1955 Seattle Mariners
Record: 78-84
Finish: 5th in AL American Division
Runs Scored: 802
Runs Allowed: 741
Exp W-L: 87-75
 
Ballpark: The Fish Bowl
Attendance: 2,340,121
Manager: Peter Fletcher

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 69-68, 3rd in the AL
AA: 69-68, 5th in the AL
A: 61-76, 6th in the AL
 
 
 
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
3B  Bill Serena 30 157 584 106 169 37 0 30 78 0 0 83 119 .289 .378 .507 .885 108.7 19.5 2.5
1B *Ted Kluszewski 30 156 606 109 177 41 5 47 134 0 0 60 42 .292 .354 .609 .963 118.7 21.7 3.4
2B  George Strickland 29 147 488 79 124 18 0 9 60 0 0 68 85 .254 .345 .346 .692 60.7 7.5 4.4
C *Joe Ginsberg 28 134 450 57 128 16 0 14 53 0 0 62 23 .284 .375 .413 .789 68.1 10.9 7.5
SS  Danny O'Connell 28 140 427 45 112 18 1 4 43 0 0 52 23 .262 .342 .337 .680 49.6 6.1 6.7
RF *Phil Cavarretta 38 132 447 46 117 33 0 1 43 12 5 24 39 .262 .301 .342 .643 40.6 3.5 0.8
RF  Wally Post 25 126 366 53 83 17 2 17 52 0 0 43 62 .227 .307 .423 .730 48.2 5.7 0.9
1B *Vic Wertz 30 77 309 64 96 12 0 33 71 0 0 37 34 .311 .385 .670 1.055 71.1 14.1 1.1
1B  Steve Bilko 26 79 266 47 56 14 1 14 37 0 0 42 78 .211 .319 .429 .748 35.7 4.3 0.7
CF *Stan Musial 34 74 253 44 66 13 4 16 44 2 0 14 32 .261 .301 .534 .835 40.6 6.2 0.5
SS  Vern Stephens 34 52 204 26 58 12 2 3 24 0 0 16 29 .284 .336 .407 .743 25.8 3.5 2.0
LF  Dino Restelli 30 68 181 23 33 7 0 13 37 0 0 21 24 .182 .270 .436 .706 21.0 1.6 0.3
2B  Granny Hamner 28 69 157 19 34 9 1 4 16 0 0 9 35 .217 .257 .363 .621 14.3 0.8 1.2
C  Roy Campanella 33 59 146 18 41 6 0 3 13 1 0 19 17 .281 .361 .384 .745 19.8 2.9 2.1
CF *Cal Abrams 31 42 137 17 34 3 0 2 11 0 0 27 33 .248 .372 .314 .686 18.8 2.6 0.4
P  Frank Lary 25 44 115 7 20 4 1 0 3 0 0 1 34 .174 .181 .226 .407 3.7 0.0 0.0
P *Dick Donovan 27 38 104 7 13 1 0 1 9 0 0 1 44 .125 .150 .163 .313 0.2 0.0 0.0
1B *Dick Kryhoski 30 69 98 12 25 6 0 6 29 0 0 8 4 .255 .308 .500 .808 14.2 1.8 0.2
C  Ed Fitz Gerald 31 30 72 5 19 1 0 0 3 0 0 7 3 .264 .329 .278 .607 6.6 0.6 1.2
P  Ralph Beard 26 39 61 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 .115 .143 .131 .274 -0.3 0.0 0.0
P  Warren Hacker 30 61 55 6 16 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 6 .291 .291 .345 .636 5.3 0.5 0.0
P  Lew Burdette 28 65 43 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .140 .140 .163 .302 0.0 0.0 0.0
P  George O'Donnell 26 35 28 2 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .286 .310 .321 .632 3.1 0.1 0.0
P  Bob Purkey 25 47 11 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .364 .545 0.8 0.0 0.0
P  Dick Conger 34 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0 0.0
P *Fred Hutchinson 35 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 29.7 1965 5612 802 1444 271 18 218 775 15 5 596 803 .257 .329 .429 .758 775.2 113.9 35.9
  Rank among 8 AL teams 3 3 5 4 8 1 3 8 1 2 6 5 5 3 3 3  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
 Frank Lary 25 23 15 .605 44 44 0 347.7 348 138 24 116 145 3.57 25.9
 Dick Donovan 27 17 14 .548 38 38 0 300.7 309 124 32 56 109 3.71 20.0
 Ralph Beard 26 11 9 .550 39 28 3 206.3 187 77 5 103 65 3.36 16.9
 Warren Hacker 30 10 15 .400 61 22 4 197.7 247 120 29 43 83 5.46 5.2
 Lew Burdette 28 8 14 .364 65 14 3 179.0 195 90 17 45 44 4.53 8.6
 George O'Donnell 26 6 6 .500 35 11 0 121.3 137 68 17 34 35 5.04 4.8
 Bob Purkey 25 1 6 .143 47 5 2 85.7 104 47 12 30 25 4.94 2.3
 Fred Hutchinson 35 1 1 .500 19 0 1 23.7 36 12 5 12 9 4.56 0.5
 Dick Conger 34 1 4 .200 6 0 0 7.7 7 5 1 6 5 5.87 0.0
Team Totals 28.4 78 84 .481 354 162 13 1469.6 1570 681 142 445 520 4.17 84.1
Rank among 8 AL teams 5 5 8 5 1 7 2 4 1 8 4  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 32.3
J.Ginsberg 1008.0 109 121 385 43 2 3 .995 39.1
R.Campanella 257.5 33 33 110 10 1 0 .992 41.7
E.Fitz Gerald 158.0 18 20 61 5 0 1 1.000 25.0
D.O'Connell 1.3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0
Team Total 1424.8 160 175 556 58 3 4 .995 38.7
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 12.09
T.Kluszewski 1365.7 150 152 1858 136 13 159 .994 13.14
V.Wertz 270.9 30 30 351 20 1 32 .997 12.33
D.Kryhoski 51.0 6 6 68 8 3 10 .962 13.41
R.Campanella 43.6 5 5 54 3 0 4 1.000 11.77
W.Post 28.0 3 4 32 6 0 4 1.000 12.21
G.Hamner 25.0 3 3 35 1 0 2 1.000 12.96
S.Musial 11.9 1 1 15 0 1 1 .938 11.34
S.Bilko 0.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1796.6 198 202 2413 174 18 212 .993 12.96
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 6.12
B.Serena 1298.3 145 147 308 615 16 118 .983 6.40
G.Hamner 133.7 14 16 39 74 3 18 .974 7.61
D.O'Connell 34.0 3 4 9 14 1 5 .958 6.09
G.Strickland 3.7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1469.7 162 168 356 703 20 141 .981 6.49
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .961 2.93
G.Strickland 849.7 99 100 62 248 2 18 .994 3.28
V.Stephens 186.6 18 18 14 59 2 3 .973 3.52
G.Hamner 143.0 11 29 6 39 1 4 .978 2.83
D.O'Connell 19.0 2 3 2 6 0 1 1.000 3.79
B.Serena 10.0 0 4 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.70
P.Cavarretta 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
Team Total 1210.3 130 155 85 355 5 26 .989 3.27
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .967 5.32
D.O'Connell 1027.3 115 126 181 512 13 92 .982 6.07
G.Strickland 356.0 42 46 65 157 6 29 .974 5.61
V.Stephens 303.9 32 34 38 123 5 22 .970 4.77
G.Hamner 69.3 5 16 8 35 1 4 .977 5.58
D.Kryhoski 7.0 0 3 1 0 1 0 .500 1.29
B.Serena 3.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
R.Campanella 2.2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.09
Team Total 1768.8 194 228 294 827 26 147 .977 5.70
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .982 1.92
D.Restelli 398.3 47 49 75 1 0 0 1.000 1.72
V.Wertz 358.3 38 38 87 4 0 1 1.000 2.29
S.Bilko 180.1 21 21 43 1 0 0 1.000 2.20
W.Post 50.0 6 6 5 0 1 0 .833 0.90
D.Kryhoski 49.0 3 14 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.65
S.Musial 17.7 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.53
P.Cavarretta 16.7 0 9 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.70
C.Abrams 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
Team Total 1073.1 116 141 228 6 1 1 .996 1.96
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .983 2.40
W.Post 638.0 69 77 170 3 0 0 1.000 2.44
S.Musial 340.2 36 44 84 2 2 0 .977 2.28
C.Abrams 282.7 32 33 85 3 1 1 .989 2.80
P.Cavarretta 9.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
D.Restelli 7.0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29
Team Total 1276.9 139 158 341 8 3 1 .991 2.46
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .982 1.94
P.Cavarretta 949.0 109 113 193 9 4 2 .981 1.92
S.Bilko 480.1 56 56 114 2 2 1 .983 2.17
S.Musial 155.2 17 18 34 1 1 0 .972 2.03
W.Post 76.0 5 19 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.54
V.Wertz 73.8 7 8 17 1 1 0 .947 2.20
D.Kryhoski 20.0 1 9 9 0 1 0 .900 4.05
C.Abrams 12.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
D.Restelli 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1774.1 197 226 380 13 9 3 .978 1.99
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 2.32
F.Lary 347.7 44 44 27 70 1 2 .990 2.51
D.Donovan 300.7 38 38 27 62 3 8 .967 2.66
R.Beard 206.3 28 39 10 44 1 5 .982 2.36
W.Hacker 197.7 22 61 14 39 0 3 1.000 2.41
L.Burdette 179.0 14 65 7 31 1 2 .974 1.91
G.O'Donnell 121.3 11 35 13 16 0 1 1.000 2.15
B.Purkey 85.7 5 47 6 17 4 3 .852 2.42
F.Hutchinson 23.7 0 19 5 5 0 0 1.000 3.80
D.Conger 7.7 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1469.6 162 354 109 284 10 24 .975 2.41
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Kluszewski .292
On-Base Pct Serena .378
Slugging Pct Kluszewski .609
OPS Kluszewski .963
XR Kluszewski 118.7
Games Serena 157
At-Bats Kluszewski 606
Runs Kluszewski 109
Hits Kluszewski 177
Total Bases Kluszewski 369
Singles Serena 102
Doubles Kluszewski 41
Triples Kluszewski 5
Homeruns Kluszewski 47
RBIs Kluszewski 134
Stolen Bases Cavarretta 12
Caught Stealing Cavarretta 5
Walks Serena 83
Strikeouts Serena 119
ERA Beard 3.36
Wins Lary 23
Losses Hacker, Lary 15
Winning Pct Lary .605
Saves Hacker 4
Games Pitched Burdette 65
Games Started Lary 44
Complete Games Donovan 17
Shutouts Donovan, Lary 2
Innings Pitched Lary 347.7
Hits Allowed Lary 348
Homeruns Allowed Donovan 32
Strikeouts Lary 145
Walks Allowed Lary 116
Walks per 9IP Donovan 1.7
Hits per 9IP Beard 8.2
Strikeouts per 9IP Hacker 3.8
WHiP Donovan 1.21
OAVG Beard .245
OOBP Donovan .304
OSLG Beard .322
OOPS Beard .659
Team All-Stars
Dick Donovan
Ted Kluszewski
Frank Lary
Bill Serena
Player Salaries
Ted Kluszewski $ 12,000,000
Bill Serena $ 5,500,000
Roy Campanella $ 4,250,000
Phil Cavarretta $ 3,500,000
Lew Burdette $ 3,057,143
Warren Hacker $ 2,885,714
Cal Abrams $ 2,480,000
Dick Donovan $ 1,000,000
Dino Restelli $ 350,000
Ralph Beard $ 300,000
Steve Bilko $ 300,000
Ed Fitz Gerald $ 300,000
Joe Ginsberg $ 300,000
Fred Hutchinson $ 300,000
George Strickland $ 300,000
Dick Kryhoski $ 300,000
Frank Lary $ 300,000
Danny O'Connell $ 300,000
George O'Donnell $ 300,000
Wally Post $ 300,000
Bob Purkey $ 300,000
Granny Hamner $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/2 Signed     Dick Conger
6/1 Released Dick Conger    
6/1 Traded Vern Stephens San Diego Jose Santiago
7/1 Released Jose Santiago    
7/1 Released Bubba Phillips    
7/1 Released Nelson Burbrink    
7/1 Traded Vic Wertz Minnesota Steve Bilko
7/1 Traded Stan Musial Detroit Roy Campanella