1955 Milwaukee Braves Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 85-69
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 1,970,282, Avg. 28,147
Ballpark: County Stadium
Manager: Charlie Grimm (85-69)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1955 Milwaukee Braves Statistics
1955 Milwaukee Braves Results

The Milwaukee Braves of the National League ended the 1955 season with a record of 85 wins and 69 losses, finishing second in the NL.

The Braves scored 743 runs and conceded 668 runs. Eddie Mathews walloped 41 home runs for Milwaukee, while Del Crandall, George Crowe, Hank Aaron and Joe Adcock each swatted 20 or more, too. Hank Aaron drove in 106 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .314. Warren Spahn led the team with 17 wins, and Bob Buhl earned a 3.21 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Charlie Grimm coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Hank AaronRFRRFebruary 5, 19346'0"180Mobile, AL USA
Joe Adcock1BRROctober 30, 19276'4"210Coushatta, LA USA
Bill BrutonCFLRNovember 9, 19256'0"169Panola, AL USA
Bob BuhlPRRAugust 12, 19286'2"180Saginaw, MI USA
Lew BurdettePRRNovember 22, 19266'2"180Nitro, WV USA
Gene ConleyPRRNovember 10, 19306'8"225Muskogee, OK USA
Del CrandallCRRMarch 5, 19306'1"180Ontario, CA USA
Ray CronePRRAugust 7, 19316'2"165Memphis, TN USA
George Crowe1BLLMarch 22, 19216'2"210Whiteland, IN USA
Jack Dittmer2BLRJanuary 10, 19286'1"175Elkader, IA USA
John EdelmanPRRJuly 27, 19356'3"185Philadelphia, PA USA
Charlie GorinPLLFebruary 6, 19285'10"165Waco, TX USA
Joey JayPBRAugust 15, 19356'4"228Middletown, CT USA
Ernie JohnsonPRRJune 16, 19246'3"190Brattleboro, VT USA
Dave JollyPRROctober 14, 19246'0"160Stony Point, NC USA
Dave KosloPLLMarch 31, 19205'11"180Menasha, WI USA
Johnny LoganSSRRMarch 23, 19265'11"175Endicott, NY USA
Eddie Mathews3BLROctober 13, 19316'1"190Texarkana, TX USA
Chet NicholsPBLFebruary 22, 19316'1"165Pawtucket, RI USA
Danny O'Connell2BRRJanuary 21, 19295'11"168Paterson, NJ USA
Andy PafkoRFRRFebruary 25, 19216'0"190Boyceville, WI USA
Phil PainePRRJune 8, 19306'2"180Chepachet, RI USA
Jim PendletonIFRRJanuary 7, 19246'0"185St. Charles, MO USA
Del RiceCRROctober 27, 19226'2"190Portsmouth, OH USA
Humberto RobinsonPRRJune 25, 19306'1"155Colon, Co Panama
Bob RoselliCRRDecember 10, 19315'11"185San Francisco, CA USA
Warren SpahnPLLApril 23, 19216'0"172Buffalo, NY USA
Chuck TannerLFLLJuly 4, 19286'0"185New Castle, PA USA
Ben Taylor1BLLSeptember 30, 19276'0"175Metropolis, IL USA
Bobby ThomsonLFRROctober 25, 19236'2"180Glasgow, Gl United Kingdom
Roberto VargasPLLMay 29, 19295'11"170Santurce, P.R.
Charlie WhiteCLRAugust 12, 19275'11"192Kinston, NC USA