1955 Albany Senators Roster
Team Record: 53-84
Finished 8th in the EL
Manager: Bert Haas (53-84)
Location: Albany, New York
Ballpark: Hawkins Stadium
Attendance: 52,752, Avg. 770
The Albany Senators of the Eastern League ended the 1955 season with a record of 53 wins and 84 losses, finishing eighth in the EL.
The Senators scored 701 runs and yielded 856 runs, most in the circuit. Bob Jenkins led all regular batters by hitting .340. Ernest Nichols topped Albany with 10 wins, while Edward Yasinski registered a 4.62 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1955 Albany Senators who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Snyder, Bert Haas and Carl Linhart.
Bert Haas served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Barbier | R | R | May 17, 1933 | 6'1" | 170 | Schenectady, NY US |
| Joseph Belcastro | R | June 13, 1927 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Richard Blow | S | R | September 21, 1920 | 6'2" | 177 | |
| George Crawford | R | R | June 28, 1929 | 6'2" | 182 | |
| Wayne Crawford | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Joseph DellaMonica | R | R | September 28, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Paul Doughty | R | R | July 5, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | Bangor, ME US |
| Richard Duffy | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Dick Eaton | L | January 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Richard Giedlin | L | L | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Bert Haas | R | R | February 8, 1914 | 5'11" | 178 | Naperville, IL US |
| George Heller | L | L | July 27, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | Honesdale, PA US |
| Roger Higgins | R | R | March 19, 1927 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Carl Hodson | R | January 13, 1931 | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Bob Jenkins | R | R | August 15, 1931 | 6'0" | 195 | Hagerstown, MD US |
| Edward Kalski | R | R | February 28, 1926 | 5'11" | 205 | Cohoes, NY US |
| Thaddeus Kapuscinski | R | R | January 13, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Tom Lakos | R | R | May 22, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Ernest Lawrence | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Carl Linhart | L | R | December 14, 1929 | 5'11" | 184 | Zborov, Olomouc CZ |
| Richard Lisiecki | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Robert Mische | R | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Eddie Neville | L | L | September 25, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Ernest Nichols | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Patrick O'Neill | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Bill Paolisso | R | December 6, 1927 | 5'9" | 163 | ||
| Bob Radley | L | January 29, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Emil Restaino | R | January 7, 1929 | 5'10" | 171 | ||
| John Sass | R | October 19, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | , MI US | |
| Bill Sherman | R | R | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| George Smith | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Jim Snyder | R | R | August 15, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | Dearborn, MI US |
| Frankie Staucet | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Richard Stellern | L | L | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Joe Tedesco | R | R | July 12, 1925 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Richard Tomecek | ||||||
| Harry Weakley | R | R | June 13, 1929 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Arthur West | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Edward Yasinski | R | R | 5'11" | 185 |
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.
