1955 MLB season

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1955 Major League Baseball Season
Regular Season April 11-September 25, 1955
Postseason September 28-October 4, 1955
← 1954 • MLB seasons • 1956 →

The 1955 MLB season featured 16 teams, eight in the National League and eight in the American League, with each team playing a 154-game schedule. In the World Series the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3 to capture their first championship in franchise history.

For the third consecutive season, a franchise changed homes as the Philadelphia Athletics moved to Kansas City and played their home games at Municipal Stadium.

Publications

Programs and Scorecards
Team(s) Type Venue
Boston Red Sox Regular Season Fenway Park
Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees World Series Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs Regular Season Wrigley Field
Chicago White Sox Regular Season Comiskey Park
Cleveland Indians Regular Season Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers Regular Season Briggs Stadium
Kansas City Athletics Regular Season Municipal Stadium
Milwaukee Braves Regular Season Milwaukee County Stadium
New York Giants Regular Season Polo Grounds
New York Yankees Regular Season Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers World Series Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies Regular Season Connie Mack Stadium
American League vs. National League MLB All-Star Game Milwaukee County Stadium
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