1955 Washington Senators season

1955 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Griffith Stadium (since 1911)
Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Clark Griffith (majority owner)
Manager(s)	Chuck Dressen
Local television	WTTG
Local radio	WWDC (FM) (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff, Les Sands)
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The 1955 Washington Senators season was a season in American baseball. The team won 53 games, lost 101, and finished in eighth place in the American League. They were managed by Chuck Dressen and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason

Prior to 1955 season: Choo-Choo Coleman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Senators.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	96	58	.623	--
Cleveland Indians	93	61	.604	3
Chicago White Sox	91	63	.591	5
Boston Red Sox	84	70	.545	12
Detroit Tigers	79	75	.513	17
Kansas City Athletics	63	91	.409	33
Baltimore Orioles	57	97	.370	39
Washington Senators	53	101	.344	43

Record vs. opponents

1955 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	8–14	10–12–1	3–19	9–13	10–12–1	3–19	14–8
Boston	14–8	—	9–13	11–11	13–9	14–8	8–14	15–7
Chicago	12–10–1	13–9	—	10–12	14–8	14–8	11–11	17–5
Cleveland	19–3	11–11	12–10	—	12–10	17–5	13–9	9–13
Detroit	13–9	9–13	8–14	10–12	—	12–10	10–12	17–5
Kansas City	12–10–1	8–14	8–14	5–17	10–12	—	7–15	13–9
New York	19–3	14–8	11–11	9–13	12–10	15–7	—	16–6
Washington	8–14	7–15	5–17	13–9	5–17	9–13	6–16	—

Notable transactions

May 1955: Gus Keriazakos was traded by the Senators to the Kansas City Athletics for Al Sima.^[2]
June 7, 1955: Jim Busby was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Bob Chakales, Clint Courtney and Johnny Groth.^[3]

Roster

1955 Washington Senators

Roster

Pitchers

15 Ted Abernathy

16 Bob Chakales

21 Webbo Clarke

30,43 Bill Currie

16 Vince Gonzales

32 Dick Hyde

21 Mickey McDermott

27 Camilo Pascual

19 Bob Porterfield

28 Pedro Ramos

20 Johnny Schmitz

17 Spec Shea

24 Bunky Stewart

18 Chuck Stobbs

26 Dean Stone

Catchers

14 Clint Courtney

11 Bruce Edwards

8 Ed Fitz Gerald

29 Steve Korcheck

9 Bob Oldis

Infielders

39 Julio Bécquer

34 Juan Delis

12 Harmon Killebrew

25 Bobby Kline

36 Tony Roig

5 Pete Runnels

6 Jerry Snyder

36 José Valdivielso

3 Mickey Vernon

1 Eddie Yost

Outfielders

4 Jim Busby

4 Johnny Groth

14 Jim Lemon

37 Ernie Oravetz

31 Carlos Paula

29 Jerry Schoonmaker

2 Roy Sievers

22 Tom Umphlett

Other batters

35 Jesse Levan

35 Tom Wright

Manager

7 Chuck Dressen

Coaches

54 Nick Altrock

53 Ellis Clary

52 Joe Fitzgerald

55 Joe Haynes

51 Cookie Lavagetto

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
SS	Valdivielso, JoséJosé Valdivielso	94	294	65	.221	2	28

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Courtney, ClintClint Courtney	75	238	71	.298	2	30
Busby, JimJim Busby	47	191	44	.230	6	14

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Abernathy, TedTed Abernathy	40	119.1	5	9	5.96	79

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Chakales, BobBob Chakales	27	2	3	0	5.27	28
Gonzales, VinceVince Gonzales	1	0	0	0	27.00	1

Award winners

All-Star Game

Mickey Vernon, starter, first base

^[4]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	Cal Ermer
A	Charlotte Hornets	Sally League	Jimmy Bloodworth
B	Hagerstown Packets	Piedmont League	Johnny Welaj
B	Rock Hill Chiefs	Tri-State League	Buster Boguskie, Frank Colasinski and Pete Treece
D	Orlando C.B.s	Florida State League	Tommy O'Brien
D	Fulton Lookouts	KITTY League	Ned Waldrop, Sam Lamitina, Mel Simons and Bob Harmon
D	Erie Senators	PONY League	Ted Sepkowski

Notes

References

1955 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
1955 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

1955 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City New York Washington

National League	Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1955 All-Star Game 1955 World Series

Minnesota Twins

Formerly the Washington Nationals and the Washington Senators
Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Twin Cities)

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring Training: Plant Field
Tinker Field
Hammond Stadium

Culture

Homer Hanky
Little Big League
Major League: Back to the Minors
Continental League
"The Piranhas"
AL Central tie-breaker games
- 2008
- 2009
Damn Yankees

Important figures

Senators Hall of Famers	Herb Carneal Goose Goslin Bucky Harris Walter Johnson Arch McDonald Sam Rice

Wall of Fame members	Rick Aguilera Bob Allison Earl Battey Bert Blyleven George Brophy Rod Carew Bob Casey Gary Gaetti Calvin Griffith Kent Hrbek Jim Kaat Tom Kelly Harmon Killebrew Tony Oliva Carl Pohlad Kirby Puckett Brad Radke Jim Rantz Zoilo Versalles Frank Viola

World Series
Championships (3)

Pennants (6)

American League: 1924
1925
1933
1965
1987
1991

Division titles (10)

West: 1969; 1970; 1987; 1991
Central: 2002; 2003; 2004; 2006; 2009; 2010

Minor league affiliates

Triple-A: Rochester Red Wings
Double-A: Chattanooga Lookouts
A Adv.: Fort Myers Miracle
A: Cedar Rapids Kernels
Rookie Adv.: Elizabethton Twins
Rookie: GCL Twins; DSL Twins

Seasons (116)

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1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

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1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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