1955 Union City Dodgers Roster
Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (KITL) - Class: D
Team Record: 50-57
Finished 4th in the KITL
Manager: Joe Hauser (50-57)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Union City, Tennessee
Ballpark: Turner Memorial Field
Attendance: 17,040, Avg. 319
1955 Union City Dodgers StatisticsTeam Record: 50-57
Finished 4th in the KITL
Manager: Joe Hauser (50-57)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Union City, Tennessee
Ballpark: Turner Memorial Field
Attendance: 17,040, Avg. 319
The Union City Dodgers of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1955 season with a record of 50 wins and 57 losses, finishing fourth in the KITL.
The Dodgers scored 593 runs and surrendered 624 runs. Benjamin Bland paced all regular hitters by connecting at a .289 clip. Ronald Forsythe topped Union City with 11 wins, while Theodore Kazek registered a 3.65 earned run average, best among regular hurlers. Joe Hauser served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Bland | R | January 15, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Bill Brickner | R | R | January 30, 1937 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Frank Bronk | R | July 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Galen Brown | R | R | June 28, 1932 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Robert Carlson | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Jerry Cashill | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Eugene Conquy | R | February 2, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Alberto Costa | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Gary Coultas | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Fred DeFalco | R | 5'11" | 187 | |||
| Eddie Duncan | August 10, 1935 | |||||
| Thomas Falter | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Robert Ford | R | 5'9" | 145 | |||
| Ronald Forsythe | R | R | February 19, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | West Brownsville, PA US |
| Don Geis | R | R | January 23, 1933 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Clyde Gisclair | R | R | March 25, 1934 | 5'10" | 179 | New Orleans, LA US |
| German Guzman | R | R | 6'2" | 187 | ||
| Robert Hale | L | R | December 31, 1935 | 6'2" | 215 | Yorkville, TN US |
| Donald Hanson | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Arthur Hartung | R | April 17, 1933 | 6'0" | 197 | ||
| Edward Hughes | R | L | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Theodore Kazek | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| William Liberto | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Robert Morris | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Jim Moss | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Karl Nageleisen | R | November 24, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Jack Parr | R | R | February 4, 1935 | 6'2" | 200 | Grindstone, PA US |
| Walter Pawlak | ||||||
| Glen Plaster | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Benjamin Poole | R | L | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Paul Stammen | L | May 27, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Jim Strickland | R | July 27, 1937 | 6'2" | 168 | Finley, TN US | |
| Walter Strickland | R | R | 5'10" | |||
| Robert Veritch | R | R | 6'2" | 190 |
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.
