1955 Minnesota Twins roster

36 players appeared for the Minnesota Twins in the 1955 MLB season.

1955 Twins roster: batting

1955 Minnesota Twins batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Mickey Vernon1505387416214850.301.384.835
Roy Sievers14450974138251061.271.364.853
Pete Runnels134503661432493.284.353.697
Eddie Yost12237564917484.243.407.778
Carlos Paula115351341056452.299.332.779
Tom Umphlett11032334702192.217.271.537
Jose Valdivielso9429432652281.221.277.594
Ernie Oravetz10026324710251.270.336.632
Ed Fitzgerald7423628564190.237.317.626
Bobby Kline771401231090.221.288.545
Juan Delis5413212250111.189.219.446
Jerry Snyder46107724051.224.265.537
Harmon Killebrew38801216470.200.281.643
Bruce Edwards3057510030.175.356.567
Tony Roig2957313040.228.254.535
Jerry Schoonmaker204657141.152.235.496
Steve Korcheck1336310020.278.297.631
Jim Lemon102535130.200.286.686
Jesse Levan161613140.188.188.563
Julio Becquer101413010.214.214.429
Tom Wright7700000.000.000.000
Bob Oldis6610000.000.143.143

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1955 Twins roster: pitching

1955 Minnesota Twins pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Dean StoneP43246134.15180.0841.631
Bob PorterfieldP302710174.45178.0741.410
Johnny SchmitzP32217103.71165.0491.461
Mickey McDermottP312010103.75156.0781.541
Chuck StobbsP41164145.00140.1601.613
Pedro RamosP4595113.88130.0341.235
Camilo PascualP43162126.14129.0821.773
Ted AbernathyP4014595.96119.1791.700
Spec SheaP274223.9956.1161.422
Webbo ClarkeP72004.6421.191.450
Bunky StewartP71004.1115.1101.570
Bill CurrieP300012.464.122.080
Dick HydeP30004.502.011.500
Vince GonzalesP100027.002.014.500

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.