Английская Википедия:1955 St. Louis Cardinals season
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox baseball team season The 1955 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 74th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 64th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 68–86 during the season and finished seventh in the National League, 30½ games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Outfielder Bill Virdon won the Rookie of the Year Award this year, batting .281, with 17 home runs and 68 RBIs. This was the second consecutive year a Cardinal won the Rookie of the Year Award, with Wally Moon winning the previous season. The Cardinals would have this occur again in 1985 and 1986, with Vince Coleman and Todd Worrell, respectively.
Offseason
- October 19, 1954: Peanuts Lowrey was released by the Cardinals.[1]
- November 22, 1954: Jim King was drafted from the Cardinals by the Chicago Cubs in the 1954 rule 5 draft.[2]
- November 30, 1954: Benny Valenzuela was drafted by the Cardinals from the Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings in the 1954 minor league draft.[3]
- December 8, 1954: Ray Jablonski and Gerry Staley were traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Frank Smith.[4]
- Prior to 1955 season: Duke Carmel was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
Шаблон:1955 National League standings
Record vs. opponents
Шаблон:1955 NL Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- June 3, 1955: Del Rice was traded by the Cardinals to the Milwaukee Braves for Pete Whisenant.[6]
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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Bill Sarni | 107 | 325 | 83 | .255 | 3 | 34 |
| 1B | Stan Musial | 154 | 562 | 179 | .319 | 33 | 108 |
| 2B | Red Schoendienst | 145 | 553 | 148 | .268 | 11 | 51 |
| SS | Alex Grammas | 128 | 366 | 88 | .240 | 3 | 25 |
| 3B | Ken Boyer | 147 | 530 | 140 | .264 | 18 | 62 |
| LF | Rip Repulski | 147 | 512 | 138 | .270 | 23 | 73 |
| CF | Шаблон:Sortname | 144 | 534 | 150 | .281 | 17 | 68 |
| RF | Шаблон:Sortname | 152 | 593 | 175 | .295 | 19 | 76 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | 96 | 206 | 50 | .243 | 5 | 21 |
| Nelson Burbrink | 58 | 170 | 47 | .276 | 0 | 15 |
| Harry Elliott | 68 | 117 | 30 | .256 | 1 | 12 |
| Pete Whisenant | 58 | 115 | 22 | .191 | 2 | 9 |
| Bob Stephenson | 67 | 111 | 27 | .243 | 0 | 6 |
| Joe Frazier | 58 | 70 | 14 | .200 | 4 | 9 |
| Del Rice | 20 | 59 | 12 | .203 | 1 | 7 |
| Don Blasingame | 5 | 16 | 6 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 11 | 14 | 5 | .357 | 0 | 1 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 3 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Alston | 13 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Ducky Schofield | 12 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Haddix | 37 | 208.0 | 12 | 16 | 4.46 | 150 |
| Larry Jackson | 37 | 177.1 | 9 | 14 | 4.31 | 88 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 35 | 159.0 | 11 | 8 | 4.19 | 68 |
| Tom Poholsky | 30 | 151.0 | 9 | 11 | 3.81 | 66 |
| Willard Schmidt | 20 | 129.2 | 7 | 6 | 2.78 | 86 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 4 | 27.1 | 1 | 0 | 3.62 | 19 |
| Vic Raschi | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 21.60 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Lawrence | 46 | 96.0 | 3 | 8 | 6.56 | 52 |
| Floyd Wooldridge | 18 | 57.2 | 2 | 4 | 4.84 | 14 |
| Gordon Jones | 15 | 57.0 | 1 | 4 | 5.84 | 46 |
| John Mackinson | 8 | 20.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.84 | 8 |
| Lindy McDaniel | 4 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.74 | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul LaPalme | 56 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2.75 | 39 |
| Mel Wright | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.19 | 18 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.23 | 17 |
| Barney Schultz | 19 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7.89 | 19 |
| Bobby Tiefenauer | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.41 | 16 |
| Herb Moford | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.88 | 8 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 7 |
| Tony Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Red Schoendienst, second base, starter
- Luis Arroyo, reserve
- Harvey Haddix, reserve
- Stan Musial, reserve[7]
Farm system
Шаблон:MLB Farm System LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Fresno, Paducah, Hamilton; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Johnson City[8]
References
External links
- 1955 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1955 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Шаблон:1955 MLB season by team Шаблон:St. Louis Cardinals
- ↑ Peanuts Lowrey at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Jim King at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Benny Valenzuela at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Ray Jablonski at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Duke Carmel at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Del Rice at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
