1955 Elmira Pioneers Roster
Team Record: 56-83
Finished 7th in the EL
Manager: Ray Hathaway (56-83)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Elmira, New York
Ballpark: Dunn Field
Attendance: 39,276, Avg. 565
The Elmira Pioneers of the Eastern League ended the 1955 season with a record of 56 wins and 83 losses, finishing seventh in the EL.
The Pioneers plated 736 runs and conceded 788 runs. Lacey Curry led all regular hitters by hitting .299. Joseph Gushanas topped Elmira with 10 wins, while Tom Bigham recorded a 3.69 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1955 Elmira Pioneers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Charley Hall, Chuck Coles, Ray Hathaway and Danny McDevitt.
Ray Hathaway served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bielemeier | R | R | June 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | Mount Angel, OR US |
| Tom Bigham | R | R | September 11, 1932 | 6'2" | 175 | Union County, NC US |
| Don Brate | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Melvin Chaplin | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Chuck Coles | L | L | June 27, 1931 | 5'9" | 180 | Fredericktown, PA US |
| Lacey Curry | R | R | October 8, 1928 | 5'9" | 165 | Wichita Falls, TX US |
| Martin Devlin | R | R | February 7, 1933 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Bobby Dolan | R | R | December 8, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | Evansville, IA US |
| Bobby Elkins | L | December 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 175 | Lillie, LA US | |
| Robert Faust | R | R | October 6, 1933 | 6'3" | 210 | Chicago, IL US |
| Lester Fessette | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Douglas Gostlin | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Joseph Gushanas | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Charley Hall | S | R | July 30, 1923 | 5'11" | 182 | |
| Ray Hathaway | R | R | October 13, 1916 | 6'0" | 165 | Greenville, OH US |
| James Herlihy | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Eugene Kern | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Terry Kniffen | R | R | June 4, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | Isabella County, MI US |
| Edwin Lindsey | R | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Larry Ludtke | R | R | October 18, 1929 | 6'5" | 185 | |
| Dave Mann | S | R | February 16, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Dalton, GA US |
| Arthur McBride | R | R | August 13, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Danny McDevitt | L | L | November 18, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Dick Moseley | R | R | August 1, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Mike Napoli | R | R | March 6, 1932 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Ronald Owen | L | L | May 19, 1933 | 6'4" | 200 | Avondale, PA US |
| Joe Potts | R | R | August 10, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Tom Puehl | R | R | May 15, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Charles Ready | R | R | January 31, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Charlie Soraci | L | L | September 7, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| James Sprankle | R | R | July 22, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Lafayette, IN US |
| Lawrence Stankey | L | L | December 9, 1933 | 6'0" | 188 | Joliet, IL US |
| Emil Syngel | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Jack Whitehead | R | R | January 17, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Scottsbluff, NE US |
| Johnny Williams | R | R | 6'2" | 208 | Shreveport, LA 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.
