1955 Cincinnati Redlegs season

1955 Cincinnati Redlegs
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s) Gabe Paul
Manager(s) Birdie Tebbetts
Local television WCPO-TV
(Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran)
Local radio WSAI
(Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran)
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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, 23½ 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

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers 98 55 -- .641
Milwaukee Braves 85 69 13.5 .552
New York Giants 80 74 18.5 .519
Philadelphia Phillies 77 77 21.5 .500
Cincinnati Redlegs 75 79 23.5 .487
Chicago Cubs 72 81 26 .471
St. Louis Cardinals 68 86 30.5 .442
Pittsburgh Pirates 60 94 38.5 .390

Record vs. opponents

1955 National League Records

Sources:

Team BR CHC CIN MIL NYG PHI PIT STL
Brooklyn 14–7–1 12–10 15–7 13–9 16–6 14–8 14–8
Chicago 7–14–1 11–11 7–15 12–10 10–12 11–11 14–8
Cincinnati 10–12 11–11 9–13 9–13 11–11 14–8 11–11
Milwaukee 7–15 15–7 13–9 14–8 14–8 11–11 11–11
New York 9–13 10–12 13–9 8–14 10–12 17–5 13–9
Philadelphia 6–16 12–10 11–11 8–14 12–10 15–7 13–9
Pittsburgh 8–14 11–11 8–14 11–11 5–17 7–15 10–12
St. Louis 8–14 8–14 11–11 11–11 9–13 9–13 12–10

Notable transactions

Roster

1955 Cincinnati Redlegs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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

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
Jablonski, RayRay Jablonski 74 221 53 .240 9 28
Greengrass, JimJim Greengrass 13 39 4 .103 0 1
Seminick, AndyAndy Seminick 6 15 2 .133 1 1

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

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
Klippstein, JohnnyJohnny Klippstein 39 138 9 10 3.39 68
Staley, GerryGerry Staley 30 119.2 5 8 4.66 40
Black, JoeJoe Black 32 102.1 5 2 4.22 54
Pearce, JimJim Pearce 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
Baczewski, FredFred Baczewski 1 0 0 0 18.00 1

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
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: Douglas[9]

References

External links

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