1955 Hornell Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 50-76
Finished 6th in the PONYL
Manager: Boyd Bartley (50-76)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Hornell, New York
Ballpark: Maple City Park
Attendance: 27,314, Avg. 434
The Hornell Dodgers of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1955 season with a record of 50 wins and 76 losses, finishing sixth in the PONYL.
The Dodgers scored 745 runs and conceded 917 runs. Fran Boniar led all regular batters by hitting .435. Salvatore Monaco and Ronald Owen topped Hornell with 10 wins each, while Ronald Owen recorded a 4.24 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Jack Smith played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hornell Dodgers to do so.
Boyd Bartley served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ahrens | L | 6'2" | 182 | |||
| William Arellanes | R | R | June 24, 1936 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Joe Bayno | L | L | October 10, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Mitchell Bell | ||||||
| Philip Bjornberg | R | September 6, 1929 | 5'11" | 164 | North Haven, CT US | |
| Edward Bolch | L | 6'4" | 220 | |||
| Fran Boniar | R | R | October 23, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Tom Bova | R | October 6, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Fred Brandt | R | R | July 3, 1934 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Sheldon Brodsky | R | R | September 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Ron Cameron | R | R | January 16, 1934 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Ronald Capps | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Ray Chenier | ||||||
| William Clark | R | R | August 7, 1931 | 5'10" | 180 | Masontown, PA US |
| Bill Coleman | R | R | October 2, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Bill Crawford | R | R | May 7, 1932 | 6'2" | 197 | |
| Mervin Currie | ||||||
| Jimmy Davis | R | R | March 25, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Walt Dziedzic | R | November 29, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Larry Elliott | R | November 9, 1935 | 6'2" | 187 | La Junta, CO US | |
| Marlin Erickson | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Norman Faulconer | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Ron Fountain | R | R | September 12, 1932 | 5'10" | 170 | Schenectady, NY US |
| Lyndell George | L | 5'10" | ||||
| Joseph Granville | R | R | Carbondale, PA US | |||
| Doug Hall | November 8, 1932 | |||||
| Albert James | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Keith Johnson | R | R | February 12, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | Ririe, ID US |
| Jerry Kane | November 29, 1932 | |||||
| Donald Kopec | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Joey Lawrence | R | December 1, 1934 | 5'9" | 140 | ||
| James Mackey | ||||||
| Brian Martin | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Salvatore Monaco | R | R | 5'7" | 167 | ||
| Edward Moore | R | R | June 23, 1929 | 6'2" | 178 | |
| Dick Moseley | R | R | August 1, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Walter Mulvaney | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Joseph Musacchio | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Ronald Owen | L | L | May 19, 1933 | 6'4" | 200 | Avondale, PA US |
| Wilbert Pender | R | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Eddie Picker | L | L | November 21, 1935 | 5'10" | 155 | New York, NY US |
| Ed Pickert | ||||||
| Benjamin Poole | R | L | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Richard Ray | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Edward Ritchie | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Frank Salzmann | L | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Gus Sancimino | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Jack Smith | R | R | November 15, 1935 | 6'0" | 185 | Pikeville, KY US |
| Fritz Stanek | S | L | August 25, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Henry Studnicki | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Donald Terwedow | L | L | March 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 165 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Myles Travers | R | R | 5'11" | 167 | ||
| Ronald Verspohl | R | R | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Jim Walsh | R | September 3, 1931 | 5'9" | 160 | Albany, NY US | |
| Richard Whelahan | R | 5'10" | 172 |
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.
