1955 Chicago Cubs season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt‎
name = Chicago Cubs
season = 1955
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
Uniform
ballpark = Wrigley Field
y4 = 1916
city = Chicago, Illinois
y5 = 1871
owners =Philip K. Wrigley
general manager = Wid Matthews
managers = Stan Hack
television = WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton)
radio = WIND
(Bert Wilson, Jack Quinlan, Gene Elston)|

Offseason

*November 16, 1954: Ralph Kiner was sent by the Chicago Cubs to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal made on September 30, 1954. The Chicago Cubs sent a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for players to be named later and Sam Jones. The Chicago Cubs sent Ralph Kiner (November 16, 1954) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade. The Cleveland Indians sent $60,000 (November 16, 1954) and Gale Wade (November 30, 1954) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kinerra01.shtml Ralph Kiner Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

*On May 10, 1955, Duke Snider hit the 200th HR of his career. The opposing pitcher was Warren Hecker and the home run was hit at Wrigley Field. [ [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/snidedu01.php Duke Snider | The Baseball Page ] ]
*On May 22, 1955, Sam Jones of the Chicago Cubs became the first black pitcher to throw a no-hitter. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.198, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0] It was in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

eason standings

Roster

Relief pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* "Open" Classification: Los Angeles Angels (Pacific Coast League; Bill Sweeney, Jack Warner and Bob Scheffing, managers)
* Class A: Macon Peaches (Sally League; Pepper Martin and Ivy Griffin, managers)
* Class A: Des Moines Bruins (Western League; Les Peden and Pepper Martin, managers)
* Class B: Burlington Bees (Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League; Hal Meek, manager)
* Class C: Vicksburg Hill Billies (Cotton States League; Pop Williams, manager)
* Class C: Lafayette Oilers (Evangeline League; Lou Klein, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class C: Magic Valley Cowboys (Pioneer League; Ed McDade, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class D: Paris Lakers (Mississippi-Ohio Valley League; Dick Rigazio, manager)
* Class D: Gainesville Owls/Ponca City Cubs (Sooner State League; Ed Carnett, manager) -- Franchise transferred and renamed, May 19

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1955.shtml 1955 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]