# 1955 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1955 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 73rd season in the history of the franchise, and the 18th season for the Philadelphia Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium. 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, behind whom the Phillies finished in fourth place with a record of 77–77.

## 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.

### 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. 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. 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

* February 11, 1955: Peanuts Lowrey was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
* February 19, 1955: Jimmie Coker was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.
* Prior to 1955 season: Ed Bouchee was purchased by the Phillies from the Spokane Indians.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 98 | 55 | .641 | — | 56‍–‍21 | 42‍–‍34 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 85 | 69 | .552 | 13½ | 46‍–‍31 | 39‍–‍38 |
| New York Giants | 80 | 74 | .519 | 18½ | 44‍–‍35 | 36‍–‍39 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 77 | 77 | .500 | 21½ | 46‍–‍31 | 31‍–‍46 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 75 | 79 | .487 | 23½ | 46‍–‍31 | 29‍–‍48 |
| Chicago Cubs | 72 | 81 | .471 | 26 | 43‍–‍33 | 29‍–‍48 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 68 | 86 | .442 | 30½ | 41‍–‍36 | 27‍–‍50 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 94 | .390 | 38½ | 36‍–‍39 | 24‍–‍55 |

### Record vs. opponents

1955 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BR | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL |
| Brooklyn | — | 14–7–1 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 14–8 |
| Chicago | 7–14–1 | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 14–8 |
| Cincinnati | 10–12 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 11–11 |
| Milwaukee | 7–15 | 15–7 | 13–9 | — | 14–8 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 11–11 |
| New York | 9–13 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 8–14 | — | 10–12 | 17–5 | 13–9 |
| Philadelphia | 6–16 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 12–10 | — | 15–7 | 13–9 |
| Pittsburgh | 8–14 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 7–15 | — | 10–12 |
| St. Louis | 8–14 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 12–10 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 30, 1955: Smoky Burgess, Stan Palys and Steve Ridzik were traded by the Phillies to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Andy Seminick, Glen Gorbous, and Jim Greengrass.

### Game log

Legend :
| | Phillies win |
| | Phillies loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Phillies team member |
1955 Game Log Overall Record: 77–77 :
April (9–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
–April 12GiantsPostponed (rain); Makeup: May 25 as a traditional double-header
1April 13Giants4–2Robin Roberts (1–0)Johnny Antonelli (0–1)None13,2191–0
2April 14@ Pirates4–3Herm Wehmeier (1–0)Dick Littlefield (0–1)None23,5402–0
–April 15@ PiratesPostponed (rain, wet grounds); Makeup: May 29 as a traditional double-header
3April 16@ Giants3–8Jim Hearn (1–0)Jack Meyer (0–1)None11,1632–1
4April 17 (1)@ Giants4–2 (11)Robin Roberts (2–0)Johnny Antonelli (0–2)Nonesee 2nd game3–1
5April 17 (2)@ Giants4–2Murry Dickson (1–0)Sal Maglie (0–2)None16,1664–1
6April 18Dodgers2–5Carl Erskine (2–0)Herm Wehmeier (1–1)Ed Roebuck (1)30,8964–2
7April 19Dodgers6–7Don Newcombe (2–0)Jim Owens (0–1)Ed Roebuck (2)19,9304–3
8April 20@ Dodgers2–3Billy Loes (2–0)Steve Ridzik (0–1)Clem Labine (1)9,9424–4
9April 21@ Dodgers4–14Joe Black (1–0)Robin Roberts (2–1)None3,8744–5
10April 22Pirates5–4Bob Miller (1–0)Roger Bowman (0–1)None5,8215–5
11April 23Pirates8–0Murry Dickson (2–0)Ron Kline (0–2)None4,1326–5
12April 24 (1)Pirates1–6Max Surkont (1–2)Jim Owens (0–2)Nonesee 2nd game6–6
13April 24 (2)Pirates3–0Jack Meyer (1–1)Nellie King (0–1)Robin Roberts (1)8,2247–6
–April 26CardinalsPostponed (wet grounds); Makeup: July 22 as a traditional double-header
14April 28Braves3–2Robin Roberts (3–1)Lew Burdette (2–1)None12,9638–6
15April 29Braves13–4 (8)Herm Wehmeier (2–1)Warren Spahn (2–2)None12,1469–6
16April 30Braves2–4Chet Nichols (2–0)Murry Dickson (2–1)Humberto Robinson (2)7,7399–7 :
May (10–19)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
17May 1 (1)Cubs7–8Hal Jeffcoat (2–0)Lynn Lovenguth (0–1)Bubba Church (1)see 2nd game9–8
18May 1 (2)Cubs2–4Hal Jeffcoat (3–0)Jack Meyer (1–2)Warren Hacker (1)13,9179–9
19May 2Cubs1–2Warren Hacker (1–1)Robin Roberts (3–2)None7,9649–10
20May 3Redlegs5–7Bud Podbielan (1–0)Jack Spring (0–1)None6,0299–11
21May 4Redlegs3–7Gerry Staley (3–2)Ron Mrozinski (0–1)Art Fowler (1)5,5319–12
22May 6Dodgers4–6 (12)Don Newcombe (3–0)Jack Meyer (1–3)None22,4209–13
23May 7Dodgers3–6Carl Erskine (5–0)Robin Roberts (3–3)None27,9229–14
24May 8Dodgers8–9Johnny Podres (3–1)Herm Wehmeier (2–2)Jim Hughes (4)13,7389–15
25May 10@ Cardinals3–5 (10)Luis Arroyo (2–0)Jack Meyer (1–4)None4,6939–16
26May 11@ Cardinals5–6Herb Moford (1–0)Ron Mrozinski (0–2)Barney Schultz (1)4,7269–17
–May 12@ RedlegsPostponed (rain); Makeup: June 24 as a traditional double-header
–May 13@ RedlegsPostponed (rain, threatening weather, wet grounds); Makeup: August 2 as a traditional double-header
27May 14@ Braves4–5Ernie Johnson (1–1)Jack Meyer (1–5)None24,8629–18
28May 15 (1)@ Braves5–6Dave Jolly (1–2)Thornton Kipper (0–1)Nonesee 2nd game9–19
29May 15 (2)@ Braves9–1Robin Roberts (4–3)Chet Nichols (3–1)None42,35110–19
–May 17@ CubsPostponed (cold); Makeup: May 18 as a traditional double-header
30May 18 (1)@ Cubs2–3Sam Jones (5–3)Curt Simmons (0–1)Hal Jeffcoat (2)see 2nd game10–20
31May 18 (2)@ Cubs5–7Hal Jeffcoat (4–0)Murry Dickson (2–2)None9,32910–21
32May 20@ Dodgers5–3Robin Roberts (5–3)Billy Loes (4–2)None21,35511–21
33May 21@ Dodgers4–6Don Newcombe (6–0)Dave Cole (0–1)Ed Roebuck (4)13,40111–22
34May 22@ Dodgers3–8Carl Erskine (6–1)Jack Meyer (1–6)Ed Roebuck (5)15,45911–23
35May 24Giants6–2Curt Simmons (1–1)Jim Hearn (6–3)Jack Meyer (1)15,00812–23
36May 25 (1)Giants8–3Robin Roberts (6–3)Windy McCall (1–1)Nonesee 2nd game13–23
37May 25 (2)Giants5–2Murry Dickson (3–2)Johnny Antonelli (4–5)Jack Meyer (2)27,42014–23
38May 26Giants3–2 (11)Bob Miller (2–0)Hoyt Wilhelm (2–1)None11,74315–23
39May 27@ Pirates5–2 (10)Herm Wehmeier (3–2)Bob Friend (2–1)None6,95616–23
40May 28@ Pirates8–4 (11)Bob Miller (3–0)Roy Face (0–1)Jack Meyer (3)3,08217–23
41May 29 (1)@ Pirates5–2Robin Roberts (7–3)Laurin Pepper (0–1)Nonesee 2nd game18–23
42May 29 (2)@ Pirates5–11Max Surkont (4–5)Dave Cole (0–2)None5,91818–24
43May 30 (1)@ Giants5–6Marv Grissom (2–0)Curt Simmons (1–2)Windy McCall (1)see 2nd game18–25
44May 30 (2)@ Giants3–1Bob Kuzava (1–1)Don Liddle (1–2)Jack Meyer (4)20,04419–25
45May 31@ Giants1–2Sal Maglie (6–3)Herm Wehmeier (3–3)None6,74619–26 :
June (13–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
46June 1Cubs3–1Robin Roberts (8–3)Sam Jones (5–6)None19,97420–26
47June 2Cubs8–4Curt Simmons (2–2)Warren Hacker (4–3)Bob Miller (1)6,08421–26
48June 3Braves3–4 (10)Lew Burdette (3–4)Murry Dickson (3–3)None16,36221–27
49June 4Braves3–11Warren Spahn (4–6)Bob Miller (3–1)None6,46521–28
50June 5 (1)Braves4–5Ernie Johnson (2–2)Robin Roberts (8–4)Nonesee 2nd game21–29
51June 5 (2)Braves4–2Herm Wehmeier (4–3)Gene Conley (7–3)Jack Meyer (5)23,43122–29
52June 6Braves2–5Bob Buhl (2–4)Dave Cole (0–3)None11,81522–30
53June 7Cardinals4–5Harvey Haddix (3–8)Murry Dickson (3–4)Frank Smith (1)9,78222–31
–June 8CardinalsPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 25 as a traditional double-header
54June 9Cardinals2–0Robin Roberts (9–4)Larry Jackson (2–3)None5,66823–31
–June 11RedlegsPostponed (rain); Makeup: July 19 as a traditional double-header
55June 12 (1)Redlegs12–8Curt Simmons (3–2)Joe Nuxhall (5–4)None13,06724–31
–June 12 (2)RedlegsPostponed (rain); Makeup: July 20 as a traditional double-header
56June 14@ Braves2–4Lew Burdette (4–4)Robin Roberts (9–5)None29,25224–32
57June 15@ Braves4–0Herm Wehmeier (5–3)Gene Conley (8–4)None27,75925–32
58June 16@ Braves3–0Murry Dickson (4–4)Bob Buhl (3–5)None17,97826–32
59June 17@ Cubs3–2Curt Simmons (4–2)Bob Rush (4–4)None6,57527–32
60June 18@ Cubs0–4Sam Jones (7–8)Robin Roberts (9–6)None16,54327–33
61June 19 (1)@ Cubs1–0 (15)Jack Meyer (2–6)Hal Jeffcoat (6–1)Nonesee 2nd game28–33
62June 19 (2)@ Cubs7–8 (7)Howie Pollet (3–0)Herm Wehmeier (5–4)Warren Hacker (2)34,52928–34
63June 20@ Cardinals1–4Luis Arroyo (8–2)Murry Dickson (4–5)None7,28428–35
64June 21@ Cardinals10–8Murry Dickson (5–5)Paul LaPalme (3–1)Ron Mrozinski (1)7,71729–35
65June 22@ Cardinals9–6Robin Roberts (10–6)Bobby Tiefenauer (1–4)None7,44530–35
66June 23@ Cardinals1–7Floyd Wooldridge (1–1)Herm Wehmeier (5–5)None6,43030–36
67June 24 (1)@ Redlegs8–6Ron Negray (1–0)Rudy Minarcin (4–3)Jack Meyer (6)see 2nd game31–36
68June 24 (2)@ Redlegs0–6Joe Nuxhall (7–4)Murry Dickson (5–6)None18,32631–37
–June 25@ RedlegsPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 1
69June 26 (1)@ Redlegs5–16Jackie Collum (6–2)Robin Roberts (10–7)Hersh Freeman (3)see 2nd game31–38
70June 26 (2)@ Redlegs0–5Art Fowler (3–4)Curt Simmons (4–3)None16,89731–39
71June 28Pirates5–7 (10)Bob Friend (5–4)Jack Meyer (2–7)Roy Face (3)8,63531–40
72June 29Pirates6–3Ron Negray (2–0)Dick Littlefield (2–6)None4,91932–40 :
July (21–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
73July 1Giants9–3Robin Roberts (11–7)Johnny Antonelli (6–10)None14,13533–40
74July 2Giants1–6Sal Maglie (9–4)Curt Simmons (4–4)Don Liddle (1)6,54233–41
75July 3Giants3–4Rubén Gómez (6–3)Bob Miller (3–2)None8,25933–42
76July 4 (1)Dodgers2–11Don Newcombe (14–1)Ron Negray (2–1)Nonesee 2nd game33–43
77July 4 (2)Dodgers3–6Clem Labine (7–2)Herm Wehmeier (5–6)None33,70733–44
78July 5Dodgers5–4Robin Roberts (12–7)Karl Spooner (2–2)Jack Meyer (7)21,04134–44
79July 6@ Giants2–4 (6)Ramón Monzant (1–4)Curt Simmons (4–5)None8,84534–45
80July 7@ Giants5–8Windy McCall (3–3)Jack Meyer (2–8)Marv Grissom (7)5,13034–46
81July 8@ Pirates5–1Herm Wehmeier (6–6)Max Surkont (7–9)None7,30435–46
82July 9@ Pirates7–1Robin Roberts (13–7)Dick Littlefield (2–7)None2,63736–46
83July 10 (1)@ Pirates4–1Curt Simmons (5–5)Bob Friend (5–5)Nonesee 2nd game37–46
84July 10 (2)@ Pirates1–3Vern Law (6–3)Ron Negray (2–2)None6,45437–47
–July 121955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee
85July 14Braves1–7Bob Buhl (7–7)Herm Wehmeier (6–7)None16,72837–48
86July 15Braves1–0Murry Dickson (6–6)Lew Burdette (7–5)None11,79438–48
87July 16Cubs39–48Robin Roberts (14–7)Warren Hacker (9–7)None5,24139–48
88July 17 (1)Cubs12–11 (10)Jack Meyer (3–8)Sam Jones (9–12)Nonesee 2nd game40–48
89July 17 (2)Cubs8–6Ron Negray (3–2)Hal Jeffcoat (6–4)Jack Meyer (8)8,51341–48
90July 18Cubs2–1Herm Wehmeier (7–7)Warren Hacker (9–8)None8,19242–48
91July 19 (1)Redlegs7–3Murry Dickson (7–6)Joe Nuxhall (9–7)Nonesee 2nd game43–48
92July 19 (2)Redlegs6–2Robin Roberts (15–7)Jackie Collum (8–4)None16,96044–48
93July 20 (1)Redlegs6–0Saul Rogovin (2–8)Art Fowler (4–6)Nonesee 2nd game45–48
94July 20 (2)Redlegs4–2Curt Simmons (6–5)Johnny Klippstein (1–6)None15,60746–48
95July 21Redlegs5–3Jack Meyer (4–8)Gerry Staley (5–7)None8,03647–48
96July 22 (1)Cardinals6–3Murry Dickson (8–6)Floyd Wooldridge (2–3)Nonesee 2nd game48–48
97July 22 (2)Cardinals1–8Harvey Haddix (8–9)Herm Wehmeier (7–8)None27,61148–49
98July 23Cardinals7–2Robin Roberts (16–7)Willard Schmidt (1–1)None5,59649–49
99July 24 (1)Cardinals6–5Curt Simmons (7–5)Larry Jackson (5–7)Jack Meyer (9)see 2nd game50–49
100July 24 (2)Cardinals3–0 (6)Saul Rogovin (3–8)Tom Poholsky (4–5)None13,52451–49
101July 26@ Braves3–6Warren Spahn (9–10)Herm Wehmeier (7–9)None29,53451–50
102July 27@ Braves1–2Lew Burdette (8–5)Robin Roberts (16–8)Ernie Johnson (2)25,93651–51
103July 28@ Braves2–4Bob Buhl (8–7)Murry Dickson (8–7)None22,33551–52
104July 29@ Cubs6–4Jack Meyer (5–8)Sam Jones (9–15)Robin Roberts (2)4,27152–52
105July 30@ Cubs3–0Bob Miller (4–2)Jim Davis (5–6)None8,40553–52
106July 31 (1)@ Cubs1–7Warren Hacker (10–9)Robin Roberts (16–9)Nonesee 2nd game53–53
107July 31 (2)@ Cubs5–6Hal Jeffcoat (7–5)Jack Meyer (5–9)None14,46953–54 :
August (17–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
108August 1@ Redlegs3–4Art Fowler (6–7)Murry Dickson (8–8)Hersh Freeman (7)3,48153–55
109August 2 (1)@ Redlegs0–2Johnny Klippstein (3–6)Ron Negray (3–3)Nonesee 2nd game53–56
110August 2 (2)@ Redlegs0–4Joe Nuxhall (11–8)Saul Rogovin (3–9)None10,61153–57
111August 3@ Redlegs8–4Robin Roberts (17–9)Jackie Collum (9–6)None7,71854–57
112August 4@ Redlegs3–4Rudy Minarcin (5–9)Jack Meyer (5–10)Joe Nuxhall (2)2,79354–58
113August 5@ Cardinals7–4Bob Miller (5–2)Larry Jackson (5–9)Jack Meyer (10)8,45555–58
114August 6@ Cardinals5–3Murry Dickson (9–8)Harvey Haddix (9–11)None9,41456–58
115August 7@ Cardinals9–6Robin Roberts (18–9)Mel Wright (1–1)Jack Meyer (11)7,91757–58
116August 9Pirates9–1Herm Wehmeier (8–9)Dick Hall (3–2)None9,34758–58
117August 10Pirates2–3 (10)Bob Friend (9–6)Bob Miller (5–3)None3,92258–59
–August 12@ DodgersPostponed (rain; Hurricane Connie); Makeup: August 14 as a traditional double-header
–August 13@ DodgersPostponed (rain; Hurricane Connie); Makeup: September 20 as a traditional double-header
118August 14 (1)@ Dodgers3–2 (10)Robin Roberts (19–9)Don Newcombe (18–3)Nonesee 2nd game59–59
119August 14 (2)@ Dodgers4–5 (13)Karl Spooner (5–4)Bob Miller (5–4)None21,34459–60
120August 16@ Pirates12–3Herm Wehmeier (9–9)Bob Friend (9–7)None6,29060–60
121August 17@ Pirates4–6Roy Face (3–5)Curt Simmons (7–6)None3,72160–61
122August 19Dodgers3–2Robin Roberts (20–9)Don Newcombe (18–4)None35,44461–61
123August 20Dodgers3–2Bob Miller (6–4)Johnny Podres (8–8)Robin Roberts (3)25,39062–61
124August 21Dodgers6–4Herm Wehmeier (10–9)Carl Erskine (10–5)Jack Meyer (12)17,49263–61
125August 23Braves4–3Jack Meyer (6–10)Lew Burdette (9–7)None23,99164–61
126August 25 (1)Cardinals11–9Robin Roberts (21–9)Paul LaPalme (4–3)Jack Meyer (13)see 2nd game65–61
127August 25 (2)Cardinals8–3Saul Rogovin (4–9)Harvey Haddix (11–13)None38,54566–61
128August 26Cardinals1–4Willard Schmidt (4–3)Curt Simmons (7–7)None11,38766–62
129August 27Cardinals8–2Murry Dickson (10–8)Luis Arroyo (11–8)None6,82267–62
130August 28 (1)Redlegs7–6Bob Miller (7–4)Joe Nuxhall (14–10)Jack Meyer (14)see 2nd game68–62
131August 28 (2)Redlegs8–3Ron Negray (4–3)Jackie Collum (9–8)None19,06769–62
132August 29Redlegs3–4Hersh Freeman (6–3)Robin Roberts (21–10)None17,13469–63
133August 30Cubs1–3Sam Jones (12–17)Saul Rogovin (4–10)Hal Jeffcoat (6)9,79069–64
134August 31Cubs13–2Murry Dickson (11–8)Jim Davis (6–10)None8,01870–64 :
September (7–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
135September 2Giants5–3Robin Roberts (22–10)Windy McCall (5–5)Jack Meyer (15)19,99771–64
136September 3Giants2–3Ramón Monzant (3–7)Herm Wehmeier (10–10)None23,17971–65
137September 4Giants4–7Hoyt Wilhelm (3–1)Jack Meyer (6–11)Marv Grissom (8)16,19771–66
138September 5 (1)@ Dodgers4–11Don Newcombe (20–4)Murry Dickson (11–9)Nonesee 2nd game71–67
139September 5 (2)@ Dodgers2–8Carl Erskine (11–7)Robin Roberts (22–11)None33,45171–68
140September 7@ Redlegs3–6Johnny Klippstein (7–9)Curt Simmons (7–8)None6,88871–69
141September 8@ Redlegs6–4Bob Miller (8–4)Don Gross (3–5)None1,53172–69
142September 9@ Cardinals2–11Willard Schmidt (5–5)Murry Dickson (11–10)None5,93272–70
143September 10@ Cardinals3–4 (6)Tom Poholsky (8–10)Robin Roberts (22–12)None4,47172–71
144September 11 (1)@ Braves4–5Ernie Johnson (5–6)Herm Wehmeier (10–11)Nonesee 2nd game72–72
145September 11 (2)@ Braves1–9Humberto Robinson (3–0)Saul Rogovin (4–11)None26,42672–73
146September 13@ Cubs10–0Murry Dickson (12–10)Sam Jones (13–19)None1,78573–73
147September 16Pirates8–1Robin Roberts (23–12)Max Surkont (7–13)None10,02374–73
148September 18 (1)Pirates2–5Bob Friend (13–9)Herm Wehmeier (10–12)Roy Face (5)see 2nd game74–74
149September 18 (2)Pirates2–1Saul Rogovin (5–11)Dick Hall (5–6)None12,68375–74
150September 20 (1)@ Dodgers3–6Clem Labine (13–5)Murry Dickson (12–11)Don Bessent (3)see 2nd game75–75
151September 20 (2)@ Dodgers1–6Roger Craig (5–3)Robin Roberts (23–13)None8,76375–76
152September 23@ Giants5–1Saul Rogovin (6–11)Rubén Gómez (9–10)None1,15476–76
–September 24@ GiantsPostponed (rain); Makeup: September 25 as a traditional double-header
153September 25 (1)@ Giants2–5Pete Burnside (1–0)Robin Roberts (23–14)Nonesee 2nd game76–77
154September 25 (2)@ Giants3–1Curt Simmons (8–8)Jim Hearn (14–16)Jack Meyer (16)6,84877–77 :
The second game on April 24 was suspended (Sunday curfew) in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score 2–0 and was completed June 28, 1955.
The second game on May 1 was suspended (Sunday curfew) in the bottom of the ninth inning with the score 2–4 and was completed May 2, 1955.
The second game on May 29 was suspended (Sunday curfew) in the bottom of the seventh inning with the score 3–8 and was completed July 8, 1955.
The second game on June 5 was suspended (Sunday curfew) in the bottom of the seventh inning with the score 4–0 and was completed June 6, 1955.
The second game on July 17 was suspended (Sunday curfew) in the bottom of the sixth inning with the score 4–5 and was completed July 18, 1955. :

### 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 | Andy Seminick | 93 | 289 | 71 | .246 | 11 | 34 |
| 1B | Marv Blaylock | 113 | 259 | 54 | .208 | 3 | 24 |
| 2B | Bobby Morgan | 136 | 483 | 112 | .232 | 10 | 49 |
| 3B | Willie Jones | 146 | 516 | 133 | .258 | 16 | 81 |
| SS | Roy Smalley Jr. | 92 | 260 | 51 | .196 | 7 | 39 |
| LF | Del Ennis | 146 | 564 | 167 | .296 | 29 | 120 |
| CF | Richie Ashburn | 140 | 533 | 180 | .338 | 3 | 42 |
| RF | Jim Greengrass | 94 | 323 | 88 | .272 | 12 | 37 |

#### 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 |
| Granny Hamner | 104 | 405 | 104 | .257 | 5 | 43 |
| Stan Lopata | 99 | 303 | 82 | .271 | 22 | 58 |
| Glen Gorbous | 91 | 224 | 53 | .237 | 4 | 23 |
| Earl Torgeson | 47 | 150 | 40 | .267 | 1 | 17 |
| Eddie Waitkus | 33 | 107 | 30 | .280 | 2 | 14 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 54 | 106 | 20 | .189 | 0 | 8 |
| Stan Palys | 15 | 52 | 15 | .288 | 1 | 8 |
| Mel Clark | 10 | 32 | 5 | .156 | 0 | 1 |
| Smoky Burgess | 7 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Kazanski | 9 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 1 | 1 |
| Gus Niarhos | 7 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Baker | 5 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Command | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Micelotta | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bowman | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Schell | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Westlake | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Van Dusen | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| John Easton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
| Robin Roberts | 40 | 305.0 | 23 | 14 | 3.28 | 160 |
| Murry Dickson | 36 | 216.0 | 12 | 11 | 3.50 | 92 |
| Herm Wehmeier | 31 | 193.2 | 10 | 12 | 4.41 | 85 |
| Curt Simmons | 25 | 130.0 | 8 | 8 | 4.92 | 58 |
| Saul Rogovin | 12 | 73.0 | 5 | 3 | 3.08 | 27 |

#### 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 |
| Ron Negray | 19 | 71.2 | 4 | 3 | 3.52 | 30 |
| Bob Kuzava | 17 | 32.1 | 1 | 0 | 7.24 | 13 |
| Dave Cole | 7 | 18.1 | 0 | 3 | 6.38 | 6 |
| Steve Ridzik | 3 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 2.45 | 6 |
| Jim Owens | 3 | 8.2 | 0 | 2 | 8.31 | 6 |

#### 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 |
| Jack Meyer | 50 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 3.43 | 97 |
| Bob Miller | 40 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2.41 | 28 |
| Thornton Kipper | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.99 | 15 |
| Ron Mrozinski | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.55 | 18 |
| Lynn Lovenguth | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 14 |
| Jack Spring | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 |
| Bob Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 0 |

## Awards and honors

All-Star Game
* Del Ennis, starter, outfield
* Robin Roberts, starter, pitcher
* Stan Lopata, reserve

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| 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 |