1955 Hazlehurst-Baxley Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 57-53
Finished 3rd in the GSL
Manager: Sam Goodsoozian (57-53)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Baxley, Georgia; Hazlehurst, Georgia
Ballpark: Roland Cook Stadium
Attendance: 10,397, Avg. 189
Playoffs - Sandersville Giants 3 games, Hazlehurst-Baxley Red Sox 1
The Hazlehurst-Baxley Red Sox of the Georgia State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 57 wins and 53 losses, finishing third in the GSL.
The Hazlehurst- Red Sox scored 585 runs and yielded 595 runs. Lindon Duncan led batters with significant playing time by hitting .312. Thomas Davis topped Baxley with 14 wins, while Donald Bradley registered a 2.47 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bob Sadowski played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hazlehurst-Baxley Red Sox to do so.
Sam Goodsoozian served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Bradley | R | R | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Carl Cassell | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| Angelo Dal Porto | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Alfred Davis | R | R | March 1, 1936 | 5'10" | 200 | |
| Thomas Davis | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Vic Davis | R | R | January 26, 1936 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Lindon Duncan | L | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| John Dwyer | R | July 18, 1933 | 5'10" | 168 | ||
| Charley Francis | R | R | September 6, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | Gibsland, LA US |
| Sam Goodsoozian | R | April 28, 1931 | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| Jack Grammer | L | September 9, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Bonham, TX US | |
| Charles Guenst | May 12, 1933 | |||||
| Robert Herring | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Delane Hulsey | R | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Vernon Jarvinen | ||||||
| Alfred Knox | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Leman Mahurin | S | R | 6'0" | 192 | ||
| James Matthews | L | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| Paul McGuire | R | R | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Sam McIntyre | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Bill Miller | R | R | March 26, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Robert Nemeth | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Charles Payne | R | 5'10" | 167 | |||
| Bertram Perlman | ||||||
| Ray Phelps | ||||||
| Tommy Proctor | R | R | December 16, 1935 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Don Quinn | R | L | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Jack Reed | L | R | April 1, 1932 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Bob Sadowski | L | R | January 15, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| William Shalata | L | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| John Siebold | ||||||
| Don Webber | December 16, 1936 | |||||
| Jimmy Williams | R | July 18, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Richard Wilson | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Richard Woodall | ||||||
| Donald Young | L | L | November 10, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | Fayette City, 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.
