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1955 Brooklyn Dodgers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1954/1956)
98-55, Finished 1st in National League
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World Series Champs
Scored 857 runs, Allowed 650 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 95-58
Managed by Walter Alston

Ballpark: Ebbets Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,033,589 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 103, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 104, Pitching - 101
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Won World Series (4-3) over New York Yankees

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Roy Campanella      33  123  446   81  142  20  1  32  107  56   41  .318  .395  .583   2   3  14   6   5   9   9  153
1B  Gil Hodges          31  150  546   75  158  24  5  27  102  80   91  .289  .377  .500   2   1  16   3   3  10   3  128
2B #Jim Gilliam         26  147  538  110  134  20  8   7   40  70   37  .249  .341  .355  15  15   8   6  11   2   4   84
3B  Jackie Robinson     36  105  317   51   81   6  2   8   36  61   18  .256  .378  .363  12   3   8   3   6   3   5   96
SS  Pee Wee Reese       36  145  553   99  156  29  4  10   61  78   60  .282  .371  .403   8   7  22   3  13   5   1  104
OF *Duke Snider         28  148  538  126  166  34  6  42  136 104   87  .309  .418  .628   9   7   9   1   4   6  19  170
OF  Carl Furillo        33  140  523   83  164  24  3  26   95  43   43  .314  .371  .520   4   5  15   7   1   4   5  131
OF *Sandy Amoros        25  119  388   59   96  16  7  10   51  55   45  .247  .347  .402  10   5   8   6   2   4   5   96
    Don Zimmer          24   88  280   38   67  10  1  15   50  19   66  .239  .289  .443   5   3   7   2   4   4   5   89
    Don Hoak            27   94  279   50   67  13  3   5   19  46   50  .240  .350  .362   9   5   9   1   6   0   0   88
   *Rube Walker         29   48  103    6   26   5  0   2   13  15   11  .252  .342  .359   1   0   8   0   0   2   4   85
    Frank Kellert       30   39   80   12   26   4  2   4   19   9   10  .325  .385  .575   0   1   1   0   0   2   0  148
   *George Shuba        30   44   51    8   14   2  0   1    8  11   10  .275  .422  .373   0   0   2   2   0   0   1  111
    Dixie Howell        35   16   42    2   11   4  0   0    5   1    7  .262  .273  .357   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   64
    Bob Borkowski       29    9   19    2    2   0  0   0    0   1    6  .105  .150  .105   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -31
   *Walt Moryn          29   11   19    3    5   1  0   1    3   5    4  .263  .417  .474   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  134
   *Bert Hamric         27    2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100

   *Don Newcombe        29   57  117   18   42   9  1   7   23   6   18  .359  .395  .632   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  165
    Carl Erskine        28   42   74   12   15   3  0   1   11   0   12  .203  .197  .284   0   0   1   0   0   2   0   25
   *Johnny Podres       22   32   60    9   11   2  0   0    5   4    5  .183  .234  .217   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   20
    Billy Loes          25   22   44    2    4   0  0   0    0   3   15  .091  .149  .091   1   0   1   0   3   0   0  -35
    Clem Labine         28   60   31    4    3   0  0   3    5   3   18  .097  .176  .387   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   43
    Karl Spooner        24   29   28    3    8   3  1   0    4   2   14  .286  .333  .464   0   0   0   0   2   0   0  107
   #Russ Meyer          31   18   27    1    1   1  0   0    2   1   10  .037  .071  .074   0   0   0   0   2   0   0  -62
    Roger Craig         25   21   26    2    2   0  0   0    0   1   10  .077  .111  .077   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -49
    Don Bessent         24   24   20    1    2   0  0   0    2   0    8  .100  .100  .100   0   0   1   0   3   0   0  -47
    Ed Roebuck          23   47   18    0    2   0  0   0    2   0    6  .111  .111  .111   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -41
    Sandy Koufax        19   12   12    0    0   0  0   0    0   0   12  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Jim Hughes          32   24   10    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Joe Black           31    6    3    0    1   0  0   0    1   0    1  .333  .333  .333   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   76
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 29.7  154 5193  857 1406 230 44 201  800 674  718  .271  .355  .448  79  56 132  41  75  54  62  116
    Rank among 8 NL teams          6    1    2   1  5   1        1    3     1     1     1   1   2                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.
Team Pitching    Glossary
    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Don Newcombe        29  34   3.20  20   5  0  31   1  17   1  233.7  222  103   83  35   38  143  943   0   1  0   1 128
SP  Carl Erskine        28  31   3.79  11   8  1  29   1   7   2  194.7  185   89   82  29   64   84  808   4   0  0   3 108
SP *Johnny Podres       22  27   3.95   9  10  0  24   0   5   2  159.3  160   80   70  15   57  114  684   5   4  0   2 103
SP  Billy Loes          25  22   3.59  10   4  0  19   0   6   0  128.0  116   59   51  16   46   85  539   1   2  0   1 114
SP  Russ Meyer          31  18   5.42   6   2  0  11   1   2   1   73.0   86   46   44   8   31   26  327   3   0  0   6  75

CL  Ed Roebuck          23  47   4.71   5   6 12   0  27   0   0   84.0   96   51   44  14   24   33  368   3   3  0   5  87
RP  Clem Labine         28  60   3.24  13   5 11   8  32   1   0  144.3  121   61   52  12   55   67  592   5   0  0   4 126
RP  Jim Hughes          32  24   4.22   0   2  6   0  15   0   0   42.7   41   22   20  10   19   20  182   3   0  0   1  97
RP  Don Bessent         24  24   2.70   8   1  3   2   8   1   0   63.3   51   19   19   7   21   29  255   1   0  0   2 151
RP *Karl Spooner        24  29   3.65   8   6  2  14  10   2   1   98.7   79   50   40   8   41   78  420   1   5  0   1 112

    Roger Craig         25  21   2.78   5   3  2  10   4   3   0   90.7   81   37   28   8   43   48  388   3   1  0   6 147
   *Sandy Koufax        19  12   3.02   2   2  0   5   4   2   2   41.7   33   15   14   2   28   30  183   2   1  1   1 135
    Joe Black           31   6   2.93   1   0  0   0   2   0   0   15.3   15    5    5   1    5    9   62   0   0  1   1 139
   *Chuck Templeton     23   4  11.57   0   1  0   0   2   0   0    4.7    5    7    6   2    5    3   24   0   1  0   0  35
   *Tommy Lasorda       27   4  13.50   0   0  0   1   1   0   0    4.0    5    6    6   1    6    4   24   4   1  0   0  30
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 26.2 154   3.68  98  55 37 154 108  46  11 1378.0 1296  650  563 168  483  773 5799  35  19  2  34 111
    Rank among 8 NL teams           1   1   8  1           5   2      3    2    1        7    3    1

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed
Team Fielding    Glossary  League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers     G   PO    A   E   DP   FP   PB  WP  SB  CS
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
RCampanella 121  672   54   6   8  .992   4            
RWalker      35  147   10   2   3  .987   0            
DHowell      13   49    4   1   0  .981   1            
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
Team Total  154  868   68   9  11  .990   5   0   0   0
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---

First Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .991  9.09
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
GHodges     139 1274  105  12 126  .991  9.92
FKellert     22  159   12   3   9  .983  7.77
JRobinson     1   11    0   1   0  .917 11.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  154 1444  117  16 135  .990 10.20
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  G   PO    A   E   DP  .974  5.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JGilliam     99  213  269  16  64  .968  4.87
DZimmer      62  154  166   8  54  .976  5.16
JRobinson     1    4    2   0   1 1.000  6.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  154  371  437  24 119  .971  5.28
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .951  2.81
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JRobinson    84   74  180   9  18  .966  3.02
DHoak        78   82  183  11  15  .960  3.40
DZimmer       8    2    8   0   0 1.000  1.25
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  154  158  371  20  33  .964  3.46
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    G   PO    A   E   DP  .964  4.57
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
PReese      142  239  404  23  86  .965  4.53
DZimmer      21   28   33   4   9  .938  2.90
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  154  267  437  27  95  .963  4.60
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Outfield     G   PO    A   E   DP  .977  2.10  LF  CF  RF 
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
DSnider     146  348    9   4   0  .989  2.45   0 146   0
CFurillo    140  249   10   5   4  .981  1.85   6   1 139
SAmoros     109  201   10   6   1  .972  1.94 102   8   5
JGilliam     46   96    2   3   0  .970  2.13  41   4   7
GHodges      16   17    1   2   0  .900  1.12   9   1   6
JRobinson    10   11    1   0   0 1.000  1.20  10   0   0
BBorkowski    9    7    0   0   0 1.000  0.78   3   2   4
GShuba        9   10    0   1   0  .909  1.11   7   1   2
WMoryn        7    5    0   1   0  .833  0.71   1   0   6
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
Team Total  154  944   33  22   5  .978  2.13 154 154 154
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---

Pitchers     G   PO    A   E   DP  .950  2.04
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
DNewcombe    34   15   24   4   5  .907  1.50
CErskine     31    6   26   3   1  .914  1.48
JPodres      27    7   21   1   2  .966  1.58
CLabine      60   21   30   1   2  .981  3.18
BLoes        22    6   20   1   1  .963  1.83
KSpooner     29    9   11   0   0 1.000  1.82
RCraig       21    6   11   1   1  .944  1.69
ERoebuck     47    7   20   2   0  .931  2.89
RMeyer       18    1   21   0   1 1.000  2.71
DBessent     24    1   11   0   0 1.000  1.71
JHughes      24    2    8   1   1  .909  2.11
SKoufax      12    1    6   1   0  .875  1.51
JBlack        6    0    1   0   0 1.000  0.59
CTempleton    4    0    1   0   0 1.000  1.91
TLasorda      4    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  154   82  211  15  14  .951  1.91
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.

Team Leaders
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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
Batting AverageCampanella.318
On-base %Snider.418
Slugging %Snider.628
OPSSnider1.046
GamesHodges150
At BatsReese553
Plate Appearances (approx.)Snider653
RunsSnider126
HitsSnider166
Total BasesSnider338
DoublesSnider34
TriplesGilliam8
Home RunsSnider42
RBISnider136
Bases on BallsSnider104
StrikeoutsHodges91
Stolen BasesGilliam15
SinglesReese113
Adjusted OPS+Snider170
Runs CreatedSnider145
Adjusted Batting RunsSnider58
Batting WinsSnider5.6
Extra-Base HitsSnider82
Times on BaseSnider271
Offensive Win%Snider.793
Hit By PitchFurillo7
Sac. HitsReese13
Sac. FliesHodges10
Intentional WalksSnider19
Grounded into Double PlaysReese22
Caught StealingGilliam15
Power/Speed NumberSnider14.8
At Bats per StrikeoutGilliam14.5
At Bats per Home RunSnider12.8
OutsReese444

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERANewcombe3.20
WinsNewcombe20
Won-Loss %Newcombe.800
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Newcombe1.113
Hits Allowed/9IPNewcombe and Erskine8.55
Bases on Balls/9IPNewcombe1.46
Strikeouts/9IPPodres6.44
GamesLabine60
SavesRoebuck12
InningsNewcombe233.7
StrikeoutsNewcombe143
Games StartedNewcombe31
Comp. GamesNewcombe17
ShutoutsErskine, Koufax, and Podres2
Home Runs Allow.Newcombe35
Bases On Balls Allow.Erskine64
Hits AllowedNewcombe222
SO to WalkNewcombe3.76
LossesPodres10
Earned Runs Allow.Newcombe83
Wild PitchesLabine and Podres5
Hit BatsmenSpooner5
Batters FacedNewcombe943
Games FinishedLabine32
Adjusted ERA+Newcombe128

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