1955 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1955 throughout the world.
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[edit] Champions
[edit] Major League Baseball
- World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-3); Johnny Podres, MVP
- All-Star Game, July 12 at County Stadium: National League, 6-5 (12 innings)
[edit] Other champions
- Caribbean World Series: Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico)
- College World Series: Wake Forest University
- Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Nankai Hawks (4-3)
- Little League World Series: Morrisville, Pennsylvania
[edit] Awards and honors
[edit] Major League Baseball final standings
[edit] American League final standings
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[edit] National League final standings
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[edit] Events
[edit] January-March
[edit] April-June
- April 12 - After a big civic parade, the Athletics open their first season in Kansas City with a win over the Detroit Tigers 6-2, before a crowd of 32,844
- April 14 - Elston Howard becomes the first black to wear the New York Yankees uniform. He singles in his first-at-bat, against the Boston Red Sox, as the Yanks win 8-4.
[edit] July-September
- July 12 - In the All-Star Game in Milwaukee's County Stadium, the American League takes a 5-run lead on a 3-run home run by Mickey Mantle off Robin Roberts, only to see the National League tie it. Milwaukee Braves' pitcher Gene Conley strikes out the side in the 12th inning, and Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals homers off Frank Sullivan of the Red Sox to win it.
- July 31 - On the anniversary of his 4-home run game, Braves' first baseman Joe Adcock has his arm broken by a pitch from New York Giants Jim Hearn. he will be out for the season.
- September 8 - The Brooklyn Dodgers clinches the National League pennant by beating the Braves 10-2 for their 8th straight win. They break their own Major League Baseball record for the earliest clinching, set in 1953.
[edit] October-December
- October 3 - No more "wait till' next year" as the Brooklyn Dodgers, behind the 2-0 pitching of Johnny Podres, brings its first world championship to Brooklyn after 7 previous frustrated World Series appearnaces. sixth-inning replacement Sandy Amoros races over to the wall in left field to one-hand an opposite-field bid for extra bases by Yogi Berra with the tying runs on. Amoros turns and fires to shortstop Pee Wee Reese who throws a bullet to Gil Hodges at first base for the double play on Yankee baserunner Gil McDougald.
- November 2 - The Pittsburgh Pirates name Bobby Bragan as their new field manager, replacing Fred Haney.
- December 8 - Lenny Yochim of the Caracas Lions became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a professional game in Venezuela. The 27-year-old left handed accomplished the feat in a 3–0 victory over Magallanes helped by catcher Earl Battey. Ray Monzant was the losing pitcher. The screwballer Yochim also pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates in part of two seasons.
[edit] Births
- May 14 - Dennis Martínez
- May 16 - Jack Morris
- September 16 - Robin Yount
- October 1 - Jeff Reardon
- November 10 - Jack Clark
[edit] Deaths
- January 13 - Bill Dinneen, 78, pitching star of the 1903 World Series who went on to have a 29-year career as an American League umpire
- August 26 - Sol White, 87, player, manager and executive with various Negro leagues and teams from 1887 to 1926
- October 27 - Clark Griffith, 85, Hall of Fame pitcher and manager, and owner of the Washington Senators since 1920
- November 4 - Cy Young, 88, Hall of Fame pitcher who won a record 511 games over a 22-year career and pitched three no-hitters, including a perfect game
- December 6 - Honus Wagner, 81, legendary Hall of Fame shortstop who won 8 NL batting crowns and led the league in RBI, stolen bases, doubles and slugging percentage at least five times each
