1955 Ardmore Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 65-75
Finished 6th in the SSL
Manager: Frank Mancuso (65-75)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Ardmore, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Cardinal Park
Attendance: 33,731, Avg. 482
The Ardmore Cardinals of the Sooner State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 65 wins and 75 losses, finishing sixth in the SSL.
The Cardinals scored 700 runs and conceded 777 runs. James Brown led all regular batters by connecting at a .301 clip. Charles Purtle topped Ardmore with 22 wins and a team-best 2.82 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Frank Mancuso played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Ardmore Cardinals to do so.
Frank Mancuso served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen | L | L | 6'1" | 174 | ||
| Joseph Barberich | October 22, 1935 | |||||
| Lynn Boyer | S | April 22, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| James Brown | R | October 26, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Connie Burdick | R | July 24, 1934 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Dan Carr | R | R | March 25, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Jerry Chadwick | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Joseph Cincotta | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Roger Cook | R | R | August 2, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Mark DeLay | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Al Dichard | August 23, 1934 | 5'10" | ||||
| Jack Grammer | L | September 9, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Bonham, TX US | |
| Jim Hicks | R | R | January 7, 1935 | 6'6" | 200 | |
| George Husted | L | 6'2" | 174 | |||
| Ron Kaintz | ||||||
| Ronald Kiser | L | L | 6'0" | 174 | ||
| Jack Krol | R | R | July 5, 1936 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Ronald Kuckenbecker | ||||||
| Bobby Lovell | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Frank Mancuso | R | R | May 23, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Houston, TX US |
| Donald McFarlin | R | L | 6'2" | 169 | ||
| Jay Mitcham | R | R | December 31, 1930 | 6'3" | ||
| Ronald Mitchell | ||||||
| Ralph Morrison | L | L | December 26, 1935 | 5'8" | 173 | |
| Melvin Nun | ||||||
| Michael O'Connor | L | R | 6'8" | 198 | ||
| Hubert Phipps | R | R | 6'4" | 180 | ||
| Charles Purtle | R | R | September 5, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Jack Ramsey | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Rollie Rice | L | August 3, 1933 | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Joseph Rod | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Gerald Rooks | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Charles Royer | R | R | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Chuck Staniland | R | R | July 29, 1935 | 6'5" | 210 | Providence, RI US |
| James Turk | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| John Willingham | R | R | May 19, 1932 | 5'11" | 182 | Bevier, MO US |
| Dick Wodka | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Kenneth Wright | R | 5'11" | 156 | |||
| Frank Yurchak | R | 5'10" | 165 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
