1955 St. Louis Cardinals season

1955 St. Louis Cardinals
LeagueNational League
BallparkBusch Stadium I
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record68–86 (.442)
League place7th
OwnersAugust "Gussie" Busch
General managersRichard A. Meyer
ManagersEddie Stanky, Harry Walker
TelevisionKTVI
RadioKMOX
(Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Joe Garagiola)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 1955 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 74th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 64th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 68–86 during the season and finished seventh in the National League, 30+12 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Outfielder Bill Virdon won the Rookie of the Year Award this year, batting .281, with 17 home runs and 68 RBIs. This was the second consecutive year a Cardinal won the Rookie of the Year Award, with Wally Moon winning the previous season. The Cardinals would have this occur again in 1985 and 1986, with Vince Coleman and Todd Worrell, respectively.


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