1955 Shawnee Hawks Roster
Team Record: 77-61
Finished 2nd in the SSL
Manager: Jack Banta (77-61)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Shawnee, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 37,817, Avg. 548
Playoffs - Muskogee Giants 3 games, Shawnee Hawks 2
The Shawnee Hawks of the Sooner State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 77 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the SSL.
The Hawks plated 797 runs and allowed 750 runs. Elbert Jarvis led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .318 average. Frank Minton topped Shawnee with 17 wins, while Willard Hunter added 15 or more wins also Frank Minton recorded a 2.61 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Willard Hunter played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Shawnee Hawks to do so.
Jack Banta served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ackerson | R | L | September 4, 1936 | 5'10" | 158 | |
| Donald Bafus | R | R | April 9, 1935 | 6'2" | 190 | Newton, KS US |
| Jay Cox | L | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Donald Dunn | R | R | November 7, 1937 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| John Ethridge | R | November 5, 1929 | 5'9" | 175 | Lindsay, OK US | |
| Frank Golob | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Frederick Harrison | L | 6'1" | 178 | |||
| Ronald Horton | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Jimmie Humbert | R | R | 5'8" | 150 | ||
| Willard Hunter | R | L | March 8, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | Newark, NJ US |
| Elbert Jarvis | L | June 4, 1932 | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Eugene Lee | R | R | December 12, 1933 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Andrew Mang | ||||||
| Ron Marston | R | R | July 3, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Robert Miller | L | R | March 22, 1936 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Frank Minton | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Fred Minton | L | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Willie Morse | R | March 7, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Orlene Murray | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Ray Northam | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Chuck Page | R | R | March 28, 1936 | 5'11" | 175 | Hillsdale, OK US |
| Walter Pawlak | ||||||
| Larry Powers | R | R | 6'0" | 174 | ||
| John Roth | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| David Russell | L | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Ronald Schneider | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Ralph Serrapede | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Warren Simpson | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Tom Sleeper | R | R | August 11, 1934 | 5'10" | 170 | Topeka, KS US |
| Gene Wallace | L | R | May 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| William Wesner | R | R | 6'0" | 175 |
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.
