1955 Pittsburgh Pirates

60-94 • .390 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates went 60-94 (.390) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 560 runs, allowed 767, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Frank Thomas (25 HR, 72 RBI) and Bob Friend (14-9, 2.83 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

60 Wins
94 Losses
.390 Win %
8th Rank
560 R 767 RA
Diff -207

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560 Runs Scored
767 Runs Allowed
-207 Run Diff
467K Attendance

📈 vs. 1955 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 6% below the 1955 league average (.258)
OBP .307 6% below the 1955 league average (.328)
SLG .360 11% below the 1955 league average (.406)
Team ERA 4.39 9% worse than the 1955 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 560 20% below the 1955 league average (697 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 467,333
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Avg per Game 6,231

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1955

Batting Avg

1 Johnny O'Brien 0.299 2 Dale Long 0.291 3 Jerry Lynch 0.284 4 Dick Groat 0.267 5 George Freese 0.257

Home Runs

1 Frank Thomas 25 2 Dale Long 16 3 Gene Freese 14 4 Roberto Clemente 5 5 Jerry Lynch 5

RBI

1 Dale Long 79 2 Frank Thomas 72 3 Dick Groat 51 4 Roberto Clemente 47 5 Gene Freese 44
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dick Groat 151 521 45 139 28 2 4 51 38 26 0 0.267
Frank Thomas 142 510 72 125 16 2 25 72 60 76 2 0.245
Roberto Clemente 124 474 48 121 23 11 5 47 18 60 2 0.255
Gene Freese 134 455 69 115 21 8 14 44 34 57 5 0.253
Dale Long 131 419 59 122 19 13 16 79 48 72 0 0.291
Jerry Lynch 88 282 43 80 18 6 5 28 22 33 2 0.284
Johnny O'Brien 84 278 22 83 15 2 1 25 20 19 1 0.299
Jack Shepard 94 264 24 63 10 2 2 23 33 25 1 0.239
Dick Cole 77 239 16 54 8 3 0 21 18 22 0 0.226
Eddie O'Brien 75 236 26 55 3 1 0 8 18 13 4 0.233
Toby Atwell 71 207 21 44 8 0 1 18 40 16 0 0.213
George Freese 51 179 17 46 8 2 3 22 17 18 1 0.257
Preston Ward 84 179 16 38 7 4 5 25 22 28 0 0.212
Roman Mejias 71 167 14 36 8 1 3 21 9 13 1 0.216
Tom Saffell 73 113 21 19 1 0 1 3 15 22 1 0.168
Felipe Montemayor 36 95 10 20 1 3 2 8 18 24 1 0.211
Hardy Peterson 32 81 7 20 6 0 1 10 7 7 0 0.247
Vern Law 44 63 8 16 3 0 1 8 4 16 1 0.254
Bob Friend 44 61 3 10 1 0 0 4 3 15 0 0.164
Max Surkont 35 50 5 7 1 0 0 2 4 13 0 0.140
Sid Gordon 16 47 2 8 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.170
Dick Hall 21 40 3 7 1 0 1 3 6 5 0 0.175
Ron Kline 37 38 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 0.132
Dick Littlefield 35 34 1 6 1 0 0 3 4 15 0 0.176
Lino Donoso 25 27 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.185
Roy Face 43 26 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.115
Bob Purkey 14 19 1 6 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0.316
Curtis Roberts 6 17 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.118
Earl Smith 5 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0.062
Nelson King 17 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Nick Koback 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286
Al Grunwald 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
John Powers 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Ben Wade 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Roger Bowman 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Laurin Pepper 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fred Waters 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Bell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Martin 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Smith 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Red Swanson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jake Thies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1955

ERA

1 Bob Friend 2.83 2 Nelson King 2.98 3 Roy Face 3.58 4 Vern Law 3.81 5 Dick Hall 3.91

Wins

1 Bob Friend 14 2 Vern Law 10 3 Max Surkont 7 4 Dick Hall 6 5 Ron Kline 6

Strikeouts

1 Bob Friend 98 2 Roy Face 84 3 Max Surkont 84 4 Vern Law 82 5 Dick Littlefield 70
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vern Law 10 10 3.81 43 24 1 200.2 221 85 61 82
Bob Friend 14 9 2.83 44 20 2 200.1 178 63 52 98
Max Surkont 7 14 5.57 35 22 2 166.1 194 103 78 84
Ron Kline 6 13 4.15 36 19 2 136.2 161 63 53 48
Dick Littlefield 5 12 5.12 35 17 0 130.0 148 74 68 70
Roy Face 5 7 3.58 42 10 5 125.2 128 50 40 84
Lino Donoso 4 6 5.31 25 9 1 95.0 106 56 35 38
Dick Hall 6 6 3.91 15 13 1 94.1 92 41 28 46
Bob Purkey 2 7 5.32 14 10 1 67.2 77 40 25 24
Nelson King 1 3 2.98 17 4 0 54.1 60 18 14 21
Ben Wade 0 1 3.21 11 1 1 28.0 26 10 14 7
Laurin Pepper 0 1 10.35 14 1 0 20.0 30 23 25 7
Roger Bowman 0 3 8.64 7 2 0 16.2 25 16 10 8
Al Grunwald 0 0 4.70 3 0 0 7.2 7 4 7 2
Paul Martin 0 1 14.14 7 1 0 7.0 13 11 17 3
Fred Waters 0 0 3.60 2 0 0 5.0 7 2 2 0
Jake Thies 0 1 4.91 1 1 0 3.2 5 2 3 0
Red Swanson 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 4 3 0
Bill Bell 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (42)

Toby Atwell Bill Bell Roger Bowman Roberto Clemente Dick Cole Lino Donoso Roy Face Gene Freese George Freese Bob Friend Sid Gordon Dick Groat +30 more

42 players

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The 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

A 60-94 record (.390) put the 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 8th in the NL. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 560 runs and allowed 767, a run differential of -207. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .243, 6% worse than the league's .258. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 4.39 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.04. Measured against the 697-run league average, the offense was 20% behind.

Attendance at Forbes Field totaled 467,333 for the year. For power, Frank Thomas led the way with 25 homers. Dale Long led in RBI with 79. The hits leader was Dick Groat with 139. Bob Friend led the pitchers with 14 wins. The 1955 roster runs to 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 60-94 (.390 win pct).
Who led the 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Frank Thomas led the 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates with 25 home runs.
What was the 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.39.
Did the 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Thomas (25 HR, 72 RBI) and Bob Friend (14-9, 2.83 ERA).
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