1955 Washington Senators Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 53-101
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 425,238, Avg. 6,918
Ballpark: Griffith Stadium I
Manager: Chuck Dressen (53-101)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1955 Washington Senators StatisticsTeam Record: 53-101
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 425,238, Avg. 6,918
Ballpark: Griffith Stadium I
Manager: Chuck Dressen (53-101)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1955 Washington Senators Roster
The Washington Senators of the American League ended the 1955 season with a record of 53 wins and 101 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.
The Senators plated 598 runs and gave up 789 runs. Roy Sievers paced Washington with 25 home runs and drove in 106 runs. Mickey Vernon led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .301 clip. Mickey McDermott and Bob Porterfield topped the squad with 10 wins each, while Johnny Schmitz registered a 3.71 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Chuck Dressen coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 598
Regular Season Runs Against: 789
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 11, 1955 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Washington Senators 12 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 13, 1955 | Washington Senators 1 at New York Yankees 19 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 16, 1955 | New York Yankees 5 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| April 17, 1955 | New York Yankees 3 at Washington Senators 7 | W | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 20, 1955 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Washington Senators 0 | L | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-3 | ||
| April 21, 1955 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 3-2 | 0-1 | 3-3 | ||
| April 22, 1955 | Washington Senators 3 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 3-2 | 1-1 | 4-3 | ||
| April 23, 1955 | Washington Senators 0 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 3-2 | 1-2 | 4-4 | ||
| April 24, 1955 | Washington Senators 5 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 3-2 | 2-2 | 5-4 | ||
| April 24, 1955 | Washington Senators 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | L | 3-2 | 2-3 | 5-5 | ||
| April 26, 1955 | Washington Senators 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 3-2 | 2-4 | 5-6 | ||
| April 27, 1955 | Washington Senators 5 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 3-2 | 2-5 | 5-7 | ||
| April 28, 1955 | Washington Senators 1 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 3-2 | 2-6 | 5-8 | ||
| April 29, 1955 | Washington Senators 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 3-2 | 2-7 | 5-9 | ||
| April 30, 1955 | Washington Senators 7 at Detroit Tigers 11 | L | 3-2 | 2-8 | 5-10 | ||
| May 1, 1955 | Washington Senators 10 at Kansas City Athletics 16 | L | 3-2 | 2-9 | 5-11 | ||
| May 2, 1955 | Washington Senators 12 at Kansas City Athletics 1 | W | 3-2 | 3-9 | 6-11 | ||
| May 3, 1955 | Washington Senators 3 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 3-2 | 3-10 | 6-12 | ||
| May 4, 1955 | Washington Senators 5 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 3-2 | 4-10 | 7-12 | ||
| May 6, 1955 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 4-2 | 4-10 | 8-12 | ||
| May 7, 1955 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 4-3 | 4-10 | 8-13 | ||
| May 8, 1955 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 4-4 | 4-10 | 8-14 | ||
| May 8, 1955 | Baltimore Orioles 7 at Washington Senators 15 | W | 5-4 | 4-10 | 9-14 | ||
| May 10, 1955 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Washington Senators 7 | W | 6-4 | 4-10 | 10-14 | ||
| May 11, 1955 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Washington Senators 0 | L | 6-5 | 4-10 | 10-15 | ||
| May 12, 1955 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 7-5 | 4-10 | 11-15 | ||
| May 15, 1955 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Washington Senators 0 | L | 7-6 | 4-10 | 11-16 | ||
| May 15, 1955 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 7-7 | 4-10 | 11-17 | ||
| May 17, 1955 | Kansas City Athletics 1 at Washington Senators 0 | L | 7-8 | 4-10 | 11-18 | ||
| May 18, 1955 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 7 | W | 8-8 | 4-10 | 12-18 | ||
| May 20, 1955 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 9-8 | 4-10 | 13-18 | ||
| May 21, 1955 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 10-8 | 4-10 | 14-18 | ||
| May 24, 1955 | Washington Senators 3 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 10-8 | 5-10 | 15-18 | ||
| May 25, 1955 | Washington Senators 2 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 10-8 | 5-11 | 15-19 | ||
| May 26, 1955 | Washington Senators 3 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 10-8 | 5-12 | 15-20 | ||
| May 26, 1955 | Washington Senators 4 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 10-8 | 5-13 | 15-21 | ||
| May 27, 1955 | Washington Senators 0 at Boston Red Sox 16 | L | 10-8 | 5-14 | 15-22 | ||
| May 28, 1955 | Washington Senators 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 10-8 | 6-14 | 16-22 | ||
| May 29, 1955 | Washington Senators 7 at Boston Red Sox 12 | L | 10-8 | 6-15 | 16-23 | ||
| May 30, 1955 | New York Yankees 2 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 11-8 | 6-15 | 17-23 | ||
| May 30, 1955 | New York Yankees 5 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 11-9 | 6-15 | 17-24 | ||
| June 1, 1955 | Washington Senators 0 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 11-9 | 6-16 | 17-25 | ||
| June 2, 1955 | Washington Senators 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 11-9 | 6-17 | 17-26 | ||
| June 3, 1955 | Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 11-9 | 7-17 | 18-26 | ||
| June 4, 1955 | Washington Senators 14 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 11-9 | 8-17 | 19-26 | ||
| June 5, 1955 | Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 11-9 | 8-18 | 19-27 | ||
| June 5, 1955 | Washington Senators 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 11-9 | 9-18 | 20-27 | ||
| June 7, 1955 | Washington Senators 7 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | W | 11-9 | 10-18 | 21-27 | ||
| June 7, 1955 | Washington Senators 3 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | W | 11-9 | 11-18 | 22-27 | ||
| June 8, 1955 | Washington Senators 2 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | L | 11-9 | 11-19 | 22-28 | ||
| June 9, 1955 | Washington Senators 2 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 11-9 | 11-20 | 22-29 | ||
| June 11, 1955 | Washington Senators 0 at Chicago White Sox 10 | L | 11-9 | 11-21 | 22-30 | ||
| June 12, 1955 | Washington Senators 4 at Chicago White Sox 8 | L | 11-9 | 11-22 | 22-31 | ||
| June 12, 1955 | Washington Senators 0 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 11-9 | 11-23 | 22-32 | ||
| June 14, 1955 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 11-10 | 11-23 | 22-33 | ||
| June 14, 1955 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 11-11 | 11-23 | 22-34 | ||
| June 15, 1955 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Washington Senators 7 | W | 12-11 | 11-23 | 23-34 | ||
| June 16, 1955 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 12-12 | 11-23 | 23-35 | ||
| June 17, 1955 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 12-13 | 11-23 | 23-36 | ||
| June 18, 1955 | Kansas City Athletics 9 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 12-14 | 11-23 | 23-37 | ||
| June 21, 1955 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 12-15 | 11-23 | 23-38 | ||
| June 22, 1955 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Washington Senators 0 | L | 12-16 | 11-23 | 23-39 | ||
| June 23, 1955 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Washington Senators 0 | L | 12-17 | 11-23 | 23-40 | ||
| June 24, 1955 | Detroit Tigers 18 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 12-18 | 11-23 | 23-41 | ||
| June 25, 1955 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Washington Senators 0 | L | 12-19 | 11-23 | 23-42 | ||
| June 26, 1955 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 12-20 | 11-23 | 23-43 | ||
| June 26, 1955 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Washington Senators 12 | W | 13-20 | 11-23 | 24-43 | ||
| June 28, 1955 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 13-21 | 11-23 | 24-44 | ||
| June 28, 1955 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Washington Senators 0 | L | 13-22 | 11-23 | 24-45 | ||
| June 29, 1955 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 13-23 | 11-23 | 24-46 | ||
| June 30, 1955 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 14-23 | 11-23 | 25-46 | ||
| July 1, 1955 | Washington Senators 2 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 14-23 | 11-24 | 25-47 | ||
| July 2, 1955 | Washington Senators 0 at New York Yankees 12 | L | 14-23 | 11-25 | 25-48 | ||
| July 3, 1955 | Washington Senators 5 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 14-23 | 12-25 | 26-48 | ||
| July 4, 1955 | Washington Senators 2 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 14-23 | 12-26 | 26-49 | ||
| July 6, 1955 | Washington Senators 5 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 14-23 | 12-27 | 26-50 | ||
| July 7, 1955 | Washington Senators 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 14-23 | 12-28 | 26-51 | ||
| July 8, 1955 | New York Yankees 3 at Washington Senators 0 | L | 14-24 | 12-28 | 26-52 | ||
| July 9, 1955 | New York Yankees 4 at Washington Senators 0 | L | 14-25 | 12-28 | 26-53 | ||
| July 10, 1955 | New York Yankees 8 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 14-26 | 12-28 | 26-54 | ||
| July 10, 1955 | New York Yankees 4 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 15-26 | 12-28 | 27-54 | ||
| July 14, 1955 | Washington Senators 4 at Chicago White Sox 13 | L | 15-26 | 12-29 | 27-55 | ||
| July 14, 1955 | Washington Senators 2 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 15-26 | 12-30 | 27-56 | ||
| July 15, 1955 | Washington Senators 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 15-26 | 12-31 | 27-57 | ||
| July 16, 1955 | Washington Senators 8 at Kansas City Athletics 7 | W | 15-26 | 13-31 | 28-57 | ||
| July 17, 1955 | Washington Senators 4 at Kansas City Athletics 0 | W | 15-26 | 14-31 | 29-57 | ||
| July 18, 1955 | Washington Senators 6 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | W | 15-26 | 15-31 | 30-57 | ||
| July 19, 1955 | Washington Senators 8 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 15-26 | 16-31 | 31-57 | ||
| July 20, 1955 | Washington Senators 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 15-26 | 17-31 | 32-57 | ||
| July 21, 1955 | Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 15-26 | 17-32 | 32-58 | ||
| July 22, 1955 | Washington Senators 3 at Detroit Tigers 11 | L | 15-26 | 17-33 | 32-59 | ||
| July 23, 1955 | Washington Senators 4 at Detroit Tigers 10 | L | 15-26 | 17-34 | 32-60 | ||
| July 24, 1955 | Washington Senators 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 15-26 | 17-35 | 32-61 | ||
| July 24, 1955 | Washington Senators 3 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 15-26 | 18-35 | 33-61 | ||
| July 26, 1955 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at Washington Senators 9 | W | 16-26 | 18-35 | 34-61 | ||
| July 26, 1955 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 16-27 | 18-35 | 34-62 | ||
| July 27, 1955 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 16-28 | 18-35 | 34-63 | ||
| July 27, 1955 | Kansas City Athletics 6 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 16-29 | 18-35 | 34-64 | ||
| July 29, 1955 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 16-30 | 18-35 | 34-65 | ||
| July 30, 1955 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 17-30 | 18-35 | 35-65 | ||
| July 31, 1955 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 17-31 | 18-35 | 35-66 | ||
| July 31, 1955 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 17-32 | 18-35 | 35-67 | ||
| August 2, 1955 | Detroit Tigers 13 at Washington Senators 10 | L | 17-33 | 18-35 | 35-68 | ||
| August 3, 1955 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Washington Senators 0 | L | 17-34 | 18-35 | 35-69 | ||
| August 4, 1955 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Washington Senators 9 | W | 18-34 | 18-35 | 36-69 | ||
| August 5, 1955 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Washington Senators 7 | W | 19-34 | 18-35 | 37-69 | ||
| August 6, 1955 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 20-34 | 18-35 | 38-69 | ||
| August 7, 1955 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Washington Senators 9 | W | 21-34 | 18-35 | 39-69 | ||
| August 9, 1955 | Washington Senators 0 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 21-34 | 18-36 | 39-70 | ||
| August 9, 1955 | Washington Senators 6 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 21-34 | 19-36 | 40-70 | ||
| August 13, 1955 | Washington Senators 18 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 21-34 | 20-36 | 41-70 | ||
| August 14, 1955 | Washington Senators 6 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 21-34 | 20-37 | 41-71 | ||
| August 14, 1955 | Washington Senators 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 21-34 | 20-38 | 41-72 | ||
| August 15, 1955 | Washington Senators 4 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 21-34 | 20-39 | 41-73 | ||
| August 16, 1955 | Baltimore Orioles 7 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 21-35 | 20-39 | 41-74 | ||
| August 19, 1955 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Washington Senators 0 | L | 21-36 | 20-39 | 41-75 | ||
| August 20, 1955 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 22-36 | 20-39 | 42-75 | ||
| August 21, 1955 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 22-37 | 20-39 | 42-76 | ||
| August 23, 1955 | Washington Senators 3 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 22-37 | 20-40 | 42-77 | ||
| August 24, 1955 | Washington Senators 0 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | L | 22-37 | 20-41 | 42-78 | ||
| August 25, 1955 | Washington Senators 6 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 22-37 | 21-41 | 43-78 | ||
| August 26, 1955 | Washington Senators 10 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 22-37 | 22-41 | 44-78 | ||
| August 27, 1955 | Washington Senators 1 at Chicago White Sox 11 | L | 22-37 | 22-42 | 44-79 | ||
| August 28, 1955 | Washington Senators 13 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 22-37 | 23-42 | 45-79 | ||
| August 28, 1955 | Washington Senators 8 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 22-37 | 24-42 | 46-79 | ||
| August 30, 1955 | Washington Senators 0 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 22-37 | 24-43 | 46-80 | ||
| August 31, 1955 | Washington Senators 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 22-37 | 24-44 | 46-81 | ||
| September 2, 1955 | Washington Senators 2 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 22-37 | 24-45 | 46-82 | ||
| September 3, 1955 | Washington Senators 10 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 22-37 | 25-45 | 47-82 | ||
| September 4, 1955 | Washington Senators 3 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 22-37 | 25-46 | 47-83 | ||
| September 5, 1955 | Washington Senators 2 at Boston Red Sox 10 | L | 22-37 | 25-47 | 47-84 | ||
| September 5, 1955 | Washington Senators 2 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 22-37 | 25-48 | 47-85 | ||
| September 7, 1955 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 22-38 | 25-48 | 47-86 | ||
| September 8, 1955 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Washington Senators 5 | W | 23-38 | 25-48 | 48-86 | ||
| September 9, 1955 | Kansas City Athletics 7 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 23-39 | 25-48 | 48-87 | ||
| September 9, 1955 | Kansas City Athletics 5 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 24-39 | 25-48 | 49-87 | ||
| September 10, 1955 | Kansas City Athletics 8 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 24-40 | 25-48 | 49-88 | ||
| September 11, 1955 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 25-40 | 25-48 | 50-88 | ||
| September 11, 1955 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Washington Senators 0 | L | 25-41 | 25-48 | 50-89 | ||
| September 13, 1955 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 25-42 | 25-48 | 50-90 | ||
| September 13, 1955 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 25-43 | 25-48 | 50-91 | ||
| September 14, 1955 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 26-43 | 25-48 | 51-91 | ||
| September 16, 1955 | Washington Senators 7 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | L | 26-43 | 25-49 | 51-92 | ||
| September 16, 1955 | Washington Senators 4 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | L | 26-43 | 25-50 | 51-93 | ||
| September 17, 1955 | Washington Senators 1 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 26-43 | 25-51 | 51-94 | ||
| September 18, 1955 | Washington Senators 0 at Baltimore Orioles 9 | L | 26-43 | 25-52 | 51-95 | ||
| September 20, 1955 | New York Yankees 9 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 26-44 | 25-52 | 51-96 | ||
| September 20, 1955 | New York Yankees 6 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 26-45 | 25-52 | 51-97 | ||
| September 21, 1955 | New York Yankees 7 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 26-46 | 25-52 | 51-98 | ||
| September 23, 1955 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Washington Senators 7 | W | 27-46 | 25-52 | 52-98 | ||
| September 23, 1955 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 28-46 | 25-52 | 53-98 | ||
| September 24, 1955 | Baltimore Orioles 8 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 28-47 | 25-52 | 53-99 | ||
| September 24, 1955 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Washington Senators 0 | L | 28-48 | 25-52 | 53-100 | ||
| September 25, 1955 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 28-49 | 25-52 | 53-101 |
