1955 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1955 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 68-86. They scored 654 runs and belted 143 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. The offense was powered by Stan Musial, who led the team with 33 home runs, 108 RBI, and 179 hits.
The team allowed 757 runs and had a team ERA of 4.56. Harvey Haddix led the pitching staff with 12 wins and 150 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tom Alston | 1B | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Don Blasingame | 2B | 5 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .545 | .438 | .983 | .375 |
| Ken Boyer | 3B | 147 | 530 | 78 | 140 | 18 | 62 | 22 | .311 | .425 | .736 | .264 |
| Alex Grammas | SS | 128 | 366 | 32 | 88 | 3 | 25 | 4 | .308 | .328 | .636 | .240 |
| Solly Hemus | 3B | 96 | 206 | 36 | 50 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .335 | .383 | .718 | .243 |
| Stan Musial | 1B | 154 | 562 | 97 | 179 | 33 | 108 | 5 | .408 | .566 | .974 | .319 |
| Red Schoendienst | 2B | 145 | 553 | 68 | 148 | 11 | 51 | 7 | .335 | .376 | .711 | .268 |
| Dick Schofield | SS | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bob Stephenson | SS | 67 | 111 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .274 | .270 | .544 | .243 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Harry Elliott | OF | 68 | 117 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .321 | .316 | .637 | .256 |
| Joe Frazier | OF | 58 | 70 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .269 | .386 | .655 | .200 |
| Wally Moon | OF | 152 | 593 | 86 | 175 | 19 | 76 | 11 | .349 | .459 | .808 | .295 |
| Rip Repulski | OF | 147 | 512 | 64 | 138 | 23 | 73 | 5 | .333 | .467 | .800 | .270 |
| Bill Virdon | OF | 144 | 534 | 58 | 150 | 17 | 68 | 2 | .322 | .433 | .755 | .281 |
| Harry Walker | OF | 11 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .900 | .357 |
| Pete Whisenant | OF | 58 | 115 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .223 | .304 | .527 | .191 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Nelson Burbrink | C | 58 | 170 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 15 | 1 | .333 | .335 | .668 | .276 |
| Dick Rand | C | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .364 | .600 | .964 | .300 |
| Del Rice | C | 20 | 59 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .284 | .305 | .589 | .203 |
| Bill Sarni | C | 107 | 325 | 32 | 83 | 3 | 34 | 1 | .313 | .342 | .655 | .255 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5266 | 654 | 1375 | 143 | 608 | 64 | .318 | .400 | .718 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Luis Arroyo | 35 | 24 | 159 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 68 | 63 | 4.19 | 1.415 | |||
| Ben Flowers | 4 | 4 | 27.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 3.62 | 1.429 | |||
| Al Gettel | 8 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 9.00 | 2.118 | |||
| Harvey Haddix | 37 | 30 | 208 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 1 | 150 | 62 | 4.46 | 1.337 | |||
| Larry Jackson | 37 | 25 | 177.3 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 2 | 88 | 72 | 4.31 | 1.472 | |||
| Tony Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18.00 | 3.500 | |||
| Gordon Jones | 15 | 9 | 57 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 46 | 28 | 5.84 | 1.649 | |||
| Paul LaPalme | 56 | 0 | 91.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | 39 | 34 | 2.75 | 1.200 | |||
| Brooks Lawrence | 46 | 10 | 96 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 1 | 52 | 58 | 6.56 | 1.667 | |||
| John Mackinson | 8 | 1 | 20.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 7.84 | 1.643 | |||
| Lindy McDaniel | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4.74 | 1.526 | |||
| Herb Moford | 14 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 7.88 | 1.833 | |||
| Tom Poholsky | 30 | 24 | 151 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | 66 | 35 | 3.81 | 1.179 | |||
| Vic Raschi | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21.60 | 3.529 | |||
| Willard Schmidt | 20 | 15 | 129.7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 86 | 57 | 2.78 | 1.126 | |||
| Barney Schultz | 19 | 0 | 29.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7.89 | 1.448 | |||
| Frank Smith | 28 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 3.23 | 1.282 | |||
| Bobby Tiefenauer | 18 | 0 | 32.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 4.41 | 1.254 | |||
| Floyd Wooldridge | 18 | 8 | 57.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 4.84 | 1.577 | |||
| Mel Wright | 29 | 0 | 36.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 6.19 | 1.460 | |||
| Team Totals | 428 | 154 | 1376.8 | 68 | 86 | .442 | 15 | 730 | 549 | 4.56 | 1.398 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Stan Musial | 154 |
| At Bats | Wally Moon | 593 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Stan Musial | 656 |
| Batting Average | Stan Musial | .319 |
| On-Base % | Stan Musial | .408 |
| Slugging % | Stan Musial | .566 |
| OPS | Stan Musial | .974 |
| Runs | Stan Musial | 97 |
| Hits | Stan Musial | 179 |
| Total Bases | Stan Musial | 318 |
| Doubles | Stan Musial | 30 |
| Triples | Wally Moon | 8 |
| Home Runs | Stan Musial | 33 |
| RBI | Stan Musial | 108 |
| Walks | Stan Musial | 80 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Boyer | 67 |
| Stolen Bases | Ken Boyer | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | Ken Boyer | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bill Sarni | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bill Virdon | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rip Repulski | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Harvey Haddix | 12 |
| Losses | Harvey Haddix | 16 |
| Saves | Barney Schultz | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Luis Arroyo | .579 |
| ERA | Luis Arroyo | 4.19 |
| WHIP | Harvey Haddix | 1.337 |
| Innings Pitched | Harvey Haddix | 208 |
| Games | Paul LaPalme | 56 |
| Games Started | Harvey Haddix | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Harvey Haddix | 150 |
| Complete Games | Luis Arroyo and Harvey Haddix | 9 |
| Shutouts | Harvey Haddix and Tom Poholsky | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Harvey Haddix | 888 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Harvey Haddix | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Harvey Haddix | 216 |
| Walks Allowed | Larry Jackson | 72 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Harvey Haddix | 27 |
| Wild Pitches | Luis Arroyo | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Larry Jackson | 9 |
