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.
Team changes 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 1955 South Atlantic League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Augusta Tigers Augusta, Georgia Detroit Tigers Jennings Stadium Charlotte Hornets Charlotte, North Carolina Washington Senators Clark Griffith Park Columbia Reds Columbia, South Carolina Cincinnati Redlegs Capital City Stadium Columbus Cardinals Columbus, Georgia St. Louis Cardinals Golden Park Jacksonville Braves Jacksonville, Florida Milwaukee Braves Jacksonville Baseball Park Macon Peaches Macon, Georgia Chicago Cubs Luther Williams Field Montgomery Rebels Montgomery, Alabama Boston Red Sox Municipal Field Savannah Athletics Savannah, Georgia Kansas City Athletics Grayson Stadium
Map of teams
Regular season Summary The Columbia Reds finish the season with the best record for the first time since 1952.
Standings 1955 SALLY Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed February 22, 2025 South Atlantic League Team Win Loss % GB Columbia Reds 89 51 – Jacksonville Braves 79 61 10 Augusta Tigers 76 64 13 Montgomery Rebels 75 64 13.5 Macon Peaches 67 73 22 Savannah Athletics 61 79 28 Columbus Cardinals 58 81 30.5 Charlotte Hornets 54 86 35
League Leaders Batting leaders 1955 SAL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 22, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Marvin Williams, Columbia Reds .328 H George Toepfer, Montgomery Rebels 180 R Ultus Alvarez, Columbia Reds 102 2B Ultus Alvarez, Columbia Reds 35 3B Bobo Osborne, Augusta Tigers 17 HR Tommy Giordano, Savannah Athletics Horace Garner, Jacksonville Braves Tom Sarna, Augusta Tigers 18 RBI Bobo Osborne, Augusta Tigers William Thompson, Columbia Reds 94 SB Sammy Drake, Macon Peaches 24
Pitching leaders 1955 SAL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 22, 2025 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
See also 1955 Major League Baseball season
References
External links Minor League Baseball official website