1955 St. Louis Cardinals

68-86 • .442 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1955 St. Louis Cardinals went 68-86 (.442) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 654 runs, allowed 757, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Stan Musial (33 HR, 108 RBI) and Harvey Haddix (12-16, 4.46 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

68 Wins
86 Losses
.442 Win %
7th Rank
654 R 757 RA
Diff -103

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654 Runs Scored
757 Runs Allowed
-103 Run Diff
846K Attendance

📈 vs. 1955 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 1% above the 1955 league average (.258)
OBP .321 2% below the 1955 league average (.328)
SLG .399 2% below the 1955 league average (.406)
Team ERA 4.56 13% worse than the 1955 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 654 6% below the 1955 league average (697 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 846,362
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Avg per Game 10,991

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1955

Batting Avg

1 Stan Musial 0.319 2 Wally Moon 0.295 3 Bill Virdon 0.281 4 Nelson Burbrink 0.276 5 Rip Repulski 0.270

Home Runs

1 Stan Musial 33 2 Rip Repulski 23 3 Wally Moon 19 4 Ken Boyer 18 5 Bill Virdon 17

RBI

1 Stan Musial 108 2 Wally Moon 76 3 Rip Repulski 73 4 Bill Virdon 68 5 Ken Boyer 62
1955 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wally Moon 152 593 86 175 24 8 19 76 47 65 11 0.295
Stan Musial 154 562 97 179 30 5 33 108 80 39 5 0.319
Red Schoendienst 145 553 68 148 21 3 11 51 54 28 7 0.268
Bill Virdon 144 534 58 150 18 6 17 68 36 64 2 0.281
Ken Boyer 147 530 78 140 27 2 18 62 37 67 22 0.264
Rip Repulski 147 512 64 138 28 2 23 73 49 66 5 0.270
Alex Grammas 128 366 32 88 19 2 3 25 33 36 4 0.240
Bill Sarni 107 325 32 83 15 2 3 34 27 33 1 0.255
Solly Hemus 96 206 36 50 10 2 5 21 27 22 1 0.243
Nelson Burbrink 58 170 11 47 8 1 0 15 14 13 1 0.276
Harry Elliott 68 117 9 30 4 0 1 12 11 9 0 0.256
Pete Whisenant 58 115 10 22 5 1 2 9 5 29 2 0.191
Bob Stephenson 67 111 19 27 3 0 0 6 5 18 2 0.243
Harvey Haddix 37 73 10 12 2 2 1 7 4 15 0 0.164
Joe Frazier 58 70 12 14 1 0 4 9 6 12 0 0.200
Del Rice 20 59 6 12 3 0 1 7 7 6 0 0.203
Larry Jackson 37 57 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 17 0 0.053
Luis Arroyo 35 56 2 13 0 0 1 6 0 13 0 0.232
Tom Poholsky 30 44 6 8 3 0 0 3 1 6 0 0.182
Willard Schmidt 20 42 1 5 1 0 0 4 0 15 0 0.119
Brooks Lawrence 46 21 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.095
Paul LaPalme 56 19 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.211
Floyd Wooldridge 18 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.222
Don Blasingame 5 16 4 6 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 0.375
Gordon Jones 15 14 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.071
Harry Walker 11 14 2 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.357
Ben Flowers 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.100
Dick Rand 3 10 1 3 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0.300
Tom Alston 13 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Al Gettel 8 6 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.500
Mel Wright 29 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Lindy McDaniel 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Bobby Tiefenauer 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
John Mackinson 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Dick Schofield 12 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Barney Schultz 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank Smith 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Herb Moford 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Jacobs 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vic Raschi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1955

ERA

1 Paul LaPalme 2.75 2 Willard Schmidt 2.78 3 Frank Smith 3.23 4 Tom Poholsky 3.81 5 Luis Arroyo 4.19

Wins

1 Harvey Haddix 12 2 Luis Arroyo 11 3 Larry Jackson 9 4 Tom Poholsky 9 5 Willard Schmidt 7

Strikeouts

1 Harvey Haddix 150 2 Larry Jackson 88 3 Willard Schmidt 86 4 Luis Arroyo 68 5 Tom Poholsky 66
1955 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Harvey Haddix 12 16 4.46 37 30 1 208.0 216 103 62 150
Larry Jackson 9 14 4.31 37 25 2 177.1 189 85 72 88
Luis Arroyo 11 8 4.19 35 24 0 159.0 162 74 63 68
Tom Poholsky 9 11 3.81 30 24 0 151.0 143 64 35 66
Willard Schmidt 7 6 2.78 20 15 0 129.2 89 40 57 86
Brooks Lawrence 3 8 6.56 46 10 1 96.0 102 70 58 52
Paul LaPalme 4 3 2.75 56 0 3 91.2 76 28 34 39
Floyd Wooldridge 2 4 4.84 18 8 0 57.2 64 31 27 14
Gordon Jones 1 4 5.84 15 9 0 57.0 66 37 28 46
Frank Smith 3 1 3.23 28 0 1 39.0 27 14 23 17
Mel Wright 2 2 6.19 29 0 1 36.1 44 25 9 18
Bobby Tiefenauer 1 4 4.41 18 0 0 32.2 31 16 10 16
Barney Schultz 1 2 7.89 19 0 4 29.2 28 26 15 19
Ben Flowers 1 0 3.62 4 4 0 27.1 27 11 12 19
Herb Moford 1 1 7.88 14 1 2 24.0 29 21 15 8
John Mackinson 0 1 7.84 8 1 0 20.2 24 18 10 8
Lindy McDaniel 0 0 4.74 4 2 0 19.0 22 10 7 7
Al Gettel 1 0 9.00 8 0 0 17.0 26 17 10 7
Tony Jacobs 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 2.0 6 4 1 1
Vic Raschi 0 1 21.60 1 1 0 1.2 5 4 1 1

👥 Roster (40)

Tom Alston Luis Arroyo Don Blasingame Ken Boyer Nelson Burbrink Harry Elliott Ben Flowers Joe Frazier Al Gettel Alex Grammas Harvey Haddix Solly Hemus +28 more

40 players

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The 1955 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1955 St. Louis Cardinals finished 68-86, a .442 winning percentage, placing 7th in the NL. With 654 runs scored and 757 given up, the 1955 differential was -103. Against a league average of .258, the 1955 St. Louis Cardinals batted .261. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 4.56 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.04. League clubs averaged 697 runs that year, so the St. Louis Cardinals scored 6% fewer.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 846,362 for the year. Stan Musial topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 33 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Harvey Haddix (12). The 1955 roster runs to 40 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1954 season and the 1956 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1955 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1955 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1955 St. Louis Cardinals finished 68-86 (.442 win pct).
Who led the 1955 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Stan Musial led the 1955 St. Louis Cardinals with 33 home runs.
What was the 1955 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1955 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 4.56.
Did the 1955 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1955 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1955 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1955 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1955 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Stan Musial (33 HR, 108 RBI) and Harvey Haddix (12-16, 4.46 ERA).
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