1955 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 68-86
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 846,362, Avg. 11,437
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Eddie Stanky (17-19)
Manager: Harry Walker (51-67)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1955 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1955 season with a record of 68 wins and 86 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.
The Cardinals scored 654 runs and conceded 757 runs. Stan Musial walloped 33 home runs for St. Louis, while Bill Virdon, Ken Boyer, Wally Moon and Rip Repulski each swatted 20 or more, too. Stan Musial drove in 108 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .319 clip. Harvey Haddix led the squad with 12 wins, and Willard Schmidt registered a 2.78 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Eddie Stanky and Harry Walker coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Tom Alston | 1B | L | R | January 31, 1926 | 6'5" | 210 | Greensboro, NC USA |
Luis Arroyo | P | L | L | February 18, 1927 | 5'8" | 178 | Penuelas, P.R. |
Don Blasingame | 2B | L | R | March 16, 1932 | 5'10" | 160 | Corinth, MS USA |
Ken Boyer | 3B | R | R | May 20, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Liberty, MO USA |
Nelson Burbrink | C | R | R | December 28, 1921 | 5'10" | 195 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
Harry Elliott | RF | R | R | December 30, 1923 | 5'9" | 175 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Ben Flowers | P | R | R | June 15, 1927 | 6'4" | 195 | Goldsboro, NC USA |
Joe Frazier | RF | L | R | October 6, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | Liberty, NC USA |
Al Gettel | P | R | R | September 17, 1917 | 6'3" | 200 | Norfolk, VA USA |
Alex Grammas | SS | R | R | April 3, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Birmingham, AL USA |
Harvey Haddix | P | L | L | September 18, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | Medway, OH USA |
Solly Hemus | 3B | L | R | April 17, 1923 | 5'9" | 165 | Phoenix, AZ USA |
Larry Jackson | P | R | R | June 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Nampa, ID USA |
Tony Jacobs | P | B | R | August 5, 1925 | 5'9" | 150 | Dixmoor, IL USA |
Gordon Jones | P | R | R | April 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Portland, OR USA |
Paul LaPalme | P | L | L | December 14, 1923 | 5'10" | 175 | Springfield, MA USA |
Brooks Lawrence | P | R | R | January 30, 1925 | 6'0" | 205 | Springfield, OH USA |
John Mackinson | P | R | R | October 29, 1923 | 5'10" | 160 | Orange, NJ USA |
Lindy McDaniel | P | R | R | December 13, 1935 | 6'3" | 195 | Hollis, OK USA |
Herb Moford | P | R | R | August 6, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Brooksville, KY USA |
Wally Moon | OF | L | R | April 3, 1930 | 6'0" | 169 | Bay, AR USA |
Stan Musial | 1B | L | L | November 21, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Donora, PA USA |
Tom Poholsky | P | R | R | August 26, 1929 | 6'3" | 205 | Detroit, MI USA |
Dick Rand | C | R | R | March 7, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | South Gate, CA USA |
Vic Raschi | P | R | R | March 28, 1919 | 6'1" | 205 | West Springfield, MA USA |
Rip Repulski | LF | R | R | October 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 195 | Sauk Rapids, MN USA |
Del Rice | C | R | R | October 27, 1922 | 6'2" | 190 | Portsmouth, OH USA |
Bill Sarni | C | R | R | September 19, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Willard Schmidt | P | R | R | May 29, 1928 | 6'1" | 187 | Hays, KS USA |
Red Schoendienst | 2B | B | R | February 2, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | Germantown, IL USA |
Dick Schofield | SS | B | R | January 7, 1935 | 5'9" | 163 | Springfield, IL USA |
Barney Schultz | P | R | R | August 15, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | Beverly, NJ USA |
Frank Smith | P | R | R | April 4, 1928 | 6'3" | 195 | Pierrepont Manor, NY USA |
Bob Stephenson | SS | R | R | August 11, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | Blair, OK USA |
Bobby Tiefenauer | P | R | R | October 10, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Desloge, MO USA |
Bill Virdon | CF | L | R | June 9, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Hazel Park, MI USA |
Harry Walker | LF | L | R | September 22, 1918 | 6'2" | 175 | Pascagoula, MS USA |
Pete Whisenant | OF | R | R | December 14, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Asheville, NC USA |
Floyd Wooldridge | P | R | R | August 25, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Jerico Springs, MO USA |
Mel Wright | P | R | R | May 11, 1928 | 6'3" | 210 | Manila, AR USA |