1955 Thetford Mines Mineurs Roster
Team Record: 42-88
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: Barney Lutz (42-88)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada
Ballpark: Bellevue Park
Attendance: 35,556, Avg. 547
The Thetford Mines Mineurs of the Provincial League ended the 1955 season with a record of 42 wins and 88 losses, finishing sixth in the PL.
The Mineurs tallied 549 runs and conceded 758 runs, most in the league. Ray Barker led batters with significant playing time with a .309 average. Luther Conger and Robert Miller topped Thetford Mines with 10 wins each, while Luther Conger recorded a 3.17 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Ray Barker played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Thetford Mines Mineurs to do so.
Barney Lutz served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dionisio Acosta | R | R | March 20, 1929 | 5'10" | 175 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Robert Anderson | L | R | February 1, 1935 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Allen Bailey | R | R | June 5, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Ray Barker | L | R | March 12, 1936 | 6'0" | 192 | Martinsburg, WV US |
| Blair Beatty | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Earl Blomely | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Robert Brennan | ||||||
| John Brice | ||||||
| James Buckles | ||||||
| Paul Carson | ||||||
| Wayne Coleman | R | R | February 7, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Luther Conger | R | R | April 9, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Charlie Drummond | R | R | July 3, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Parksly, VA US |
| Leo Eilbacher | L | 5'11" | 168 | |||
| Forrest Friend | ||||||
| Bob Geels | R | R | November 23, 1933 | 6'1" | 165 | Scranton, AR US |
| Dick Greco | R | R | July 2, 1925 | 6'3" | 220 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Robert Gulas | ||||||
| Jack Haley | L | L | May 17, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Sherrill Hall | R | R | October 1, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Ed Hudnall | R | June 30, 1932 | 5'11" | 187 | Crown Hill, WV US | |
| Paul Kovach | R | R | 6'4" | 215 | ||
| Karol Kwak | L | L | January 27, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Reginald Lee | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Carlos Loreto | R | R | 5'3" | 150 | ||
| Frank Major | R | R | March 25, 1929 | 5'7" | 152 | |
| George McLaren | ||||||
| Robert Miller | R | R | January 23, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Charles Moore | ||||||
| William Moore | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Alfred Nagel | R | R | May 30, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Marshall, MI US |
| Braxton Nail | R | 5'11" | 187 | |||
| Dick Niesyto | R | R | July 13, 1932 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Loren Oliver | L | L | 6'7" | 230 | ||
| Reginald Pitre | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Dick Quattrin | R | R | August 18, 1932 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Joseph Rieken | L | L | 6'1" | 176 | ||
| Ray Robinson | R | R | 6'2" | 208 | Richmond, VA US | |
| James Samford | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| LaVerne Schneider | L | R | September 10, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Stan Silcott | R | R | September 27, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Fern Smathers | R | R | March 16, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Donald Smith | L | August 22, 1932 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Roman Vilchez | R | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Glenwood White | L | L | August 4, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | Lynchburg, VA US |
| Marvin Wisniewski | S | L | 6'1" | 182 | ||
| Richard Zack | R | 5'11" | 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.
