1955 Clinton Pirates Roster
Mississippi-Ohio Valley League (MOVL) - Class: D
Team Record: 68-57
Finished 3rd in the MOVL
Manager: Robert Clark (68-57)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Clinton, Iowa
Ballpark: Alliant Energy Field
Attendance: 57,683, Avg. 923
1955 Clinton Pirates StatisticsTeam Record: 68-57
Finished 3rd in the MOVL
Manager: Robert Clark (68-57)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Clinton, Iowa
Ballpark: Alliant Energy Field
Attendance: 57,683, Avg. 923
Playoffs - Dubuque Packers 2 games, Clinton Pirates 0
The Clinton Pirates of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1955 season with a record of 68 wins and 57 losses, finishing third in the MOVL.
The Pirates scored 700 runs and allowed 630 runs.
Lou Johnson played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Clinton Pirates to do so.
Robert Clark served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bethea | L | L | August 21, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Bill Brown | R | R | November 15, 1931 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Martin Carr | L | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Bobby Clark | L | R | March 4, 1929 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Glenn Dangleis | R | R | February 10, 1936 | 6'1" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Joe Drotar | R | R | October 8, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | Homestead, PA US |
| Robert Felner | R | July 24, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Floro Fernandez | ||||||
| Edmund Greicius | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Jim Hartbarger | R | August 22, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Thomas Humber | R | R | July 22, 1931 | 5'8" | 172 | |
| Lou Johnson | R | R | September 22, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | Lexington, KY US |
| Denton Lakatosh | R | March 7, 1934 | 6'2" | 186 | ||
| John Leatherbury | R | R | 6'4" | 182 | ||
| Ken Ludwig | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Stanley Malec | R | R | August 24, 1932 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| John McAreavy | L | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| Donald Miller | R | R | October 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | Mitchell, IL US |
| Dick Momford | ||||||
| Bob Neeley | R | 6'2" | 172 | |||
| Ayton Pagan | ||||||
| Gary Poulson | R | 6'2" | 178 | |||
| Benny Rich | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| James Schultheis | July 1, 1935 | 193 | ||||
| Glenn Schultz | ||||||
| Irvin Serafini | R | R | August 31, 1935 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Donald Strickland | R | December 12, 1930 | 6'1" | 194 | Memphis, TN US | |
| Kenneth Suess | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| James Truelove | ||||||
| Tony Washington | L | L | January 9, 1937 | 6'2" | 183 | Chicago, IL US |
| Robert Weber | ||||||
| John Wiernicki | ||||||
| Billy Wilgus | R | 5'7" | 165 | |||
| Cedric Wolfman | R | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| Clement Yaskowitz | R | R | 6'0" | 190 |
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.
