1955 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1955 St. Louis Cardinals 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 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1955 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1955 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1955 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1955 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
38 Luis Arroyo 5-08 190 Left Left 1927-02-18
37 Ben Flowers 6-04 195 Right Right 1927-06-15
31 Al Gettel 6-03½ 200 Right Right 1917-09-17
42 Harvey Haddix 5-09½ 170 Left Left 1925-09-18
39 Larry Jackson 6-02 190 Right Right 1931-06-02
1 Tony Jacobs 5-09 150 Right Both 1925-08-05
45 Gordon Jones 6-00 190 Right Right 1930-04-02
35 Paul LaPalme 5-10 184 Left Left 1923-12-14
31 Brooks Lawrence 6-00 205 Right Right 1925-01-30
28 John Mackinson 5-10½ 160 Right Right 1923-10-29
41 Lindy McDaniel 6-03 195 Right Right 1935-12-13
40 Herb Moford 6-01 175 Right Right 1928-08-06
23 Tom Poholsky 6-03 205 Right Right 1929-08-26
17 Vic Raschi 6-01 205 Right Right 1919-03-28
44 Willard Schmidt 6-01 187 Right Right 1928-05-29
43 Barney Schultz 6-02 200 Right Right 1926-08-15
25 Frank Smith 6-03 200 Right Right 1928-04-04
34 Bobby Tiefenauer 6-02 185 Right Right 1929-10-10
41 Floyd Wooldridge 6-01 185 Right Right 1928-08-25
17 Mel Wright 6-03 210 Right Right 1928-05-11
18 Nelson Burbrink 5-10 195 Right Right 1921-12-28
16 Dick Rand 6-02 185 Right Right 1931-03-07
18 Del Rice 6-02 190 Right Right 1922-10-27
15 Bill Sarni 5-11 187 Right Right 1927-09-19
10 Tom Alston 6-05 210 Right Left 1926-01-31
3 Don Blasingame 5-10 165 Right Left 1932-03-16
14 Ken Boyer 6-02 200 Right Right 1931-05-20
4 Alex Grammas 6-00 178 Right Right 1926-04-03
7 Solly Hemus 5-09 175 Right Left 1923-04-17
6 Stan Musial 6-00 175 Left Left 1920-11-21
2 Red Schoendienst 6-00 170 Right Both 1923-02-02
19 Dick Schofield 5-09 165 Right Both 1935-01-07
21 Bob Stephenson 6-00 165 Right Right 1928-08-11
11 Harry Elliott 5-09 175 Right Right 1923-12-30
24 Joe Frazier 6-00 180 Right Left 1922-10-06
20 Wally Moon 6-00 175 Right Left 1930-04-03
8 Rip Repulski 6-00 195 Right Right 1928-10-04
9 Bill Virdon 6-00 175 Right Left 1931-06-09
5 Harry Walker 6-02 190 Right Left 1916-10-22
10 Pete Whisenant 6-02 200 Right Right 1929-12-14
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The 1955 St. Louis Cardinals played 154 games during the regular season, won 68 games, lost 86 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 100/101) where 849,130 fans witnessed their 1955 Cardinals finish the season with a .442 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 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1955 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1955 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1955 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1955 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1955 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Bill Sarni (99)
1B Stan Musial (110)
2B Red Schoendienst (142)
3B Ken Boyer (139)
SS Alex Grammas (126)
LF Rip Repulski (110)
CF Bill Virdon (109)
RF Bill Virdon (34)
  
SP Luis Arroyo
SP Harvey Haddix
SP Larry Jackson
SP Tom Poholsky
SP Willard Schmidt
  
RP Paul LaPalme
RP Frank Smith
RP Mel Wright
CL Barney Schultz


1955 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1955 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Tony Jacobs
#2 Red Schoendienst
#3 Don Blasingame
#4 Alex Grammas
#5 Harry Walker
#6 Stan Musial
#7 Solly Hemus
#8 Rip Repulski
#9 Bill Virdon
#10 Tom Alston
#10 Pete Whisenant
#11 Harry Elliott
#14 Ken Boyer
#15 Bill Sarni
#16 Dick Rand
#17 Vic Raschi
#17 Mel Wright
#18 Nelson Burbrink
#18 Del Rice
#19 Dick Schofield
#20 Wally Moon
#21 Bob Stephenson
#23 Tom Poholsky
#24 Joe Frazier
#25 Frank Smith
#28 John Mackinson
#31 Al Gettel
#31 Brooks Lawrence
#34 Bobby Tiefenauer
#35 Paul LaPalme
#37 Ben Flowers
#38 Luis Arroyo
#39 Larry Jackson
#40 Herb Moford
#41 Lindy McDaniel
#41 Floyd Wooldridge
#42 Harvey Haddix
#43 Barney Schultz
#44 Willard Schmidt
#45 Gordon Jones

Did you know that a 1955 St. Louis Cardinals 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)?
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