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, 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.Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference December 8, 1954: Frank Smith was traded by the Redlegs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray Jablonski and Gerry Staley.Ray Jablonski page at Baseball Reference February 10, 1955: Lloyd Merriman was purchased from the Redlegs by the Chicago White Sox.Lloyd Merriman page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1955 season (exact date unknown) Jesse Gonder was signed as an amateur free agent by the Redlegs.Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference Ernie Broglio was acquired from the Cincinnati Redlegs by the Stockton Ports.Ernie Broglio page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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.Smoky Burgess page at Baseball Reference September 10, 1955: Gene Hayden was obtained by the Redlegs from the Seattle Rainiers as part of a working agreement.Lefty Hayden page at Baseball Reference September 14, 1955: Gerry Staley was selected off waivers from the Redlegs by the New York Yankees.Jerry Staley page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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 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 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 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 50 257.0 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 39 138.0 9 10 3.39 68 Jackie Collum 32 134.0 9 8 3.63 49 30 119.2 5 8 4.66 40 Rudy Minarcin 41 115.2 5 9 4.90 45 32 102.1 5 2 4.22 54 Don Gross 17 67.1 4 5 4.14 33 Steve Ridzik 13 30.0 0 3 4.50 6 Corky Valentine 10 26.2 2 1 7.43 14 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 1 0 0 0 18.00 1

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Ted Kluszewski, Outfield, Starter Smokey Burgess, Catcher, Reserve Joe Nuxhall, Pitcher, Reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: DouglasJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs season at Baseball Reference