1955 Vicksburg Hill Billies Roster

Cotton States League (CSL) - Class: C
Team Record: 43-76
Finished 6th in the CSL
Manager: Fred Williams (43-76)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Ballpark: City Park
Attendance: 35,995, Avg. 605
1955 Vicksburg Hill Billies Statistics

The Vicksburg Hill Billies of the Cotton States League ended the 1955 season with a record of 43 wins and 76 losses, finishing sixth in the CSL.

The Hill Billies plated 487 runs, worst in the circuit, and gave up 629 runs.

Fred Williams played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Vicksburg Hill Billies to do so.

Fred Williams served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Raymond AdamsL5'11"160
Leamond Alford
Fred BabbRDecember 31, 19335'9"170
Coleman Bell
Vance Byrd
William CarrR5'11"170
Bobby CothranRMay 7, 19345'6"160
Bill CoxLRNovember 21, 19355'11"185San Francisco, CA US
David DickersonL6'3"207
Howard FalaticRR
Walter FordL5'10"165
Edwin GilmanMarch 7, 1930193Ashland, MA US
Robert GilmoreRR6'4"204
Brodus HaynesR6'2"200
Neil HollowayDecember 3, 1927192Crab Orchard, TN US
Edgar HoltslanderOctober 31, 1931193Middleton, NY US
Tom JayneRRSeptember 20, 19306'0"180, TX US
Jay JeffriesRNovember 27, 19295'11"160
Buzzy KellerSeptember 3, 1933193Mason, TX US
Charles KellerLRJuly 4, 19336'0"175Jonesboro, AR US
Richard MarrsSR6'0"190
Paul MartinRR6'3"185
Jim MayfieldRRApril 14, 19346'0"190
Donald McCuin
John MillerRR6'2"210
Paul Petrovich
Gene PompeliaR5'11"180
Benjamin QuintanaRR6'2"210
Gerald Ringel
Bob RivichRRSeptember 12, 19315'11"184East Chicago, IN US
Raoul SantosRLNovember 11, 19336'0"170Cambridge, MA US
Robert Titus
Del WalkerRRSeptember 30, 19346'0"175El Paso, TX US
Wallace WidholmS6'2"200
Fred WilliamsRRJuly 17, 19136'1"200Meridian, MS US
James WilliamsSR6'3"178

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.




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