The 1955 Chicago Cubs season was the 84th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 80th in the

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and the 40th at

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. 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

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for

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, Harry Perkowski and

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. * November 16, 1954:

Ralph Kiner Ralph McPherran Kiner (October 27, 1922 – February 6, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball player and broadcaster. An outfielder, Kiner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Indians from 1946 through 1955. Foll ...

was sent by the Cubs to the

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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. * November 22, 1954: Jim King was drafted by the Cubs from the

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in the 1954 rule 5 draft.

Regular season

* May 10, 1955:

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of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit the 200th HR of his career against the Cubs. The opposing pitcher was

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and the home run was hit at

. * May 12, 1955: Sam Jones of the Cubs became the first black pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the major leagues. It was against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 16, 1955:

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was purchased by the Cubs from the

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. * June 12, 1955: Owen Friend was purchased by the Cubs from the

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. * August 19, 1955: George Altman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs. * August 19, 1955:

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was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.J. C. Hartman
at ''Baseball-Reference''

Roster

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

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
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