The 1955 Chicago Cubs season was the 84th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 80th in the National League and the 40th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth in the National League with a record of 72–81.
Offseason October 1, 1954: Johnny Klippstein and Jim Willis were traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Jim Bolger, Harry Perkowski and Ted Tappe.Jim Bolger at Baseball-Reference November 16, 1954: Ralph Kiner was sent by the Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for $60,000 as part of an earlier deal (the Cubs sent a player to be named later to the Indians for Sam Jones and players to be named later) made on September 30, 1954. The Indians sent Gale Wade to the Cubs on November 30 to complete the trade.Ralph Kiner at Baseball-Reference November 22, 1954: Jim King was drafted by the Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1954 rule 5 draft.Jim King at Baseball-Reference
Regular season May 10, 1955: Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit the 200th HR of his career against the Cubs. The opposing pitcher was Warren Hacker and the home run was hit at Wrigley Field. May 12, 1955: Sam Jones of the Cubs became the first black pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the major leagues.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 198, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, It was against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 16, 1955: Lloyd Merriman was purchased by the Cubs from the Chicago White Sox.Lloyd Merriman at Baseball-Reference June 12, 1955: Owen Friend was purchased by the Cubs from the Boston Red Sox.Owen Friend at Baseball-Reference August 19, 1955: George Altman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.George Altman at Baseball-Reference August 19, 1955: J. C. Hartman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.J. C. Hartman at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1955 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 Harry Chiti 113 338 78 .231 11 41 1B Dee Fondy 150 574 152 .265 17 65 2B Gene Baker 154 609 163 .268 11 52 SS Ernie Banks 154 596 176 .295 44 117 3B Randy Jackson 138 499 132 .265 21 70 LF Hank Sauer 79 261 55 .211 12 28 CF Eddie Miksis 131 481 113 .235 9 41 RF Jim King 113 301 77 .256 11 45
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 Frank Baumholtz 105 280 81 .289 1 27 Bob Speake 95 261 57 .218 12 43 64 160 33 .206 0 7 Lloyd Merriman 72 145 31 .214 1 8 Walker Cooper 54 111 31 .279 7 15 Clyde McCullough 44 81 16 .198 0 10 23 50 13 .260 4 10 Gale Wade 9 33 6 .182 1 1 Jim Fanning 5 10 0 .000 0 0 Owen Friend 6 10 1 .100 0 0 Vern Morgan 7 7 1 .143 0 1 El Tappe 2 0 0 ---- 0 0 Al Lary 4 0 0 ---- 0 0
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 36 241.2 14 20 4.10 198 Bob Rush 33 234.0 13 11 3.50 130 Warren Hacker 35 213.0 11 15 4.27 80 Paul Minner 22 157.2 9 9 3.48 53
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 Jim Davis 42 133.2 7 11 4.44 62 Howie Pollet 24 61.0 4 3 5.61 27 Hy Cohen 7 17.0 0 0 7.94 4
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 Hal Jeffcoat 50 8 6 6 2.95 32 Dave Hillman 25 0 0 0 5.31 23 25 3 4 2 5.29 28 Bill Tremel 23 3 0 2 3.72 13 22 0 1 1 5.80 19 Don Kaiser 11 0 0 0 5.40 11 4 0 1 0 4.50 3 2 0 0 1 5.40 3 2 0 0 0 3.00 0
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lafayette, Magic Valley
Gainesville franchise transferred to Ponca City and renamed, May 19, 1955
Notes
References
1955 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference