1955 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1955 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 75-79. They scored 761 runs and belted 181 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. The offense was powered by Ted Kluszewski, who led the team with 47 home runs, 113 RBI, and 192 hits.
The team allowed 684 runs and had a team ERA of 3.95. Joe Nuxhall led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 98 strikeouts. Hersh Freeman led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Adams | 3B | 64 | 150 | 23 | 41 | 2 | 20 | 2 | .368 | .413 | .781 | .273 |
| Rocky Bridges | 3B | 95 | 168 | 20 | 48 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .341 | .327 | .668 | .286 |
| Chuck Harmon | 3B | 96 | 198 | 31 | 50 | 5 | 28 | 9 | .345 | .389 | .734 | .253 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 1B | 153 | 612 | 116 | 192 | 47 | 113 | 1 | .382 | .585 | .967 | .314 |
| Roy McMillan | SS | 151 | 470 | 50 | 126 | 1 | 37 | 4 | .364 | .328 | .692 | .268 |
| Milt Smith | 3B | 36 | 102 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 2 | .293 | .333 | .626 | .196 |
| Johnny Temple | 2B | 150 | 588 | 94 | 165 | 0 | 50 | 19 | .365 | .325 | .690 | .281 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gus Bell | OF | 154 | 610 | 88 | 188 | 27 | 104 | 4 | .361 | .510 | .871 | .308 |
| Bob Borkowski | OF | 25 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .222 | .433 | .167 |
| Glen Gorbous | OF | 8 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .929 | .333 |
| Jim Greengrass | OF | 13 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .154 | .425 | .103 |
| Bob Hazle | OF | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .462 | .231 |
| Ray Jablonski | OF | 74 | 221 | 28 | 53 | 9 | 28 | 0 | .289 | .403 | .692 | .240 |
| Sam Mele | OF | 35 | 62 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .279 | .323 | .602 | .210 |
| Stan Palys | OF | 79 | 222 | 29 | 51 | 7 | 30 | 1 | .271 | .387 | .658 | .230 |
| Wally Post | OF | 154 | 601 | 116 | 186 | 40 | 109 | 7 | .372 | .574 | .946 | .309 |
| Al Silvera | OF | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Bob Thurman | OF | 82 | 152 | 19 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 0 | .296 | .408 | .704 | .217 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ed Bailey | C | 21 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .326 | .359 | .685 | .205 |
| Matt Batts | C | 26 | 71 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .286 | .338 | .624 | .254 |
| Smoky Burgess | C | 116 | 421 | 67 | 129 | 20 | 77 | 1 | .373 | .499 | .872 | .306 |
| Hobie Landrith | C | 43 | 87 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .330 | .425 | .755 | .253 |
| Andy Seminick | C | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .133 | .333 | .466 | .133 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Joe Brovia | 21 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .150 | .111 | .261 | .111 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5270 | 761 | 1424 | 181 | 726 | 51 | .337 | .425 | .762 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Baczewski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Joe Black | 32 | 11 | 102.3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 4.22 | 1.281 | |||
| Jackie Collum | 32 | 17 | 134 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 1 | 49 | 37 | 3.63 | 1.231 | |||
| Maurice Fisher | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 2.593 | |||
| Art Fowler | 46 | 28 | 207.7 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2 | 94 | 63 | 3.90 | 1.257 | |||
| Hersh Freeman | 52 | 0 | 91.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 11 | 37 | 30 | 2.16 | 1.352 | |||
| Don Gross | 17 | 11 | 67.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 4.14 | 1.412 | |||
| Bob Hooper | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7.62 | 2.000 | |||
| Johnny Klippstein | 39 | 14 | 138 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 68 | 60 | 3.39 | 1.304 | |||
| Jerry Lane | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4.91 | 1.545 | |||
| Rudy Minarcin | 41 | 12 | 115.7 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 1 | 45 | 51 | 4.90 | 1.443 | |||
| Joe Nuxhall | 50 | 33 | 257 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3 | 98 | 78 | 3.47 | 1.237 | |||
| Jim Pearce | 2 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 2.424 | |||
| Bud Podbielan | 17 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 3.21 | 1.119 | |||
| Steve Ridzik | 13 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 4.50 | 1.633 | |||
| Gerry Staley | 30 | 18 | 119.7 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 40 | 28 | 4.66 | 1.454 | |||
| Corky Valentine | 10 | 5 | 26.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 7.43 | 1.685 | |||
| Team Totals | 399 | 154 | 1363.1 | 75 | 79 | .487 | 22 | 576 | 443 | 3.95 | 1.332 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Gus Bell and Wally Post | 154 |
| At Bats | Ted Kluszewski | 612 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ted Kluszewski | 686 |
| Batting Average | Ted Kluszewski | .314 |
| On-Base % | Ted Kluszewski | .382 |
| Slugging % | Ted Kluszewski | .585 |
| OPS | Ted Kluszewski | .967 |
| Runs | Ted Kluszewski and Wally Post | 116 |
| Hits | Ted Kluszewski | 192 |
| Total Bases | Ted Kluszewski | 358 |
| Doubles | Wally Post | 33 |
| Triples | Gus Bell | 6 |
| Home Runs | Ted Kluszewski | 47 |
| RBI | Ted Kluszewski | 113 |
| Walks | Johnny Temple | 80 |
| Strikeouts | Wally Post | 102 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Temple | 19 |
| Caught Stealing | Chuck Harmon | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roy McMillan and Johnny Temple | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Gus Bell and Smoky Burgess | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Wally Post | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Joe Nuxhall | 17 |
| Losses | Joe Nuxhall | 12 |
| Saves | Hersh Freeman | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Joe Nuxhall | .586 |
| ERA | Joe Nuxhall | 3.47 |
| WHIP | Joe Nuxhall | 1.237 |
| Innings Pitched | Joe Nuxhall | 257 |
| Games | Hersh Freeman | 52 |
| Games Started | Joe Nuxhall | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Joe Nuxhall | 98 |
| Complete Games | Joe Nuxhall | 14 |
| Shutouts | Joe Nuxhall | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Joe Nuxhall | 1061 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Joe Nuxhall | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Joe Nuxhall | 240 |
| Walks Allowed | Joe Nuxhall | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Joe Nuxhall | 25 |
| Wild Pitches | Art Fowler and Johnny Klippstein | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joe Nuxhall | 5 |
