1955 Sunbury Redlegs Roster
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 47-80
Finished 7th in the PL
Manager: Virgil Stallcup (0-0), Fred Dorman (0-0)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Meredith Field
Attendance: 45,000, Avg. 709
1955 Sunbury Redlegs StatisticsTeam Record: 47-80
Finished 7th in the PL
Manager: Virgil Stallcup (0-0), Fred Dorman (0-0)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Meredith Field
Attendance: 45,000, Avg. 709
The Sunbury Redlegs of the Piedmont League ended the 1955 season with a record of 47 wins and 80 losses, finishing seventh in the PL.
The Redlegs scored 561 runs and gave up 739 runs.
Virgil Stallcup played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Sunbury Redlegs to do so.
Virgil Stallcup and Fred Dorman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Applebaum | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Richard Baller | L | November 9, 1931 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Thomas Biskup | R | 5'9" | 162 | |||
| Chuck Bledsoe | S | January 24, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Jack Bossard | R | April 21, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | Blythewood, SC US | |
| Dave Bristol | R | R | June 23, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Bristol, GA US |
| Emilio Cabrera | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Robert Carruthers | ||||||
| Jerry Dean | R | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Robert Dobzanski | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Fred Dorman | R | R | June 6, 1902 | 5'9" | 155 | Carlstadt, NJ US |
| Bruce Dursema | October 29, 1933 | 193 | ||||
| Jerry Elder | R | R | July 2, 1935 | 6'2" | 175 | Louisville, KY US |
| Ken Gaskins | R | R | September 19, 1931 | 6'1" | 188 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Clase Heaps | ||||||
| Ernie Heckman | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Herman Hedderick | R | R | 6'5" | 185 | ||
| Donald Hopple | ||||||
| Thomas Howard | ||||||
| Jack Hull | L | November 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| John Jackson | R | R | June 1, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Lumberton, MS US |
| Lee Jackson | S | 5'7" | ||||
| Edward Landrum | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| James Loonan | L | R | December 15, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Easton, MN US |
| Rafael Lopez | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Ray Maldonado | L | L | October 19, 1934 | 5'10" | 170 | Ponce, PR |
| Odell Martin | R | R | August 25, 1931 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Mack Meeks | L | March 19, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Charles Messina | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Donald Nesbitt | R | R | 6'0" | 155 | ||
| Robert Nuxhall | R | R | September 29, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | Hamilton, OH US |
| Thomas Peeler | L | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Bobby Phillips | L | 5'11" | 163 | Union, SC US | ||
| William Purcell | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Martin Saban | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| William Schimchak | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Edwin Schneider | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jay Smith | R | R | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Virgil Stallcup | R | R | January 3, 1922 | 6'3" | 185 | Ravensford, NC US |
| Charles Steinmetz | R | R | June 7, 1933 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Gail Thomas | R | R | August 1, 1934 | 6'0" | 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.
