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72-81 .471 |
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6th in the NL (26 games back) |
| Pythagorean |
67-86, 67-86, 67-86 |
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626 /
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| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | | Park Factors | Batting: 100 / Pitching: 101 | | Attendance | 875,800 (4th) (10th) | | Payroll | $303,000 (10th) | | Spring Training | Mesa, Arizona (Rendezvous Park) | | Manager | Stan Hack | | Coaches | Bob Scheffing, Dutch Leonard, Ray Blades, Ray Hayworth | | Executives | President: Phillip Wrigley, General Manager: Wid Mathews | | Minor Leagues | (AAA) Los Angeles Angels, (AA) Macon Peaches, (A) Des Moines Bruins, (B) Burlington Bees, (C) Magic Valley Cowboys, (C) Lafayette Oilers, (C) Vicksburg Hill Billies, (D) Gainesville Owls, (D) Paris Lakers | | Radio | (WIND) Bert Wilson, Gene Elston, Jack Quinlan | | TV | (WGN) , Harry Creighton, Jack Brickhouse |
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The 1955 Chicago Cubs
went 72-81
and finished 6th
in the
National League. The Cubs
drew 875,800
to Wrigley Field.
Gene Baker, Ernie Banks, Randy Jackson and Sam Jones made the All-Star team.
(Our baseball section is new. A more comprehensive summary of this team will
appear here as time allows. If you can help with some summaries or can fill out
any missing information from this page, please use the Contact link at the top
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