1955 Major League Baseball season

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The 1955 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 11 to October 4, 1955. It featured 16 teams, eight in the National League and eight in the American League, with each team playing a 154-game schedule. In the World Series the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3. For the third consecutive season, a franchise changed homes as the Philadelphia Athletics moved to Kansas City and played their home games at Municipal Stadium.

Standings

American League

National League

Postseason

Bracket

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Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

Managers

American League

National League

Home field attendance

Television coverage

The Game of the Week moved from ABC to CBS (the rights were actually set up through the Falstaff Brewing Corporation ). The All-Star Game and World Series aired on NBC.

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