1955 Philadelphia Phillies season

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1955  Philadelphia Phillies
League National League
Ballpark Connie Mack Stadium
City Philadelphia
Owners R. R. M. Carpenter Jr.
General managers Roy Hamey
Managers Mayo Smith
Television WPTZ
WFIL
Radio WIP
(By Saam, Claude Haring, Gene Kelly)
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The 1955 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. It was the first season for Phillies' manager Mayo Smith. Prior to the season, the Phillies were seen to have strong pitching with ace Robin Roberts but did not have power hitters to match pennant favorites Brooklyn, New York, or Milwaukee, [1] behind whom the Phillies finished in fourth place with a record of 77–77.

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Offseason

Prior to the 1955 season, the Phillies purchased the 50-foot-tall (15 m) Ballantine Beer electronic scoreboard from Yankee Stadium for $175,000 from the Yankees. It was placed in right-center field at Connie Mack Stadium. This scoreboard was used through the final year at the ballpark. [2]

Spring training

In March 1955, the Phillies began spring training play at Clearwater's Jack Russell Stadium. The stadium was dedicated on March 10, 1955. [3] Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick, National League president Warren Giles, American League president Will Harridge, Clearwater mayor Herbert M. Brown, and other city dignitaries were in attendance. [4] The Phillies played their first game at the stadium on the day of the dedication. Robin Roberts started for the Phillies against the Detroit Tigers. The Phillies won 4–2 on a two-run double by Willie Jones before 4,209 attendees.

Notable transactions

Regular season

Season standings

National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 98550.641—56–2142–34
Milwaukee Braves 85690.55213½46–3139–38
New York Giants 80740.51918½44–3536–39
Philadelphia Phillies 77770.50021½46–3131–46
Cincinnati Redlegs 75790.48723½46–3129–48
Chicago Cubs 72810.4712643–3329–48
St. Louis Cardinals 68860.44230½41–3627–50
Pittsburgh Pirates 60940.39038½36–3924–55

Record vs. opponents

1955 National League record

Sources:
TeamBRCHCCINMILNYGPHIPITSTL
Brooklyn —14–7–112–1015–713–916–614–814–8
Chicago 7–14–1—11–117–1512–1010–1211–1114–8
Cincinnati 10–1211–11—9–139–1311–1114–811–11
Milwaukee 7–1515–713–9—14–814–811–1111–11
New York 9–1310–1213–98–14—10–1217–513–9
Philadelphia 6–1612–1011–118–1412–10—15–713–9
Pittsburgh 8–1411–118–1411–115–177–15—10–12
St. Louis 8–148–1411–1111–119–139–1312–10—

Notable transactions

Game log

Legend
 Phillies win
 Phillies loss
 Postponement
BoldPhillies team member
1955 Game Log [9]
Overall Record: 77–77
April (9–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
–April 12 Giants Postponed (rain); [10] [11] Makeup: May 25 as a traditional double-header
1April 13 Giants 4–2 Robin Roberts (1–0) Johnny Antonelli (0–1)None13,2191–0
2April 14@ Pirates 4–3 Herm Wehmeier (1–0) Dick Littlefield (0–1)None23,5402–0
–April 15@ Pirates Postponed (rain, wet grounds); [12] [13] Makeup: May 29 as a traditional double-header
3April 16@ Giants 3–8 Jim Hearn (1–0) Jack Meyer (0–1)None11,1632–1
4April 17 (1)@ Giants 4–2 (11) Robin Roberts (2–0) Johnny Antonelli (0–2)Nonesee 2nd game3–1
5April 17 (2)@ Giants 4–2 Murry Dickson (1–0) Sal Maglie (0–2)None16,1664–1
6April 18 Dodgers 2–5 Carl Erskine (2–0) Herm Wehmeier (1–1) Ed Roebuck (1)30,8964–2
7April 19 Dodgers 6–7 Don Newcombe (2–0) Jim Owens (0–1) Ed Roebuck (2)19,9304–3
8April 20@ Dodgers 2–3 Billy Loes (2–0) Steve Ridzik (0–1) Clem Labine (1)9,9424–4
9April 21@ Dodgers 4–14 Joe Black (1–0) Robin Roberts (2–1)None3,8744–5
10April 22 Pirates 5–4 Bob Miller (1–0) Roger Bowman (0–1)None5,8215–5
11April 23 Pirates 8–0 Murry Dickson (2–0) Ron Kline (0–2)None4,1326–5
12April 24 (1) Pirates 1–6 Max Surkont (1–2) Jim Owens (0–2)Nonesee 2nd game6–6
13April 24 (2) Pirates 3–0 [a] Jack Meyer (1–1) Nellie King (0–1) Robin Roberts (1)8,2247–6
–April 26 Cardinals Postponed (wet grounds); [14] Makeup: July 22 as a traditional double-header
14April 28 Braves 3–2 Robin Roberts (3–1) Lew Burdette (2–1)None12,9638–6
15April 29 Braves 13–4 (8) Herm Wehmeier (2–1) Warren Spahn (2–2)None12,1469–6
16April 30 Braves 2–4 Chet Nichols (2–0) Murry Dickson (2–1) Humberto Robinson (2)7,7399–7
May (10–19)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
17May 1 (1) Cubs 7–8 Hal Jeffcoat (2–0) Lynn Lovenguth (0–1) Bubba Church (1)see 2nd game9–8
18May 1 (2) Cubs 2–4 [b] Hal Jeffcoat (3–0) Jack Meyer (1–2) Warren Hacker (1)13,9179–9
19May 2 Cubs 1–2 Warren Hacker (1–1) Robin Roberts (3–2)None7,9649–10
20May 3 Redlegs 5–7 Bud Podbielan (1–0) Jack Spring (0–1)None6,0299–11
21May 4 Redlegs 3–7 Gerry Staley (3–2) Ron Mrozinski (0–1) Art Fowler (1)5,5319–12
22May 6 Dodgers 4–6 (12) Don Newcombe (3–0) Jack Meyer (1–3)None22,4209–13
23May 7 Dodgers 3–6 Carl Erskine (5–0) Robin Roberts (3–3)None27,9229–14
24May 8 Dodgers 8–9 Johnny Podres (3–1) Herm Wehmeier (2–2) Jim Hughes (4)13,7389–15
25May 10@ Cardinals 3–5 (10) Luis Arroyo (2–0) Jack Meyer (1–4)None4,6939–16
26May 11@ Cardinals 5–6 Herb Moford (1–0) Ron Mrozinski (0–2) Barney Schultz (1)4,7269–17
–May 12@ Redlegs Postponed (rain); [15] Makeup: June 24 as a traditional double-header
–May 13@ Redlegs Postponed (rain, threatening weather, wet grounds); [16] [17] [18] Makeup: August 2 as a traditional double-header
27May 14@ Braves 4–5 Ernie Johnson (1–1) Jack Meyer (1–5)None24,8629–18
28May 15 (1)@ Braves 5–6 Dave Jolly (1–2) Thornton Kipper (0–1)Nonesee 2nd game9–19
29May 15 (2)@ Braves 9–1 Robin Roberts (4–3) Chet Nichols (3–1)None42,35110–19
–May 17@ Cubs Postponed (cold); [19] Makeup: May 18 as a traditional double-header
30May 18 (1)@ Cubs 2–3 Sam Jones (5–3) Curt Simmons (0–1) Hal Jeffcoat (2)see 2nd game10–20
31May 18 (2)@ Cubs 5–7 Hal Jeffcoat (4–0) Murry Dickson (2–2)None9,32910–21
32May 20@ Dodgers 5–3 Robin Roberts (5–3) Billy Loes (4–2)None21,35511–21
33May 21@ Dodgers 4–6 Don Newcombe (6–0) Dave Cole (0–1) Ed Roebuck (4)13,40111–22
34May 22@ Dodgers 3–8 Carl Erskine (6–1) Jack Meyer (1–6) Ed Roebuck (5)15,45911–23
35May 24 Giants 6–2 Curt Simmons (1–1) Jim Hearn (6–3) Jack Meyer (1)15,00812–23
36May 25 (1) Giants 8–3 Robin Roberts (6–3) Windy McCall (1–1)Nonesee 2nd game13–23
37May 25 (2) Giants 5–2 Murry Dickson (3–2) Johnny Antonelli (4–5) Jack Meyer (2)27,42014–23
38May 26 Giants 3–2 (11) Bob Miller (2–0) Hoyt Wilhelm (2–1)None11,74315–23
39May 27@ Pirates 5–2 (10) Herm Wehmeier (3–2) Bob Friend (2–1)None6,95616–23
40May 28@ Pirates 8–4 (11) Bob Miller (3–0) Roy Face (0–1) Jack Meyer (3)3,08217–23
41May 29 (1)@ Pirates 5–2 Robin Roberts (7–3) Laurin Pepper (0–1)Nonesee 2nd game18–23
42May 29 (2)@ Pirates 5–11 [c] Max Surkont (4–5) Dave Cole (0–2)None5,91818–24
43May 30 (1)@ Giants 5–6 Marv Grissom (2–0) Curt Simmons (1–2) Windy McCall (1)see 2nd game18–25
44May 30 (2)@ Giants 3–1 Bob Kuzava (1–1) Don Liddle (1–2) Jack Meyer (4)20,04419–25
45May 31@ Giants 1–2 Sal Maglie (6–3) Herm Wehmeier (3–3)None6,74619–26
June (13–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
46June 1 Cubs 3–1 Robin Roberts (8–3) Sam Jones (5–6)None19,97420–26
47June 2 Cubs 8–4 Curt Simmons (2–2) Warren Hacker (4–3) Bob Miller (1)6,08421–26
48June 3 Braves 3–4 (10) Lew Burdette (3–4) Murry Dickson (3–3)None16,36221–27
49June 4 Braves 3–11 Warren Spahn (4–6) Bob Miller (3–1)None6,46521–28
50June 5 (1) Braves 4–5 Ernie Johnson (2–2) Robin Roberts (8–4)Nonesee 2nd game21–29
51June 5 (2) Braves 4–2 [d] Herm Wehmeier (4–3) Gene Conley (7–3) Jack Meyer (5)23,43122–29
52June 6 Braves 2–5 Bob Buhl (2–4) Dave Cole (0–3)None11,81522–30
53June 7 Cardinals 4–5 Harvey Haddix (3–8) Murry Dickson (3–4) Frank Smith (1)9,78222–31
–June 8 Cardinals Postponed (rain); [20] Makeup: August 25 as a traditional double-header
54June 9 Cardinals 2–0 Robin Roberts (9–4) Larry Jackson (2–3)None5,66823–31
–June 11 Redlegs Postponed (rain); [21] Makeup: July 19 as a traditional double-header
55June 12 (1) Redlegs 12–8 Curt Simmons (3–2) Joe Nuxhall (5–4)None13,06724–31
–June 12 (2) Redlegs Postponed (rain); [21] [22] Makeup: July 20 as a traditional double-header
56June 14@ Braves 2–4 Lew Burdette (4–4) Robin Roberts (9–5)None29,25224–32
57June 15@ Braves 4–0 Herm Wehmeier (5–3) Gene Conley (8–4)None27,75925–32
58June 16@ Braves 3–0 Murry Dickson (4–4) Bob Buhl (3–5)None17,97826–32
59June 17@ Cubs 3–2 Curt Simmons (4–2) Bob Rush (4–4)None6,57527–32
60June 18@ Cubs 0–4 Sam Jones (7–8) Robin Roberts (9–6)None16,54327–33
61June 19 (1)@ Cubs 1–0 (15) Jack Meyer (2–6) Hal Jeffcoat (6–1)Nonesee 2nd game28–33
62June 19 (2)@ Cubs 7–8 (7) Howie Pollet (3–0) Herm Wehmeier (5–4) Warren Hacker (2)34,52928–34
63June 20@ Cardinals 1–4 Luis Arroyo (8–2) Murry Dickson (4–5)None7,28428–35
64June 21@ Cardinals 10–8 Murry Dickson (5–5) Paul LaPalme (3–1) Ron Mrozinski (1)7,71729–35
65June 22@ Cardinals 9–6 Robin Roberts (10–6) Bobby Tiefenauer (1–4)None7,44530–35
66June 23@ Cardinals 1–7 Floyd Wooldridge (1–1) Herm Wehmeier (5–5)None6,43030–36
67June 24 (1)@ Redlegs 8–6 Ron Negray (1–0) Rudy Minarcin (4–3) Jack Meyer (6)see 2nd game31–36
68June 24 (2)@ Redlegs 0–6 Joe Nuxhall (7–4) Murry Dickson (5–6)None18,32631–37
–June 25@ Redlegs Postponed (rain); [23] Makeup: August 1
69June 26 (1)@ Redlegs 5–16 Jackie Collum (6–2) Robin Roberts (10–7) Hersh Freeman (3)see 2nd game31–38
70June 26 (2)@ Redlegs 0–5 Art Fowler (3–4) Curt Simmons (4–3)None16,89731–39
71June 28 Pirates 5–7 (10) Bob Friend (5–4) Jack Meyer (2–7) Roy Face (3)8,63531–40
72June 29 Pirates 6–3 Ron Negray (2–0) Dick Littlefield (2–6)None4,91932–40
July (21–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
73July 1 Giants 9–3 Robin Roberts (11–7) Johnny Antonelli (6–10)None14,13533–40
74July 2 Giants 1–6 Sal Maglie (9–4) Curt Simmons (4–4) Don Liddle (1)6,54233–41
75July 3 Giants 3–4 Rubén Gómez (6–3) Bob Miller (3–2)None8,25933–42
76July 4 (1) Dodgers 2–11 Don Newcombe (14–1) Ron Negray (2–1)Nonesee 2nd game33–43
77July 4 (2) Dodgers 3–6 Clem Labine (7–2) Herm Wehmeier (5–6)None33,70733–44
78July 5 Dodgers 5–4 Robin Roberts (12–7) Karl Spooner (2–2) Jack Meyer (7)21,04134–44
79July 6@ Giants 2–4 (6) Ramón Monzant (1–4) Curt Simmons (4–5)None8,84534–45
80July 7@ Giants 5–8 Windy McCall (3–3) Jack Meyer (2–8) Marv Grissom (7)5,13034–46
81July 8@ Pirates 5–1 Herm Wehmeier (6–6) Max Surkont (7–9)None7,30435–46
82July 9@ Pirates 7–1 Robin Roberts (13–7) Dick Littlefield (2–7)None2,63736–46
83July 10 (1)@ Pirates 4–1 Curt Simmons (5–5) Bob Friend (5–5)Nonesee 2nd game37–46
84July 10 (2)@ Pirates 1–3 Vern Law (6–3) Ron Negray (2–2)None6,45437–47
–July 12 1955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee
85July 14 Braves 1–7 Bob Buhl (7–7) Herm Wehmeier (6–7)None16,72837–48
86July 15 Braves 1–0 Murry Dickson (6–6) Lew Burdette (7–5)None11,79438–48
87July 16 Cubs 39–48 Robin Roberts (14–7) Warren Hacker (9–7)None5,24139–48
88July 17 (1) Cubs 12–11 (10) Jack Meyer (3–8) Sam Jones (9–12)Nonesee 2nd game40–48
89July 17 (2) Cubs 8–6 [e] Ron Negray (3–2) Hal Jeffcoat (6–4) Jack Meyer (8)8,51341–48
90July 18 Cubs 2–1 Herm Wehmeier (7–7) Warren Hacker (9–8)None8,19242–48
91July 19 (1) Redlegs 7–3 Murry Dickson (7–6) Joe Nuxhall (9–7)Nonesee 2nd game43–48
92July 19 (2) Redlegs 6–2 Robin Roberts (15–7) Jackie Collum (8–4)None16,96044–48
93July 20 (1) Redlegs 6–0 Saul Rogovin (2–8) Art Fowler (4–6)Nonesee 2nd game45–48
94July 20 (2) Redlegs 4–2 Curt Simmons (6–5) Johnny Klippstein (1–6)None15,60746–48
95July 21 Redlegs 5–3 Jack Meyer (4–8) Gerry Staley (5–7)None8,03647–48
96July 22 (1) Cardinals 6–3 Murry Dickson (8–6) Floyd Wooldridge (2–3)Nonesee 2nd game48–48
97July 22 (2) Cardinals 1–8 Harvey Haddix (8–9) Herm Wehmeier (7–8)None27,61148–49
98July 23 Cardinals 7–2 Robin Roberts (16–7) Willard Schmidt (1–1)None5,59649–49
99July 24 (1) Cardinals 6–5 Curt Simmons (7–5) Larry Jackson (5–7) Jack Meyer (9)see 2nd game50–49
100July 24 (2) Cardinals 3–0 (6) Saul Rogovin (3–8) Tom Poholsky (4–5)None13,52451–49
101July 26@ Braves 3–6 Warren Spahn (9–10) Herm Wehmeier (7–9)None29,53451–50
102July 27@ Braves 1–2 Lew Burdette (8–5) Robin Roberts (16–8) Ernie Johnson (2)25,93651–51
103July 28@ Braves 2–4 Bob Buhl (8–7) Murry Dickson (8–7)None22,33551–52
104July 29@ Cubs 6–4 Jack Meyer (5–8) Sam Jones (9–15) Robin Roberts (2)4,27152–52
105July 30@ Cubs 3–0 Bob Miller (4–2) Jim Davis (5–6)None8,40553–52
106July 31 (1)@ Cubs 1–7 Warren Hacker (10–9) Robin Roberts (16–9)Nonesee 2nd game53–53
107July 31 (2)@ Cubs 5–6 Hal Jeffcoat (7–5) Jack Meyer (5–9)None14,46953–54
August (17–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
108August 1@ Redlegs 3–4 Art Fowler (6–7) Murry Dickson (8–8) Hersh Freeman (7)3,48153–55
109August 2 (1)@ Redlegs 0–2 Johnny Klippstein (3–6) Ron Negray (3–3)Nonesee 2nd game53–56
110August 2 (2)@ Redlegs 0–4 Joe Nuxhall (11–8) Saul Rogovin (3–9)None10,61153–57
111August 3@ Redlegs 8–4 Robin Roberts (17–9) Jackie Collum (9–6)None7,71854–57
112August 4@ Redlegs 3–4 Rudy Minarcin (5–9) Jack Meyer (5–10) Joe Nuxhall (2)2,79354–58
113August 5@ Cardinals 7–4 Bob Miller (5–2) Larry Jackson (5–9) Jack Meyer (10)8,45555–58
114August 6@ Cardinals 5–3 Murry Dickson (9–8) Harvey Haddix (9–11)None9,41456–58
115August 7@ Cardinals 9–6 Robin Roberts (18–9) Mel Wright (1–1) Jack Meyer (11)7,91757–58
116August 9 Pirates 9–1 Herm Wehmeier (8–9) Dick Hall (3–2)None9,34758–58
117August 10 Pirates 2–3 (10) Bob Friend (9–6) Bob Miller (5–3)None3,92258–59
–August 12@ Dodgers Postponed (rain; Hurricane Connie [24] ); [25] Makeup: August 14 as a traditional double-header
–August 13@ Dodgers Postponed (rain; Hurricane Connie); [26] [27] Makeup: September 20 as a traditional double-header
118August 14 (1)@ Dodgers 3–2 (10) Robin Roberts (19–9) Don Newcombe (18–3)Nonesee 2nd game59–59
119August 14 (2)@ Dodgers 4–5 (13) Karl Spooner (5–4) Bob Miller (5–4)None21,34459–60
120August 16@ Pirates 12–3 Herm Wehmeier (9–9) Bob Friend (9–7)None6,29060–60
121August 17@ Pirates 4–6 Roy Face (3–5) Curt Simmons (7–6)None3,72160–61
122August 19 Dodgers 3–2 Robin Roberts (20–9) Don Newcombe (18–4)None35,44461–61
123August 20 Dodgers 3–2 Bob Miller (6–4) Johnny Podres (8–8) Robin Roberts (3)25,39062–61
124August 21 Dodgers 6–4 Herm Wehmeier (10–9) Carl Erskine (10–5) Jack Meyer (12)17,49263–61
125August 23 Braves 4–3 Jack Meyer (6–10) Lew Burdette (9–7)None23,99164–61
126August 25 (1) Cardinals 11–9 Robin Roberts (21–9) Paul LaPalme (4–3) Jack Meyer (13)see 2nd game65–61
127August 25 (2) Cardinals 8–3 Saul Rogovin (4–9) Harvey Haddix (11–13)None38,54566–61
128August 26 Cardinals 1–4 Willard Schmidt (4–3) Curt Simmons (7–7)None11,38766–62
129August 27 Cardinals 8–2 Murry Dickson (10–8) Luis Arroyo (11–8)None6,82267–62
130August 28 (1) Redlegs 7–6 Bob Miller (7–4) Joe Nuxhall (14–10) Jack Meyer (14)see 2nd game68–62
131August 28 (2) Redlegs 8–3 Ron Negray (4–3) Jackie Collum (9–8)None19,06769–62
132August 29 Redlegs 3–4 Hersh Freeman (6–3) Robin Roberts (21–10)None17,13469–63
133August 30 Cubs 1–3 Sam Jones (12–17) Saul Rogovin (4–10) Hal Jeffcoat (6)9,79069–64
134August 31 Cubs 13–2 Murry Dickson (11–8) Jim Davis (6–10)None8,01870–64
September (7–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
135September 2 Giants 5–3 Robin Roberts (22–10) Windy McCall (5–5) Jack Meyer (15)19,99771–64
136September 3 Giants 2–3 Ramón Monzant (3–7) Herm Wehmeier (10–10)None23,17971–65
137September 4 Giants 4–7 Hoyt Wilhelm (3–1) Jack Meyer (6–11) Marv Grissom (8)16,19771–66
138September 5 (1)@ Dodgers 4–11 Don Newcombe (20–4) Murry Dickson (11–9)Nonesee 2nd game71–67
139September 5 (2)@ Dodgers 2–8 Carl Erskine (11–7) Robin Roberts (22–11)None33,45171–68
140September 7@ Redlegs 3–6 Johnny Klippstein (7–9) Curt Simmons (7–8)None6,88871–69
141September 8@ Redlegs 6–4 Bob Miller (8–4) Don Gross (3–5)None1,53172–69
142September 9@ Cardinals 2–11 Willard Schmidt (5–5) Murry Dickson (11–10)None5,93272–70
143September 10@ Cardinals 3–4 (6) Tom Poholsky (8–10) Robin Roberts (22–12)None4,47172–71
144September 11 (1)@ Braves 4–5 Ernie Johnson (5–6) Herm Wehmeier (10–11)Nonesee 2nd game72–72
145September 11 (2)@ Braves 1–9 Humberto Robinson (3–0) Saul Rogovin (4–11)None26,42672–73
146September 13@ Cubs 10–0 Murry Dickson (12–10) Sam Jones (13–19)None1,78573–73
147September 16 Pirates 8–1 Robin Roberts (23–12) Max Surkont (7–13)None10,02374–73
148September 18 (1) Pirates 2–5 Bob Friend (13–9) Herm Wehmeier (10–12) Roy Face (5)see 2nd game74–74
149September 18 (2) Pirates 2–1 Saul Rogovin (5–11) Dick Hall (5–6)None12,68375–74
150September 20 (1)@ Dodgers 3–6 Clem Labine (13–5) Murry Dickson (12–11) Don Bessent (3)see 2nd game75–75
151September 20 (2)@ Dodgers 1–6 Roger Craig (5–3) Robin Roberts (23–13)None8,76375–76
152September 23@ Giants 5–1 Saul Rogovin (6–11) Rubén Gómez (9–10)None1,15476–76
–September 24@ Giants Postponed (rain); [28] Makeup: September 25 as a traditional double-header
153September 25 (1)@ Giants 2–5 Pete Burnside (1–0) Robin Roberts (23–14)Nonesee 2nd game76–77
154September 25 (2)@ Giants 3–1 Curt Simmons (8–8) Jim Hearn (14–16) Jack Meyer (16)6,84877–77
^[a] The second game on April 24 was suspended (Sunday curfew [29] [30] ) in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score 2–0 and was completed June 28, 1955. [31] [32]
^[b] The second game on May 1 was suspended (Sunday curfew [33] [34] ) in the bottom of the ninth inning with the score 2–4 and was completed May 2, 1955. [35] [36]
^[c] The second game on May 29 was suspended (Sunday curfew [37] [38] ) in the bottom of the seventh inning with the score 3–8 and was completed July 8, 1955. [39] [40]
^[d] The second game on June 5 was suspended (Sunday curfew [41] ) in the bottom of the seventh inning with the score 4–0 [42] and was completed June 6, 1955. [43] [44]
^[e] The second game on July 17 was suspended (Sunday curfew [45] [46] ) in the bottom of the sixth inning with the score 4–5 and was completed July 18, 1955. [47] [48]

Roster

1955 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
PitchersCatchers

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Andy Seminick 9328971.2461134
1B Marv Blaylock 11325954.208324
2B Bobby Morgan 136483112.2321049
3B Willie Jones 146516133.2581681
SS Roy Smalley Jr. 9226051.196739
LF Del Ennis 146564167.29629120
CF Richie Ashburn 140533180.338342
RF Jim Greengrass 9432388.2721237

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Granny Hamner 104405104.257543
Stan Lopata 9930382.2712258
Glen Gorbous 9122453.237423
Earl Torgeson 4715040.267117
Eddie Waitkus 3310730.280214
Peanuts Lowrey 5410620.18908
Stan Palys 155215.28818
Mel Clark 10325.15601
Smoky Burgess 7214.19011
Ted Kazanski 9121.08311
Gus Niarhos 791.11100
Floyd Baker 580.00000
Jim Command 550.00000
Mickey Micelotta 440.00000
Bob Bowman 330.00000
Danny Schell 220.00000
Jim Westlake 110.00000
Fred Van Dusen 100----00
John Easton 100----00

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Robin Roberts 40305.023143.28160
Murry Dickson 36216.012113.5092
Herm Wehmeier 31193.210124.4185
Curt Simmons 25130.0884.9258
Saul Rogovin 1273.0533.0827

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Ron Negray 1971.2433.5230
Bob Kuzava 1732.1107.2413
Dave Cole 718.1036.386
Steve Ridzik 311.0012.456
Jim Owens 38.2028.316

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Jack Meyer 50611163.4397
Bob Miller 408412.4128
Thornton Kipper 240104.9915
Ron Mrozinski 220216.5518
Lynn Lovenguth 140104.5014
Jack Spring 20106.752
Bob Greenwood 100015.430

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Skeeter Newsome
A Schenectady Blue Jays Eastern League Don Osborn
B Reidsville Phillies Carolina League Charlie Gassaway
C Salt Lake City Bees Pioneer League Don Sturgeon and Red Jessen
C Trois-Rivières Phillies Provincial League Al Barillari
D Pulaski Phillies Appalachian League Eddie Murphy
D Mattoon Phillies Mississippi–Ohio Valley League Burl Storie
D Bradford Phillies PONY League Lew Krausse, Sr., and Patrick Colgan

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