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1955 Baltimore Orioles 57 - 97

1954 / 1956 (Organization)

7th place in the AL (39 GB)
Home Record: Away Record:	30 - 47 (.390) 27 - 50 (.351)	-13.3 wins -6.7 wins

Scored/Expected: 540 / 653 ( -113 ) Allowed/Expected: 754 / 644 ( -110 )
Pyth Record: 54 - 100 (+3)

Dressed to the Nines

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Memorial Stadium
Attendance:	852,039	Avg Att:	10,785 (0.75)
Att Rank:	7 / 8	Lg Avg:	14,471

Park Factor:	0.93
HR Factor:	0.80	R/L HR:	0.81 / 0.80

Notes:

Transactions

Date									WAR
M	D	Yr	Player	Pos	Age	Transaction	From	To	Before	After	Org
10	6	1954	Bob Alexander	RP	32.2	Received in Trade	Portland	BAL	0.0	-0.9	-0.6
10	6	1954	Jay Heard	RP	34.7	Traded Away	BAL	Portland	-0.2	0.0	0.0
10	8	1954	Ray Moore	SW	28.4	Received in Trade	BRO	BAL	-0.1	7.5	5.7
10	8	1954	Chico Garcia	2B	29.8	Traded Away	BAL	BRO	-0.7	0.0	0.0
11	17	1954	Gene Woodling	LF	32.3	Received in Trade	NYA	BAL	15.7	17.0	8.4
11	17	1954	Harry Byrd	SP	29.8	Received in Trade	NYA	BAL	3.2	0.6	0.6
11	17	1954	Jim McDonald	SP	27.5	Received in Trade	NYA	BAL	1.9	-1.9	-1.2
11	17	1954	Hal Smith	C	23.9	Received in Trade	NYA	BAL	0.0	4.2	0.7
11	17	1954	Gus Triandos	C	24.3	Received in Trade	NYA	BAL	-0.3	14.2	12.9
11	17	1954	Willy Miranda	SS	28.5	Received in Trade	NYA	BAL	0.2	-0.6	-0.6
11	17	1954	Bob Turley	SP	24.2	Traded Away	BAL	NYA	5.1	8.1	8.2
11	17	1954	Don Larsen	SP	25.3	Traded Away	BAL	NYA	6.1	12.4	7.5
11	17	1954	Billy Hunter	SS	26.5	Traded Away	BAL	NYA	-1.4	-0.5	1.0
11	23	1954	Charlie Maxwell	LF	27.6	Purchased	BOS	BAL	-1.3	20.9	-0.1
11	30	1954	Bobby Balcena	LF	29.3	Minor League Draft	BAL	Seattle	0.0	-0.1	0.0
11	30	1954	Johnny Goryl	2B	21.1	Minor League Draft	ML1	BAL	0.0	1.6	0.0
12	1	1954	Saul Rogovin	SP	31.1	Conditional Deal	CIN	BAL	6.3	1.2	-0.0
12	1	1954	Bill Miller	SP	27.4	Received in Trade	NYA	BAL	-0.6	-0.3	-0.3
12	1	1954	Kal Segrist	2B	23.6	Received in Trade	NYA	BAL	-0.3	0.1	0.1
12	1	1954	Don Leppert	2B	24.0	Received in Trade	NYA	BAL	0.0	-1.1	-1.1
12	1	1954	Ted Del Guercio			Received in Trade	NYA	BAL	0.0	0.0	0.0
12	1	1954	Mike Blyzka	RP	25.9	Traded Away	BAL	NYA	-1.6	0.0	0.0
12	1	1954	Darrell Johnson	C	26.3	Traded Away	BAL	NYA	-0.2	-0.3	-0.3
12	1	1954	Jim Fridley	LF	30.2	Traded Away	BAL	NYA	-0.7	-0.1	0.0
12	1	1954	Dick Kryhoski	1B	29.7	Traded Away	BAL	NYA	1.7	-0.3	0.0
12	6	1954	Don Ferrarese	SP	25.5	Received in Trade	CHA	BAL	0.0	4.0	-0.2
12	6	1954	Don Johnson	SP	28.1	Received in Trade	CHA	BAL	-0.1	-1.1	-0.6
12	6	1954	Matt Batts	C	33.1	Received in Trade	CHA	BAL	3.0	-0.3	0.0
12	6	1954	Fred Marsh	3B	30.9	Received in Trade	CHA	BAL	-0.0	-1.4	-1.4
12	6	1954	Jim Brideweser	SS	27.8	Traded Away	BAL	CHA	0.4	1.1	-0.0
12	6	1954	Bob Chakales	RP	27.3	Traded Away	BAL	CHA	1.1	-0.9	0.4
12	6	1954	Clint Courtney	C	27.7	Traded Away	BAL	CHA	3.1	4.1	0.5
12	13	1954	Billy Cox	3B	35.3	Received in Trade	BRO	BAL	9.4	0.5	0.5
12	13	1954	Preacher Roe	SP	39.8	Received in Trade	BRO	BAL	30.1	0.0	0.0
12	13	1954	Johnny Jancse			Traded Away	BAL	BRO	0.0	0.0	0.0
12	13	1954	Harry Schwegeman			Traded Away	BAL	BRO	0.0	0.0	0.0
12	21	1954	Johnny Pesky	SS	35.2	Signed as a Free Agent		BAL	31.8	0.0	0.0
1	1	1955	Jim Archer	SP	22.6	Signed as a Free Agent		BAL	0.0	1.9	0.0
1	1	1955	Ray Barker	1B	18.8	Signed as an Amateur Free Agent		BAL	0.0	-0.2	-0.2
1	1	1955	Marv Breeding	2B	20.8	Signed as an Amateur Free Agent		BAL	0.0	3.1	3.2
1	1	1955	Chuck Cottier	2B	19.0	Unknown transaction	BAL	New Iber	0.0	-0.3	0.0
1	1	1955	Lenny Green	CF	22.0	Signed as an Amateur Free Agent		BAL	0.0	8.3	0.0
1	1	1955	Al Heist	CF	27.2	Unknown transaction	BAL	Sacramen	0.0	1.3	0.0
1	1	1955	Brooks Robinson	3B	17.6	Signed as an Amateur Free Agent		BAL	0.0	78.4	78.4
1	3	1955	Hoot Evers	CF	33.9	Purchased	DET	BAL	12.3	0.8	0.8
3	17	1955	Frank Kellert	1B	30.7	Traded Away	BAL	BRO	-0.3	-0.2	0.7
3	17	1955	Erv Palica	SP	27.1	Received in Trade	BRO	BAL	5.4	2.2	2.2
4	10	1955	Jim Pyburn	CF	22.4	Signed as an Amateur Free Agent (Bonus Baby)		BAL	0.0	-0.7	-0.7
4	12	1955	Matt Batts	C	33.5	Purchased	BAL	CLE	3.0	-0.3	0.0
4	13	1955	Jim Wilson	SP	33.1	Purchased	ML1	BAL	5.5	6.3	3.8
4	14	1955	Johnny Pesky	SS	35.5	Released	BAL		31.8	0.0
4	18	1955	Vern Stephens	SS	34.5	Released	BAL		44.9	0.5
5	3	1955	Howie Fox	SP	34.2	Released	BAL		7.9	0.0
5	9	1955	Charlie Maxwell	LF	28.1	Purchased	BAL	DET	-1.4	21.0	19.3
5	11	1955	Art Schallock	SP	31.0	Selected off of Waivers	NYA	BAL	0.3	-0.3	-0.3
5	23	1955	Bob Kuzava	SP	32.0	Selected off of Waivers	BAL	PHI	4.9	-0.6	-0.6
5	30	1955	Bob Kennedy	RF	34.8	Purchased	BAL	CHA	-1.6	-0.7	0.4
6	1	1955	Tom Borland	SW	22.3	Signed as an Amateur Free Agent (Bonus Baby)		BAL	0.0	-1.4	0.0
6	4	1955	Wayne Causey	SS	18.4	Signed as an Amateur Free Agent (Bonus Baby)		BAL	0.0	8.3	-2.0
6	6	1955	Les Moss	C	30.1	Traded Away	BAL	CHA	0.9	1.0	1.0
6	6	1955	Harry Dorish	RP	33.9	Received in Trade	CHA	BAL	6.1	1.9	1.6
6	7	1955	Lou Kretlow	SP	33.9	Purchased	BAL	Seattle	-1.8	-0.2	0.0
6	15	1955	Harry Byrd	SP	30.4	Selected off of Waivers	BAL	CHA	3.8	0.1	-0.8
6	15	1955	Gene Woodling	LF	32.8	Traded Away	BAL	CLE	15.5	17.2	5.7
6	15	1955	Billy Cox	3B	35.8	Traded Away	BAL	CLE	10.0	0.0	0.0
6	15	1955	Dave Pope	CF	34.0	Received in Trade	CLE	BAL	1.5	-0.7	-0.2
6	15	1955	Wally Westlake	RF	34.6	Received in Trade	CLE	BAL	15.6	-0.5	-0.5
6	15	1955	Billy Cox	3B	35.8	Refused to report after trade	CLE	BAL	9.4	0.5	0.5
6	20	1955	Tom Gastall	C	23.0	Signed as an Amateur Free Agent (Bonus Baby)		BAL	0.0	-0.7	-0.7
6	20	1955	Tex Nelson	RF	18.9	Signed as an Amateur Free Agent (Bonus Baby)		BAL	0.0	-1.0	-1.0
6	27	1955	Hank Majeski	3B	38.5	Received in Trade	CLE	BAL	13.7	-0.4	-0.4
6	27	1955	Bobby Young	2B	30.4	Traded Away	BAL	CLE	-2.1	-0.2	0.2
7	1	1955	Bob Alexander	RP	32.9	Purchased	BAL	Portland	-0.6	-0.3	0.0
7	1	1955	Joe Coleman	SP	32.9	Released	BAL		5.8	0.6
7	2	1955	Dave Philley	RF	35.1	Selected off of Waivers	CLE	BAL	6.2	1.2	0.2
7	8	1955	George Zuverink	RP	30.9	Selected off of Waivers	DET	BAL	0.0	7.0	7.0
7	9	1955	Saul Rogovin	SP	31.7	Released	BAL		6.3	1.2
7	9	1955	Wally Westlake	RF	34.7	Released	BAL		15.6	-0.1
7	14	1955	Hal Brown	SP	30.6	Purchased	Oakland	BAL	1.2	16.6	13.5
7	14	1955	Bill Wight	SP	33.3	Received in Trade	CLE	BAL	5.9	4.8	4.8
7	14	1955	Hoot Evers	CF	34.4	Traded Away	BAL	CLE	12.7	0.3	-0.1
7	16	1955	Gil Coan	LF	33.2	Selected off of Waivers	BAL	CHA	2.4	-0.4	-0.2
7	16	1955	Jim Dyck	LF	33.4	Purchased	CLE	BAL	1.0	0.7	0.9
7	25	1955	Eddie Waitkus	1B	35.9	Released	BAL		12.3	0.4
7	26	1955	Ted Gray	SP	30.6	Signed as a Free Agent		BAL	7.8	-1.3	-0.8
7	26	1955	Gordie Sundin	SW	17.8	Signed as an Amateur Free Agent		BAL	0.0	0.0	0.0
7	30	1955	Ed Lopat	SP	37.1	Received in Trade	NYA	BAL	32.3	0.4	0.4
7	30	1955	Jim McDonald	SP	28.2	Traded Away	BAL	NYA	0.7	-0.7	0.0
8	1	1955	Hank Majeski	3B	38.6	Released	BAL		13.7	0.0
9	2	1955	Roger Marquis	RF	18.4	Signed as an Amateur Free Agent		BAL	0.0	-0.0	-0.0
9	11	1955	Angelo Dagres	RF	21.1	Signed as an Amateur Free Agent		BAL	0.0	-0.2	-0.2
9	17	1955	Ted Gray	SP	30.7	Released	BAL		7.5	0.0
9	23	1955	Tom Borland	SW	22.6	Free Agent Signing Voided	BAL		0.0	-1.4

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Trades

10 / 8 / 1954

Baltimore Orioles Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	BAL	1st Yr
Ray Moore	SW	BRO	27.5	-0.1	7.5	5.7	1.2
Totals				-0.1	7.5	5.7	1.2

Brooklyn Dodgers Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	BRO	1st Yr
Chico Garcia	2B	BAL	29.0	-0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Totals				-0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
BAL	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.0	1.2	1.2
BRO	7.5	0.0	-7.5	1.2	0.0	-1.2

11 / 17 / 1954

Baltimore Orioles Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	BAL	1st Yr
Gene Woodling	LF	NYA	31.3	15.7	17.0	8.4	-0.0
Gus Triandos	C	NYA	23.4	-0.3	14.2	12.9	1.0
Hal Smith	C	NYA	23.0	0.0	4.2	0.7	0.9
Harry Byrd	SP	NYA	28.9	3.2	0.6	0.6	0.1
Willy Miranda	SS	NYA	27.6	0.2	-0.6	-0.6	1.0
Jim McDonald	SP	NYA	26.6	1.9	-1.9	-1.2	-1.2
Bill Miller	SP	NYA	26.4	-0.6	-0.3	-0.3	-0.3
Kal Segrist	2B	NYA	22.7	-0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1
Don Leppert	2B	NYA	23.1	0.0	-1.1	-1.1	-1.1
Ted Del Guercio		NYA
Totals				19.8	32.2	19.5	0.5

New York Yankees Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	NYA	1st Yr
Bob Turley	SP	BAL	23.2	5.1	8.1	8.2	3.1
Don Larsen	SP	BAL	24.4	6.1	12.4	7.5	1.2
Dick Kryhoski	1B	BAL	28.7	1.7	-0.3	0.0	-0.3
Billy Hunter	SS	BAL	25.5	-1.4	-0.5	1.0	0.9
Darrell Johnson	C	BAL	25.3	-0.2	-0.3	-0.3	0.0
Jim Fridley	LF	BAL	29.3	-0.7	-0.1	0.0	0.0
Mike Blyzka	RP	BAL	25.0	-1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Totals				9.0	19.4	16.4	4.9

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
BAL	19.4	32.2	12.8	4.9	0.5	-4.3
NYA	32.2	19.4	-12.8	0.5	4.9	4.3

12 / 6 / 1954

Baltimore Orioles Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	BAL	1st Yr
Matt Batts	C	CHA	32.1	3.0	-0.3	0.0	-0.3
Don Ferrarese	SP	CHA	24.5	0.0	4.0	-0.2	0.2
Don Johnson	SP	CHA	27.1	-0.1	-1.1	-0.6	-0.6
Fred Marsh	3B	CHA	29.9	-0.0	-1.4	-1.4	-0.8
Totals				2.8	1.2	-2.3	-1.5

Chicago White Sox Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	CHA	1st Yr
Clint Courtney	C	BAL	26.7	3.1	4.1	0.5	1.2
Bob Chakales	RP	BAL	26.3	1.1	-0.9	0.4	-0.2
Jim Brideweser	SS	BAL	26.8	0.4	1.1	-0.0	-0.1
Totals				4.6	4.3	0.8	0.9

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
CHA	1.2	4.3	3.1	-1.5	0.9	2.4
BAL	4.3	1.2	-3.1	0.9	-1.5	-2.4

12 / 13 / 1954

Brooklyn Dodgers Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	BRO	1st Yr
$50,000		BAL
Harry Schwegeman		BAL
Johnny Jancse		BAL
Totals				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Baltimore Orioles Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	BAL	1st Yr
Preacher Roe	SP	BRO	38.8	30.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Billy Cox	3B	BRO	34.3	9.4	0.5	0.5	0.5
Totals				39.6	0.5	0.5	0.5

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
BAL	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.5
BRO	0.5	0.0	-0.5	0.5	0.0	-0.5

3 / 17 / 1955

Brooklyn Dodgers Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	BRO	1st Yr
Frank Kellert	1B	BAL	30.4	-0.3	-0.2	0.7	0.7
$		BAL
Totals				-0.3	-0.2	0.7	0.7

Baltimore Orioles Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	BAL	1st Yr
Erv Palica	SP	BRO	26.9	5.4	2.2	2.2	1.5
Totals				5.4	2.2	2.2	1.5

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
BAL	-0.2	2.2	2.4	0.7	1.5	0.8
BRO	2.2	-0.2	-2.4	1.5	0.7	-0.8

6 / 6 / 1955

Chicago White Sox Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	CHA	1st Yr
Les Moss	C	BAL	29.6	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.2
Totals				0.9	1.0	1.0	0.2

Baltimore Orioles Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	BAL	1st Yr
Harry Dorish	RP	CHA	33.4	6.1	1.9	1.6	1.4
Totals				6.1	1.9	1.6	1.4

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
BAL	1.0	1.9	0.9	0.2	1.4	1.3
CHA	1.9	1.0	-0.9	1.4	0.2	-1.3

6 / 15 / 1955

Cleveland Indians Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	CLE	1st Yr
Gene Woodling	LF	BAL	32.3	15.5	17.2	5.7	0.2
Billy Cox	3B	BAL	35.3	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
$15,000		BAL
Totals				25.5	17.2	5.7	0.2

Baltimore Orioles Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	BAL	1st Yr
Wally Westlake	RF	CLE	34.1	15.6	-0.5	-0.5	-0.5
Billy Cox	3B	CLE	35.3	9.4	0.5	0.5	0.5
Dave Pope	CF	CLE	33.5	1.5	-0.7	-0.2	0.2
Totals				26.6	-0.7	-0.2	0.2

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
CLE	-0.7	17.2	17.9	0.2	0.2	-0.1
BAL	17.2	-0.7	-17.9	0.2	0.2	0.1

6 / 27 / 1955

Baltimore Orioles Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	BAL	1st Yr
Hank Majeski	3B	CLE	38.0	13.7	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4
Totals				13.7	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4

Cleveland Indians Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	CLE	1st Yr
Bobby Young	2B	BAL	29.9	-2.1	-0.2	0.2	0.2
Totals				-2.1	-0.2	0.2	0.2

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
CLE	-0.4	-0.2	0.2	-0.4	0.2	0.6
BAL	-0.2	-0.4	-0.2	0.2	-0.4	-0.6

7 / 14 / 1955

Baltimore Orioles Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	BAL	1st Yr
Bill Wight	SP	CLE	32.7	5.9	4.8	4.8	2.9
Totals				5.9	4.8	4.8	2.9

Cleveland Indians Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	CLE	1st Yr
Hoot Evers	CF	BAL	33.8	12.7	0.3	-0.1	-0.1
Totals				12.7	0.3	-0.1	-0.1

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
BAL	0.3	4.8	4.5	-0.1	2.9	2.9
CLE	4.8	0.3	-4.5	2.9	-0.1	-2.9

7 / 30 / 1955

Baltimore Orioles Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	BAL	1st Yr
Ed Lopat	SP	NYA	36.5	32.3	0.4	0.4	0.4
Totals				32.3	0.4	0.4	0.4

New York Yankees Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	NYA	1st Yr
Jim McDonald	SP	BAL	27.6	0.7	-0.7	0.0	0.0
Totals				0.7	-0.7	0.0	0.0

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
BAL	-0.7	0.4	1.1	0.0	0.4	0.4
NYA	0.4	-0.7	-1.1	0.4	0.0	-0.4

10 / 6 / 1954

Baltimore Orioles Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	BAL	1st Yr
Bob Alexander	RP	Portland	31.3	0.0	-0.9	-0.6	-0.6
Totals				0.0	-0.9	-0.6	-0.6

Portland Receives

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	Por	1st Yr
Jay Heard	RP	BAL	33.9	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Totals				-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
Portland	-0.9	0.0	0.9	-0.6	0.0	0.6
BAL	0.0	-0.9	-0.9	0.0	-0.6	-0.6