1955 Hamilton Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 82-43
Finished 1st in the PONYL
Manager: Eddie Lyons (82-43)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Ballpark: Civic Baseball Stadium
Attendance: 53,989, Avg. 864
Playoffs - Hamilton Cardinals 2 games, Wellsville Braves 1
Finals - Hamilton Cardinals 3 games, Corning Red Sox 0
The Hamilton Cardinals of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1955 season with a record of 82 wins and 43 losses, finishing first in the PONYL.
The Cardinals topped the league with 836 runs. Hamilton allowed 572 runs, least in the league. Ed Lyons topped all regular batters by connecting at a .350 clip. Gary Geiger led the squad with 20 wins, while Burlon Cloer and Dave Lutz also added 15 or more victories also Gary Geiger recorded a 1.98 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1955 Hamilton Cardinals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Paul Toth, Ed Lyons and Gary Geiger.
Eddie Lyons served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Anderson | R | R | December 18, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Bill Brown | R | July 18, 1934 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Arthur Burnett | L | R | December 5, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Donald Camden | R | 5'8" | 150 | |||
| Carl Cassell | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| Burlon Cloer | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| John Cotula | ||||||
| Larry Cunningham | L | L | November 26, 1932 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Robert Foreman | R | L | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Thomas Foster | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Gary Geiger | L | R | April 4, 1937 | 6'0" | 168 | Sand Ridge, IL US |
| Nilo Giavedoni | R | 5'11" | 145 | |||
| Dale Glunn | R | January 18, 1936 | Waushara County, WI US | |||
| Jere Hill | R | October 23, 1936 | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Robert Jacobs | ||||||
| Dave Lutz | R | R | November 2, 1933 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Ed Lyons | R | R | May 12, 1923 | 5'9" | 165 | Winston-Salem, NC US |
| Eugene Merandi | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Bill Nagel | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Eugene Pami | ||||||
| Art Remsa | L | November 16, 1930 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Thomas Rivers | ||||||
| George Rodems | September 8, 1930 | Buffalo, NY US | ||||
| Charles Royer | R | R | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Albert Runtes | R | L | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Daniel Skillings | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Hersey Smith | ||||||
| James Teller | L | L | 6'1" | 197 | ||
| Paul Toth | R | R | June 30, 1935 | 6'1" | 175 | McRoberts, KY US |
| Alan Willner | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Merle Wise | R | August 23, 1931 | 5'11" | 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.
