# 1955 South Atlantic League season

The 1955 South Atlantic League was a Class A baseball season played between April 12 and August 31. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs.
The Augusta Tigers won the South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Montgomery Rebels in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Augusta Rams begin an affiliation with the Detroit Tigers. The club is renamed to the Augusta Tigers.
* The Montgomery Rebels begin an affiliation with the Boston Red Sox.

## Teams

1955 South Atlantic League :
| Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| Augusta Tigers | Augusta, Georgia | Detroit Tigers | Jennings Stadium |
| Charlotte Hornets | Charlotte, North Carolina | Washington Senators | Clark Griffith Park |
| Columbia Reds | Columbia, South Carolina | Cincinnati Redlegs | Capital City Stadium |
| Columbus Cardinals | Columbus, Georgia | St. Louis Cardinals | Golden Park |
| Jacksonville Braves | Jacksonville, Florida | Milwaukee Braves | Jacksonville Baseball Park |
| Macon Peaches | Macon, Georgia | Chicago Cubs | Luther Williams Field |
| Montgomery Rebels | Montgomery, Alabama | Boston Red Sox | Municipal Field |
| Savannah Athletics | Savannah, Georgia | Kansas City Athletics | Grayson Stadium |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Columbia Reds finish the season with the best record for the first time since 1952.

### Standings

South Atlantic League :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Columbia Reds | 89 | 51 | .636 | – |
| Jacksonville Braves | 79 | 61 | .564 | 10 |
| Augusta Tigers | 76 | 64 | .543 | 13 |
| Montgomery Rebels | 75 | 64 | .540 | 13.5 |
| Macon Peaches | 67 | 73 | .479 | 22 |
| Savannah Athletics | 61 | 79 | .436 | 28 |
| Columbus Cardinals | 58 | 81 | .417 | 30.5 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 54 | 86 | .386 | 35 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Marvin Williams, Columbia Reds | .328 |
| H | George Toepfer, Montgomery Rebels | 180 |
| R | Ultus Alvarez, Columbia Reds | 102 |
| 2B | Ultus Alvarez, Columbia Reds | 35 |
| 3B | Bobo Osborne, Augusta Tigers | 17 |
| HR | Tommy Giordano, Savannah Athletics Horace Garner, Jacksonville Braves Tom Sarna, Augusta Tigers | 18 |
| RBI | Bobo Osborne, Augusta Tigers William Thompson, Columbia Reds | 94 |
| SB | Sammy Drake, Macon Peaches | 24 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Charlie Rabe, Columbia Reds | 21 |
| ERA | Gus Keriazakos, Savannah Athletics | 1.67 |
| CG | Webbo Clarke, Charlotte Hornets Charlie Rabe, Columbia Reds | 23 |
| SHO | Charlie Rabe, Columbia Reds | 6 |
| IP | Webbo Clarke, Charlotte Hornets | 262.0 |
| SO | Charlie Rabe, Columbia Reds | 219 |

## Playoffs

* The semi-finals were reduced to a one-game series.
* The finals were reduced to a best-of-three series.
* The Augusta Tigers won their fifth South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Montgomery Rebels in three games.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Columbia | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Augusta | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Augusta | 1 | 3 | Augusta | 2 |
| | | | 4 | Jacksonville | 1 |
| 2 | Jacksonville | 0 | 4 | Jacksonville | 1 |
| 4 | Montgomery | 1 | | | |