1955 Cincinnati Redlegs season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Redlegs 1955 National League Crosley Field Cincinnati Powel Crosley Jr. Gabe Paul Birdie Tebbetts WCPO-TV(Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran) WSAI(Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran) The 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Redlegs finishing in fifth place in the National League, with a record of 75–79, 23 1 2 games behind the NL and World Series Champion Brooklyn Dodgers. The Redlegs were managed by Birdie Tebbetts and played their home games at Crosley Field. Offseason October 1, 1954: Jim Bolger, Harry Perkowski and Ted Tappe were traded by the Redlegs to the Chicago Cubs for Johnny Klippstein and Jim Willis.Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference December 8, 1954: Frank Smith was traded by the Redlegs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray Jablonski and Gerry Staley.Ray Jablonski page at Baseball Reference February 10, 1955: Lloyd Merriman was purchased from the Redlegs by the Chicago White Sox.Lloyd Merriman page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1955 season (exact date unknown) Jesse Gonder was signed as an amateur free agent by the Redlegs.Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference Ernie Broglio was acquired from the Cincinnati Redlegs by the Stockton Ports.Ernie Broglio page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions April 30, 1955: Andy Seminick, Glen Gorbous, and Jim Greengrass were traded by the Redlegs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Smoky Burgess, Stan Palys and Steve Ridzik.Smoky Burgess page at Baseball Reference September 10, 1955: Gene Hayden was obtained by the Redlegs from the Seattle Rainiers as part of a working agreement.Lefty Hayden page at Baseball Reference September 14, 1955: Gerry Staley was selected off waivers from the Redlegs by the New York Yankees.Jerry Staley page at Baseball Reference Roster 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs Roster Pitchers 46 Fred Baczewski 49 Joe Black 34 Jackie Collum 43 Maurice Fisher 51 Art Fowler 30 Hersh Freeman 31 Don Gross 37 Bob Hooper 35 Johnny Klippstein 31 Jerry Lane 36 Rudy Minarcin 39 Joe Nuxhall 32 Jim Pearce 38 Bud Podbielan 33 Steve Ridzik 42 Gerry Staley 49 Corky Valentine Catchers  6 Ed Bailey  6 Matt Batts  7 Smoky Burgess  5 Hobie Landrith  7 Andy Seminick Infielders 12 Bobby Adams 14 Rocky Bridges 10 Chuck Harmon 15 Ray Jablonski 18 Ted Kluszewski 11 Roy McMillan 12 Milt Smith 16 Johnny Temple Outfielders 25 Gus Bell 24 Bob Borkowski 27 Glen Gorbous 23 Jim Greengrass 26 Bob Hazle 24 Sam Mele 23 Stan Palys 28 Wally Post 27 Al Silvera 22 Bob Thurman Other batters 26 Joe Brovia Manager  1 Birdie Tebbetts Coaches  2 Dick Bartell  4 Jimmy Dykes  3 Tom Ferrick Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Smokey Burgess 116 421 129 .306 20 77 1B Ted Kluszewski 153 612 192 .314 47 113 2B Johnny Temple 150 588 165 .281 0 50 SS Roy McMillan 151 470 126 .268 1 37 3B Rocky Bridges 95 168 48 .286 1 18 LF Stan Palys 79 222 51 .230 7 30 CF Gus Bell 154 610 188 .308 27 104 RF Wally Post 154 601 186 .309 40 109 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 Ray Jablonski 74 221 53 .240 9 28 Chuck Harmon 96 198 50 .253 5 28 Bob Thurman 82 152 33 .217 7 22 Bobby Adams 64 150 41 .273 2 20 Milt Smith 36 102 20 .196 3 8 Hobie Landrith 43 87 22 .253 4 7 Matt Batts 26 71 18 .254 0 13 Sam Mele 35 62 13 .210 2 7 Jim Greengrass 13 39 4 .103 0 1 Ed Bailey 21 39 8 .205 1 4 Glen Gorbous 8 18 6 .333 0 4 Bob Borkowski 25 18 3 .167 0 1 Joe Brovia 21 18 2 .111 0 4 Andy Seminick 6 15 2 .133 1 1 Bob Hazle 6 13 3 .231 0 0 Al Silvera 13 7 1 .143 0 2 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 Joe Nuxhall 50 257.0 17 12 3.47 98 Art Fowler 46 207.2 11 10 3.90 94 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 Johnny Klippstein 39 138.0 9 10 3.39 68 Jackie Collum 32 134.0 9 8 3.63 49 Gerry Staley 30 119.2 5 8 4.66 40 Rudy Minarcin 41 115.2 5 9 4.90 45 Joe Black 32 102.1 5 2 4.22 54 Don Gross 17 67.1 4 5 4.14 33 Steve Ridzik 13 30.0 0 3 4.50 6 Corky Valentine 10 26.2 2 1 7.43 14 Jim Pearce Jim Pearce (baseball) 2 3.1 0 1 10.80 0 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 Hersh Freeman 52 7 4 11 2.16 37 Bud Podbielan 17 1 2 0 3.21 26 Bob Hooper 8 0 2 0 7.62 6 Jerry Lane 8 0 2 1 4.91 5 Maurice Fisher 1 0 0 0 6.75 1 Fred Baczewski 1 0 0 0 18.00 1 Awards and honors All-Star Game Ted Kluszewski, Outfield, Starter Smokey Burgess, Catcher, Reserve Joe Nuxhall, Pitcher, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Havana Sugar Kings International League Reggie Otero AA Nashville Vols Southern Association Joe Schultz A Columbia Reds Sally League Ernie White B High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms Carolina League Jimmy Brown B Sunbury Redlegs Piedmont League Virgil Stallcup and Dutch Dorman C Duluth Dukes Northern League Red Treadway and Jim Crandall C Ogden Reds Pioneer League Jim Crandall and Red Treadway D Fort Walton Beach Jets Alabama–Florida League John Streza and Shovel Hodge D Douglas Trojans Georgia State League Bob Wellman D Moultrie Reds Georgia–Florida League Ken Polivka LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: DouglasJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 2 External links 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Redlegs season Cincinnati Redlegs Category:Long stubs with short prose