1955 Brooklyn Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers finished with a record of 98-55. They scored 857 runs and belted 201 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. The offense was powered by Duke Snider, who led the team with 42 home runs, 136 RBI, and 166 hits.
The team allowed 650 runs and had a team ERA of 3.68. Don Newcombe led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 143 strikeouts. Ed Roebuck was the team's best fireman, with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Gilliam | 2B | 147 | 538 | 110 | 134 | 7 | 40 | 15 | .341 | .355 | .696 | .249 |
| Don Hoak | 3B | 94 | 279 | 50 | 67 | 5 | 19 | 9 | .350 | .362 | .712 | .240 |
| Gil Hodges | 1B | 150 | 546 | 75 | 158 | 27 | 102 | 2 | .377 | .500 | .877 | .289 |
| Frank Kellert | 1B | 39 | 80 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .385 | .575 | .960 | .325 |
| Pee Wee Reese | SS | 145 | 553 | 99 | 156 | 10 | 61 | 8 | .371 | .403 | .774 | .282 |
| Jackie Robinson | 3B | 105 | 317 | 51 | 81 | 8 | 36 | 12 | .378 | .363 | .741 | .256 |
| Don Zimmer | 2B | 88 | 280 | 38 | 67 | 15 | 50 | 5 | .289 | .443 | .732 | .239 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Sandy Amoros | OF | 119 | 388 | 59 | 96 | 10 | 51 | 10 | .347 | .402 | .749 | .247 |
| Bob Borkowski | OF | 9 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .105 | .255 | .105 |
| Carl Furillo | OF | 140 | 523 | 83 | 164 | 26 | 95 | 4 | .371 | .520 | .891 | .314 |
| Walt Moryn | OF | 11 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .417 | .474 | .891 | .263 |
| George Shuba | OF | 44 | 51 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .422 | .373 | .795 | .275 |
| Duke Snider | OF | 148 | 538 | 126 | 166 | 42 | 136 | 9 | .418 | .628 | 1.046 | .309 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Roy Campanella | C | 123 | 446 | 81 | 142 | 32 | 107 | 2 | .395 | .583 | .978 | .318 |
| Dixie Howell | C | 16 | 42 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .273 | .357 | .630 | .262 |
| Rube Walker | C | 48 | 103 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .342 | .359 | .701 | .252 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bert Hamric | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5193 | 857 | 1406 | 201 | 800 | 79 | .351 | .448 | .799 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Don Bessent | 24 | 2 | 63.3 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 2.70 | 1.137 | |||
| Joe Black | 6 | 0 | 15.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2.93 | 1.307 | |||
| Roger Craig | 21 | 10 | 90.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2 | 48 | 43 | 2.78 | 1.367 | |||
| Carl Erskine | 31 | 29 | 194.7 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 1 | 84 | 64 | 3.79 | 1.279 | |||
| Jim Hughes | 24 | 0 | 42.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 4.22 | 1.405 | |||
| Sandy Koufax | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 30 | 28 | 3.02 | 1.463 | |||
| Clem Labine | 60 | 8 | 144.3 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 11 | 67 | 55 | 3.24 | 1.220 | |||
| Tom Lasorda | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13.50 | 2.750 | |||
| Billy Loes | 22 | 19 | 128 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 0 | 85 | 46 | 3.59 | 1.266 | |||
| Russ Meyer | 18 | 11 | 73 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0 | 26 | 31 | 5.42 | 1.603 | |||
| Don Newcombe | 34 | 31 | 233.7 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 143 | 38 | 3.20 | 1.113 | |||
| Johnny Podres | 27 | 24 | 159.3 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 114 | 57 | 3.95 | 1.362 | |||
| Ed Roebuck | 47 | 0 | 84 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 12 | 33 | 24 | 4.71 | 1.429 | |||
| Karl Spooner | 29 | 14 | 98.7 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 | 78 | 41 | 3.65 | 1.216 | |||
| Chuck Templeton | 4 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11.57 | 2.128 | |||
| Team Totals | 363 | 154 | 1378.1 | 98 | 55 | .641 | 37 | 773 | 483 | 3.68 | 1.291 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Gil Hodges | 150 |
| At Bats | Pee Wee Reese | 553 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Duke Snider | 653 |
| Batting Average | Roy Campanella | .318 |
| On-Base % | Duke Snider | .418 |
| Slugging % | Duke Snider | .628 |
| OPS | Duke Snider | 1.046 |
| Runs | Duke Snider | 126 |
| Hits | Duke Snider | 166 |
| Total Bases | Duke Snider | 338 |
| Doubles | Duke Snider | 34 |
| Triples | Jim Gilliam | 8 |
| Home Runs | Duke Snider | 42 |
| RBI | Duke Snider | 136 |
| Walks | Duke Snider | 104 |
| Strikeouts | Gil Hodges | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | Jim Gilliam | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | Jim Gilliam | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pee Wee Reese | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Gil Hodges | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Pee Wee Reese | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Don Newcombe | 20 |
| Losses | Johnny Podres | 10 |
| Saves | Ed Roebuck | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Don Newcombe | .800 |
| ERA | Don Newcombe | 3.20 |
| WHIP | Don Newcombe | 1.113 |
| Innings Pitched | Don Newcombe | 233.7 |
| Games | Clem Labine | 60 |
| Games Started | Don Newcombe | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Don Newcombe | 143 |
| Complete Games | Don Newcombe | 17 |
| Shutouts | Carl Erskine, Sandy Koufax, and Johnny Podres | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Don Newcombe | 943 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Don Newcombe | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | Don Newcombe | 222 |
| Walks Allowed | Carl Erskine | 64 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Don Newcombe | 35 |
| Wild Pitches | Clem Labine and Johnny Podres | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Karl Spooner | 5 |
