# 1955 Milwaukee Braves season

The 1955 Milwaukee Braves season was the third in Milwaukee and the 85th overall season of the franchise.

## Offseason

* March 4, 1955: Catfish Metkovich was released by the Braves.
* Prior to 1955 season: (exact date unknown)
** Marshall Bridges was acquired by the Braves from the New York Giants.
** Chi-Chi Olivo was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.

## 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

* June 3, 1955: Pete Whisenant was traded by the Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals for Del Rice.

### 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 | Del Crandall | 133 | 440 | 104 | .236 | 26 | 62 |
| 1B | George Crowe | 104 | 303 | 85 | .281 | 15 | 55 |
| 2B | Danny O'Connell | 124 | 453 | 102 | .225 | 6 | 40 |
| SS | Johnny Logan | 154 | 595 | 177 | .297 | 13 | 83 |
| 3B | Eddie Mathews | 141 | 499 | 144 | .289 | 41 | 101 |
| LF | Bobby Thomson | 101 | 343 | 88 | .257 | 12 | 56 |
| CF | Bill Bruton | 149 | 636 | 175 | .275 | 9 | 47 |
| RF | Hank Aaron | 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 |
| Joe Adcock | 84 | 288 | 76 | .264 | 15 | 45 |
| Andy Pafko | 86 | 252 | 67 | .266 | 5 | 34 |
| Chuck Tanner | 97 | 243 | 60 | .247 | 6 | 27 |
| Jack Dittmer | 38 | 72 | 9 | .125 | 1 | 4 |
| Del Rice | 27 | 71 | 14 | .197 | 2 | 7 |
| Charlie White | 12 | 30 | 7 | .233 | 0 | 4 |
| Ben Taylor | 12 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pendleton | 8 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Roselli | 6 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 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 |
| Warren Spahn | 39 | 245.2 | 17 | 14 | 3.26 | 110 |
| Lew Burdette | 42 | 230.0 | 13 | 8 | 4.03 | 70 |
| Bob Buhl | 38 | 201.2 | 13 | 11 | 3.21 | 117 |
| Gene Conley | 22 | 158.0 | 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 |
| Chet Nichols Jr. | 34 | 144.0 | 9 | 8 | 4.00 | 44 |
| Ray Crone | 33 | 140.1 | 10 | 9 | 3.46 | 76 |
| Humberto Robinson | 13 | 38.0 | 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 |
| Ernie Johnson | 40 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3.42 | 43 |
| Dave Jolly | 36 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5.71 | 23 |
| Roberto Vargas | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.76 | 13 |
| Phil Paine | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.49 | 26 |
| Joey Jay | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.74 | 3 |
| John Edelman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.12 | 3 |
| Charlie Gorin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
| Dave Koslo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | inf | 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

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Toledo Sox | American Association | George Selkirk |
| AA | Atlanta Crackers | Southern Association | George McQuinn, Marvin Rackley and Clyde King |
| AA | Beaumont Exporters | Texas League | Mickey Livingston |
| A | Jacksonville Braves | Sally League | Ben Geraghty |
| B | Corpus Christi Clippers | Big State League | Connie Ryan |
| B | Evansville Braves | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Bob Coleman |
| C | Eau Claire Braves | Northern League | Joe Just |
| C | Boise Braves | Pioneer League | Lou Stringer |
| C | Quebec Braves | Provincial League | Sibby Sisti |
| D | West Palm Beach Indians | Florida State League | Bill Steinecke |
| D | Wellsville Braves | PONY League | Alex Monchak |
| D | Lawton Braves | Sooner State League | Travis Jackson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Corpus Christi, Quebec, Lawton