1955 Chicago Cubs season

1955 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago, Illinois (since 1871)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
Manager(s)	Stan Hack
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton)
Local radio	WIND (Bert Wilson, Jack Quinlan, Gene Elston, Vince Lloyd)
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1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason[edit]

October 1, 1954: Johnny Klippstein and Jim Willis were traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Jim Bolger, Harry Perkowski and Ted Tappe.^[1]
November 16, 1954: Ralph Kiner was sent by the Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for $60,000 as part of an earlier deal (the Cubs sent a player to be named later to the Indians for Sam Jones and players to be named later) made on September 30, 1954. The Indians sent Gale Wade to the Cubs on November 30 to complete the trade.^[2]
November 22, 1954: Jim King was drafted by the Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1954 rule 5 draft.^[3]

Regular season[edit]

May 10, 1955: Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit the 200th HR of his career against the Cubs. The opposing pitcher was Warren Hacker and the home run was hit at Wrigley Field.^[4]
May 22, 1955: Sam Jones of the Cubs became the first black pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the major leagues.^[5] It was in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Season standings[edit]

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	98	55	--	.641
Milwaukee Braves	85	69	13.5	.552
New York Giants	80	74	18.5	.519
Philadelphia Phillies	77	77	21.5	.500
Cincinnati Redlegs	75	79	23.5	.487
Chicago Cubs	72	81	26	.471
St. Louis Cardinals	68	86	30.5	.442
Pittsburgh Pirates	60	94	38.5	.390

Notable transactions[edit]

April 16, 1955: Lloyd Merriman was purchased by the Cubs from the Chicago White Sox.^[6]
June 12, 1955: Owen Friend was purchased by the Cubs from the Boston Red Sox.^[7]
August 19, 1955: George Altman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[8]
August 19, 1955: J. C. Hartman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[9]

Roster[edit]

1955 Chicago Cubs

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

31 Al Lary

Manager

6 Stan Hack

Coaches

Player stats[edit]

Batting[edit]

Starters by position[edit]

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

Other batters[edit]

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
Bolger, JimJim Bolger	64	160	33	.206	0	7
Tappe, TedTed Tappe	23	50	13	.260	4	10

Pitching[edit]

Starting pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jones, SamSam Jones	36	241.2	14	20	4.10	198

Other pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Perkowski, HarryHarry Perkowski	25	3	4	2	5.29	28
André, JohnJohn André	22	0	1	1	5.80	19
Amor, VicenteVicente Amor	4	0	1	0	4.50	3
Church, BubbaBubba Church	2	0	0	1	5.40	3
Thorpe, BobBob Thorpe	2	0	0	0	3.00	0

Farm system[edit]

Level	Team	League	Manager
Open	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League	Bill Sweeney, Jack Warner and Bob Scheffing
A	Macon Peaches	Sally League	Pepper Martin and Ivy Griffin
A	Des Moines Bruins	Western League	Les Peden and Pepper Martin
B	Burlington Bees	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Hal Meek
C	Vicksburg Hill Billies	Cotton States League	Papa Williams
C	Lafayette Oilers	Evangeline League	Lou Klein
C	Magic Valley Cowboys	Pioneer League	Ed McDade
D	Paris Lakers	Mississippi-Ohio Valley League	Dick Rigazio
D	Gainesville Owls/Ponca City Cubs	Sooner State League	Ed Carnett

Notes[edit]

^ Jim Bolger page at Baseball-Reference
^ Ralph Kiner page at Baseball-Reference
^ Jim King page at Baseball-Reference
^ Duke Snider | The Baseball Page
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 198, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Lloyd Merriman page at Baseball-Reference
^ Owen Friend page at Baseball-Reference
^ George Altman page at Baseball-Reference
^ J. C. Hartman page at Baseball-Reference

References[edit]

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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