The following are the baseball events of the year 1955 throughout the world.

Years in baseball
← 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 →
1955 in sports
Air sports American football Aquatic sports Association football Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Canadian football Chess Climbing Combat sports Sumo Cricket 1954–55 1955 1955–56 Cycling Dance sports Darts Equestrianism Esports Field hockey Flying disc Golf Gymnastics Handball Ice hockey Ice sports Korfball Lumberjack sports Mind sports Modern pentathlon Motorsport Orienteering Paralympic sports Precision sports Shooting Racquetball Roller sports Sailing Skiing Speedway Rugby league‎ Rugby union Snooker 1954–55 1955–56 Strength sports Weightlifting Squash Table tennis Tennis Triathlon Volleyball

Champions

Major League Baseball

• World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-3); Johnny Podres, MVP
• All-Star Game, July 12 at County Stadium: National League, 6-5 (12 innings)

Other champions

• College World Series: Wake Forest University
• Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Nankai Hawks (4-3)
• Little League World Series: Morrisville, Pennsylvania
• Pan American Games: Dominican Republic over USA

Winter Leagues

• 1955 Caribbean Series: Cangrejeros de Santurce
• Cuban League: Alacranes del Almendares
• Dominican Republic League: Leones del Escogido
• Mexican Pacific League: Venados de Mazatlán
• Panamanian League: Carta Vieja Yankees
• Puerto Rican League: Cangrejeros de Santurce
• Venezuelan League: Navegantes del Magallanes

Awards and honors

• Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Frank Baker
  • Joe DiMaggio
  • Ted Lyons
  • Dazzy Vance
  • Gabby Hartnett
  • Ray Schalk
• Most Valuable Player
  • American League: Yogi Berra, New York Yankees
  • National League: Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodgers
• Rookie of the Year
  • American League: Herb Score, Cleveland Indians
  • National League: Bill Virdon, St. Louis Cardinals

MLB statistical leaders

	American League		National League
AVG	Al Kaline DET	.340	Richie Ashburn PHI	.338
HR	Mickey Mantle NYY	37	Willie Mays NYG	51
RBI	Ray Boone DET & Jackie Jensen BOS	116	Duke Snider BKN	136
Wins	Whitey Ford NYY, Bob Lemon CLE & Frank Sullivan BOS	18	Robin Roberts PHI	23
ERA	Billy Pierce CHW	1.97	Bob Friend PIT	2.83
Ks	Herb Score CLE	245	Sam Jones CHC	198

Major league baseball final standings

Events

Before the Athletics arrive in town, the Kansas City Monarchs move their base of operations to Grand Rapids, Michigan. They retain the name "Kansas City Monarchs" and continue in the Negro American League as a barnstorming team.

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