Awards and honors
| 1955 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 11 – October 4, 1955 |
| Number of games | 154 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| TV partner(s) | NBC, CBS |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Yogi Berra (NYY) NL: Roy Campanella (BKN) |
| AL champions | New York Yankees |
| AL runners-up | Cleveland Indians |
| NL champions | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| NL runners-up | Milwaukee Braves |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Runners-up | New York Yankees |
| World Series MVP | Johnny Podres (BKN) |
The 1955 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 11 to October 4, 1955. It featured 16 teams, eight in the National League and eight in the American League, with each team playing a 154-game schedule. In the World Series the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3.
For the third consecutive season, a franchise changed homes as the Philadelphia Athletics moved to Kansas City and played their home games at Municipal Stadium.
American League
| National League
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| World Series | ||||
| AL | New York Yankees | 3 | ||
| NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | ||
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| Team | Manager | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | Paul Richards | |
| Boston Red Sox | Pinky Higgins | |
| Chicago White Sox | Marty Marion | Finished 3rd |
| Cleveland Indians | Al López | Finished 2nd |
| Detroit Tigers | Fred Hutchinson | |
| Kansas City Athletics | Lou Boudreau | |
| New York Yankees | Casey Stengel | Won Pennant |
| Washington Senators | Bucky Harris |
| Team | Manager | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | Walter Alston | Won only World Series in Brooklyn |
| Chicago Cubs | Stan Hack | |
| Cincinnati Reds | Birdie Tebbetts | |
| Milwaukee Braves | Charlie Grimm | Finished 2nd |
| New York Giants | Leo Durocher | Finished 3rd |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Mayo Smith | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Fred Haney | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Eddie Stanky and Harry Walker |
| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Braves [1] | 85 | -4.5% | 2,005,836 | -5.9% | 26,050 |
| New York Yankees [2] | 96 | -6.8% | 1,490,138 | 1.0% | 19,352 |
| Kansas City Athletics [3] | 63 | 23.5% | 1,393,054 | 357.2% | 18,330 |
| Cleveland Indians [4] | 93 | -16.2% | 1,221,780 | -8.5% | 15,867 |
| Boston Red Sox [5] | 84 | 21.7% | 1,203,200 | 29.2% | 15,426 |
| Detroit Tigers [6] | 79 | 16.2% | 1,181,838 | 9.4% | 15,349 |
| Chicago White Sox [7] | 91 | -3.2% | 1,175,684 | -4.5% | 15,269 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers [8] | 98 | 6.5% | 1,033,589 | 1.3% | 13,423 |
| Philadelphia Phillies [9] | 77 | 2.7% | 922,886 | 24.9% | 11,986 |
| Chicago Cubs [10] | 72 | 12.5% | 875,800 | 17.1% | 11,374 |
| Baltimore Orioles [11] | 57 | 5.6% | 852,039 | -19.7% | 10,785 |
| St. Louis Cardinals [12] | 68 | -5.6% | 849,130 | -18.3% | 11,028 |
| New York Giants [13] | 80 | -17.5% | 824,112 | -28.7% | 10,432 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs [14] | 75 | 1.4% | 693,662 | -1.5% | 9,009 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates [15] | 60 | 13.2% | 469,397 | -1.3% | 6,259 |
| Washington Senators [16] | 53 | -19.7% | 425,238 | -15.6% | 5,523 |
The Game of the Week moved from ABC to CBS [17] (the rights were actually set up through the Falstaff Brewing Corporation [18] [19] [20] ).
The All-Star Game and World Series aired on NBC.
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The 1951 Major League Baseball season opened on April 16 and finished on October 12, 1951. Teams from both leagues played a 154-game regular season schedule. At the end of the regular season, the National League pennant was still undecided, resulting in a three-game playoff between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers. After splitting the first two games, the stage was set for a decisive third game, won in dramatic fashion on a walk-off home run from the bat of Giant Bobby Thomson, one of the most famous moments in the history of baseball, commemorated as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" and "The Miracle at Coogan's Bluff". The Giants lost the World Series to defending champion New York Yankees, who were in the midst of a 5-year World Series winning streak.
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The 1934 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 17 to October 9, 1934. The St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Cardinals then defeated the Tigers in the World Series, four games to three.
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The 1932 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 11 to October 2, 1932. The Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Cubs in the World Series, four games to none.
The 1936 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 6, 1936. The New York Giants and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Giants in the World Series, four games to two.
The 1941 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 6, 1941. The Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Dodgers in the World Series, four games to one.
The 1942 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 5, 1942. The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Cardinals then defeated the Yankees in the World Series, four games to one.
The 1946 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 16 to October 15, 1946. The St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in a best-of-three series, for the National League title. It was Major League Baseball's first-ever regular season tie-breaker. The Cardinals then defeated the Red Sox in the World Series, four games to three.
