1955 Artesia Numexers Roster
Team Record: 80-57
Finished 3rd in the LL
Manager: Tom Jordan (80-57)
Location: Artesia, New Mexico
Ballpark: Brainard Park
Attendance: 28,880, Avg. 422
Playoffs - Roswell Rockets 4 games, Artesia Numexers 3
The Artesia Numexers of the Longhorn League ended the 1955 season with a record of 80 wins and 57 losses, finishing third in the LL.
The Numexers topped the circuit with just 769 runs allowed. Artesia scored 935 runs. Tom Jordan led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .407. Eddie Locke and Harry Young paced the squad with 20 wins each, while Eddie Locke recorded a 3.75 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Tom Jordan and Eddie Locke both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Tom Jordan served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Bawcom | R | R | October 28, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Bobby Boyd | L | R | July 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Robert Brown | ||||||
| Thomas Buford | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Allen Chester | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Joseph Coscia | R | April 29, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Queens, NY US | |
| Napoleon Daniels | L | R | October 3, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Paul Dobkowski | R | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Kenneth Foster | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Frank Gallardo | R | 5'8" | 167 | |||
| Bryan Haney | ||||||
| Robert Herron | R | R | March 13, 1926 | 6'2" | 220 | McKinney, TX US |
| Lawrence Honza | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Daniel Howard | L | 6'4" | 215 | |||
| Gilbert Johnson | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Tom Jordan | R | R | September 5, 1919 | 6'1" | 195 | Lawton, OK US |
| James Kenaga | R | L | November 1, 1931 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Eddie Locke | L | R | January 13, 1923 | 5'11" | 181 | |
| Robert McNeal | R | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Alan Siff | S | R | August 8, 1931 | 6'3" | 210 | Upper Nyack, NY US |
| Weldon Vornkahl | ||||||
| Charles Watts | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Jim Waugh | R | L | November 2, 1929 | 5'10" | 173 | Huntington, WV US |
| Craig Whetstone | L | L | July 22, 1932 | 6'1" | 165 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Bobby Wilson | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Harry Young | L | R | October 26, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Hardin, TX US |
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.
