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1955 Brooklyn Dodgers

98-55 • .641 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers went 98-55 (.641) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 857 runs, allowed 650, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Duke Snider (42 HR, 136 RBI) and Don Newcombe (20-5, 3.20 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

98 Wins
55 Losses
.641 Win %
1st Rank
857 R 650 RA
Diff +207

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⚡ Quick Stats

857 Runs Scored
650 Runs Allowed
+207 Run Diff
1,031K Attendance

📈 vs. 1955 NL Average

Batting Avg .270 5% above the 1955 league average (.258)
OBP .355 8% above the 1955 league average (.328)
SLG .448 10% above the 1955 league average (.406)
Team ERA 3.68 9% better than the 1955 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 857 23% above the 1955 league average (697 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,031,271
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Avg per Game 13,393

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1955

Batting Avg

1 Don Newcombe 0.359 2 Frank Kellert 0.325 3 Roy Campanella 0.318 4 Carl Furillo 0.314 5 Duke Snider 0.309

Home Runs

1 Duke Snider 42 2 Roy Campanella 32 3 Gil Hodges 27 4 Carl Furillo 26 5 Don Zimmer 15

RBI

1 Duke Snider 136 2 Roy Campanella 107 3 Gil Hodges 102 4 Carl Furillo 95 5 Pee Wee Reese 61
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pee Wee Reese 145 553 99 156 29 4 10 61 78 60 8 0.282
Gil Hodges 150 546 75 158 24 5 27 102 80 91 2 0.289
Jim Gilliam 147 538 110 134 20 8 7 40 70 37 15 0.249
Duke Snider 148 538 126 166 34 6 42 136 104 87 9 0.309
Carl Furillo 140 523 83 164 24 3 26 95 43 43 4 0.314
Roy Campanella 123 446 81 142 20 1 32 107 56 41 2 0.318
Sandy Amoros 119 388 59 96 16 7 10 51 55 45 10 0.247
Jackie Robinson 105 317 51 81 6 2 8 36 61 18 12 0.256
Don Zimmer 88 280 38 67 10 1 15 50 19 66 5 0.239
Don Hoak 94 279 50 67 13 3 5 19 46 50 9 0.240
Don Newcombe 57 117 18 42 9 1 7 23 6 18 1 0.359
Rube Walker 48 103 6 26 5 0 2 13 15 11 1 0.252
Frank Kellert 39 80 12 26 4 2 4 19 9 10 0 0.325
Carl Erskine 42 74 12 15 3 0 1 11 0 12 0 0.203
Johnny Podres 32 60 9 11 2 0 0 5 4 5 0 0.183
George Shuba 44 51 8 14 2 0 1 8 11 10 0 0.275
Billy Loes 22 44 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 15 1 0.091
Dixie Howell 16 42 2 11 4 0 0 5 1 7 0 0.262
Clem Labine 60 31 4 3 0 0 3 5 3 18 0 0.097
Karl Spooner 29 28 3 8 3 1 0 4 2 14 0 0.286
Russ Meyer 18 27 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.037
Roger Craig 21 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.077
Don Bessent 24 20 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.100
Bob Borkowski 9 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.105
Walt Moryn 11 19 3 5 1 0 1 3 5 4 0 0.263
Ed Roebuck 47 18 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.111
Sandy Koufax 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.000
Jim Hughes 24 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Joe Black 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Bert Hamric 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Lasorda 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Templeton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1955

ERA

1 Don Bessent 2.70 2 Roger Craig 2.78 3 Sandy Koufax 3.02 4 Don Newcombe 3.20 5 Clem Labine 3.24

Wins

1 Don Newcombe 20 2 Clem Labine 13 3 Carl Erskine 11 4 Billy Loes 10 5 Johnny Podres 9

Strikeouts

1 Don Newcombe 143 2 Johnny Podres 114 3 Billy Loes 85 4 Carl Erskine 84 5 Karl Spooner 78
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Newcombe 20 5 3.20 34 31 0 233.2 222 83 38 143
Carl Erskine 11 8 3.79 31 29 1 194.2 185 82 64 84
Johnny Podres 9 10 3.95 27 24 0 159.1 160 70 57 114
Clem Labine 13 5 3.24 60 8 11 144.1 121 52 55 67
Billy Loes 10 4 3.59 22 19 0 128.0 116 51 46 85
Karl Spooner 8 6 3.65 29 14 2 98.2 79 40 41 78
Roger Craig 5 3 2.78 21 10 2 90.2 81 28 43 48
Ed Roebuck 5 6 4.71 47 0 12 84.0 96 44 24 33
Russ Meyer 6 2 5.42 18 11 0 73.0 86 44 31 26
Don Bessent 8 1 2.70 24 2 3 63.1 51 19 21 29
Jim Hughes 0 2 4.22 24 0 6 42.2 41 20 19 20
Sandy Koufax 2 2 3.02 12 5 0 41.2 33 14 28 30
Joe Black 1 0 2.93 6 0 0 15.1 15 5 5 9
Chuck Templeton 0 1 11.57 4 0 0 4.2 5 6 5 3
Tom Lasorda 0 0 13.50 4 1 0 4.0 5 6 6 4

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
BRO def. NYA 4-3

👥 Roster (32)

Sandy Amoros Don Bessent Joe Black Bob Borkowski Roy Campanella Roger Craig Carl Erskine Carl Furillo Jim Gilliam Bert Hamric Don Hoak Gil Hodges +20 more

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The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

In 1955 the Brooklyn Dodgers posted a 98-55 mark (.641) and finished 1st in the NL. This was a year in which the Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series. The Brooklyn Dodgers scored 857 runs and allowed 650, a run differential of +207. Against a league average of .258, the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers batted .270. Pitchers allowed 3.68 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.04.

Measured against the 697-run league average, the offense was 23% ahead. Home games were played at Ebbets Field, where 1,031,271 fans came through the gates. For power, Duke Snider led the way with 42 homers. On the mound, Don Newcombe won 20 games to lead the staff. Ed Roebuck closed out 12 saves. The World Series ended in a win against NYA 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 98-55 (.641 win pct).
Did the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
Yes. The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series.
Who led the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Duke Snider led the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers with 42 home runs.
What was the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.68.
Where did the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Duke Snider (42 HR, 136 RBI) and Don Newcombe (20-5, 3.20 ERA).
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