1955 Orlando C.B.s Roster
Team Record: 92-48
Finished 1st in the FSL
Manager: Tommy O'Brien (92-48)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Orlando, Florida
Ballpark: Tinker Field
Attendance: 46,380, Avg. 663
The Orlando C.B.s of the Florida State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 92 wins and 48 losses, finishing first in the FSL.
The C.B.s surrendered 643 runs, least in the league. Orlando tallied 829 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .311 average. John Valmas earned 25 wins on the mound for the team, and Howard Tresp and Alexander Gordey, too added 15 or more wins, too Alexander Gordey registered a 2.15 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Choo-Choo Coleman and Tommy O'Brien both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Tommy O'Brien served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Barrios | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Freddie Boyd | L | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Jess Brandenburg | R | February 27, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Choo-Choo Coleman | L | R | August 25, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | Orlando, FL US |
| Russ Davis | L | November 6, 1932 | 5'8" | 185 | ||
| Dave Drapp | L | R | October 16, 1932 | 5'7" | 160 | |
| Juan Garcia | ||||||
| Anthony Gatch | L | 6'4" | 190 | |||
| Ghislain Gaudreau | S | 5'10" | 173 | |||
| Alexander Gordey | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Robert Henry | S | L | January 15, 1936 | 6'4" | 198 | |
| Manuel Heredia | ||||||
| Edward Houseknecht | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Michael Kassabian | R | 5'7" | 175 | |||
| Eddie Knezevich | L | L | November 21, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Edward Knupp | May 12, 1934 | |||||
| Carmelo Maldonado | L | L | 5'6" | 150 | ||
| Samuel Masessa | ||||||
| Charles Nelms | L | L | 6'2" | 194 | ||
| Tommy O'Brien | R | R | December 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 195 | Anniston, AL US |
| Morton Schreiber | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Frank Shaffer | L | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Speck Shirley | L | September 11, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Leo Simard | L | November 18, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Leo Smerka | ||||||
| Charles Snyder | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Ray Thomas | R | October 26, 1932 | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Howard Tresp | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| John Valmas | R | R | November 9, 1933 | 5'11" | 158 | |
| Jim Walton | R | R | September 5, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Gerald Weber | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Billy Wells | ||||||
| Sammie White | R | R | 6'2" | 180 |
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.
