1955 Odessa Eagles Roster
Team Record: 51-86
Finished 8th in the LL
Manager: Tony York (51-86)
Location: Odessa, Texas
Ballpark: Oiler Park
Attendance: 34,574, Avg. 505
The Odessa Eagles of the Longhorn League ended the 1955 season with a record of 51 wins and 86 losses, finishing eighth in the LL.
The Eagles plated 677 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 877 runs. Roman Loyko led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .342 average. Michael Gazella topped Odessa with 10 wins and a team-best 4.5 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Julio González and Tony York both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Tony York served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Ackers | R | R | July 21, 1930 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Jim Bello | R | R | April 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Bronx, NY US |
| John Blodgett | R | R | August 26, 1934 | 6'4" | 225 | |
| James Carson | R | L | September 17, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Roy Cootes | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Robert Cullins | R | December 10, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | Memphis, TN US | |
| Paul Deeb | ||||||
| Ken Elliott | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| William Fuqua | S | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Michael Gazella | R | August 16, 1927 | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Joseph Giel | R | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| Tom Godwin | R | June 24, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Donald Goeken | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Julio González | R | R | December 20, 1920 | 5'11" | 150 | Banes, CU |
| Freddie Harrist | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| James Hesse | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Lowell Landsem | L | R | September 2, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | Grafton, ND US |
| Frank Lee | ||||||
| Roman Loyko | L | July 23, 1920 | 5'7" | 165 | ||
| Audie Malone | S | R | March 16, 1923 | 5'11" | 165 | Union County, MS US |
| Hubert Nealy | ||||||
| Wenceslao Ortiz | R | R | 5'9" | 162 | ||
| Edward Peacock | R | 5'9" | 190 | |||
| Duane Peters | ||||||
| Philip Philip | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| Jerry Quane | R | August 7, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Natale Ra | L | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Moe Santomauro | R | R | June 13, 1925 | 6'0" | 182 | |
| Dale Scales | L | L | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Darrell Seitz | R | 6'3" | 195 | |||
| Bobby Smith | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| George Socha | R | R | 6'3" | 217 | ||
| Roy Sorensen | R | R | June 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Richard Strombach | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Harold Swearingen | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Jackie Terrill | R | 5'11" | 163 | |||
| Jim Tremel | R | R | February 22, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | Lilly, PA US |
| Jerry Tucker | L | R | 6'5" | 195 | ||
| Tony York | R | R | November 27, 1912 | 5'10" | 165 | Irene, TX 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.
