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1955 Eastern League

1955 > Class A > League History
Overall: 551 games, 8 teams, approx. 137 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1954 / 1956
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1954 / 1956

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1954 / 1956

League Standings

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Reading Indians CLE 84 53 .613 --
Allentown Cardinals STL 78 60 .565 6.5
Binghamton Triplets NYY 75 62 .547 9
Schenectady Blue Jays PHI 74 64 .536 10.5
Williamsport Grays PIT 71 66 .518 13
Wilkes-Barre Barons/Johnstown Johnnies SFG 59 78 .431 25
Elmira Pioneers LAD 56 83 .403 29
Albany Senators 53 84 .387 31
This league's standings, if available, are based on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split season and postseason results that are not currently available.

League Batting

Tm Aff BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Williamsport Grays PIT 22.6 5.47 138 5339 4606 755 1255 187 58 95 642 92 629 639 .272 .358 .400 .758 1843 72 32
Binghamton Triplets NYY 22.3 5.31 137 5252 4584 728 1269 202 55 123 659 71 572 634 .277 .354 .425 .779 1950 49 47
Elmira Pioneers BRO 22.9 5.29 139 5361 4607 736 1225 236 82 82 648 123 640 882 .266 .353 .406 .759 1871 71 43
Albany Senators 27.1 5.12 137 5396 4601 701 1239 221 46 78 635 40 698 648 .269 .363 .388 .751 1786 55 42
Reading Indians CLE 23.4 5.07 138 5132 4529 699 1206 182 51 113 631 117 523 718 .266 .340 .404 .744 1829 46 34
Wilkes-Barre Barons/Johnstown Johnnies NYG 24.4 5.03 137 5253 4589 689 1294 173 52 88 614 59 567 624 .282 .359 .400 .759 1835 68 29
Schenectady Blue Jays PHI 24.0 4.80 138 5185 4506 662 1143 194 42 124 597 26 582 744 .254 .337 .398 .734 1793 59 38
Allentown Cardinals STL 24.0 4.77 138 5172 4413 658 1137 188 53 65 603 115 665 666 .258 .352 .368 .720 1626 52 42
League Totals 23.9 5.11 1102 42090 36435 5628 9768 1583 439 768 5029 643 4876 5555 .268 .352 .399 .751 14533 472 307

League Pitching

Tm Aff PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
Reading Indians CLE 23.6 3.97 84 53 .613 138 138 548
Allentown Cardinals STL 23.2 4.56 78 60 .565 138 138 629
Schenectady Blue Jays PHI 23.3 4.60 74 64 .536 138 138 635
Binghamton Triplets NYY 22.9 5.01 75 62 .547 137 137 686
Williamsport Grays PIT 24.1 5.16 71 66 .518 138 138 712
Wilkes-Barre Barons/Johnstown Johnnies NYG 24.0 5.65 59 78 .431 137 137 774
Elmira Pioneers BRO 23.6 5.67 56 83 .403 139 139 788
Albany Senators 26.3 6.25 53 84 .387 137 137 856
League Totals 23.9 5.11 550 550 .500 1102 1102 5628

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Allentown Cardinals STL 138 3520 1458 141 138 .972 14 Harold Olt
Schenectady Blue Jays PHI 138 3558 1327 177 131 .965 10 Don Osborn
Williamsport Grays PIT 138 3591 1533 190 155 .964 13 Larry Shepard
Binghamton Triplets NYY 137 3552 1345 191 137 .962 22 Snuffy Stirnweiss
Reading Indians CLE 138 3564 1486 204 153 .961 12 n/a
Albany Senators 137 3532 1465 215 148 .959 22 Bert Haas
Elmira Pioneers BRO 139 3542 1609 242 175 .955 20 Ray Hathaway
Wilkes-Barre Barons/Johnstown Johnnies NYG 137 3508 1457 244 128 .953 20 Mike McCormick
League Totals 1102 28367 11680 1604 1165 .961 133