1955 Baltimore Orioles season
| 1955 Baltimore Orioles | |
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| Brooks Robinson's MLB debut | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 57–97 (.370) |
| League place | 7th |
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| Owner(s) | Jerold Hoffberger, Clarence Miles |
| General manager(s) | Paul Richards |
| Manager(s) | Paul Richards |
| Local television |
WMAR-TV/WAAM/WBAL-TV (Ernie Harwell, Bailey Goss) |
| Local radio |
WCBM (Ernie Harwell, Chuck Thompson, Bailey Goss) |
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The 1955 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 57 wins and 97 losses, 39 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees. The team was managed by first-year manager Paul Richards and played their home games at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium.
In the fall of 1954, the Orioles further distanced themselves from their Browns past by making a 17-player trade with the New York Yankees that included most former Browns of note still on the Baltimore roster. Indeed, to this day the Orioles make almost no mention of their past as the Browns. Though the deal did little to improve the short-term competitiveness of the club, it helped establish a fresh identity for the Oriole franchise.
The details of the trade were as follows: Don Larsen, Billy Hunter, Bob Turley, and players to be named later were traded by the Orioles to the New York Yankees for Gene Woodling, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos, Willy Miranda and players to be named later. The deal was completed on December 1, when the Yankees sent Bill Miller, Kal Segrist, Don Leppert, and Ted Del Guercio (minors) to the Orioles, and the Orioles sent Mike Blyzka, Darrell Johnson, Jim Fridley, and Dick Kryhoski to the Yankees.
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