1955 Washington Senators

53-101 • .344 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1955 Washington Senators went 53-101 (.344) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 598 runs, allowed 789, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Roy Sievers (25 HR, 106 RBI) and Mickey McDermott (10-10, 3.75 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

53 Wins
101 Losses
.344 Win %
8th Rank
598 R 789 RA
Diff -191

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598 Runs Scored
789 Runs Allowed
-191 Run Diff
422K Attendance

📈 vs. 1955 AL Average

Batting Avg .248 4% below the 1955 league average (.258)
OBP .321 4% below the 1955 league average (.336)
SLG .350 8% below the 1955 league average (.381)
Team ERA 4.62 17% worse than the 1955 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 598 13% below the 1955 league average (686 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 422,001
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Avg per Game 5,480

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1955

Batting Avg

1 Mickey Vernon 0.301 2 Carlos Paula 0.299 3 Clint Courtney 0.298 4 Pete Runnels 0.284 5 Roy Sievers 0.271

Home Runs

1 Roy Sievers 25 2 Mickey Vernon 14 3 Eddie Yost 7 4 Jim Busby 6 5 Carlos Paula 6

RBI

1 Roy Sievers 106 2 Mickey Vernon 85 3 Pete Runnels 49 4 Eddie Yost 48 5 Carlos Paula 45
1955 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mickey Vernon 150 538 74 162 23 8 14 85 74 50 0 0.301
Roy Sievers 144 509 74 138 20 8 25 106 73 66 1 0.271
Pete Runnels 134 503 66 143 16 4 2 49 55 51 3 0.284
Eddie Yost 122 375 64 91 17 5 7 48 95 54 4 0.243
Carlos Paula 115 351 34 105 20 7 6 45 17 43 2 0.299
Tom Umphlett 110 323 34 70 10 0 2 19 24 35 2 0.217
Jose Valdivielso 94 294 32 65 12 5 2 28 21 38 1 0.221
Ernie Oravetz 100 263 24 71 5 1 0 25 26 19 1 0.270
Clint Courtney 75 238 26 71 8 4 2 30 19 9 0 0.298
Ed FitzGerald 74 236 28 56 3 1 4 19 25 23 0 0.237
Jim Busby 47 191 23 44 6 2 6 14 13 22 5 0.230
Johnny Groth 63 183 22 40 4 5 2 17 18 18 2 0.219
Bobby Kline 77 140 12 31 5 0 0 9 11 27 0 0.221
Juan Delis 54 132 12 25 3 1 0 11 3 15 1 0.189
Jerry Snyder 46 107 7 24 5 0 0 5 6 6 1 0.224
Mickey McDermott 70 95 10 25 4 0 1 10 6 16 1 0.263
Harmon Killebrew 38 80 12 16 1 0 4 7 9 31 0 0.200
Bob Porterfield 30 63 3 12 3 1 0 7 0 15 0 0.190
Bruce Edwards 30 57 5 10 2 0 0 3 16 6 0 0.175
Tony Roig 29 57 3 13 1 1 0 4 2 15 0 0.228
Johnny Schmitz 32 54 5 10 3 0 0 5 1 7 0 0.185
Jerry Schoonmaker 20 46 5 7 0 1 1 4 5 11 1 0.152
Dean Stone 43 46 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 23 0 0.043
Pedro Ramos 59 38 6 3 0 0 0 0 2 18 0 0.079
Steve Korcheck 13 36 3 10 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.278
Chuck Stobbs 41 35 3 6 1 0 0 1 8 7 0 0.171
Camilo Pascual 43 32 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.219
Ted Abernathy 40 26 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.154
Jim Lemon 10 25 3 5 2 0 1 3 3 4 0 0.200
Jesse Levan 16 16 1 3 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0.188
Julio Becquer 10 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.214
Spec Shea 27 10 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.400
Bob Chakales 29 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Wright 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Vibert Clarke 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.167
Bob Oldis 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bunky Stewart 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Currie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vince Gonzales 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Hyde 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1955

ERA

1 Johnny Schmitz 3.71 2 Mickey McDermott 3.75 3 Pedro Ramos 3.88 4 Spec Shea 3.99 5 Dean Stone 4.15

Wins

1 Mickey McDermott 10 2 Bob Porterfield 10 3 Johnny Schmitz 7 4 Dean Stone 6 5 Ted Abernathy 5

Strikeouts

1 Dean Stone 84 2 Camilo Pascual 82 3 Ted Abernathy 79 4 Mickey McDermott 78 5 Bob Porterfield 74
1955 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dean Stone 6 13 4.15 43 24 1 180.0 180 83 114 84
Bob Porterfield 10 17 4.45 30 27 0 178.0 197 88 54 74
Johnny Schmitz 7 10 3.71 32 21 1 165.0 187 68 54 49
Mickey McDermott 10 10 3.75 31 20 1 156.0 140 65 100 78
Chuck Stobbs 4 14 5.00 41 16 3 140.1 169 78 57 60
Pedro Ramos 5 11 3.88 45 9 5 130.0 121 56 39 34
Camilo Pascual 2 12 6.14 43 16 3 129.0 158 88 70 82
Ted Abernathy 5 9 5.96 40 14 0 119.1 136 79 67 79
Spec Shea 2 2 3.99 27 4 2 56.1 53 25 27 16
Bob Chakales 2 3 5.27 29 0 0 54.2 55 32 25 28
Vibert Clarke 0 0 4.64 7 2 0 21.1 17 11 14 9
Bunky Stewart 0 0 4.11 7 1 0 15.1 18 7 6 10
Bill Currie 0 0 12.46 3 0 0 4.1 7 6 2 2
Vince Gonzales 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 2.0 6 6 3 1
Dick Hyde 0 0 4.50 3 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1
Bobby Kline 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 4 3 1 0

👥 Roster (40)

Ted Abernathy Julio Becquer Jim Busby Bob Chakales Vibert Clarke Clint Courtney Bill Currie Juan Delis Bruce Edwards Ed FitzGerald Vince Gonzales Johnny Groth +28 more

40 players

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The 1955 Washington Senators in brief

The record for the 1955 Washington Senators reads 53 wins and 101 losses, good for 8th in the AL. The run column shows 598 for and 789 against. Against a league average of .258, the 1955 Washington Senators batted .248. Pitchers allowed 4.62 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.96. Measured against the 686-run league average, the offense was 13% behind.

Attendance at Griffith Stadium I totaled 422,001 for the year. For power, Roy Sievers led the way with 25 homers. Mickey Vernon collected the most hits, 162. On the mound, Mickey McDermott won 10 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Dean Stone with 84. The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1955 Washington Senators

What was the 1955 Washington Senators record?
The 1955 Washington Senators finished 53-101 (.344 win pct).
Who led the 1955 Washington Senators in home runs?
Roy Sievers led the 1955 Washington Senators with 25 home runs.
What was the 1955 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1955 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.62.
Did the 1955 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1955 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1955 Washington Senators play?
The 1955 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1955 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roy Sievers (25 HR, 106 RBI) and Mickey McDermott (10-10, 3.75 ERA).
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