1955 Lincoln Chiefs Roster
Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 67-83
Finished 6th in the WL
Manager: Bill Burwell (67-83)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Ballpark: Sherman Field
Attendance: 90,024, Avg. 1,200
1955 Lincoln Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 67-83
Finished 6th in the WL
Manager: Bill Burwell (67-83)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Ballpark: Sherman Field
Attendance: 90,024, Avg. 1,200
The Lincoln Chiefs of the Western League ended the 1955 season with a record of 67 wins and 83 losses, finishing sixth in the WL.
The Chiefs scored 720 runs and surrendered 724 runs.
Members of the 1955 Lincoln Chiefs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Earl Smith, Bill Bell, Nick Koback, Cholly Naranjo, Red Witt, Orinthal Anderson, Joe Christopher, Bennie Daniels, Jim Waugh and Dick Hall.
Bill Burwell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Adkins | L | L | February 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | Greenville, MS US |
| Paul Almonte | R | R | February 4, 1921 | 5'9" | 180 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Orinthal Anderson | L | R | November 11, 1920 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Rex Babcock | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Bill Bell | R | R | October 24, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | Goldsboro, NC US |
| Jack Brown | R | R | February 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Elizabeth, PA US |
| Joe Christopher | R | R | December 13, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | Frederiksted, St. Croix VI |
| Jimmy Cleverly | L | June 16, 1926 | 5'9" | 175 | Salt Lake City, UT US | |
| Marcos Cobos | R | R | August 13, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Joe Damato | R | R | January 26, 1922 | 5'9" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bennie Daniels | L | R | June 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 193 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
| Dick Drilling | R | R | July 23, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Fonda, IA US |
| Harry Dunlop | L | R | September 6, 1933 | 6'2" | 190 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Jack Falls | L | R | June 14, 1931 | 5'11" | 186 | Gastonia, NC US |
| Gordon Figard | S | R | November 16, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Raymond Gilbert | ||||||
| Warren Goodrich | R | March 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Pasadena, CA US | |
| Dick Hall | R | R | September 27, 1930 | 6'6" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Don Kildoo | R | L | June 6, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | Washington, DC US |
| Nick Koback | R | R | July 19, 1935 | 6'0" | 187 | Hartford, CT US |
| Cholly Naranjo | L | R | November 25, 1933 | 5'11" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Bill Nordberg | R | R | June 18, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Howard Padgett | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Robert Reynolds | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Frank Rice | R | January 29, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Grafton, NE US | |
| Earl Smith | R | R | March 14, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Sunnyside, WA US |
| Gene Stair | L | July 6, 1930 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Joseph Stelmack | R | R | August 18, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Fred Strobel | R | R | March 30, 1929 | 5'11" | 200 | Oxnard, CA US |
| Jim Waugh | R | R | November 25, 1933 | 6'3" | 185 | Lancaster, OH US |
| Deward Williams | R | R | September 14, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Red Witt | R | R | November 9, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | Long Beach, CA 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.
