The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1955 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers Opening Day starters list, a 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers salary list, a 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform number breakdown and a 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"Brooklyn was the most wonderful city a man could play in, and the fans there were the most loyal there were." - Pee Wee Reese in the New York Daily News (Michael O'Keefe, REESE: THE MAN OF SUMMER PEE WEE STOOD TALL FOR JACKIE, August 15, 1999)
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
46 | Don Bessent | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1931-03-13 |
49 | Joe Black | 6-02 | 220 | Right | Right | 1924-02-08 |
40 | Roger Craig | 6-04 | 191 | Right | Right | 1930-02-17 |
17 | Carl Erskine | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Right | 1926-12-13 |
18 | Jim Hughes | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1923-03-21 |
32 | Sandy Koufax | 6-02 | 210 | Left | Right | 1935-12-30 |
41 | Clem Labine | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1926-08-06 |
27 | Tommy Lasorda | 5-10 | 175 | Left | Left | 1927-09-22 |
30 | Billy Loes | 6-01 | 170 | Right | Right | 1929-12-13 |
34 | Russ Meyer | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Both | 1923-10-25 |
36 | Don Newcombe | 6-04 | 225 | Right | Left | 1926-06-14 |
45 | Johnny Podres | 5-11 | 192 | Left | Left | 1932-09-30 |
37 | Ed Roebuck | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1931-07-03 |
48 | Karl Spooner | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Right | 1931-06-23 |
28 | Chuck Templeton | 6-03 | 210 | Left | Right | 1932-06-01 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
39 | Roy Campanella | 5-08 | 200 | Right | Right | 1921-11-19 |
54 | Dixie Howell | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Right | 1920-04-24 |
10 | Rube Walker | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Left | 1926-05-16 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
19 | Jim Gilliam | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Both | 1928-10-17 |
43 | Don Hoak | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1928-02-05 |
14 | Gil Hodges | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1924-04-04 |
12 | Frank Kellert | 6-02½ | 185 | Right | Right | 1924-07-06 |
1 | Pee Wee Reese | 5-09 | 175 | Right | Right | 1918-07-23 |
42 | Jackie Robinson | 5-11 | 204 | Right | Right | 1919-01-31 |
23 | Don Zimmer | 5-09 | 177 | Right | Right | 1931-01-17 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
15 | Sandy Amoros | 5-07 | 170 | Left | Left | 1930-01-30 |
27 | Bob Borkowski | 6-00 | 182 | Right | Right | 1926-01-27 |
6 | Carl Furillo | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1922-03-08 |
49 | Walt Moryn | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Left | 1926-04-12 |
8 | George Shuba | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Left | 1924-12-13 |
4 | Duke Snider | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Left | 1926-09-19 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
51 | Bert Hamric | 6-00 | 165 | Right | Left | 1928-03-01 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers played 153 games during the regular season, won 98 games, lost 55 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Ebbets Field (Park Factors: 103/101) where 1,033,589 fans witnessed their 1955 Dodgers finish the season with a .641 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers Opening Day starters list, a 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers salary list, a 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform number breakdown and a 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?