1955 San Antonio Missions Roster
Team Record: 93-68
Finished 2nd in the TL
Manager: Don Heffner (93-68)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Ballpark: Mission Stadium
Attendance: 150,861, Avg. 1,874
Playoffs - Shreveport Sports 4 games, San Antonio Missions 2
The San Antonio Missions of the Texas League ended the 1955 season with a record of 93 wins and 68 losses, finishing second in the TL.
The Missions paced the circuit with 748 runs. San Antonio allowed 662 runs.
Ryne Duren, Kal Segrist, Jim Snyder, Stan Hollmig, Chuck Locke, Frank Fanovich, Carl Powis, Mel Held, Willie Tasby, Howie Fox, Chuck Oertel, Lenny Green, Dave Roberts, Hal Hudson, Don Ferrarese, Jim Pisoni, Bob Harrison and Joe Kirrene were all players from the 1955 San Antonio Missions who played in the Majors during their careers.
Don Heffner served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Barron | R | R | May 2, 1933 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Michael Burack | L | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Robert Caffery | L | R | November 7, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Bill Diemer | R | R | July 21, 1931 | 5'10" | 210 | Woodslee, ON CA |
| Ryne Duren | R | R | February 22, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Cazenovia, WI US |
| Roosevelt Evans | L | R | October 10, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | , MS US |
| Frank Fanovich | L | L | January 11, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Don Ferrarese | R | L | June 19, 1929 | 5'9" | 170 | Oakland, CA US |
| Howie Fox | R | R | March 1, 1921 | 6'3" | 210 | Coburg, OR US |
| Miguel Gaspar | R | R | September 7, 1929 | 6'1" | 182 | |
| Pat Gosney | R | R | September 20, 1931 | 6'2" | 225 | Red Bluff, CA US |
| Lenny Green | L | L | January 6, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Detroit, MI US |
| Bob Harrison | L | R | September 22, 1930 | 5'11" | 178 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Mel Held | R | R | April 12, 1929 | 6'1" | 178 | Edon, OH US |
| Stan Hollmig | R | R | January 2, 1926 | 6'2" | 190 | Fredericksburg, TX US |
| Hal Hudson | L | L | May 4, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | Grosse Pointe, MI US |
| Jerry Jacobs | R | July 8, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Joe Kirrene | R | R | October 4, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bill Lajoie | L | L | June 27, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Wyandotte, MI US |
| Chuck Locke | R | R | May 5, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | Malden, MO US |
| Don Masterson | R | March 8, 1929 | 6'1" | 188 | Woodland, CA US | |
| Chuck Oertel | L | R | March 12, 1931 | 5'8" | 165 | Coffeyville, KS US |
| Bill Pilgram | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Jim Pisoni | R | R | August 14, 1929 | 5'10" | 169 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Carl Powis | R | R | January 11, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Witty Quintana | R | March 17, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Banos Oriente, CU | |
| Dave Roberts | L | L | June 30, 1933 | 6'0" | 172 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Bob Schmitt | R | L | December 19, 1931 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Al Schwegman | L | L | February 15, 1929 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Kal Segrist | R | R | April 14, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | Greenville, TX US |
| Jim Snyder | R | R | August 15, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | Dearborn, MI US |
| Martin Tabacheck | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Willie Tasby | R | R | January 8, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Harold Wood | R | R | November 23, 1928 | 6'0" | 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.
