1955 Danville Leafs Roster
Team Record: 73-64
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Andy Gilbert (73-64)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Danville, Virginia
Ballpark: League Park
Attendance: 78,341, Avg. 1,144
Playoffs - Danville Leafs 4 games, Fayetteville Highlanders 1
Finals - Danville Leafs 4 games, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 2
The Danville Leafs of the Carolina League ended the 1955 season with a record of 73 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the CL.
The Leafs scored 645 runs and yielded 596 runs. Melvin Collins paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .304. Hal Woodeshick and John Fitzgerald topped Danville with 14 wins each, while John Fitzgerald registered a 2.87 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1955 Danville Leafs who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Sherman Jones, John Fitzgerald, Bob Schmidt, Andy Gilbert and Hal Woodeshick.
Andy Gilbert served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Beier | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| William Coccodrilli | ||||||
| Melvin Collins | R | R | July 17, 1932 | 5'10" | 162 | |
| Larry DeVita | R | L | April 4, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| John Dewhirst | R | March 25, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Gordon Dyment | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Walter Fishburn | R | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| John Fitzgerald | L | L | September 15, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| William Forsyth | R | 6'0" | 220 | |||
| Andy Gilbert | R | R | July 18, 1914 | 6'0" | 203 | Bradenville, PA US |
| John Hafenecker | R | December 12, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Wayne Heim | R | April 21, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Harold Holland | L | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Jacob Jacobsen | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Norman Johnson | R | R | February 8, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | Alta, IA US |
| Sherman Jones | L | R | February 10, 1935 | 6'4" | 205 | Winton, NC US |
| Chuck Kott | R | R | September 18, 1932 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Robert Lloyd | R | R | 6'2" | 197 | ||
| Bobby Loftin | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Kenneth Martin | R | September 18, 1933 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Paul Mesich | R | R | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Joseph Moran | L | R | 5'10" | 178 | ||
| Will Prior | R | June 5, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Robert Reime | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Ibrahim Rios | R | R | 5'10" | 140 | ||
| Bob Schmidt | R | R | April 22, 1933 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Louis, MO US |
| George Svatosky | R | June 16, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Odell Swafford | L | October 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Dick Urlage | R | September 6, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | Covington, KY US | |
| Albert Wilson | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Robert Wood | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Hal Woodeshick | R | L | August 24, 1932 | 6'3" | 200 | Wilkes-Barre, PA 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.
