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1955 Milwaukee Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Milwaukee County Stadium (Since 1953) Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Since 1953)
1955 Information
Owner(s)	Louis R. Perini
General Manager(s)	John Quinn
Manager(s)	Charlie Grimm
Local television	none
Local radio	WEMP WTMJ (Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh)

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

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

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

Notable transactions

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

Roster

1955 Milwaukee Braves roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

1 Del Crandall
7 Del Rice
24 Bob Roselli
24 Charlie White

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

40 Charlie Grimm

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
C	Crandall, DelDel Crandall	133	440	104	.236	26	62
3B	Mathews, EddieEddie Mathews	141	499	144	.289	41	101

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
Rice, DelDel Rice	27	71	14	.197	2	7

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
Burdette, LewLew Burdette	42	230	13	8	4.03	70
Buhl, BobBob Buhl	38	201.2	13	11	3.21	117
Conley, GeneGene Conley	22	158	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
Nichols, ChetChet Nichols	34	144	9	8	4.00	44
Crone, RayRay Crone	33	140.1	10	9	3.46	76

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
Paine, PhilPhil Paine	15	2	0	0	2.49	26

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

Notes

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0963718983.
1955 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference

1955 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • New York • Washington

National League	Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • Milwaukee • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1955 All-Star Game • 1955 World Series

Atlanta Braves

Formerly the Boston Red Stockings, Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Boston Rustlers, Boston Bees, Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves · Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The Franchise

History · Records · Seasons · Managers · Opening Day starting pitchers · Broadcasters · Atlanta Braves Radio Network

Ballparks

South End Grounds · Congress Street Grounds · South End Grounds · Fenway Park · Braves Field · Milwaukee County Stadium · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Turner Field
Spring Training: St. Petersburg Athletic Park · McKechnie Field · Municipal Stadium · Champion Stadium

Culture

Chief Noc-A-Homa · Homer · Rally · Braves TBS Baseball · Tomahawk Buzzcut · Tomahawk Chop · Continental League · The Slide

Rivalries

New York Mets · Philadelphia Phillies

Important Figures

Hank Aaron · Bobby Cox · Tom Glavine · Greg Maddux · Eddie Mathews · Leo Mazzone · Dale Murphy · Phil Niekro · Johnny Sain · John Smoltz · Warren Spahn · Chipper Jones · Andruw Jones · Ted Turner · Stan Kasten · Skip Caray · Rabbit Maranville · Johnny Evers · Frank Selee · Kid Nichols · Hugh Duffy · Fred Tenney · Billy Hamilton · Julio Franco · Mark Wohlers · John Rocker · Jeff Blauser · Steve Avery · Terry Pendleton

Retired Numbers

3 · 21 · 31 · 35 · 41 · 42 · 44

Key Personnel

Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) · General Manager: Frank Wren · Club President: John Schuerholz · Manager: Bobby Cox

World Series
Championships (3)

1914 · 1957 · 1995

National League
Championships (17)

1877 · 1878 · 1883 · 1891 · 1892 · 1893 · 1897 · 1898 · 1914 · 1948 · 1957 · 1958 · 1991 · 1992 · 1995 · 1996 · 1999

National Association
Championships (4)

1872 · 1873 · 1874 · 1875

Minor League
Affiliates

AAA: Gwinnett Braves · AA: Mississippi Braves · A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans · Rome Braves · Rookie: Danville Braves · Gulf Coast League Braves · DSL Braves

Other Assets

SportSouth · TBS

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