Major League Baseball Season Recap 1955 World Series – Brooklyn /didgers NL over New York Yankees AL 4 games to 3 World Series MVP – Johnny Podres Babe Ruth Award – Johnny Podres Awards – </strong? Major League Cy Young Award Cy Young Award National League Cy Young Award American League MVP Awards – NL Roy Campanella AL Yogi Berra…
Lonnie Smith Position: LeftfielderBats: Right • Throws: Right5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg)Born: December 22, 1955 in Chicago, ILDraft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Centennial HS (Compton, CA).High School: Centennial HS (Compton, CA)Debut: September 2, 1978 (Age 22-254d, 11,699th in MLB history)vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: August 10, 1994 (Age 38-231d)vs. NYY 2 AB, 0 H,…
On December 6, 1955, one of the Hall of Fame’s original members, Honus Wagner, dies at the age of 81. Considered by some the greatest shortstop in history, Wagner batted .327 over a 21-year career before gaining election to the Hall of Fame in 1936.
The Red Sox sell 41-year-old pitcher Ellis Kinder to the Cardinals. He will team up with the like-aged Walker Cooper to form just the second 40+ battery. Curt Davis and Clyde Sukeforth, in 1945, are the other such duo.
Surely 1955 would be the year, Brooklyn partisans reasoned. The Dodgers won 10 consecutive games to start the season, built a 22-2 record in the first four weeks and cruised to the National League pennant with a 13 1/2-game spread over the second-place Milwaukee Braves. But despite the domination of their NL brethren, the…
1955 – The New York Yankees tour Japan and draw a record crowd of 64,000 when they play the first game against the All-Japan Stars in Osaka. Andy Carey slugs 13 home runs, and Elston Howard bats .468 on the 25-game tour.
1955 – The Pittsburgh Pirates name Bobby Bragan as their new field manager, replacing Fred Haney.
Joe L. Brown replaces Branch Rickey, who stepped down as the Pirates’ general manager. During the five-year tenure of ‘Mahatma’, Pittsburgh endured three 100-loss seasons, but his contributions will help lead the team to a World Championship in 1960.
On October 25, 1955, the Cleveland Indians trade Larry Doby to the Chicago White Sox for shortstop Chico Carrasquel and outfielder Jim Busby. Doby, the first African-American in the history of the American League, batted .296 with 26 home runs and 100 RBIs in 1955. The future Hall of Fame outfielder, will hit .275 during…
On October 18, 1955, Ralph Kiner announces his retirement. The future Hall of Famer, who slumped to 18 home runs and a .243 average in 1955, leaves the game with 369 home runs in 10 seasons. Other Resources & Links Baseball-Reference Box Score
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