1955 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1955 National League Busch Stadium I St. Louis, Missouri 68–86 (.442) 7th August "Gussie" Busch Richard A. Meyer Eddie Stanky, Harry Walker KTVI KMOX(Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Joe Garagiola) stl stl The 1955 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 74th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 64th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 68–86 during the season and finished seventh in the National League, 30 1 2 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. Outfielder Bill Virdon won the Rookie of the Year Award this year, batting .281, with 17 home runs and 68 RBIs. This was the second consecutive year a Cardinal won the Rookie of the Year Award, with Wally Moon winning the previous season. The Cardinals would have this occur again in 1985 and 1986, with Vince Coleman and Todd Worrell, respectively. Offseason October 19, 1954: Peanuts Lowrey was released by the Cardinals.Peanuts Lowrey at Baseball-Reference November 22, 1954: Jim King was drafted from the Cardinals by the Chicago Cubs in the 1954 rule 5 draft.Jim King at Baseball-Reference November 30, 1954: Benny Valenzuela was drafted by the Cardinals from the Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings in the 1954 minor league draft.Benny Valenzuela at Baseball-Reference December 8, 1954: Ray Jablonski and Gerry Staley were traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Frank Smith.Ray Jablonski at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1955 season: Duke Carmel was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.Duke Carmel at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents STL Notable transactions June 3, 1955: Del Rice was traded by the Cardinals to the Milwaukee Braves for Pete Whisenant.Del Rice at Baseball-Reference Roster 1955 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 38 Luis Arroyo 37 Ben Flowers 31 Al Gettel 42 Harvey Haddix 39 Larry Jackson  1 Tony Jacobs 45 Gordon Jones 35 Paul LaPalme 31 Brooks Lawrence 28 John Mackinson 41 Lindy McDaniel 40 Herb Moford 23 Tom Poholsky 17 Vic Raschi 44 Willard Schmidt 43 Barney Schultz 25 Frank Smith 34 Bobby Tiefenauer 41 Floyd Wooldridge 17 Mel Wright Catchers 18 Nelson Burbrink 16 Dick Rand 18 Del Rice 15 Bill Sarni Infielders 10 Tom Alston  3 Don Blasingame 14 Ken Boyer  4 Alex Grammas  7 Solly Hemus  6 Stan Musial  2 Red Schoendienst 19 Dick Schofield 21 Bob Stephenson Outfielders 11 Harry Elliott 24 Joe Frazier 20 Wally Moon  8 Rip Repulski  9 Bill Virdon  5 Harry Walker 10 Pete Whisenant Manager 12 Eddie Stanky  5 Harry Walker Coaches 27 Lou Kahn 33 Bill Posedel 29 Johnny Riddle 30 Dixie Walker 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 Bill Sarni 107 325 83 .255 3 34 1B Stan Musial 154 562 179 .319 33 108 2B Red Schoendienst 145 553 148 .268 11 51 SS Alex Grammas 128 366 88 .240 3 25 3B Ken Boyer 147 530 140 .264 18 62 LF Rip Repulski 147 512 138 .270 23 73 CF Bill Virdon 144 534 150 .281 17 68 RF Wally Moon 152 593 175 .295 19 76 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 Solly Hemus 96 206 50 .243 5 21 Nelson Burbrink 58 170 47 .276 0 15 Harry Elliott 68 117 30 .256 1 12 Pete Whisenant 58 115 22 .191 2 9 Bob Stephenson 67 111 27 .243 0 6 Joe Frazier 58 70 14 .200 4 9 Del Rice 20 59 12 .203 1 7 Don Blasingame 5 16 6 .375 0 0 Harry Walker 11 14 5 .357 0 1 Dick Rand 3 10 3 .300 1 3 Tom Alston 13 8 1 .125 0 0 Ducky Schofield 12 4 0 .000 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 Harvey Haddix 37 208.0 12 16 4.46 150 Larry Jackson 37 177.1 9 14 4.31 88 Luis Arroyo 35 159.0 11 8 4.19 68 Tom Poholsky 30 151.0 9 11 3.81 66 Willard Schmidt 20 129.2 7 6 2.78 86 Ben Flowers 4 27.1 1 0 3.62 19 Vic Raschi 1 1.2 0 1 21.60 1 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 Brooks Lawrence 46 96.0 3 8 6.56 52 Floyd Wooldridge 18 57.2 2 4 4.84 14 Gordon Jones 15 57.0 1 4 5.84 46 John Mackinson 8 20.2 0 1 7.84 8 Lindy McDaniel 4 19.0 0 0 4.74 7 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 Paul LaPalme 56 4 3 2 2.75 39 Mel Wright 29 2 2 1 6.19 18 Frank Smith Frank Smith (1950s pitcher) 28 3 1 1 3.23 17 Barney Schultz 19 1 2 4 7.89 19 Bobby Tiefenauer 18 1 4 0 4.41 16 Herb Moford 14 1 1 2 7.88 8 Al Gettel 8 1 0 0 9.00 7 Tony Jacobs 1 0 0 0 18.00 1 Awards and honors All-Star Game Red Schoendienst, second base, starter Luis Arroyo, reserve Harvey Haddix, reserve Stan Musial, reservehttp://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1955as.shtml 1955 All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Omaha Cardinals American Association Johnny Keane AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Harry Walker, Lou Kahn and Dixie Walker AA Houston Buffaloes Texas League Mike Ryba A Allentown Cardinals Eastern League Harold Olt A Columbus Cardinals Sally League Ferrell Anderson B Peoria Chiefs Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Whitey Kurowski B Lynchburg Cardinals Piedmont League George Kissell C Mexicali Eagles Arizona–Texas League Art Lilly C Fresno Cardinals California League Roland LeBlanc C Winnipeg Goldeyes Northern League Al Kubski D Dothan Cardinals Alabama–Florida League Chase Riddle D Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Wayne Wallace D Sanford Cardinals Florida State League Dan Keith and Mario Mauriello D Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals Georgia State League Samuel Goodsoozian D Albany Cardinals Georgia–Florida League J. C. Dunn D Paducah Chiefs KITTY League Homer Ray Wilson D Decatur Commodores Mississippi–Ohio Valley League Al Unser D Hamilton Cardinals PONY League Ed Lyons D Ardmore Cardinals Sooner State League Frank Mancuso LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Fresno, Paducah, Hamilton; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Johnson CityJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1955 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1955 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season Category:1955 in sports in Missouri