1955 Milwaukee Braves season

Major League Baseball team season

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.^[1]
• Prior to 1955 season: (exact date unknown)
  • Marshall Bridges was acquired by the Braves from the New York Giants.^[2]
  • Chi-Chi Olivo was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• June 3, 1955: Pete Whisenant was traded by the Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals for Del Rice.^[4]

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Del Crandall, catcher, starter
• Eddie Mathews, third base, starter
• Hank Aaron, reserve
• Gene Conley, reserve
• Johnny Logan, reserve^[5]

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Corpus Christi, Quebec, Lawton

Notes

1. Catfish Metkovich at Baseball-Reference
2. Marshall Bridges at Baseball-Reference
3. Chi-Chi Olivo at Baseball-Reference
4. Del Rice at Baseball-Reference
5. "1955 All-Star Game".

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1955 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference