1955 Cincinnati Redlegs season

1955 Cincinnati Redlegs
1955 Cincinnati Redlegs
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1890);
Location
	Crosley Field (since 1934); Cincinnati (since 1882);
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Gabe Paul
Manager(s)	Birdie Tebbetts
Local television	WCPO-TV; (Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran)
Local radio	WSAI; (Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran)
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The 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Redlegs finishing in fifth place in the National League, with a record of 75–79, 23½ games behind the NL and World Series Champion Brooklyn Dodgers. The Redlegs were managed by Birdie Tebbetts and played their home games at Crosley Field.

Offseason[]

October 1, 1954: Jim Bolger, Harry Perkowski and Ted Tappe were traded by the Redlegs to the Chicago Cubs for Johnny Klippstein and Jim Willis.^[1]
December 8, 1954: Frank Smith was traded by the Redlegs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray Jablonski and Gerry Staley.^[2]
February 10, 1955: Lloyd Merriman was purchased from the Redlegs by the Chicago White Sox.^[3]
Prior to 1955 season (exact date unknown)
- Jesse Gonder was signed as an amateur free agent by the Redlegs.^[4]
- Ernie Broglio was acquired from the Cincinnati Redlegs by the Stockton Ports.^[5]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

v t National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	98	55	0.641	—	56–21	42–34
Milwaukee Braves	85	69	0.552	13½	46–31	39–38
New York Giants	80	74	0.519	18½	44–35	36–39
Philadelphia Phillies	77	77	0.500	21½	46–31	31–46
Cincinnati Redlegs	75	79	0.487	23½	46–31	29–48
Chicago Cubs	72	81	0.471	26	43–33	29–48
St. Louis Cardinals	68	86	0.442	30½	41–36	27–50
Pittsburgh Pirates	60	94	0.390	38½	36–39	24–55

Record vs. opponents[]

1955 National League Records v t Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BR	CHC	CIN	MIL	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Brooklyn	—	14–7–1	12–10	15–7	13–9	16–6	14–8	14–8
Chicago	7–14–1	—	11–11	7–15	12–10	10–12	11–11	14–8
Cincinnati	10–12	11–11	—	9–13	9–13	11–11	14–8	11–11
Milwaukee	7–15	15–7	13–9	—	14–8	14–8	11–11	11–11
New York	9–13	10–12	13–9	8–14	—	10–12	17–5	13–9
Philadelphia	6–16	12–10	11–11	8–14	12–10	—	15–7	13–9
Pittsburgh	8–14	11–11	8–14	11–11	5–17	7–15	—	10–12
St. Louis	8–14	8–14	11–11	11–11	9–13	9–13	12–10	—

Notable transactions[]

April 30, 1955: Andy Seminick, Glen Gorbous, and Jim Greengrass were traded by the Redlegs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Smoky Burgess, Stan Palys and Steve Ridzik.^[6]
September 10, 1955: Gene Hayden was obtained by the Redlegs from the Seattle Rainiers as part of a working agreement.^[7]
September 14, 1955: Gerry Staley was selected off waivers from the Redlegs by the New York Yankees.^[8]

Roster[]

1955 Cincinnati Redlegs

Roster

Pitchers

46 Fred Baczewski
49 Joe Black
34 Jackie Collum
43 Maurice Fisher
51 Art Fowler
30 Hersh Freeman
31 Don Gross
37 Bob Hooper
35 Johnny Klippstein
31 Jerry Lane
36 Rudy Minarcin
39 Joe Nuxhall
32 Jim Pearce
38 Bud Podbielan
33 Steve Ridzik
42 Gerry Staley
49 Corky Valentine

Catchers

6 Ed Bailey
6 Matt Batts
7 Smoky Burgess
5 Hobie Landrith
7 Andy Seminick

Infielders

12 Bobby Adams
14 Rocky Bridges
10 Chuck Harmon
15 Ray Jablonski
18 Ted Kluszewski
11 Roy McMillan
12 Milt Smith
16 Johnny Temple

Outfielders

Other batters

26 Joe Brovia

Manager

1 Birdie Tebbetts

Coaches

2 Dick Bartell
4 Jimmy Dykes
3 Tom Ferrick

Player stats[]

Batting[]

Starters by position[]

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Smokey Burgess	116	421	129	.306	20	77
1B	Ted Kluszewski	153	612	192	.314	47	113
2B	Johnny Temple	150	588	165	.281	0	50
SS	Roy McMillan	151	470	126	.268	1	37
3B	Rocky Bridges	95	168	48	.286	1	18
LF	Stan Palys	79	222	51	.230	7	30
CF	Gus Bell	154	610	188	.308	27	104
RF	Wally Post	154	601	186	.309	40	109

Other batters[]

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Ray Jablonski	74	221	53	.240	9	28
Chuck Harmon	96	198	50	.253	5	28
Bob Thurman	82	152	33	.217	7	22
Bobby Adams	64	150	41	.273	2	20
Milt Smith	36	102	20	.196	3	8
Hobie Landrith	43	87	22	.253	4	7
Matt Batts	26	71	18	.254	0	13
Sam Mele	35	62	13	.210	2	7
Jim Greengrass	13	39	4	.103	0	1
Ed Bailey	21	39	8	.205	1	4
Glen Gorbous	8	18	6	.333	0	4
Bob Borkowski	25	18	3	.167	0	1
Joe Brovia	21	18	2	.111	0	4
Andy Seminick	6	15	2	.133	1	1
Bob Hazle	6	13	3	.231	0	0
Al Silvera	13	7	1	.143	0	2

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Joe Nuxhall	50	257	17	12	3.47	98
Art Fowler	46	207.2	11	10	3.90	94

Other pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Johnny Klippstein	39	138	9	10	3.39	68
Jackie Collum	32	134	9	8	3.63	49
Gerry Staley	30	119.2	5	8	4.66	40
Rudy Minarcin	41	115.2	5	9	4.90	45
Joe Black	32	102.1	5	2	4.22	54
Don Gross	17	67.1	4	5	4.14	33
Steve Ridzik	13	30	0	3	4.50	6
Corky Valentine	10	26.2	2	1	7.43	14
Jim Pearce	2	3.1	0	1	10.80	0

Relief pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Hersh Freeman	52	7	4	11	2.16	37
Bud Podbielan	17	1	2	0	3.21	26
Bob Hooper	8	0	2	0	7.62	6
Jerry Lane	8	0	2	1	4.91	5
Maurice Fisher	1	0	0	0	6.75	1
Fred Baczewski	1	0	0	0	18.00	1

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Havana Sugar Kings	International League	Reggie Otero
AA	Nashville Vols	Southern Association	Joe Schultz
A	Columbia Reds	Sally League	Ernie White
B	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	Carolina League	Jimmy Brown
B	Sunbury Redlegs	Piedmont League	Virgil Stallcup and Dutch Dorman
C	Duluth Dukes	Northern League	Red Treadway and Jim Crandall
C	Ogden Reds	Pioneer League	Jim Crandall and Red Treadway
D	Fort Walton Beach Jets	Alabama–Florida League	and Shovel Hodge
D	Douglas Trojans	Georgia State League	Bob Wellman
D	Moultrie Reds	Georgia–Florida League	Ken Polivka

LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Douglas^[9]

References[]

^ Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference
^ Ray Jablonski page at Baseball Reference
^ Lloyd Merriman page at Baseball Reference
^ Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference
^ Ernie Broglio page at Baseball Reference
^ Smoky Burgess page at Baseball Reference
^ Lefty Hayden page at Baseball Reference
^ Jerry Staley page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links[]

1955 Cincinnati Redlegs season at Baseball Reference

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[1] Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference

[2] Ray Jablonski page at Baseball Reference

[3] Lloyd Merriman page at Baseball Reference

[4] Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference

[5] Ernie Broglio page at Baseball Reference

[6] Smoky Burgess page at Baseball Reference

[7] Lefty Hayden page at Baseball Reference

[8] Jerry Staley page at Baseball Reference

[9] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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v t 1955 MLB season by team
American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City New York Washington
National League	Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1955 All-Star Game 1955 World Series

1955 Cincinnati Redlegs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934) Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Gabe Paul
Manager(s)	Birdie Tebbetts
Local television	WCPO-TV (Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran)
Local radio	WSAI (Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran)
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