1955 Durham Bulls Roster
Team Record: 69-69
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Frank Skaff (69-69)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
Attendance: 40,965, Avg. 594
Playoffs - High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 4 games, Durham Bulls 3
The Durham Bulls of the Carolina League ended the 1955 season with a record of 69 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.
The Bulls plated 636 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 695 runs. Jim McManus led batters with significant playing time with a .294 average. Max Simmons topped Durham with 17 wins, while John Fickinger registered a 2.98 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1955 Durham Bulls who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim McManus, Bob Bruce and Charley Lau.
Frank Skaff served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Barr | R | L | September 26, 1932 | 6'2" | 185 | Lancaster, PA US |
| Dick Bays | L | L | January 19, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| James Brill | R | R | August 31, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Bob Bruce | R | R | May 16, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | Detroit, MI US |
| Earl Castille | R | R | 6'4" | 180 | ||
| Duke Dawson | R | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| John Fickinger | R | R | October 11, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | Ashland, PA US |
| Ernie Funk | R | R | March 11, 1930 | 6'1" | 182 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Hargrave | ||||||
| Jim Hughes | R | R | October 21, 1934 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Bud Hull | R | April 5, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Detroit, MI US | |
| John Irace | R | February 21, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Ralph Kennedy | R | R | December 5, 1923 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Nikko Koleff | R | R | September 2, 1934 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Charley Lau | L | R | April 12, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | Romulus, MI US |
| Thomas Leonard | L | 5'11" | 173 | |||
| Richard Lisiecki | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Robert Loschke | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| James Lumadue | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Jim McManus | L | L | July 20, 1935 | 6'4" | 215 | Brookline, MA US |
| Joe Melago | R | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Billy Mitchell | R | R | April 9, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Bob Neebling | R | R | March 26, 1932 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Gene Neff | R | February 28, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Thomas O'Brien | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Al Pehanick | R | R | August 27, 1935 | 6'5" | 195 | Scranton, PA US |
| Paul Petro | R | December 13, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| John Risch | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Max Simmons | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Sycinger | ||||||
| Robert Taylor | L | December 20, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Tom Van Remmen | R | R | April 2, 1934 | 6'1" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Johnie Venable | L | R | October 26, 1935 | 6'1" | 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.
