1955 Big Spring Cosden Cops Roster
Team Record: 57-83
Finished 7th in the LL
Manager: Robert Martin (57-83)
Location: Big Spring, Texas
Ballpark: Steer Stadium
Attendance: 27,918, Avg. 399
The Big Spring Cosden Cops of the Longhorn League ended the 1955 season with a record of 57 wins and 83 losses, finishing seventh in the LL.
The Cosden Cops scored 790 runs and conceded 988 runs. Frank Billings paced all regular batters with a .337 average. Albert Hill topped Big Spring with 15 wins, while Arthur DiCesare registered a 5.1 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Jimmie Newberry and Jim Zapp both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Robert Martin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Anderson | R | June 21, 1932 | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Bubba Atkinson | L | L | February 26, 1933 | 5'10" | 160 | Jackson, MS US |
| Agamemnon Baca | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Monroe Barr | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Frank Billings | L | March 25, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Luis Caballero | R | R | 5'11" | 167 | ||
| Nicholas Capelli | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Tom Costello | R | April 25, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Arthur DiCesare | R | R | August 7, 1934 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Bob Doe | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| James Garcia | ||||||
| Albert Hill | R | R | May 26, 1935 | 5'9" | 181 | |
| Jim Hollis | L | R | ||||
| Dario Jimenez | R | R | 5'8" | 142 | ||
| Marcus Job | R | R | March 9, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Robert Kennamer | ||||||
| Arthur Martin | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Robert Martin | R | July 22, 1922 | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Armando Martinez | L | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Thomas McKenna | R | R | June 3, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Jimmie Newberry | R | R | June 9, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | Camden, AL US |
| Wenceslao Ortiz | R | R | 5'9" | 162 | ||
| Jack Poppell | R | October 7, 1933 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Phillip Ra | L | 6'0" | ||||
| Mike Rainey | L | R | November 30, 1930 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Manuel Sabari | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Mario Salazar | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Raymond Sims | R | R | May 13, 1931 | 6'2" | 178 | |
| John Telatnik | February 15, 1930 | |||||
| Garland Turano | ||||||
| Al Valdes | R | October 15, 1927 | 5'9" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU | |
| Jim Zapp | R | R | April 18, 1924 | 6'3" | 232 | Nashville, TN 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.
