The 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 74th season of the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

franchise; the 69th in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

. The Pirates finished eighth and last in the league standings with a record of 60–94.

Offseason

* Prior to 1955 season:

Ellis Burton Ellis Narrington Burton (August 12, 1936 – October 1, 2013) was an American professional baseball center fielder who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs over parts of five Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons ...

was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizen ...

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Redlegs Redleg is a term used to refer to poor whites that live or at one time lived on Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada and a few other Caribbean islands. Their forebears were sent from Ireland, Scotland and Continental Europe as indentured servants, forc ...

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Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

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, , 3–2 (10) , , Friend (9–6) , , Miller , , — , , 3,922 , , 43–74 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 118 , , August 14 , , @ Giants , , 2–4 , , Antonelli , , Law (7–8) , , — , , , , 43–75 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 119 , , August 14 , , @ Giants , , 1–3 , , Hearn , , Hall (3–3) , , — , , 7,166 , , 43–76 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 120 , , August 16 , ,

, , 3–12 , , Wehmeier , , Friend (9–7) , , — , , 6,290 , , 43–77 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 121 , , August 17 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Face (3–5) , , Simmons , , — , , 3,721 , , 44–77 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 122 , , August 19 , , Giants , , 8–3 , , Law (8–8) , , Antonelli , , — , , 9,695 , , 45–77 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 123 , , August 20 , , Giants , , 9–14 (12) , , Hearn , , Littlefield (4–11) , , — , , 4,336 , , 45–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 124 , , August 23 , ,

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, , 2–0 , , Law (10–8) , , Spahn , , — , , 12,032 , , 50–80 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 131 , , August 30 , , Cardinals , , 3–1 , , Littlefield (5–11) , , Haddix , , Face (4) , , 7,526 , , 51–80 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 132 , , August 31 , , Cardinals , , 4–3 (10) , , Donoso (3–6) , , Schmidt , , — , , 6,379 , , 52–80 , - , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 133 , , September 1 , , Cardinals , , 7–6 , , Face (5–5) , , Wright , , — , , 2,878 , , 53–80 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 134 , , September 2 , , @

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, , 5–13 , , Crone , , Law (10–9) , , — , , 11,071 , , 55–86 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 11 , , @ Cardinals , , 5–6 , , Jackson , , Littlefield (5–12) , , — , , 7,877 , , 55–87 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 143 , , September 12 , , @ Cardinals , , 9–3 , , Donoso (4–6) , , Haddix , , — , , 3,289 , , 56–87 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 144 , , September 13 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Friend (12–9) , , Nuxhall , , — , , 3,962 , , 57–87 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 145 , , September 16 , , @

, , 1–8 , , Roberts , , Surkont (7–13) , , — , , 10,023 , , 57–88 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 146 , , September 18 , , @

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, , 1–2 , , Rogovin , , Hall (5–6) , , — , , 12,683 , , 58–89 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 20 , , @ Giants , , 1–11 , , Antonelli , , Law (10–10) , , — , , , , 58–90 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 20 , , @ Giants , , 8–14 , , Wilhelm , , Surkont (7–14) , , — , , 1,165 , , 58–91 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 150 , , September 21 , , @ Giants , , 2–7 , , Liddle , , Face (5–7) , , — , , , , 58–92 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 21 , , @ Giants , , 3–7 , , Monzant , , Kline (6–12) , , — , , 2,091 , , 58–93 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 152 , , September 24 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Hall (6–6) , , Bessent , , — , , , , 59–93 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 153 , , September 24 , ,

, , 6–1 , , Friend (14–9) , , Koufax , , — , , 4,531 , , 60–93 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 25 , ,

, , 0–4 , , Meyer , , Kline (6–13) , , Craig , , 25,185 , , 60–94 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* August 27, 1955: Red Swanson was signed as an amateur free agent ( bonus baby) by the Pirates.

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''

Awards and honors

All-Star Game * Frank Thomas, reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Brunswick

Notes

References

1955 Pittsburgh Pirates
at ''Baseball Reference''
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates
at ''Baseball Almanac'' * {{Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pittsburg Pir