1955 Philadelphia Phillies

77-77 • .500 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1955 Philadelphia Phillies went 77-77 (.500) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 675 runs, allowed 666, and played home games at Connie Mack Stadium. Team leaders included Del Ennis (29 HR, 120 RBI) and Robin Roberts (23-14, 3.28 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

77 Wins
77 Losses
.500 Win %
4th Rank
675 R 666 RA
Diff +9

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675 Runs Scored
666 Runs Allowed
+9 Run Diff
906K Attendance

📈 vs. 1955 NL Average

Batting Avg .255 1% below the 1955 league average (.258)
OBP .340 4% above the 1955 league average (.328)
SLG .394 3% below the 1955 league average (.406)
Team ERA 3.93 3% better than the 1955 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 675 3% below the 1955 league average (697 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 906,092
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Avg per Game 11,767

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1955

Batting Avg

1 Richie Ashburn 0.338 2 Del Ennis 0.296 3 Stan Palys 0.288 4 Eddie Waitkus 0.280 5 Herm Wehmeier 0.278

Home Runs

1 Del Ennis 29 2 Stan Lopata 22 3 Willie Jones 16 4 Jim Greengrass 12 5 Andy Seminick 11

RBI

1 Del Ennis 120 2 Willie Jones 81 3 Stan Lopata 58 4 Bobby Morgan 49 5 Granny Hamner 43
1955 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Del Ennis 146 564 82 167 24 7 29 120 46 46 4 0.296
Richie Ashburn 140 533 91 180 32 9 3 42 105 36 12 0.338
Willie Jones 146 516 65 133 20 3 16 81 77 51 6 0.258
Bobby Morgan 136 483 61 112 20 2 10 49 73 72 6 0.232
Granny Hamner 104 405 57 104 12 4 5 43 41 30 0 0.257
Jim Greengrass 94 323 43 88 20 2 12 37 33 43 0 0.272
Stan Lopata 99 303 49 82 9 3 22 58 58 62 4 0.271
Andy Seminick 93 289 32 71 12 1 11 34 32 59 1 0.246
Roy Smalley 92 260 33 51 11 1 7 39 39 58 0 0.196
Marv Blaylock 113 259 30 54 7 7 3 24 31 43 6 0.208
Glen Gorbous 91 224 25 53 9 1 4 23 21 17 0 0.237
Earl Torgeson 47 150 29 40 5 3 1 17 32 20 2 0.267
Robin Roberts 51 107 12 27 9 4 2 13 18 18 0 0.252
Eddie Waitkus 33 107 10 30 5 0 2 14 17 7 0 0.280
Peanuts Lowrey 54 106 9 20 4 0 0 8 7 10 2 0.189
Murry Dickson 36 82 6 18 2 0 1 3 0 9 0 0.220
Herm Wehmeier 34 72 10 20 1 1 0 7 2 26 0 0.278
Stan Palys 15 52 8 15 3 0 1 8 6 5 1 0.288
Curt Simmons 27 46 5 8 1 1 0 2 1 10 0 0.174
Mel Clark 10 32 3 5 3 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.156
Ron Negray 19 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Saul Rogovin 13 24 5 6 2 0 1 4 1 9 0 0.250
Smoky Burgess 7 21 4 4 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 0.190
Jack Meyer 50 20 2 2 0 1 0 1 4 7 0 0.100
Bob Miller 40 18 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.278
Ted Kazanski 9 12 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0.083
Gus Niarhos 7 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Floyd Baker 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Kuzava 17 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.143
Dave Cole 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Jim Command 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mickey Micelotta 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Mrozinski 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Steve Ridzik 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bob Bowman 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Thornton Kipper 24 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Lynn Lovenguth 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Schell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Greenwood 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Owens 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Spring 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Westlake 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Easton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Van Dusen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1955

ERA

1 Bob Miller 2.41 2 Saul Rogovin 3.08 3 Robin Roberts 3.28 4 Jack Meyer 3.43 5 Murry Dickson 3.50

Wins

1 Robin Roberts 23 2 Murry Dickson 12 3 Herm Wehmeier 10 4 Bob Miller 8 5 Curt Simmons 8

Strikeouts

1 Robin Roberts 160 2 Jack Meyer 97 3 Murry Dickson 92 4 Herm Wehmeier 85 5 Curt Simmons 58
1955 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Robin Roberts 23 14 3.28 41 38 3 305.0 292 111 53 160
Murry Dickson 12 11 3.50 36 28 0 216.0 190 84 82 92
Herm Wehmeier 10 12 4.41 31 29 0 193.2 176 95 67 85
Curt Simmons 8 8 4.92 25 22 0 130.0 148 71 50 58
Jack Meyer 6 11 3.43 50 5 16 110.1 75 42 66 97
Bob Miller 8 4 2.41 40 0 1 89.2 80 24 28 28
Saul Rogovin 5 3 3.08 12 11 0 73.0 60 25 17 27
Ron Negray 4 3 3.52 19 10 0 71.2 71 28 21 30
Thornton Kipper 0 1 4.99 24 0 0 39.2 47 22 22 15
Ron Mrozinski 0 2 6.55 22 1 1 34.1 38 25 19 18
Bob Kuzava 1 0 7.24 17 4 0 32.1 47 26 12 13
Dave Cole 0 3 6.38 7 3 0 18.1 21 13 14 6
Lynn Lovenguth 0 1 4.50 14 0 0 18.0 17 9 10 14
Steve Ridzik 0 1 2.45 3 1 0 11.0 7 3 8 6
Jim Owens 0 2 8.31 3 2 0 8.2 13 8 7 6
Jack Spring 0 1 6.75 2 0 0 2.2 2 2 1 2
Bob Greenwood 0 0 15.43 1 0 0 2.1 7 4 0 0

👥 Roster (44)

Richie Ashburn Floyd Baker Marv Blaylock Bob Bowman Smoky Burgess Mel Clark Dave Cole Jim Command Murry Dickson John Easton Del Ennis Glen Gorbous +32 more

44 players

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The 1955 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1955 Philadelphia Phillies finished 77-77, a .500 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL. Runs came in at 675 scored against 666 allowed (+9). Against a league average of .258, the 1955 Philadelphia Phillies batted .255. The staff ERA of 3.93 was 3% better than the league average of 4.04. League clubs averaged 697 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Phillies scored 3% fewer.

The home park, Connie Mack Stadium, recorded 906,092 in attendance, about 11,767 a game. For power, Del Ennis led the way with 29 homers. The hits leader was Richie Ashburn with 180. The pitching staff's wins leader was Robin Roberts (23). The saves leader was Jack Meyer with 16. In all, the roster shows 44 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1955 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1955 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1955 Philadelphia Phillies finished 77-77 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1955 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Del Ennis led the 1955 Philadelphia Phillies with 29 home runs.
What was the 1955 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1955 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.93.
Did the 1955 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1955 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1955 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1955 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Connie Mack Stadium.
Who led the 1955 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Del Ennis (29 HR, 120 RBI) and Robin Roberts (23-14, 3.28 ERA).
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