1955 Chicago Cubs

72-81 • .471 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1955 Chicago Cubs went 72-81 (.471) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 626 runs, allowed 713, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ernie Banks (44 HR, 117 RBI) and Sam Jones (14-20, 4.10 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

72 Wins
81 Losses
.471 Win %
6th Rank
626 R 713 RA
Diff -87

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626 Runs Scored
713 Runs Allowed
-87 Run Diff
858K Attendance

📈 vs. 1955 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 5% below the 1955 league average (.258)
OBP .304 7% below the 1955 league average (.328)
SLG .398 2% below the 1955 league average (.406)
Team ERA 4.17 3% worse than the 1955 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 626 10% below the 1955 league average (697 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 858,821
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Avg per Game 11,153

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1955

Batting Avg

1 Ernie Banks 0.295 2 Frank Baumholtz 0.289 3 Walker Cooper 0.279 4 Gene Baker 0.268 5 Dee Fondy 0.265

Home Runs

1 Ernie Banks 44 2 Randy Jackson 21 3 Dee Fondy 17 4 Hank Sauer 12 5 Bob Speake 12

RBI

1 Ernie Banks 117 2 Randy Jackson 70 3 Dee Fondy 65 4 Gene Baker 52 5 Jim King 45
1955 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gene Baker 154 609 82 163 29 7 11 52 49 57 9 0.268
Ernie Banks 154 596 98 176 29 9 44 117 45 72 9 0.295
Dee Fondy 150 574 69 152 23 8 17 65 35 87 8 0.265
Randy Jackson 138 499 73 132 13 7 21 70 58 58 0 0.265
Eddie Miksis 131 481 52 113 14 2 9 41 32 55 3 0.235
Harry Chiti 113 338 24 78 6 1 11 41 25 68 0 0.231
Jim King 113 301 43 77 12 3 11 45 24 39 2 0.256
Frank Baumholtz 105 280 23 81 12 5 1 27 16 24 0 0.289
Hank Sauer 79 261 29 55 8 1 12 28 26 47 0 0.211
Bob Speake 95 261 36 57 9 5 12 43 28 71 3 0.218
Jim Bolger 64 160 19 33 5 4 0 7 9 17 2 0.206
Lloyd Merriman 72 145 15 31 6 1 1 8 21 21 1 0.214
Walker Cooper 54 111 11 31 8 1 7 15 6 19 0 0.279
Bob Rush 33 82 6 9 2 0 1 5 6 40 0 0.110
Clyde McCullough 44 81 7 16 0 0 0 10 8 15 0 0.198
Sam Jones 36 77 2 14 1 0 0 5 3 27 0 0.182
Warren Hacker 35 72 6 18 3 1 0 3 0 9 0 0.250
Paul Minner 22 56 5 13 2 0 0 1 5 7 0 0.232
Ted Tappe 23 50 12 13 2 0 4 10 11 11 0 0.260
Jim Davis 42 37 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 21 0 0.027
Gale Wade 9 33 5 6 1 0 1 1 4 3 0 0.182
Hal Jeffcoat 52 23 3 4 0 0 1 1 2 9 0 0.174
Howie Pollet 24 15 0 6 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.400
Harry Perkowski 26 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.154
Jim Fanning 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Owen Friend 6 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.100
Dave Hillman 26 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.100
John Andre 22 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.111
Vern Morgan 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.143
Bill Tremel 23 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.286
Hy Cohen 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Don Kaiser 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bubba Church 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vicente Amor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Lary 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
El Tappe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Thorpe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1955

ERA

1 Hal Jeffcoat 2.95 2 Paul Minner 3.48 3 Bob Rush 3.50 4 Bill Tremel 3.72 5 Sam Jones 4.10

Wins

1 Sam Jones 14 2 Bob Rush 13 3 Warren Hacker 11 4 Paul Minner 9 5 Hal Jeffcoat 8

Strikeouts

1 Sam Jones 198 2 Bob Rush 130 3 Warren Hacker 80 4 Jim Davis 62 5 Paul Minner 53
1955 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sam Jones 14 20 4.10 36 34 0 241.2 175 110 185 198
Bob Rush 13 11 3.50 33 33 0 234.0 204 91 73 130
Warren Hacker 11 15 4.27 35 30 3 213.0 202 101 43 80
Paul Minner 9 9 3.48 22 22 0 157.2 173 61 47 53
Jim Davis 7 11 4.44 42 16 3 133.2 122 66 58 62
Hal Jeffcoat 8 6 2.95 50 1 6 100.2 107 33 53 32
Howie Pollet 4 3 5.61 24 7 5 61.0 62 38 27 27
Dave Hillman 0 0 5.31 25 3 0 57.2 63 34 25 23
Harry Perkowski 3 4 5.29 25 4 2 47.2 53 28 25 28
John Andre 0 1 5.80 22 3 1 45.0 45 29 28 19
Bill Tremel 3 0 3.72 23 0 2 38.2 33 16 18 13
Don Kaiser 0 0 5.40 11 0 0 18.1 20 11 5 11
Hy Cohen 0 0 7.94 7 1 0 17.0 28 15 10 4
Vicente Amor 0 1 4.50 4 0 0 6.0 11 3 3 3
Bubba Church 0 0 5.40 2 0 1 3.1 4 2 1 3
Bob Thorpe 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 1 0 0

👥 Roster (37)

Vicente Amor John Andre Gene Baker Ernie Banks Frank Baumholtz Jim Bolger Harry Chiti Bubba Church Hy Cohen Walker Cooper Jim Davis Jim Fanning +25 more

37 players

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The 1955 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1955 Chicago Cubs finished 72-81, a .471 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 626 runs and allowed 713, a run differential of -87. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .246, 5% worse than the league's .258. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 4.17 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.04. Measured against the 697-run league average, the offense was 10% behind.

Wrigley Field was home in 1955, drawing a total attendance of 858,821. Ernie Banks led the club in home runs with 44. On the mound, Sam Jones won 14 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1954 season and the 1956 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1955 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1955 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1955 Chicago Cubs finished 72-81 (.471 win pct).
Who led the 1955 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ernie Banks led the 1955 Chicago Cubs with 44 home runs.
What was the 1955 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1955 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.17.
Did the 1955 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1955 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1955 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1955 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1955 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ernie Banks (44 HR, 117 RBI) and Sam Jones (14-20, 4.10 ERA).
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