1955 Paris Lakers Roster
Mississippi-Ohio Valley League (MOVL) - Class: D
Team Record: 62-64
Finished 7th in the MOVL
Manager: Dick Rigazio (62-64)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Paris, Illinois
Ballpark: Laker Stadium
Attendance: 30,245, Avg. 480
1955 Paris Lakers StatisticsTeam Record: 62-64
Finished 7th in the MOVL
Manager: Dick Rigazio (62-64)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Paris, Illinois
Ballpark: Laker Stadium
Attendance: 30,245, Avg. 480
The Paris Lakers of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1955 season with a record of 62 wins and 64 losses, finishing seventh in the MOVL.
The Lakers scored 782 runs and surrendered 803 runs.
Members of the 1955 Paris Lakers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were John Buzhardt, Dave Gerard and Harry Taylor.
Dick Rigazio served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finis Arbuckle | R | February 9, 1932 | 5'10" | 195 | ||
| James Bridgeman | R | R | May 20, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Daniel Brown | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Bill Burris | R | R | May 11, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| John Buzhardt | R | R | August 17, 1936 | 6'2" | 195 | Prosperity, SC US |
| Leonard Casillas | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Jerry Coley | R | R | August 20, 1937 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Bill Cox | L | R | November 21, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Gene Curtiss | L | R | May 13, 1936 | 6'2" | 178 | |
| Jack DeRousse | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Dave Gerard | R | R | August 6, 1936 | 6'2" | 205 | New York, NY US |
| Virgil Givens | R | R | April 28, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | Muskogee, OK US |
| Rudolph Harris | December 3, 1935 | 193 | ||||
| Joseph Haskett | ||||||
| Bob Heller | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Lawrence Henderson | ||||||
| Bill Hopkins | R | R | May 10, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | Sturgis, MI US |
| Bill Hyde | May 29, 1935 | |||||
| Gene Lippold | L | R | December 29, 1934 | 6'1" | 210 | |
| Dennis Loudenback | R | R | July 10, 1936 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Donald Luttrell | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Daniel Merriam | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| James Murphy | R | R | March 18, 1937 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Thomas Paddock | R | R | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Kenneth Payne | L | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Eugene Pipkorn | May 1, 1935 | 193 | Beaver, WI US | |||
| Jim Powers | R | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Dan Priest | L | 6'0" | 200 | |||
| Dick Rigazio | R | October 16, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Adrian Roof | L | L | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| Edward Rouse | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Britten Sanders | December 10, 1933 | 193 | Oakland, MS US | |||
| Bob Sisk | R | R | May 3, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Harold Sumner | R | R | December 10, 1932 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Harry Taylor | R | R | May 20, 1919 | 6'1" | 175 | East Glenn, IN US |
| John Zafarana |
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.
