1955 South Atlantic League season
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| 1955 South Atlantic League season | |
|---|---|
| League | South Atlantic League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 12 – August 31 |
| Number of games | 140 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| League champions | Columbia Reds |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | Augusta Tigers |
| Runners-up | Montgomery Rebels |
The 1955 South Atlantic League was a Class A baseball season played between April 12 and August 31. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs.
The Augusta Tigers won the South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Montgomery Rebels in the final round of the playoffs.
- The Augusta Rams begin an affiliation with the Detroit Tigers. The club is renamed to the Augusta Tigers.
- The Montgomery Rebels begin an affiliation with the Boston Red Sox.
Teams
Map of teams
Regular season
Summary
- The Columbia Reds finish the season with the best record for the first time since 1952.
Standings
| South Atlantic League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Columbia Reds | 89 | 51 | .636 | – |
| Jacksonville Braves | 79 | 61 | .564 | 10 |
| Augusta Tigers | 76 | 64 | .543 | 13 |
| Montgomery Rebels | 75 | 64 | .540 | 13.5 |
| Macon Peaches | 67 | 73 | .479 | 22 |
| Savannah Athletics | 61 | 79 | .436 | 28 |
| Columbus Cardinals | 58 | 81 | .417 | 30.5 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 54 | 86 | .386 | 35 |
League Leaders
Batting leaders
Pitching leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Charlie Rabe, Columbia Reds | 21 |
| ERA | Gus Keriazakos, Savannah Athletics | 1.67 |
| CG | Webbo Clarke, Charlotte Hornets Charlie Rabe, Columbia Reds | 23 |
| SHO | Charlie Rabe, Columbia Reds | 6 |
| IP | Webbo Clarke, Charlotte Hornets | 262.0 |
| SO | Charlie Rabe, Columbia Reds | 219 |
Playoffs
- The semi-finals were reduced to a one-game series.
- The finals were reduced to a best-of-three series.
- The Augusta Tigers won their fifth South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Montgomery Rebels in three games.
Playoff bracket
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Columbia | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Augusta | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Augusta | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Jacksonville | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Jacksonville | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Montgomery | 1 | |||||||