1955 Cleveland Indians

93-61 • .604 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1955 Cleveland Indians went 93-61 (.604) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 698 runs, allowed 601, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Larry Doby (26 HR, 75 RBI) and Bob Lemon (18-10, 3.88 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

93 Wins
61 Losses
.604 Win %
2nd Rank
698 R 601 RA
Diff +97

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698 Runs Scored
601 Runs Allowed
+97 Run Diff
1,221K Attendance

📈 vs. 1955 AL Average

Batting Avg .257 equal to the 1955 league average (.258)
OBP .349 4% above the 1955 league average (.336)
SLG .393 3% above the 1955 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.39 14% better than the 1955 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 698 2% above the 1955 league average (686 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,221,786
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Avg per Game 15,867

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1955

Batting Avg

1 Hal Naragon 0.323 2 Al Smith 0.306 3 Dave Philley 0.298 4 Dave Pope 0.298 5 Larry Doby 0.291

Home Runs

1 Larry Doby 26 2 Al Smith 22 3 Al Rosen 21 4 Ralph Kiner 18 5 Vic Wertz 14

RBI

1 Al Rosen 81 2 Al Smith 77 3 Larry Doby 75 4 Bobby Avila 61 5 Vic Wertz 55
1955 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Smith 154 607 123 186 27 4 22 77 93 77 11 0.306
Bobby Avila 141 537 83 146 22 4 13 61 82 47 1 0.272
Al Rosen 139 492 61 120 13 1 21 81 92 44 4 0.244
Larry Doby 131 491 91 143 17 5 26 75 61 100 2 0.291
George Strickland 130 388 34 81 9 5 2 34 49 60 1 0.209
Ralph Kiner 113 321 56 78 13 0 18 54 65 46 0 0.243
Jim Hegan 116 304 30 67 5 2 9 40 34 33 0 0.220
Gene Woodling 79 259 33 72 15 1 5 35 36 15 2 0.278
Vic Wertz 74 257 30 65 11 2 14 55 32 33 1 0.253
Hal Naragon 57 127 12 41 9 2 1 14 15 8 1 0.323
Ferris Fain 56 118 9 30 3 0 0 8 42 13 3 0.254
Hank Foiles 62 111 13 29 9 0 1 7 17 18 0 0.261
Sam Dente 73 105 10 27 4 0 0 10 12 8 0 0.257
Dave Philley 43 104 15 31 4 2 2 9 12 10 0 0.298
Dave Pope 35 104 17 31 5 0 6 22 12 31 0 0.298
Herb Score 33 84 5 10 1 0 0 2 3 40 0 0.119
Early Wynn 34 84 8 15 3 0 1 7 6 17 0 0.179
Bob Lemon 49 78 11 19 0 0 1 9 13 16 0 0.244
Joe Altobelli 42 75 8 15 3 0 2 5 5 14 0 0.200
Mike Garcia 38 69 4 15 4 0 0 7 4 14 0 0.217
Hoot Evers 39 66 10 19 7 1 2 9 3 12 0 0.288
Dale Mitchell 61 58 4 15 2 1 0 10 4 3 0 0.259
Hank Majeski 36 48 3 9 2 0 2 6 8 3 0 0.188
Bobby Young 18 45 7 14 1 1 0 6 1 2 0 0.311
Art Houtteman 35 38 5 6 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.158
Rudy Regalado 10 26 2 7 2 0 0 5 2 4 0 0.269
Ray Narleski 60 24 0 7 0 0 0 5 0 8 0 0.292
Bob Feller 25 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.048
Wally Westlake 16 20 2 5 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.250
Billy Harrell 13 19 2 8 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0.421
Stu Locklin 16 18 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.167
Rocky Colavito 5 9 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.444
Don Mossi 57 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.111
Stan Pawloski 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
Kenny Kuhn 4 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.333
Sal Maglie 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.000
Hank Aguirre 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
José Santiago 17 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Bud Daley 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harry Simpson 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Ted Gray 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hal Newhouser 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Wight 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1955

ERA

1 Don Mossi 2.42 2 José Santiago 2.48 3 Early Wynn 2.82 4 Herb Score 2.85 5 Bob Feller 3.47

Wins

1 Bob Lemon 18 2 Early Wynn 17 3 Herb Score 16 4 Mike Garcia 11 5 Art Houtteman 10

Strikeouts

1 Herb Score 245 2 Early Wynn 122 3 Mike Garcia 120 4 Bob Lemon 100 5 Ray Narleski 94
1955 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Early Wynn 17 11 2.82 32 31 0 230.0 207 72 80 122
Herb Score 16 10 2.85 33 32 0 227.1 158 72 154 245
Bob Lemon 18 10 3.88 35 31 2 211.1 218 91 74 100
Mike Garcia 11 13 4.02 38 31 3 210.2 230 94 56 120
Art Houtteman 10 6 3.98 35 12 0 124.1 126 55 44 53
Ray Narleski 9 1 3.71 60 1 19 111.2 91 46 52 94
Bob Feller 4 4 3.47 25 11 0 83.0 71 32 31 25
Don Mossi 4 3 2.42 57 1 9 81.2 81 22 18 69
José Santiago 2 0 2.48 17 0 0 32.2 31 9 14 19
Sal Maglie 0 2 3.86 10 2 2 25.2 26 11 7 11
Bill Wight 0 0 2.63 17 0 1 24.0 24 7 9 9
Hank Aguirre 2 0 1.42 4 1 0 12.2 6 2 12 6
Bud Daley 0 1 6.43 2 1 0 7.0 10 5 1 2
Hal Newhouser 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 1 0 4 1
Ted Gray 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 2.0 5 4 2 1

👥 Roster (43)

Hank Aguirre Joe Altobelli Bobby Avila Rocky Colavito Bud Daley Sam Dente Larry Doby Hoot Evers Ferris Fain Bob Feller Hank Foiles Mike Garcia +31 more

43 players

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The 1955 Cleveland Indians in brief

A 93-61 record (.604) put the 1955 Cleveland Indians 2nd in the AL. With 698 runs scored and 601 given up, the 1955 differential was +97. The staff ERA of 3.39 was 14% better than the league average of 3.96. League clubs averaged 686 runs that year, so the Cleveland Indians scored 2% more. Attendance at Cleveland Stadium totaled 1,221,786 for the year. The home run leader was Larry Doby, who hit 26.

Al Rosen led in RBI with 81. The hits leader was Al Smith with 186. Bob Lemon led the pitchers with 18 wins. Herb Score struck out 245, the most on the club. Ray Narleski closed out 19 saves. In all, the roster shows 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1955 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1955 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1955 Cleveland Indians finished 93-61 (.604 win pct).
Who led the 1955 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Larry Doby led the 1955 Cleveland Indians with 26 home runs.
What was the 1955 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1955 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.39.
Did the 1955 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1955 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1955 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1955 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1955 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Larry Doby (26 HR, 75 RBI) and Bob Lemon (18-10, 3.88 ERA).
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