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1955 Major League Baseball New Debuts

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Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR/pos G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Debut Age
1 Ted Abernathy 14 1955 1972 0 -0.5 681 205 181 12 25 3 0 0 9 0 0 6 74 .138 .175 .155 .329 Apr 13 22.038 Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1952.
2 Hank Aguirre 16 1955 1970 2 -3.1 447 427 388 14 33 7 1 0 21 1 0 14 236 .085 .117 .108 .225 Sep 10 24.222
3 Bob Alexander 2 1955 1957 0 0.0 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 11 32.247 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1942.
4 Joe Altobelli 3 1955 1961 0 -1.0 166 290 257 27 54 8 3 5 28 3 3 23 42 .210 .277 .323 .600 Apr 14 22.323 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1951.
5 Vicente Amor 2 1955 1957 0 0.0 13 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 Apr 16 22.251
6 John Andre 1 1955 1955 0 -0.1 22 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222 Apr 16 32.103 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1946.
7 Luis Arroyo 8 1955 1963 2 0.4 246 142 128 5 29 2 0 1 8 0 0 2 28 .227 .237 .266 .502 Apr 20 28.061
8 Earl Battey 13 1955 1967 5 17.2 1141 4104 3586 393 969 150 17 104 449 13 12 421 470 .270 .349 .409 .757 Sep 10 20.248 Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1953.
9 Frank Baumann 11 1955 1965 0 1.6 246 260 225 16 49 8 2 2 24 1 1 26 90 .218 .296 .298 .594 Jul 31 22.030 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1952.
10 Julio Becquer 7 1955 1963 0 -2.6 488 1027 974 100 238 37 16 12 114 8 11 41 120 .244 .276 .352 .628 Sep 13 23.267 Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1952.
11 Don Bessent 4 1955 1958 0 -0.5 108 50 44 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 .114 .111 .114 .225 Jul 17 24.126 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950.
12 Babe Birrer 3 1955 1958 0 0.3 56 30 27 3 7 2 0 2 6 0 0 3 6 .259 .333 .556 .889 Jun 5 26.336 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1947.
13 Johnny Blanchard 8 1955 1965 0 1.2 516 1351 1193 137 285 36 2 67 200 2 0 136 163 .239 .317 .441 .758 Sep 25 22.211 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1951.
14 Don Blasingame 12 1955 1966 1 15.8 1444 5937 5296 731 1366 178 62 21 308 105 60 552 462 .258 .329 .327 .656 Sep 20 23.188 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1953.
15 Bob Bowman 5 1955 1959 0 0.5 256 584 519 71 129 19 5 17 54 0 1 48 109 .249 .317 .403 .719 Apr 16 23.341 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1950.
16 Clete Boyer 16 1955 1971 0 25.5 1725 6368 5780 645 1396 200 33 162 654 41 28 470 931 .242 .299 .372 .670 Jun 5 18.116 Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
17 Ken Boyer 15 1955 1969 11 58.7 2034 8272 7455 1104 2143 318 68 282 1141 105 77 713 1017 .287 .349 .462 .810 Apr 12 23.327 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1949.
18 Joe Brovia 1 1955 1955 0 -0.2 21 20 18 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 6 .111 .150 .111 .261 Jul 3 33.135
19 Jim Bunning HOF 17 1955 1971 9 -0.9 601 1401 1275 82 213 21 4 7 75 0 2 34 362 .167 .188 .206 .395 Jul 20 23.270 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1950.
20 Nelson Burbrink 1 1955 1955 0 0.2 58 187 170 11 47 8 1 0 15 1 1 14 13 .276 .333 .335 .669 Jun 5 33.159 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1941.
21 Pete Burnside 8 1955 1963 0 -1.0 196 156 132 6 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 54 .076 .129 .076 .204 Sep 20 25.080 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1949.
22 Tom Carroll 3 1955 1959 0 -0.1 64 31 30 15 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 .300 .323 .300 .623 May 7 18.232 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
23 Wayne Causey 11 1955 1968 0 7.2 1105 3722 3244 357 819 130 26 35 285 12 12 390 341 .252 .333 .341 .674 Jun 5 18.161 Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
24 Art Ceccarelli 5 1955 1960 0 -0.8 79 100 88 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 43 .068 .128 .068 .196 May 3 25.031 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1948.
25 Webbo Clarke 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 7 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 Sep 4 27.088 Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators in 1955.
26 Roberto Clemente HOF 18 1955 1972 15 89.8 2433 10211 9454 1416 3000 440 166 240 1305 83 46 621 1230 .317 .359 .475 .834 Apr 17 20.242 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1952.
27 Hy Cohen 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 Apr 17 24.078 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1948.
28 Rocky Colavito 14 1955 1968 9 41.7 1841 7559 6503 971 1730 283 21 374 1159 19 27 951 880 .266 .359 .489 .848 Sep 10 22.031 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1951.
29 Rip Coleman 5 1955 1960 0 -0.5 95 78 69 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 37 .072 .123 .072 .196 Aug 15 24.015 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1952.
30 Glenn Cox 4 1955 1958 0 -0.2 17 13 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .000 .231 .000 .231 Sep 20 24.229 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1950.
31 Walt Craddock 3 1955 1958 0 -0.1 29 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 3 23.162 Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1954.
32 Roger Craig 12 1955 1966 0 -3.5 368 509 448 15 38 2 0 0 12 0 2 31 219 .085 .146 .089 .235 Jul 17 25.150 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1950.
33 Bill Currie 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 13 26.135
34 Angelo Dagres 1 1955 1955 0 -0.2 8 19 15 5 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 .267 .278 .267 .544 Sep 11 21.020 Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1955.
35 Bud Daley 10 1955 1964 4 0.6 248 330 291 23 56 5 0 0 22 0 0 16 35 .192 .242 .210 .452 Sep 10 22.338 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1951.
36 Pete Daley 7 1955 1961 0 -0.6 391 1178 1084 93 259 49 8 18 120 2 2 87 187 .239 .297 .349 .646 May 3 25.109 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948.
37 Juan Delis 1 1955 1955 0 -1.5 54 139 132 12 25 3 1 0 11 1 2 3 15 .189 .219 .227 .446 Apr 16 27.048 Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1952.
38 Lino Donoso 2 1955 1956 0 -0.1 28 30 27 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .185 .185 .185 .370 Jun 18 32.268
39 John Easton 2 1955 1959 0 -0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 19 22.107 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1955.
40 John Edelman 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun 2 19.310 Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
41 Don Ferrarese 8 1955 1962 0 -0.3 184 137 128 5 20 4 0 1 8 0 1 3 26 .156 .182 .211 .393 Apr 11 25.296
42 Maurice Fisher 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 16 24.059 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1949.
43 Van Fletcher 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 Apr 12 30.249
44 Gene Freese 12 1955 1966 0 6.3 1115 3781 3446 429 877 161 28 115 432 51 26 243 535 .254 .305 .418 .723 Apr 13 21.095 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1953.
45 Bill Froats 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 22 24.184 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1951.
46 Tom Gastall 2 1955 1956 0 -0.7 52 92 83 7 15 3 0 0 4 0 0 6 13 .181 .242 .217 .459 Jun 21 23.008 Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
47 Alex George 1 1955 1955 0 -0.3 5 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .100 .182 .100 .282 Sep 16 16.354 Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1955.
48 Vince Gonzales 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 13 29.197 Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators in 1955.
49 Glen Gorbous 3 1955 1957 0 0.1 117 305 277 29 66 13 1 4 29 0 3 25 19 .238 .300 .336 .636 Apr 11 24.277
50 Don Gross 6 1955 1960 0 -0.7 145 121 104 4 11 0 1 0 10 0 1 5 32 .106 .145 .125 .270 Jul 21 24.021 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1950.
51 Al Grunwald 2 1955 1959 0 0.0 11 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 Apr 18 25.064 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1947.
52 Bob Hale 7 1955 1961 0 -0.9 376 670 626 41 171 29 2 2 89 0 4 26 51 .273 .299 .335 .634 Jul 4 21.239 Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1952.
53 Bert Hamric 2 1955 1958 0 -0.1 10 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 .111 .111 .222 Apr 24 27.054 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1950.
54 Billy Harrell 4 1955 1961 0 0.7 173 370 342 54 79 7 1 8 26 17 3 23 54 .231 .283 .327 .610 Sep 2 27.046 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1952.
55 Gail Harris 6 1955 1960 0 -0.5 437 1472 1331 159 320 38 15 51 190 2 3 106 194 .240 .304 .406 .710 Jun 3 23.231 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1950.
56 Bob Harrison 2 1955 1956 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 23 25.001 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1949.
57 Bob Hazle 3 1955 1958 0 1.4 110 297 261 37 81 14 0 9 37 1 3 32 35 .310 .390 .467 .857 Sep 8 24.273 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1950.
58 Dave Hillman 8 1955 1962 0 -0.7 197 191 163 9 16 2 0 0 6 0 0 15 85 .098 .179 .110 .289 Apr 30 27.228 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1950.
59 Elston Howard 14 1955 1968 12 24.5 1605 5846 5363 619 1471 218 50 167 762 9 14 373 786 .274 .322 .427 .749 Apr 14 26.050
60 Dick Hyde 6 1955 1961 0 -0.3 169 50 43 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 16 .093 .152 .093 .245 Apr 23 26.263 Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1949.
61 Larry Jackson 14 1955 1968 5 -0.4 599 1192 1089 77 170 22 6 2 48 2 3 41 310 .156 .190 .193 .382 Apr 17 23.319 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1951.
62 Don Kaiser 3 1955 1957 0 -0.8 58 72 68 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 38 .059 .070 .059 .129 Jul 20 20.167 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
63 Jim King 11 1955 1967 0 10.0 1125 3338 2918 374 699 112 19 117 401 23 8 363 401 .240 .326 .411 .737 Apr 17 22.233
64 Bobby Kline 1 1955 1955 0 -0.3 77 156 140 12 31 5 0 0 9 0 0 11 27 .221 .288 .257 .545 Apr 11 26.074
65 Sandy Koufax HOF 12 1955 1966 7 -4.1 397 858 776 26 75 9 0 2 28 0 1 43 386 .097 .145 .116 .261 Jun 24 19.176 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1954.
66 Johnny Kucks 6 1955 1960 1 -1.2 207 342 291 21 32 5 0 0 6 0 0 19 95 .110 .167 .127 .294 Apr 17 21.264 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1952.
67 Kenny Kuhn 3 1955 1957 0 -1.0 71 89 81 12 17 1 0 0 7 1 1 5 13 .210 .256 .222 .478 Jul 7 18.109 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
68 Mike Kume 1 1955 1955 0 -0.1 6 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 Aug 26 29.099 Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1948.
69 Don Leppert 1 1955 1955 0 -1.1 40 81 70 6 8 0 1 0 2 1 1 9 10 .114 .213 .143 .355 Apr 11 24.142 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1949.
70 Chuck Locke 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 16 23.134 Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1950.
71 Stu Locklin 2 1955 1956 0 -0.4 25 27 24 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .167 .259 .208 .468 Jun 23 26.336 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1949.
72 Hector Lopez 12 1955 1966 0 11.0 1450 5178 4644 623 1251 193 37 136 591 16 23 418 696 .269 .330 .415 .745 May 12 25.308
73 Lynn Lovenguth 2 1955 1957 0 0.0 17 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 18 32.140 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1946.
74 Duke Maas 7 1955 1961 0 -0.3 195 244 214 13 25 4 1 1 14 0 1 13 80 .117 .165 .159 .324 Apr 21 26.080
75 Eric MacKenzie 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 23 22.237 Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1951.
76 Harry Malmberg 1 1955 1955 0 -0.1 67 242 208 25 45 5 2 0 19 0 1 29 19 .216 .310 .260 .569 Apr 12 29.255 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1947.
77 Frank Malzone 12 1955 1966 8 14.1 1441 5868 5428 647 1486 239 21 133 728 14 14 337 434 .274 .315 .399 .714 Sep 17 25.201 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1947.
78 Roger Marquis 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 25 18.173 Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1955.
79 Paul Martin 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 2 23.115 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
80 Lindy McDaniel 21 1955 1975 2 -0.7 988 412 378 19 56 11 0 3 17 0 0 8 159 .148 .168 .201 .369 Sep 2 19.263 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
81 Roman Mejias 9 1955 1964 0 0.4 627 1905 1768 212 449 57 12 54 202 22 12 89 238 .254 .294 .391 .686 Apr 13 24.247 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1953.
82 Jack Meyer 7 1955 1961 0 0.0 202 100 86 6 14 0 1 1 3 0 0 8 31 .163 .234 .221 .455 Apr 16 23.024 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1951.
83 Rudy Minarcin 3 1955 1957 0 0.0 70 38 32 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 6 .188 .289 .188 .477 Apr 11 25.017 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1948.
84 Herb Moford 4 1955 1962 0 -0.5 50 48 44 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .045 .067 .045 .112 Apr 12 26.249 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1947.
85 Tex Nelson 3 1955 1957 0 -1.1 79 139 122 11 25 2 2 0 11 0 0 15 40 .205 .295 .254 .549 Jun 22 18.319 Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
86 Ernie Oravetz 2 1955 1956 0 -1.3 188 463 400 44 105 8 3 0 36 2 2 53 39 .263 .348 .298 .645 Apr 11 23.077 Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1951.
87 Jim Owens 12 1955 1967 0 -1.0 287 251 218 4 22 4 0 0 11 0 1 14 102 .101 .159 .119 .278 Apr 19 21.093 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1951.
88 Jim Pagliaroni 11 1955 1969 0 14.7 849 2852 2465 269 622 98 7 90 326 4 7 330 494 .252 .344 .407 .751 Aug 13 17.248 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
89 Stan Pawloski 1 1955 1955 0 0.1 2 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 Sep 24 24.018 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1949.
90 Buddy Peterson 2 1955 1957 0 0.1 13 44 38 8 9 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 4 .237 .341 .316 .657 Sep 14 30.144
91 Hardy Peterson 4 1955 1959 0 0.7 66 185 161 17 44 8 1 3 21 0 1 17 17 .273 .344 .391 .736 May 5 25.200 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1950.
92 Bubba Phillips 10 1955 1964 0 2.0 1062 3564 3278 348 835 135 8 62 356 25 11 182 314 .255 .297 .358 .655 Apr 12 27.047
93 Don Plarski 1 1955 1955 0 -0.1 8 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .091 .091 .091 .182 Jul 20 25.253
94 Bob Powell 2 1955 1957 0 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 16 21.334 Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
95 John Powers 6 1955 1960 0 -0.2 151 242 215 26 42 7 2 6 14 0 0 22 48 .195 .281 .330 .611 Sep 24 26.078 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1949.
96 Jim Pyburn 3 1955 1957 0 -0.7 158 333 294 36 56 5 5 3 20 6 2 34 56 .190 .275 .272 .547 Apr 17 22.167 Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
97 Pedro Ramos 15 1955 1970 1 -0.2 696 770 703 76 109 9 3 15 56 2 2 22 316 .155 .182 .240 .423 Apr 11 19.348 Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1953.
98 Bobby Richardson 12 1955 1966 8 6.5 1412 5780 5386 643 1432 196 37 34 390 73 48 262 243 .266 .299 .335 .634 Aug 5 19.351 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1953.
99 Brooks Robinson HOF 23 1955 1977 18 72.7 2896 11782 10654 1232 2848 482 68 268 1357 28 22 860 990 .267 .322 .401 .723 Sep 17 18.122 Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1955.
100 Humberto Robinson 5 1955 1960 0 -0.1 102 43 38 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 16 .158 .233 .184 .417 Apr 20 24.299
101 Ed Roebuck 11 1955 1966 0 0.3 460 149 137 14 28 4 0 2 10 0 0 4 39 .204 .227 .277 .504 Apr 18 23.289 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1949.
102 Bob Roselli 5 1955 1962 0 0.0 68 129 114 8 25 7 1 2 10 1 0 12 31 .219 .305 .351 .656 Aug 16 23.249 Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1950.
103 Jerry Schoonmaker 2 1955 1957 0 -0.7 50 77 69 10 9 1 1 1 4 1 0 7 22 .130 .211 .217 .428 Jun 11 21.179 Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
104 Barney Schultz 7 1955 1965 0 -0.3 227 40 33 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .121 .147 .121 .268 Apr 12 28.240 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1944.
105 Jerry Schypinski 1 1955 1955 0 -0.7 22 70 69 7 15 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 6 .217 .229 .246 .475 Aug 31 23.349 Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1952.
106 Herb Score 8 1955 1962 2 -0.7 150 318 281 21 36 4 1 1 12 0 2 21 126 .128 .188 .160 .348 Apr 15 21.312 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1952.
107 Al Silvera 2 1955 1956 0 0.0 14 7 7 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 Jun 12 19.290 Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
108 Jim Small 4 1955 1958 0 -0.4 108 153 141 22 38 6 2 0 10 0 2 10 22 .270 .318 .340 .658 Jun 22 18.106 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
109 Bob Smith 4 1955 1959 0 -0.3 91 31 29 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .069 .067 .069 .136 Apr 29 24.087 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948.
110 Earl Smith 1 1955 1955 0 -0.5 5 21 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 .063 .286 .063 .348 Apr 14 27.031 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1949.
111 Hal Smith 10 1955 1964 0 3.1 879 2941 2682 269 715 148 10 58 323 7 10 196 361 .267 .317 .394 .711 Apr 11 24.125 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1949.
112 Milt Smith 1 1955 1955 0 -0.4 36 117 102 15 20 3 1 3 8 2 2 13 24 .196 .293 .333 .626 Jul 21 26.116
113 Bob Speake 4 1955 1959 0 0.9 305 854 761 110 170 26 10 31 104 8 11 80 158 .223 .301 .406 .707 Apr 16 24.237 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1948.
114 Bob Spicer 2 1955 1956 0 0.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 17 30.006 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1947.
115 Jack Spring 8 1955 1965 0 -0.1 155 35 28 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 .107 .138 .107 .245 Apr 16 22.036
116 Bob Stephenson 1 1955 1955 0 -0.1 67 118 111 19 27 3 0 0 6 2 1 5 18 .243 .274 .270 .544 Apr 14 26.246 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1950.
117 Bill Stewart 1 1955 1955 0 -0.2 11 19 18 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .111 .158 .167 .325 Apr 17 27.005 Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1949.
118 Tom Sturdivant 10 1955 1964 0 0.0 336 364 328 17 60 2 1 0 10 0 1 11 54 .183 .208 .195 .403 Apr 14 24.351 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1948.
119 Haywood Sullivan 7 1955 1963 0 -1.4 312 974 851 94 192 30 5 13 87 2 0 109 140 .226 .312 .318 .631 Sep 20 24.279 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1952.
120 George Susce 5 1955 1959 0 -0.3 117 132 117 3 17 5 0 0 9 0 0 8 44 .145 .206 .188 .394 Apr 15 23.214 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1951.
121 Red Swanson 3 1955 1957 0 -0.2 43 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .071 .000 .071 Sep 10 18.330 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
122 Chuck Tanner 8 1955 1962 0 -0.6 396 982 885 98 231 39 5 21 105 2 2 82 93 .261 .323 .388 .711 Apr 12 26.282 Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1946.
123 Chuck Templeton 2 1955 1956 0 -0.1 10 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 9 23.100 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1954.
124 Dick Tettelbach 3 1955 1957 0 -0.1 29 103 80 12 12 1 2 1 10 0 1 18 17 .150 .300 .250 .550 Sep 25 26.091 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1951.
125 Bob Thorpe 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 17 19.309 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1952.
126 Marv Throneberry 7 1955 1963 0 -0.2 480 1331 1186 143 281 37 8 53 170 3 4 130 295 .237 .311 .416 .726 Sep 25 22.023 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1952.
127 Bob Thurman 5 1955 1959 0 1.2 334 735 663 106 163 18 11 35 106 1 4 62 112 .246 .314 .465 .779 Apr 14 37.335 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1949.
128 Joe Trimble 2 1955 1957 0 -0.1 7 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 Apr 29 24.199 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1949.
129 Jose Valdivielso 5 1955 1961 0 -3.7 401 1081 971 89 213 26 8 9 85 6 6 79 132 .219 .282 .290 .572 Jun 21 21.030
130 Fred Van Dusen 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Sep 11 18.042 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955.
131 Roberto Vargas 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 25 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Apr 17 25.323
132 Bill Virdon 12 1955 1968 0 16.7 1583 6521 5980 735 1596 237 81 91 502 47 54 442 647 .267 .316 .379 .696 Apr 12 23.307 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950.
133 Gale Wade 2 1955 1956 0 -0.9 19 51 45 5 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 .133 .220 .222 .442 Apr 11 26.081 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1947.
134 Fred Waters 2 1955 1956 0 -0.2 25 21 21 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 5 .048 .048 .143 .190 Sep 20 28.230 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1949.
135 Jim Westlake 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 16 24.287
136 Ed White 1 1955 1955 0 0.1 3 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .600 .500 1.100 Sep 16 29.163 Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1950.
137 Floyd Wooldridge 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 18 19 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .278 .500 May 1 26.249 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1950.
Totals 758 1955 1977 122 398.3 44468 132229 119313 14279 30502 4622 918 2958 13902 781 606 10015 17145 .256 .314 .384 .698

Pitching

Batters Above
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF Debut Age
1 Ted Abernathy 14 1955 1972 0 15.7 63 69 .477 3.46 681 34 416 7 2 148 1148.1 1010 513 441 70 592 80 765 45 3 35 4963 Apr 13 22.038
2 Hank Aguirre 16 1955 1970 2 19.7 75 72 .510 3.25 447 149 124 44 9 33 1375.1 1216 562 496 123 479 35 856 47 9 35 5790 Sep 10 24.222
3 Bob Alexander 2 1955 1957 0 -0.9 1 1 .500 10.64 9 0 5 0 0 0 11.0 18 13 13 0 7 2 2 2 0 2 57 Apr 11 32.247
4 Vicente Amor 2 1955 1957 0 -0.1 1 3 .250 5.67 13 4 5 1 0 0 33.1 50 22 21 2 13 2 12 2 1 1 161 Apr 16 22.251
5 John Andre 1 1955 1955 0 -0.6 0 1 .000 5.80 22 3 5 0 0 1 45.0 45 34 29 7 28 4 19 1 0 1 207 Apr 16 32.103
6 Luis Arroyo 8 1955 1963 2 2.8 40 32 .556 3.93 244 36 119 10 1 44 531.1 524 261 232 58 208 33 336 13 0 19 2315 Apr 20 28.061
7 Frank Baumann 11 1955 1965 0 2.6 45 38 .542 4.11 244 78 59 19 4 13 797.1 856 406 364 70 300 32 384 12 0 14 3470 Jul 31 22.030
8 Julio Becquer 7 1955 1963 0 -0.1 0 0 15.43 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.1 5 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 Sep 13 23.267
9 Don Bessent 4 1955 1958 0 4.6 14 7 .667 3.33 108 2 45 1 0 12 211.0 196 84 78 20 88 11 118 1 0 6 890 Jul 17 24.126
10 Babe Birrer 3 1955 1958 0 0.5 4 3 .571 4.36 56 3 23 1 0 4 119.2 129 64 58 13 37 7 45 1 0 1 518 Jun 5 26.336
11 Bob Bowman 5 1955 1959 0 -0.2 0 1 .000 6.00 5 0 4 0 0 0 6.0 5 5 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 27 Apr 16 23.341
12 Jim Bunning HOF 17 1955 1971 9 56.7 224 184 .549 3.27 591 519 39 151 40 16 3760.1 3433 1527 1366 372 1000 98 2855 160 8 47 15618 Jul 20 23.270
13 Pete Burnside 8 1955 1963 0 -1.1 19 36 .345 4.81 196 64 53 14 3 7 567.1 607 337 303 73 230 8 303 13 6 11 2511 Sep 20 25.080
14 Art Ceccarelli 5 1955 1960 0 -2.8 9 18 .333 5.05 79 42 14 8 3 0 306.2 309 198 172 46 147 12 166 4 4 14 1360 May 3 25.031
15 Webbo Clarke 1 1955 1955 0 0.1 0 0 4.64 7 2 5 0 0 0 21.1 17 11 11 2 14 0 9 0 0 0 93 Sep 4 27.088
16 Hy Cohen 1 1955 1955 0 -0.7 0 0 7.94 7 1 0 0 0 0 17.0 28 17 15 2 10 0 4 1 0 0 86 Apr 17 24.078
17 Rocky Colavito 14 1955 1968 9 0.3 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 23 Sep 10 22.031
18 Rip Coleman 5 1955 1960 0 -1.1 7 25 .219 4.58 95 33 26 3 1 5 247.1 287 144 126 21 124 2 130 4 1 6 1123 Aug 15 24.015
19 Glenn Cox 4 1955 1958 0 -0.3 1 4 .200 6.39 17 5 3 1 0 0 43.2 50 32 31 4 35 1 17 0 0 4 205 Sep 20 24.229
20 Walt Craddock 3 1955 1958 0 -0.9 0 7 .000 6.49 29 5 13 0 0 0 61.0 68 46 44 8 40 0 39 1 0 2 286 Sep 3 23.162
21 Roger Craig 12 1955 1966 0 14.7 74 98 .430 3.83 368 186 79 58 7 19 1536.1 1528 763 653 186 522 48 803 35 12 42 6545 Jul 17 25.150
22 Bill Currie 1 1955 1955 0 -0.3 0 0 12.46 3 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 7 7 6 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 24 Apr 13 26.135
23 Bud Daley 10 1955 1964 4 5.1 60 64 .484 4.03 248 116 48 36 3 10 967.1 998 502 433 99 351 20 549 60 2 29 4233 Sep 10 22.338
24 Lino Donoso 2 1955 1956 0 0.6 4 6 .400 5.21 28 9 11 3 0 1 96.2 108 58 56 16 36 3 39 1 0 1 427 Jun 18 32.268
25 John Edelman 1 1955 1955 0 -0.2 0 0 11.12 5 0 2 0 0 0 5.2 7 7 7 0 8 0 3 0 0 0 31 Jun 2 19.310
26 Don Ferrarese 8 1955 1962 0 3.7 19 36 .345 4.00 183 50 49 12 2 5 506.2 449 249 225 38 295 13 350 7 0 17 2205 Apr 11 25.296
27 Maurice Fisher 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 Apr 16 24.059
28 Van Fletcher 1 1955 1955 0 -0.2 0 0 3.00 9 0 6 0 0 0 12.0 13 10 4 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 54 Apr 12 30.249
29 Bill Froats 1 1955 1955 0 0.1 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 Apr 22 24.184
30 Vince Gonzales 1 1955 1955 0 -0.2 0 0 27.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 6 6 6 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 15 Apr 13 29.197
31 Don Gross 6 1955 1960 0 4.1 20 22 .476 3.73 145 37 55 9 1 10 398.0 400 188 165 45 117 15 230 7 0 6 1689 Jul 21 24.021
32 Al Grunwald 2 1955 1959 0 -0.5 0 1 .000 6.63 9 1 4 0 0 1 19.0 25 18 14 2 18 1 11 0 0 0 98 Apr 18 25.064
33 Bob Harrison 2 1955 1956 0 -0.3 0 0 12.27 2 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 6 5 5 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 24 Sep 23 25.001
34 Dave Hillman 8 1955 1962 0 6.0 21 37 .362 3.87 188 64 42 8 1 3 624.0 639 305 268 71 185 10 296 3 1 7 2664 Apr 30 27.228
35 Dick Hyde 6 1955 1961 0 5.9 17 14 .548 3.56 169 2 101 0 0 23 298.1 273 133 118 13 137 22 144 13 1 6 1289 Apr 23 26.263
36 Larry Jackson 14 1955 1968 5 48.7 194 183 .515 3.40 558 429 73 149 37 20 3262.2 3206 1405 1233 259 824 106 1709 68 6 56 13593 Apr 17 23.319
37 Don Kaiser 3 1955 1957 0 1.4 6 15 .286 4.15 58 35 12 6 1 0 240.2 255 128 111 21 85 11 108 2 0 6 1040 Jul 20 20.167
38 Bobby Kline 1 1955 1955 0 -0.1 0 0 27.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 Apr 11 26.074
39 Sandy Koufax HOF 12 1955 1966 7 50.3 165 87 .655 2.76 397 314 44 137 40 9 2324.1 1754 806 713 204 817 48 2396 18 7 87 9497 Jun 24 19.176
40 Johnny Kucks 6 1955 1960 1 -0.3 54 56 .491 4.10 207 123 39 30 7 7 938.1 970 493 427 91 308 12 338 39 1 12 4030 Apr 17 21.264
41 Mike Kume 1 1955 1955 0 -0.7 0 2 .000 7.99 6 4 0 0 0 0 23.2 35 23 21 1 15 0 7 3 0 5 121 Aug 26 29.099
42 Chuck Locke 1 1955 1955 0 0.1 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 Sep 16 23.134
43 Lynn Lovenguth 2 1955 1957 0 0.4 0 2 .000 3.67 16 1 3 0 0 0 27.0 23 12 11 1 16 0 20 2 0 1 121 Apr 18 32.140
44 Duke Maas 7 1955 1961 0 -1.1 45 44 .506 4.19 195 91 55 21 7 15 734.2 745 399 342 71 284 16 356 18 0 9 3190 Apr 21 26.080
45 Paul Martin 1 1955 1955 0 -0.3 0 1 .000 14.14 7 1 3 0 0 0 7.0 13 12 11 0 17 0 3 1 1 1 49 Jul 2 23.115
46 Lindy McDaniel 21 1955 1975 2 26.2 141 119 .542 3.45 987 74 577 18 2 172 2139.1 2099 934 821 172 623 136 1361 15 5 112 8971 Sep 2 19.263
47 Jack Meyer 7 1955 1961 0 5.2 24 34 .414 3.92 202 24 98 4 0 21 455.0 385 225 198 48 244 24 375 10 0 18 1965 Apr 16 23.024
48 Rudy Minarcin 3 1955 1957 0 -0.7 6 9 .400 4.66 70 13 28 3 1 3 170.0 169 107 88 24 89 11 70 5 0 6 756 Apr 11 25.017
49 Herb Moford 4 1955 1962 0 -0.3 5 13 .278 5.03 50 14 10 6 0 3 157.1 143 94 88 21 64 9 78 10 0 7 674 Apr 12 26.249
50 Jim Owens 12 1955 1967 0 4.1 42 68 .382 4.31 286 103 96 21 1 21 885.1 932 483 424 84 340 46 516 8 6 44 3854 Apr 19 21.093
51 Pedro Ramos 15 1955 1970 1 20.2 117 160 .422 4.08 582 268 182 73 13 55 2355.2 2364 1210 1068 316 724 76 1305 68 7 32 10048 Apr 11 19.348
52 Humberto Robinson 5 1955 1960 0 3.1 8 13 .381 3.25 102 7 47 2 0 4 213.0 189 92 77 17 90 16 114 6 3 5 901 Apr 20 24.299
53 Ed Roebuck 11 1955 1966 0 5.9 52 31 .627 3.35 460 1 206 0 0 62 791.0 753 374 294 90 302 51 477 28 5 40 3375 Apr 18 23.289
54 Barney Schultz 7 1955 1965 0 3.6 20 20 .500 3.63 227 0 121 0 0 35 346.2 303 169 140 39 116 24 264 15 3 15 1448 Apr 12 28.240
55 Herb Score 8 1955 1962 2 13.1 55 46 .545 3.36 150 127 11 47 11 3 858.1 609 364 320 79 573 7 837 7 2 55 3696 Apr 15 21.312
56 Bob Smith 4 1955 1959 0 -1.4 4 9 .308 4.05 91 8 28 2 0 2 166.2 174 102 75 15 83 12 93 4 0 5 753 Apr 29 24.087
57 Bob Spicer 2 1955 1956 0 -0.5 0 0 27.00 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 15 15 15 3 5 0 2 2 0 0 35 Apr 17 30.006
58 Jack Spring 8 1955 1965 0 0.2 12 5 .706 4.26 155 5 51 0 0 8 186.0 195 106 88 21 78 18 86 5 2 4 823 Apr 16 22.036
59 Tom Sturdivant 10 1955 1964 0 9.0 59 51 .536 3.74 335 101 99 22 7 17 1137.0 1029 521 473 107 449 37 704 34 3 39 4796 Apr 14 24.351
60 George Susce 5 1955 1959 0 1.5 22 17 .564 4.42 117 36 42 8 1 3 409.2 407 224 201 44 170 11 177 20 2 4 1790 Apr 15 23.214
61 Red Swanson 3 1955 1957 0 -0.0 3 3 .500 4.90 42 8 10 1 0 0 86.1 91 52 47 11 42 4 34 1 0 2 382 Sep 10 18.330
62 Chuck Templeton 2 1955 1956 0 -0.6 0 2 .000 7.71 10 2 4 0 0 0 21.0 25 20 18 4 15 0 11 1 0 0 104 Sep 9 23.100
63 Bob Thorpe 1 1955 1955 0 0.0 0 0 3.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Apr 17 19.309
64 Joe Trimble 2 1955 1957 0 -0.6 0 2 .000 7.48 7 4 2 0 0 0 21.2 23 19 18 7 16 1 10 1 0 2 103 Apr 29 24.199
65 Roberto Vargas 1 1955 1955 0 -1.4 0 0 8.76 25 0 7 0 0 2 24.2 39 25 24 4 14 2 13 1 0 4 128 Apr 17 25.323
66 Fred Waters 2 1955 1956 0 1.4 2 2 .500 2.89 25 5 8 1 0 0 56.0 55 20 18 4 32 1 14 1 0 1 248 Sep 20 28.230
67 Floyd Wooldridge 1 1955 1955 0 -0.2 2 4 .333 4.84 18 8 3 2 0 0 57.2 64 36 31 9 27 4 14 1 0 1 260 May 1 26.249
Totals 375 1955 1975 44 318.9 1757 1777 .497 3.72 9608 3252 3224 939 205 817 31898.1 30390 15008 13169 3136 11516 1143 19988 828 102 881 135818


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