1955 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1955 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 77-77. They scored 675 runs and belted 132 home runs to go along with a .255 batting average. The offense was powered by Del Ennis, who led the team with 29 home runs and 120 RBI. Richie Ashburn led the team with 180 hits for a .338 average.
The team allowed 666 runs and had a team ERA of 3.93. Robin Roberts led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 160 strikeouts. Jack Meyer was the team's best fireman, with 16 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Floyd Baker | 3B | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Marv Blaylock | 1B | 113 | 259 | 30 | 54 | 3 | 24 | 6 | .293 | .324 | .617 | .208 |
| Granny Hamner | 2B | 104 | 405 | 57 | 104 | 5 | 43 | 0 | .323 | .343 | .666 | .257 |
| Willie Jones | 3B | 146 | 516 | 65 | 133 | 16 | 81 | 6 | .352 | .401 | .753 | .258 |
| Ted Kazanski | 3B | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .154 | .333 | .487 | .083 |
| Mickey Micelotta | SS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bobby Morgan | 2B | 136 | 483 | 61 | 112 | 10 | 49 | 6 | .331 | .344 | .675 | .232 |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 92 | 260 | 33 | 51 | 7 | 39 | 0 | .304 | .327 | .631 | .196 |
| Earl Torgeson | 1B | 47 | 150 | 29 | 40 | 1 | 17 | 2 | .393 | .360 | .753 | .267 |
| Eddie Waitkus | 1B | 33 | 107 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .379 | .383 | .762 | .280 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Richie Ashburn | OF | 140 | 533 | 91 | 180 | 3 | 42 | 12 | .449 | .448 | .897 | .338 |
| Bob Bowman | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mel Clark | OF | 10 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 | .250 | .479 | .156 |
| Del Ennis | OF | 146 | 564 | 82 | 167 | 29 | 120 | 4 | .346 | .518 | .864 | .296 |
| Glen Gorbous | OF | 91 | 224 | 25 | 53 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .301 | .339 | .640 | .237 |
| Jim Greengrass | OF | 94 | 323 | 43 | 88 | 12 | 37 | 0 | .339 | .458 | .797 | .272 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | OF | 54 | 106 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .237 | .226 | .463 | .189 |
| Stan Palys | OF | 15 | 52 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .362 | .404 | .766 | .288 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Smoky Burgess | C | 7 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .292 | .429 | .721 | .190 |
| Stan Lopata | C | 99 | 303 | 49 | 82 | 22 | 58 | 4 | .388 | .538 | .926 | .271 |
| Gus Niarhos | C | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .111 |
| Andy Seminick | C | 93 | 289 | 32 | 71 | 11 | 34 | 1 | .333 | .408 | .741 | .246 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jim Command | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| John Easton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Danny Schell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Fred Van Dusen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | |
| Jim Westlake | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5092 | 675 | 1300 | 132 | 631 | 44 | .337 | .395 | .732 | .255 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Cole | 7 | 3 | 18.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 6.38 | 1.913 | |||
| Murry Dickson | 36 | 28 | 216 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 92 | 82 | 3.50 | 1.259 | |||
| Bob Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 3.043 | |||
| Thornton Kipper | 24 | 0 | 39.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 4.99 | 1.738 | |||
| Bob Kuzava | 17 | 4 | 32.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 7.24 | 1.827 | |||
| Lynn Lovenguth | 14 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Jack Meyer | 50 | 5 | 110.3 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 16 | 97 | 66 | 3.43 | 1.278 | |||
| Bob Miller | 40 | 0 | 89.7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 2.41 | 1.204 | |||
| Ron Mrozinski | 22 | 1 | 34.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 6.55 | 1.662 | |||
| Ron Negray | 19 | 10 | 71.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 3.52 | 1.283 | |||
| Jim Owens | 3 | 2 | 8.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8.31 | 2.299 | |||
| Steve Ridzik | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2.45 | 1.364 | |||
| Robin Roberts | 41 | 38 | 305 | 23 | 14 | .622 | 3 | 160 | 53 | 3.28 | 1.131 | |||
| Saul Rogovin | 12 | 11 | 73 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 3.08 | 1.055 | |||
| Curt Simmons | 25 | 22 | 130 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 58 | 50 | 4.92 | 1.523 | |||
| Jack Spring | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 | 1.111 | |||
| Herm Wehmeier | 31 | 29 | 193.7 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 0 | 85 | 67 | 4.41 | 1.255 | |||
| Team Totals | 347 | 154 | 1356.7 | 77 | 77 | .500 | 21 | 657 | 477 | 3.93 | 1.303 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Del Ennis and Willie Jones | 146 |
| At Bats | Del Ennis | 564 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Richie Ashburn | 644 |
| Batting Average | Richie Ashburn | .338 |
| On-Base % | Richie Ashburn | .449 |
| Slugging % | Del Ennis | .518 |
| OPS | Richie Ashburn | .897 |
| Runs | Richie Ashburn | 91 |
| Hits | Richie Ashburn | 180 |
| Total Bases | Del Ennis | 292 |
| Doubles | Richie Ashburn | 32 |
| Triples | Richie Ashburn | 9 |
| Home Runs | Del Ennis | 29 |
| RBI | Del Ennis | 120 |
| Walks | Richie Ashburn | 105 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Morgan | 72 |
| Stolen Bases | Richie Ashburn | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Richie Ashburn | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Willie Jones and Bobby Morgan | 6 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Del Ennis and Willie Jones | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Del Ennis | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Robin Roberts | 23 |
| Losses | Robin Roberts | 14 |
| Saves | Jack Meyer | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Robin Roberts | .622 |
| ERA | Robin Roberts | 3.28 |
| WHIP | Robin Roberts | 1.131 |
| Innings Pitched | Robin Roberts | 305 |
| Games | Jack Meyer | 50 |
| Games Started | Robin Roberts | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Robin Roberts | 160 |
| Complete Games | Robin Roberts | 26 |
| Shutouts | Murry Dickson | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Robin Roberts | 1256 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Robin Roberts | 292 |
| Walks Allowed | Murry Dickson | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 41 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Meyer | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Murry Dickson and Ron Mrozinski | 4 |
