1955 Owensboro Oilers Roster
Team Record: 53-56
Finished 3rd in the KITL
Manager: Walter Lance (0-0), Ken Silvestri (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Owensboro, Kentucky
Ballpark: Miller Field
Attendance: 26,412, Avg. 485
The Owensboro Oilers of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1955 season with a record of 53 wins and 56 losses, finishing third in the KITL.
The Oilers scored 583 runs and conceded 618 runs. Joseph Cintron paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .325. Arnold Briggs topped Owensboro with 15 wins, while David Palmer recorded a 3.28 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Ken Silvestri played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Owensboro Oilers to do so.
Walter Lance and Ken Silvestri served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Anthony | R | R | May 10, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Astoria, NY US |
| James Birkofer | R | R | March 10, 1936 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Arnold Briggs | R | L | August 18, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Michael Bumb | ||||||
| Joseph Cintron | R | R | July 21, 1936 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Frank DeChano | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Dick Desrosiers | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Charles Forbes | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Jack George | R | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Don Gilbert | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Arnold Godwin | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Pete Hoover | R | L | November 23, 1936 | 6'1" | 178 | Hartford, KY US |
| Jack Hoy | R | R | April 7, 1934 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Kenneth Huffman | ||||||
| Don Johns | January 26, 1935 | |||||
| Bertram Keys | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Richard Kimball | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Robert Koski | L | 6'0" | 187 | |||
| Walter Lance | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Terry Laschen | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Ric Lessmann | L | L | October 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Edmund Lonergan | May 14, 1936 | |||||
| Bob Lysen | March 4, 1936 | 193 | Evergreen Park, IL US | |||
| John Mancuso | ||||||
| Walter Messina | L | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Cecil Mingee | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Alexander Murawski | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Malvern Murphy | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Jerry Neil | L | February 18, 1936 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| David Palmer | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Hobart Powell | L | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| George Raimo | R | R | 6'0" | 155 | ||
| Russell Serzen | R | R | 6'1" | 188 | ||
| Ken Silvestri | S | R | May 3, 1916 | 6'1" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Fred Taylor | R | R | November 19, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Anthony Tegenkamp | R | L | 6'2" | 185 |
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.
