1955 Corning Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 69-57
Finished 3rd in the PONYL
Manager: Glenn Wright (69-57)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Corning, New York
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 42,019, Avg. 667
Playoffs - Corning Red Sox 2 games, Bradford Phillies 1
Finals - Hamilton Cardinals 3 games, Corning Red Sox 0
The Corning Red Sox of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1955 season with a record of 69 wins and 57 losses, finishing third in the PONYL.
The Red Sox scored 723 runs and allowed 631 runs. James Hirsch led batters with significant playing time by hitting .319. Ed Urness and Ted Stone topped Corning with 13 wins each, while Ken McBride recorded a 3.81 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Ken McBride and Bill Monbouquette both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Glenn Wright served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Bayne | R | 6'4" | 200 | |||
| Fred Bower | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Dale DeSilva | R | R | February 4, 1937 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Louis Deutschmann | R | 6'2" | 220 | |||
| Armand Diferdinando | R | R | September 18, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Freddie Duvall | R | R | December 11, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Joseph Farrar | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Robert Fidler | R | R | July 16, 1935 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Frank Gavel | L | R | June 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Donald Glenn | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Thomas Griglak | R | R | January 1, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Harold Gruner | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Richard Hidalgo | R | August 2, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Cless Hinckley | R | R | October 8, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| James Hirsch | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Nicky Hopkins | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Douglass Hubacek | R | R | September 12, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Mexia, TX US |
| John Hubbard | ||||||
| Richard Kraft | R | R | February 5, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Lloyd Leblanc | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Sylvan Lucas | R | R | August 16, 1932 | 5'10" | 170 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Ken McBride | R | R | August 12, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Huntsville, AL US |
| Dean Mickelson | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Bill Monbouquette | R | R | August 11, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | Medford, MA US |
| Thomas Murphy | L | R | May 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 200 | Waterbury, VT US |
| James Owens | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Gerald Pregon | R | September 16, 1935 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Bruce Robarge | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Robert Schuermann | R | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Marvin Shoemaker | L | R | July 2, 1931 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Ted Stone | R | R | December 26, 1932 | 6'1" | 168 | |
| Norm Tanner | R | R | April 20, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Samuel Trezza | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Ed Urness | R | R | August 14, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | Portland, OR US |
| Robert Walsh | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Edward Yeager | R | 5'8" | 167 |
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.
