
1955 Vicksburg Hill Billies Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Raymond Adams | L | 5'11" | 160 | |||
Leamond Alford | ||||||
Fred Babb | R | December 31, 1933 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
Coleman Bell | ||||||
Vance Byrd | ||||||
William Carr | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
Bobby Cothran | R | May 7, 1934 | 5'6" | 160 | ||
Bill Cox | L | R | November 21, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
David Dickerson | L | 6'3" | 207 | |||
Howard Falatic | R | R | ||||
Walter Ford | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
Edwin Gilman | March 7, 1930 | 193 | Ashland, MA US | |||
Robert Gilmore | R | R | 6'4" | 204 | ||
Brodus Haynes | R | 6'2" | 200 | |||
Neil Holloway | December 3, 1927 | 192 | Crab Orchard, TN US | |||
Edgar Holtslander | October 31, 1931 | 193 | Middleton, NY US | |||
Tom Jayne | R | R | September 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | , TX US |
Jay Jeffries | R | November 27, 1929 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
Buzzy Keller | September 3, 1933 | 193 | Mason, TX US | |||
Charles Keller | L | R | July 4, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Jonesboro, AR US |
Richard Marrs | S | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Paul Martin | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
Jim Mayfield | R | R | April 14, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Donald McCuin | ||||||
John Miller | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
Paul Petrovich | ||||||
Gene Pompelia | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
Benjamin Quintana | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
Gerald Ringel | ||||||
Bob Rivich | R | R | September 12, 1931 | 5'11" | 184 | East Chicago, IN US |
Raoul Santos | R | L | November 11, 1933 | 6'0" | 170 | Cambridge, MA US |
Robert Titus | ||||||
Del Walker | R | R | September 30, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | El Paso, TX US |
Wallace Widholm | S | 6'2" | 200 | |||
Fred Williams | R | R | July 17, 1913 | 6'1" | 200 | Meridian, MS US |
James Williams | S | R | 6'3" | 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.