Offseason
- Prior to 1955 season: Ellis Burton
Ellis Narrington Burton is a retired American professional baseball player, an outfielder who played in 215 games over parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1958 and 1960, the Cleveland Indians in 1963, and the Chicago Cubs from 1963 to 1965...
was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.
Notable transactions
- August 27, 1955: Red Swanson
Arthur Leonard "Red" Swanson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a bonus baby in , he spent the next two full years with the team as required by the draft rule of that time. He was assigned to the minor leagues in , and continued to pitch until , but never...
was signed as an amateur free agent (bonus babyThe Bonus Rule was a rule instituted by Major League Baseball in 1947 that prevented teams from assigning certain players to farm clubs. The rule stipulated that when a Major league team signed a player to a contract in excess of $4,000 , the Major League team was required to keep that player on...
) by the Pirates.
Roster
| 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Roster |
| Pitchers |
|
Catchers
Infielders |
|
Outfielders |
|
Manager
Coaches |
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos |
Player |
G |
AB |
H |
Avg. |
HR |
RBI |
| C |
|
94 |
264 |
63 |
.239 |
2 |
23 |
| LF |
|
142 |
510 |
125 |
.245 |
25 |
72 |
| CF |
|
75 |
236 |
55 |
.233 |
0 |
8 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player |
G |
AB |
H |
Avg. |
HR |
RBI |
| |
77 |
239 |
54 |
.226 |
0 |
21 |
| |
32 |
81 |
20 |
.247 |
1 |
10 |
| |
5 |
16 |
1 |
.063 |
0 |
0 |
| |
4 |
0 |
0 |
---- |
0 |
0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player |
G |
IP |
W |
L |
ERA |
SO |
| |
44 |
200.1 |
14 |
9 |
2.83 |
98 |
| |
42 |
125.2 |
5 |
7 |
3.58 |
84 |
| |
25 |
95 |
4 |
6 |
5.31 |
38 |
| |
7 |
16.2 |
0 |
3 |
8.64 |
8 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player |
G |
W |
L |
SV |
ERA |
SO |
| |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.70 |
2 |
| |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18.00 |
0 |
| |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
Awards and honors
All-Star GameThe 1955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 22nd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League and National League , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball...
Farm system
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Brunswick
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