1955 Milwaukee Braves

85-69 • .552 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1955 Milwaukee Braves went 85-69 (.552) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 743 runs, allowed 668, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Eddie Mathews (41 HR, 101 RBI) and Warren Spahn (17-14, 3.26 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

85 Wins
69 Losses
.552 Win %
2nd Rank
743 R 668 RA
Diff +75

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⚡ Quick Stats

743 Runs Scored
668 Runs Allowed
+75 Run Diff
1,970K Attendance

📈 vs. 1955 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 1% above the 1955 league average (.258)
OBP .326 equal to the 1955 league average (.328)
SLG .426 5% above the 1955 league average (.406)
Team ERA 3.85 5% better than the 1955 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 743 7% above the 1955 league average (697 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,970,282
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Avg per Game 25,588

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1955

Batting Avg

1 Hank Aaron 0.314 2 Johnny Logan 0.297 3 Eddie Mathews 0.289 4 George Crowe 0.281 5 Bill Bruton 0.275

Home Runs

1 Eddie Mathews 41 2 Hank Aaron 27 3 Del Crandall 26 4 Joe Adcock 15 5 George Crowe 15

RBI

1 Hank Aaron 106 2 Eddie Mathews 101 3 Johnny Logan 83 4 Del Crandall 62 5 Bobby Thomson 56
1955 Milwaukee Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Bruton 149 636 106 175 30 12 9 47 43 72 25 0.275
Hank Aaron 153 602 105 189 37 9 27 106 49 61 3 0.314
Johnny Logan 154 595 95 177 37 5 13 83 58 58 3 0.297
Eddie Mathews 141 499 108 144 23 5 41 101 109 98 3 0.289
Danny O'Connell 124 453 47 102 15 4 6 40 28 43 2 0.225
Del Crandall 133 440 61 104 15 2 26 62 40 56 2 0.236
Bobby Thomson 101 343 40 88 12 3 12 56 34 52 2 0.257
George Crowe 104 303 41 85 12 4 15 55 45 44 1 0.281
Joe Adcock 84 288 40 76 14 0 15 45 31 44 0 0.264
Andy Pafko 86 252 29 67 3 5 5 34 7 23 1 0.266
Chuck Tanner 97 243 27 60 9 3 6 27 27 32 0 0.247
Lew Burdette 45 86 10 20 5 0 0 7 3 20 0 0.233
Warren Spahn 40 81 7 17 1 1 4 14 4 20 0 0.210
Jack Dittmer 38 72 4 9 1 1 1 4 4 15 0 0.125
Del Rice 27 71 5 14 0 1 2 7 6 12 0 0.197
Bob Buhl 38 57 2 6 0 0 0 0 3 24 0 0.105
Gene Conley 22 54 2 11 1 0 0 4 0 12 0 0.204
Chet Nichols 34 52 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 12 0 0.154
Ray Crone 33 44 4 7 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 0.159
Charlie White 12 30 3 7 1 0 0 4 5 7 0 0.233
Ernie Johnson 40 20 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.100
Humberto Robinson 13 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.077
Jim Pendleton 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ben Taylor 12 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.100
Bob Roselli 6 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.222
Dave Jolly 36 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Joey Jay 12 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Phil Paine 15 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Roberto Vargas 25 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
John Edelman 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Gorin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Koslo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1955

ERA

1 Humberto Robinson 3.08 2 Bob Buhl 3.21 3 Warren Spahn 3.26 4 Ernie Johnson 3.42 5 Ray Crone 3.46

Wins

1 Warren Spahn 17 2 Bob Buhl 13 3 Lew Burdette 13 4 Gene Conley 11 5 Ray Crone 10

Strikeouts

1 Bob Buhl 117 2 Warren Spahn 110 3 Gene Conley 107 4 Ray Crone 76 5 Lew Burdette 70
1955 Milwaukee Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Warren Spahn 17 14 3.26 39 32 1 245.2 249 89 65 110
Lew Burdette 13 8 4.03 42 33 0 230.0 253 103 73 70
Bob Buhl 13 11 3.21 38 27 1 201.2 168 72 109 117
Gene Conley 11 7 4.16 22 21 0 158.0 152 73 52 107
Chet Nichols 9 8 4.00 34 21 1 144.0 139 64 67 44
Ray Crone 10 9 3.46 33 15 0 140.1 117 54 42 76
Ernie Johnson 5 7 3.42 40 2 4 92.0 81 35 55 43
Dave Jolly 2 3 5.71 36 0 1 58.1 58 37 51 23
Humberto Robinson 3 1 3.08 13 2 2 38.0 31 13 25 19
Phil Paine 2 0 2.49 15 0 0 25.1 20 7 14 26
Roberto Vargas 0 0 8.76 25 0 2 24.2 39 24 14 13
Joey Jay 0 0 4.74 12 1 0 19.0 23 10 13 3
John Edelman 0 0 11.12 5 0 0 5.2 7 7 8 3
Charlie Gorin 0 0 54.00 2 0 0 0.1 1 2 3 0
Dave Koslo 0 1 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0

👥 Roster (32)

Hank Aaron Joe Adcock Bill Bruton Bob Buhl Lew Burdette Gene Conley Del Crandall Ray Crone George Crowe Jack Dittmer John Edelman Charlie Gorin +20 more

32 players

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The 1955 Milwaukee Braves in brief

A 85-69 record (.552) put the 1955 Milwaukee Braves 2nd in the NL. Runs came in at 743 scored against 668 allowed (+75). Against a league average of .258, the 1955 Milwaukee Braves batted .260. The staff ERA of 3.85 was 5% better than the league average of 4.04. Measured against the 697-run league average, the offense was 7% ahead. Attendance at County Stadium totaled 1,970,282 for the year.

Eddie Mathews topped the Milwaukee Braves with 41 home runs. Hank Aaron drove in a team-high 106 runs. On the mound, Warren Spahn won 17 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Bob Buhl with 117. The 1955 roster runs to 32 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1954 season and the 1956 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1955 Milwaukee Braves

What was the 1955 Milwaukee Braves record?
The 1955 Milwaukee Braves finished 85-69 (.552 win pct).
Who led the 1955 Milwaukee Braves in home runs?
Eddie Mathews led the 1955 Milwaukee Braves with 41 home runs.
What was the 1955 Milwaukee Braves team ERA?
The 1955 Milwaukee Braves posted a team ERA of 3.85.
Did the 1955 Milwaukee Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1955 Milwaukee Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1955 Milwaukee Braves play?
The 1955 Milwaukee Braves played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1955 Milwaukee Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Mathews (41 HR, 101 RBI) and Warren Spahn (17-14, 3.26 ERA).
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