1955 Bradford Phillies Roster
Team Record: 74-51
Finished 2nd in the PONYL
Manager: Lew Krausse (0-0), Pat Colgan (0-0), Lew Krausse (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Bradford, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Community Park
Attendance: 35,979, Avg. 576
Playoffs - Corning Red Sox 2 games, Bradford Phillies 1
The Bradford Phillies of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1955 season with a record of 74 wins and 51 losses, finishing second in the PONYL.
The Phillies plated 808 runs and allowed 672 runs. Thomas Keane led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .336 clip. Hank Bolinda topped Bradford with 20 wins and a team-best 3.1 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Don Landrum played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Bradford Phillies to do so.
Lew Krausse, Pat Colgan and Lew Krausse served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Almeida | R | July 2, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Arley Andrews | L | L | December 18, 1934 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Charles Antak | R | January 28, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Dale Bennetch | L | R | March 17, 1936 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Hank Bolinda | R | R | August 5, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Leonard Brown | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Bill Burroughs | R | R | October 24, 1931 | 5'10" | 180 | Lambertville, NJ US |
| Carlo Crispino | R | June 15, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | Baltimore, MD US | |
| Edward Culbert | L | L | March 15, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Franklin Etchberger | ||||||
| Robert Frederick | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Charles Heppenstall | R | L | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Don Jones | R | December 5, 1930 | 5'10" | 175 | Beemer, NE US | |
| Thomas Keane | R | April 13, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Don Landrum | L | R | February 16, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Santa Rosa, CA US |
| John Liddy | R | 6'0" | 178 | |||
| Bob Milo | L | L | August 4, 1932 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Ronald Mottl | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Edward Naumann | September 24, 1935 | |||||
| Harry Oliver | R | R | September 6, 1935 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Carl Olley | R | R | 6'0" | 164 | ||
| James Orr | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| David Osburn | R | R | February 19, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Buckhannon, WV US |
| Roy Peery | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Earnest Pharr | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Robert Prater | ||||||
| William Purcell | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Charlie Randall | L | R | 5'10" | 184 | ||
| Jim Robinson | R | R | March 28, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | Carroll County, GA US |
| Mark Sampson | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Charles Selph | R | March 6, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Lakeland, FL US | |
| Fred Serley | L | 6'3" | 205 | East Syracuse, NY US | ||
| Phil Stevens | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Lou Vassie | R | R | June 30, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Ray Walters | August 30, 1936 | |||||
| Donald Wilhelm | R | R | January 22, 1936 | 6'1" | 173 | Phillipsburg, NJ 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.
