1955 Milwaukee Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1955 Milwaukee Braves finished with a record of 85-69. They scored 743 runs and belted 182 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. Eddie Mathews led the team in home runs with 41. The offense was powered by Hank Aaron, who led the team with 106 RBI and 189 hits.
The team allowed 668 runs and had a team ERA of 3.85. Leading the team in wins was Warren Spahn, with 17. Bob Buhl racked up 117 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe Adcock | 1B | 84 | 288 | 40 | 76 | 15 | 45 | 0 | .339 | .469 | .808 | .264 |
| George Crowe | 1B | 104 | 303 | 41 | 85 | 15 | 55 | 1 | .374 | .495 | .869 | .281 |
| Jack Dittmer | 2B | 38 | 72 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .171 | .208 | .379 | .125 |
| Johnny Logan | SS | 154 | 595 | 95 | 177 | 13 | 83 | 3 | .360 | .442 | .802 | .297 |
| Eddie Mathews | 3B | 141 | 499 | 108 | 144 | 41 | 101 | 3 | .413 | .601 | 1.014 | .289 |
| Danny O'Connell | 2B | 124 | 453 | 47 | 102 | 6 | 40 | 2 | .276 | .316 | .592 | .225 |
| Ben Taylor | 1B | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .100 | .350 | .100 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Aaron | OF | 153 | 602 | 105 | 189 | 27 | 106 | 3 | .366 | .540 | .906 | .314 |
| Bill Bruton | OF | 149 | 636 | 106 | 175 | 9 | 47 | 25 | .325 | .403 | .728 | .275 |
| Andy Pafko | OF | 86 | 252 | 29 | 67 | 5 | 34 | 1 | .293 | .377 | .670 | .266 |
| Jim Pendleton | OF | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Chuck Tanner | OF | 97 | 243 | 27 | 60 | 6 | 27 | 0 | .319 | .383 | .702 | .247 |
| Bobby Thomson | OF | 101 | 343 | 40 | 88 | 12 | 56 | 2 | .319 | .414 | .733 | .257 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Del Crandall | C | 133 | 440 | 61 | 104 | 26 | 62 | 2 | .299 | .457 | .756 | .236 |
| Del Rice | C | 27 | 71 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .260 | .310 | .570 | .197 |
| Bob Roselli | C | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .333 | .697 | .222 |
| Charlie White | C | 12 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .361 | .267 | .628 | .233 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5277 | 743 | 1377 | 182 | 699 | 42 | .322 | .427 | .749 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Buhl | 38 | 27 | 201.7 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 1 | 117 | 109 | 3.21 | 1.373 | |||
| Lew Burdette | 42 | 33 | 230 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0 | 70 | 73 | 4.03 | 1.417 | |||
| Gene Conley | 22 | 21 | 158 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0 | 107 | 52 | 4.16 | 1.291 | |||
| Ray Crone | 33 | 15 | 140.3 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 76 | 42 | 3.46 | 1.133 | |||
| John Edelman | 5 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11.12 | 2.632 | |||
| Charlie Gorin | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54.00 | 13.333 | |||
| Joey Jay | 12 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4.74 | 1.895 | |||
| Ernie Johnson | 40 | 2 | 92 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 43 | 55 | 3.42 | 1.478 | |||
| Dave Jolly | 36 | 0 | 58.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 23 | 51 | 5.71 | 1.870 | |||
| Dave Koslo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Chet Nichols | 34 | 21 | 144 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 1 | 44 | 67 | 4.00 | 1.431 | |||
| Phil Paine | 15 | 0 | 25.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 2.49 | 1.344 | |||
| Humberto Robinson | 13 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 3.08 | 1.474 | |||
| Warren Spahn | 39 | 32 | 245.7 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 1 | 110 | 65 | 3.26 | 1.278 | |||
| Roberto Vargas | 25 | 0 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 8.76 | 2.146 | |||
| Team Totals | 357 | 154 | 1383 | 85 | 69 | .552 | 12 | 654 | 591 | 3.85 | 1.396 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Johnny Logan | 154 |
| At Bats | Bill Bruton | 636 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bill Bruton | 685 |
| Batting Average | Hank Aaron | .314 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Mathews | .413 |
| Slugging % | Eddie Mathews | .601 |
| OPS | Eddie Mathews | 1.014 |
| Runs | Eddie Mathews | 108 |
| Hits | Hank Aaron | 189 |
| Total Bases | Hank Aaron | 325 |
| Doubles | Hank Aaron and Johnny Logan | 37 |
| Triples | Bill Bruton | 12 |
| Home Runs | Eddie Mathews | 41 |
| RBI | Hank Aaron | 106 |
| Walks | Eddie Mathews | 109 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Mathews | 98 |
| Stolen Bases | Bill Bruton | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Bill Bruton | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Johnny Logan | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Johnny Logan | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Hank Aaron | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Warren Spahn | 17 |
| Losses | Warren Spahn | 14 |
| Saves | Ernie Johnson | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Lew Burdette | .619 |
| ERA | Bob Buhl | 3.21 |
| WHIP | Warren Spahn | 1.278 |
| Innings Pitched | Warren Spahn | 245.7 |
| Games | Lew Burdette | 42 |
| Games Started | Lew Burdette | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Buhl | 117 |
| Complete Games | Warren Spahn | 16 |
| Shutouts | Lew Burdette | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Warren Spahn | 1025 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lew Burdette | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Lew Burdette | 253 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Buhl | 109 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lew Burdette and Warren Spahn | 25 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave Jolly, Warren Spahn, and Roberto Vargas | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Lew Burdette | 6 |
