1955 Milwaukee Braves season
The 1955 Milwaukee Braves season was the third in Milwaukee and the 85th overall season of the franchise.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
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 | | 133 | 440 | 104 | .236 | 26 | 62 |
1B | | 104 | 303 | 85 | .281 | 15 | 55 |
2B | | 124 | 453 | 102 | .225 | 6 | 40 |
SS | | 154 | 595 | 177 | .297 | 13 | 83 |
3B | | 141 | 499 | 144 | .289 | 41 | 101 |
LF | | 101 | 343 | 88 | .257 | 12 | 56 |
CF | | 149 | 636 | 175 | .275 | 9 | 47 |
RF | | 153 | 602 | 189 | .314 | 27 | 106 |
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 |
| 84 | 288 | 76 | .264 | 15 | 45 |
| 86 | 252 | 67 | .266 | 5 | 34 |
| 97 | 243 | 60 | .247 | 6 | 27 |
| 38 | 72 | 9 | .125 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | 71 | 14 | .197 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | 30 | 7 | .233 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 39 | 245.2 | 17 | 14 | 3.26 | 110 |
| 42 | 230 | 13 | 8 | 4.03 | 70 |
| 38 | 201.2 | 13 | 11 | 3.21 | 117 |
| 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 |
| 34 | 144 | 9 | 8 | 4.00 | 44 |
| 33 | 140.1 | 10 | 9 | 3.46 | 76 |
| 13 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 3.08 | 19 |
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 |
| 40 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3.42 | 43 |
| 36 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5.71 | 23 |
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.76 | 13 |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.49 | 26 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.74 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.12 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ∞ | 0 |
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
- Del Crandall, catcher, starter
- Eddie Mathews, third base, starter
- Hank Aaron, reserve
- Gene Conley, reserve
- Johnny Logan, reserve
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Corpus Christi, Quebec, Lawton