1955 Tulsa Oilers Roster
Team Record: 86-75
Finished 5th in the TL
Manager: Dutch Meyer (0-0), Joe Macko (0-0), Hank Schenz (0-0)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Texas League Park
Attendance: 143,692, Avg. 1,785
Playoffs - Houston Buffalos 1 game, Tulsa Oilers 0 - One-game playoff for fourth place.
The Tulsa Oilers of the Texas League ended the 1955 season with a record of 86 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the TL.
The Oilers scored 741 runs and conceded 737 runs.
Players from the 1955 Tulsa Oilers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Chuck Essegian, Al Widmar, Rod Graber, Dan Osinski, Rocky Krsnich, Stan Pitula, Roger Maris, Bobby Locke, Jerry Fahr, Dolan Nichols, Jay Heard, Hank Schenz, George Schmees and Grant Dunlap.
Dutch Meyer, Joe Macko and Hank Schenz served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Atchley | R | R | August 8, 1923 | 6'2" | 170 | Battle Creek, MI US |
| Ed Barr | R | R | August 2, 1920 | 6'0" | 190 | San Diego, CA US |
| Pablo Bernard | R | R | March 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 168 | Panama R., PA |
| Frank Biskup | R | R | March 4, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Howard Boles | R | March 25, 1927 | 6'4" | 220 | LaSalle, IL US | |
| Jack Bowes | R | L | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Norm Camp | R | R | June 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 185 | West Salem, OH US |
| Jimmy Cleverly | L | June 16, 1926 | 5'9" | 175 | Salt Lake City, UT US | |
| Grant Dunlap | R | R | December 20, 1923 | 6'2" | 180 | Stockton, CA US |
| Chuck Essegian | R | R | August 9, 1931 | 5'11" | 200 | Boston, MA US |
| Alfred Facchini | R | R | March 12, 1931 | 6'0" | 176 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Jerry Fahr | R | R | December 9, 1924 | 6'5" | 185 | Marmaduke, AR US |
| Eddie Gasque | R | R | April 9, 1931 | 6'0" | 200 | Dade City, FL US |
| Rod Graber | L | L | June 20, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Massillon, OH US |
| Glen Harshbarger | R | R | December 5, 1930 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Jay Heard | L | L | January 17, 1920 | 5'7" | 155 | Athens, GA US |
| Julie Hudson | L | L | March 26, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Leavenworth, KS US |
| Steve Jankowski | R | R | November 15, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Lloyd Jenney | L | February 17, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Astoria, NY US | |
| Allen Jones | R | R | April 5, 1930 | 6'0" | 200 | Grifton, NC US |
| Vern Kindsfather | R | R | December 12, 1924 | 5'11" | 176 | Portland, OR US |
| John Kropf | R | R | December 5, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Rocky Krsnich | R | R | August 5, 1927 | 6'1" | 174 | West Allis, WI US |
| Eugene Law | R | R | August 3, 1928 | 5'9" | 158 | |
| Bobby Locke | R | R | March 3, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | Rowes Run, PA US |
| Michael Lutz | R | R | August 29, 1927 | 6'1" | 208 | |
| Joe Macko | R | R | February 19, 1928 | 6'2" | 205 | Port Clinton, OH US |
| Don Mallott | R | R | November 29, 1929 | 6'1" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Roger Maris | L | R | September 10, 1934 | 6'0" | 197 | Hibbing, MN US |
| Al McNeilance | R | R | September 4, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Billy Ray Meyer | R | R | April 5, 1929 | 6'2" | 212 | Aiken County, SC US |
| Lonnie Myers | R | R | October 11, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Everett, WA US |
| Dolan Nichols | R | R | February 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | Tishomingo, MS US |
| Bob O'Neal | L | December 8, 1925 | 6'0" | 204 | Cutler, IL US | |
| Dan Osinski | R | R | November 17, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bill Pilgram | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Stan Pitula | R | R | March 23, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Hackensack, NJ US |
| Walt Pocekay | L | R | June 4, 1929 | 5'10" | 170 | Richmond, CA US |
| Bob Prentice | R | August 12, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Red Robbins | R | R | May 5, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Lenoir, NC US |
| Hank Schenz | R | R | April 11, 1919 | 5'9" | 175 | New Richmond, OH US |
| George Schmees | L | L | September 6, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Al Stringer | R | R | June 6, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Bob Van Eman | L | L | October 19, 1923 | 6'1" | 180 | New Castle, PA US |
| Al Widmar | R | R | March 20, 1925 | 6'3" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
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.
