1955
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| 1955 in baseball |
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| National League |
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| << 1954 1956 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1955.
Contents |
[edit] Club competitions
- Further information: List of champions in 1955
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Yomiuri Giants (CL) over the Nankai Hawks (PL), 4 - 3 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: New South Wales
[edit] Europe
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) over the New York Yankees (AL), 4 - 3 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Tigres Capitalinos defeated the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo in the finals, 2 - 0
- Negro Leagues
- East-West Game: The team representing the West defeated the team representing the East by a score of 2 - 0 at Comiskey Park (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Serie del Caribe: in Caracas, Venezuela; Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico) (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: the league moved from a summer season to a winter season
- Mexican Pacific Coast League: Mazatlán
[edit] Amateur
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Meiji University defeated the Nihon University in the final, 1 - 0 (Details)
- College World Series (National Collegiate Athletic Association): Wake Forest University defeated Western Michigan University in the best-of-three finals, 7 - 6 (Details)
- Community College League of California: Pasadena City College over the Santa Rosa Junior College in the finals
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Naniwa High School (Osaka) defeat Kiryu High School (Gumma), 4 - 3 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Yokkaichi High School (Mie) defeat Sakaide High School (Kagawa), 4 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Morrisville (Morrisville, PA) defeat Delaware Township (Merchantville, NJ), 4 - 3 in the championship (Details)
[edit] International competitions
- Asian Championship in Manila, The Philippines (Details)
- Japan (Gold); Chinese Taipei (Silver); South Korea (Bronze)
- European Championship in Barcelona, Spain (Details)
- Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico (Details)
- Dominican Republic (Gold); United States (Silver); Venezuela (Bronze)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
[edit] Song
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1955
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1955
Categories: Years | 1955
