654   586  .280  .360  .438   49   40   48   39   92   43  144
 NYN  4.71   726  5337  1362  175  45  193  536   717  .255  .326  .413   43   17   42   40   64   31  131
 SLN  4.67   719  5333  1403  244  59  119  563   638  .263  .334  .398   27   28   47   29   75   47  154
 MLN  4.55   701  5352  1406  245  55  147  580   717  .263  .336  .411   29   11   55   37   78   48  145
 CHN  4.32   665  5313  1369  222  43  163  508   721  .258  .323  .408   47   16   39   23   76   45  109
 PIN  3.55   547  5186  1203  183  42   87  475   753  .232  .299  .334   71   26   31   38   70   33  131
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.64  5005 37292  9747 1502 313 1130 3854  4855  .261  .332  .409  294  152  317  234  584  292  914

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 CHN  4.16   640  3.58  1387  1318  141   547   670  20  11  41  .230  760  558  .734
 CIN  4.20   647  3.67  1393  1305  153   599   846  14   8  43  .304  806  605  .751
 BRN  4.29   660  3.91  1387  1322  198   436   750  52   8  26  .321  810  588  .726
 MLN  4.36   672  3.65  1404  1433  131   526   720  17  10  33  .244  787  557  .708
 NYN  4.79   738  4.12  1375  1380  156   569   680  15   5  31  .396  857  550  .642
 PIN  5.43   836  4.77  1375  1507  138   625   679  14   2  27  .339  800  511  .639
 SLN  5.61   864  5.10  1368  1503  175   581   608  17   5  30  .442  742  479  .646
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.69  5057  4.11  9690  9768 1092  3883  4953 149  49 231       5562 3848  .692

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

  1. Duke Snider  (581)
  2. Ernie Banks  (532)
  3. Ted Kluszewski  (530)
  4. Willie Mays  (529)
  5. Wally Post  (505)
  6. Stan Musial  (476)
  7. Hank Aaron  (463)
  8. Carl Furillo  (451)
  9. Gus Bell  (449)
  10. Pee Wee Reese  (447)

  11. Roy Campanella  (436)
  12. Mickey Vernon  (417)
  13. Johnny Logan  (407)
  14. Wally Moon  (396)
  15. Richie Ashburn  (387)
  16. Gil Hodges  (375)
  17. Rip Repulski  (339)
  18. Hank Thompson  (331)
  19. Red Schoendienst  (327)
  20. Bill Virdon  (326)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Robin Roberts  (261)
  2. Herb Score  (215)
  3. Frank Sullivan  (212)
  4. Don Newcombe  (188)
  5. Bob Miller  (174)
  6. Bob Rush  (164)
  7. Mike Garcia  (141)
  8. Murry Dickson  (139)
  9. Ray Moore  (131)
  10. Jim Davis  (130)

  11. Johnny Antonelli  (124)
  12. Marv Grissom  (119)
  13. Harvey Haddix  (116)
  14. Dick Donovan  (115)
  15. Karl Spooner  (105)
  16. Roy Face  (102)
  17. Ellis Kinder  (100)
  18. Don Bessent  (98)
  19. Warren Spahn  (89)
  20. Carl Erskine  (84)

All Stars
Richie Ashburn
Ernie Banks
Gus Bell
Ray Boone
Roy Campanella
Carl Furillo
Ellis Kinder
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Logan
Willie Mays
Bob Miller
Wally Moon
Ray Moore
Stan Musial
Don Newcombe
Wally Post
Pee Wee Reese
Robin Roberts
Red Schoendienst
Herb Score
Hal Smith
Duke Snider
Frank Sullivan
Hank Thompson

Gold Gloves
P: Dick Donovan
C: Del Crandall
1B: Mickey Vernon
2B: Red Schoendienst
3B: Randy Jackson
SS: Pee Wee Reese
OF: Willie Mays
OF: Duke Snider
OF: Bill Virdon

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 Snider1.079
Mickey Mantle1.048
Roy Campanella1.047
Al Kaline0.989
Ted Kluszewski0.984
Ernie Banks0.982
Willie Mays0.948
Eddie Mathews0.947
Carl Furillo0.943
Stan Musial0.938
Wally Post0.936
Richie Ashburn0.932
At Bats
Harvey Kuenn668
Nellie Fox657
Vic Power647
Ted Kluszewski645
Wally Post639
Hank Aaron638
Gus Bell633
Johnny Temple633
Al Kaline629
Whitey Lockman625
Johnny Logan625
Del Ennis622
Runs Scored
Al Kaline137
Mickey Mantle133
Eddie Mathews130
Duke Snider122
Jackie Jensen119
Ted Kluszewski119
Wally Post116
Al Smith114
Willie Mays113
Richie Ashburn112
Stan Musial110
Hits
Al Kaline219
Richie Ashburn211
Ted Kluszewski208
Vic Power207
Gus Bell204
Johnny Logan201
Hank Aaron195
Nellie Fox195
Stan Musial195
Don Mueller192
Wally Post190
Harvey Kuenn188
Total Bases
Ted Kluszewski396
Duke Snider384
Wally Post371
Willie Mays362
Mickey Mantle361
Ernie Banks359
Al Kaline359
Hank Aaron344
Stan Musial341
Gus Bell336
Vic Power332
Carl Furillo326
Doubles
Harvey Kuenn48
Hank Aaron41
Gus Bell41
Wally Post41
Duke Snider40
Richie Ashburn36
Vic Power36
Pee Wee Reese36
Ted Kluszewski35
Billy Goodman34
Minnie Minoso34
Johnny Logan33
Triples
Mickey Vernon19
Hank Aaron15
Willie Mays15
Dale Long14
Roberto Clemente13
Andy Carey12
Pee Wee Reese12
Gene Freese10
Mickey Mantle10
Vic Power10
Pete Runnels10
Home Runs
Ted Kluszewski51
Mickey Mantle51
Duke Snider51
Willie Mays46
Ernie Banks44
Wally Post44
Eddie Mathews42
Roy Campanella41
Carl Furillo40
Stan Musial38
Al Kaline36
Roy Sievers33
RBI
Ted Kluszewski140
Eddie Mathews128
Duke Snider126
Carl Furillo125
Vic Power125
Willie Mays124
Stan Musial124
Hank Aaron122
Mickey Mantle122
Jackie Jensen119
Al Kaline117
Walks
Eddie Mathews119
Duke Snider109
Richie Ashburn105
Mickey Mantle104
Ted Williams101
Cal Abrams96
Willie Jones95
Jackie Jensen92
Pee Wee Reese90
Bobby Morgan87
Batters Strikeouts
Wally Post112
Mickey Mantle105
Eddie Mathews102
Gil Hodges95
Duke Snider93
Larry Doby92
Gus Zernial87
Frank Thomas85
Gil McDougald84
Al Smith83
J.W. Porter80
Stolen Bases
Willie Mays28
Don Zimmer22
Minnie Minoso20
Red Schoendienst20
Johnny Temple18
Bill Bruton16
Richie Ashburn15
Chuck Harmon15
Bobby Morgan12
Pee Wee Reese12
Jackie Jensen11
Jim Piersall11
Caught Stealing
Richie Ashburn14
Minnie Minoso10
Bobby Morgan9
Pee Wee Reese9
Bill Virdon7
Gene Baker6
Roberto Clemente6
Nellie Fox6
Billy Goodman6
Alex Grammas6
Al Smith6
Eddie Yost6
Hit by Pitch
Al Smith18
Johnny Logan12
Sammy White11
Nellie Fox10
Minnie Minoso9
Don Zimmer9
Carl Furillo8
Fred Hatfield8
Red Schoendienst8
GIDP
Hank Aaron35
Jackie Jensen27
Carl Furillo25
Vic Power25
Al Kaline23
Minnie Minoso22
Willie Mays21
Ernie Banks19
Sammy White19
Errors
Harvey Kuenn39
Billy Klaus38
Billy Goodman35
Dick Groat35
Hank Thompson30
Ernie Banks29
Granny Hamner29
Hector Lopez28
Willy Miranda28
Chico Carrasquel27
Earned Run Average
Jim Wilson2.44
Whitey Ford2.57
Bob Rush2.60
Billy Hoeft2.64
Billy Pierce2.81
Dick Donovan2.91
Bob Lemon2.94
Bob Turley2.99
Frank Sullivan3.02
Robin Roberts3.28
Herm Wehmeier3.40
Bob Friend3.43
Wins
Robin Roberts25
Whitey Ford21
Frank Sullivan21
Don Newcombe20
Jim Wilson19
Bob Friend18
Billy Hoeft18
Frank Lary18
Mike Garcia17
Bob Lemon17
Bob Turley16
Losses
Ruben Gomez19
Max Surkont19
Johnny Antonelli16
Willard Nixon16
Camilo Pascual16
Bob Porterfield16
Dean Stone16
Tom Brewer15
Harry Byrd15
Ron Kline15
Dick Littlefield15
Joe Nuxhall15
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 Crone85
Willard Schmidt83
Ray Narleski77
Clem Labine74
Gerry Staley74
Tom Gorman64
Bob Miller63
Paul Lapalme62
Hoyt Wilhelm61
Hersh Freeman59
Johnny Klippstein58
Don Mossi57
Games Started
Robin Roberts40
Frank Sullivan38
Johnny Antonelli37
Harvey Haddix37
Lew Burdette36
Ned Garver36
Joe Nuxhall36
Warren Spahn36
Jim Wilson36
Complete Games
Robin Roberts25
Whitey Ford14
Don Newcombe11
Warren Spahn10
Warren Hacker8
Willard Nixon8
Billy Pierce8
Bob Rush8
Herm Wehmeier8
Games Finished
Ray Narleski63
Willard Schmidt61
Ernie Johnson47
Bob Miller47
Bob Feller45
Marv Grissom44
Jim Konstanty40
Ellis Kinder39
Hoyt Wilhelm38
Babe Birrer36
Dixie Howell35
Tom Gorman34
Saves
Ray Narleski35
Bob Miller30
Bob Feller28
Willard Schmidt25
Marv Grissom24
Jim Konstanty24
Ernie Johnson23
Ellis Kinder19
Dixie Howell18
Frank Smith18
Babe Birrer16
Shutouts
Robin Roberts5
Whitey Ford4
Billy Hoeft4
Tom Brewer3
Bob Turley3
Innings Pitched
Robin Roberts334.3
Frank Sullivan286.0
Whitey Ford273.7
Warren Spahn263.7
Bob Turley258.7
Johnny Antonelli258.0
Jim Wilson258.0
Joe Nuxhall255.3
Ned Garver254.0
Bob Rush252.7
Lew Burdette251.0
Early Wynn248.7
Hits Allowed
Robin Roberts295
Ned Garver291
Lew Burdette286
Warren Spahn274
Frank Sullivan265
Joe Nuxhall262
Willard Nixon257
Mike Garcia254
Don Newcombe254
Early Wynn250
Jim Hearn244
Johnny Antonelli243
Home Runs Allowed
Robin Roberts49
Warren Hacker40
Warren Spahn36
Johnny Antonelli33
Bob Friend33
Don Newcombe31
Art Fowler30
Harvey Haddix30
Tom Brewer29
Tom Poholsky28
Max Surkont28
Walks Allowed
Bob Turley180
Herb Score160
Sam Jones125
Frank Sullivan124
Johnny Antonelli119
Mickey McDermott118
Whitey Ford116
Tommy Byrne111
Jack Harshman111
Dean Stone110
Tom Brewer106
Bob Buhl100
Pitchers Strikeouts
Herb Score253
Bob Turley237
Robin Roberts167
Billy Pierce162
Don Newcombe160
Johnny Antonelli154
Billy Hoeft152
Harvey Haddix150
Whitey Ford149
Mike Garcia146
Jack Harshman145
Frank Sullivan145
  
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