1955 Milwaukee Braves season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Milwaukee Braves 1955 National League Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin 85–69 (.552) 2nd Louis R. Perini John J. Quinn Charlie Grimm WEMPWTMJ(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.Catfish Metkovich at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1955 season: (exact date unknown) Marshall Bridges was acquired by the Braves from the New York Giants.Marshall Bridges at Baseball-Reference Chi-Chi Olivo was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.Chi-Chi Olivo at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents MIL Notable transactions June 3, 1955: Pete Whisenant was traded by the Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals for Del Rice.Del Rice at Baseball-Reference Roster 1955 Milwaukee Braves Roster Pitchers 10 Bob Buhl 33 Lew Burdette 22 Gene Conley 12,20 Ray Crone 30 John Edelman 15 Charlie Gorin 47 Joey Jay 32 Ernie Johnson 16 Dave Jolly 20 Dave Koslo 17 Chet Nichols Jr. 11 Phil Paine 49 Humberto Robinson 21 Warren Spahn 29 Roberto Vargas Catchers  1 Del Crandall  7 Del Rice 24 Bob Roselli 24 Charlie White Infielders  9 Joe Adcock 39 George Crowe  6 Jack Dittmer 23 Johnny Logan 41 Eddie Mathews 4,27 Danny O'Connell  3 Jim Pendleton 19 Ben Taylor Outfielders 44 Hank Aaron 38 Bill Bruton 48 Andy Pafko 18 Chuck Tanner 34 Bobby Thomson Manager 40 Charlie Grimm Coaches 28 Johnny Cooney 35 Bob Keely 31 Bucky Walters 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 Del Crandall 133 440 104 .236 26 62 1B George Crowe 104 303 85 .281 15 55 2B Danny O'Connell 124 453 102 .225 6 40 SS Johnny Logan Johnny Logan (baseball) 154 595 177 .297 13 83 3B Eddie Mathews 141 499 144 .289 41 101 LF Bobby Thomson 101 343 88 .257 12 56 CF Bill Bruton 149 636 175 .275 9 47 RF Hank Aaron 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 Joe Adcock 84 288 76 .264 15 45 Andy Pafko 86 252 67 .266 5 34 Chuck Tanner 97 243 60 .247 6 27 Jack Dittmer 38 72 9 .125 1 4 Del Rice 27 71 14 .197 2 7 Charlie White Charlie White (baseball) 12 30 7 .233 0 4 Ben Taylor Ben Taylor (first baseman, born 1927) 12 10 1 .100 0 0 Jim Pendleton 8 10 0 .000 0 0 Bob Roselli 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 Warren Spahn 39 245.2 17 14 3.26 110 Lew Burdette 42 230.0 13 8 4.03 70 Bob Buhl 38 201.2 13 11 3.21 117 Gene Conley 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 Chet Nichols Jr. 34 144.0 9 8 4.00 44 Ray Crone 33 140.1 10 9 3.46 76 Humberto Robinson 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 Ernie Johnson Ernie Johnson (pitcher) 40 5 7 4 3.42 43 Dave Jolly 36 2 3 2 5.71 23 Roberto Vargas 25 0 0 2 8.76 13 Phil Paine 15 2 0 0 2.49 26 Joey Jay 12 0 0 0 4.74 3 John Edelman 5 0 0 0 11.12 3 Charlie Gorin 2 0 0 0 54.00 0 Dave Koslo 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, reservehttp://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1955as.shtml 1955 All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Toledo Sox American Association George Selkirk AA Atlanta Crackers Southern Association George McQuinn, Marvin Rackley and Clyde King AA Beaumont Exporters Texas League Mickey Livingston A Jacksonville Braves Sally League Ben Geraghty B Corpus Christi Clippers Big State League Connie Ryan B Evansville Braves Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bob Coleman C Eau Claire Braves Northern League Joe Just C Boise Braves Pioneer League Lou Stringer C Quebec Braves Provincial League Sibby Sisti D West Palm Beach Indians Florida State League Bill Steinecke D Wellsville Braves PONY League Alex Monchak D Lawton Braves Sooner State League Travis Jackson LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Corpus Christi, Quebec, Lawton Notes 2 References 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 Category:Milwaukee Braves seasons Milwaukee Braves season Milwau