1955 Waterloo White Hawks Roster
Team Record: 70-56
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Fred Dorman (0-0), Johnny Mostil (0-0), Willard Marshall (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 71,864, Avg. 1,141
Playoffs - Burlington Bees 3 games, Waterloo White Hawks 1
The Waterloo White Hawks of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1955 season with a record of 70 wins and 56 losses, finishing second in the IIIL.
The White Hawks scored 802 runs and conceded 678 runs. John Romano led all regular hitters with a .321 average. Barry Latman topped Waterloo with 18 wins, while Laurie Slocum recorded a 3.81 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Deacon Jones, Jim McAnany, Norm Cash, Willard Marshall, Don Bradey, Barry Latman, Russ Heman and John Romano were all players from the 1955 Waterloo White Hawks who played in the Majors during their careers.
Fred Dorman, Johnny Mostil and Willard Marshall served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Arroyo | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Richard Bartel | R | January 19, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Stanley Bonczek | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Don Bradey | R | R | October 4, 1934 | 5'9" | 180 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Phillip Brown | L | R | June 19, 1934 | 6'0" | 173 | |
| Robert Brown | L | L | June 21, 1928 | 5'10" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Norm Cash | L | L | November 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Justiceburg, TX US |
| John Creighton | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Joseph DellaMonica | R | R | September 28, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Al Fahringer | R | February 11, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| James Gaines | R | R | 6'0" | 163 | ||
| Russ Heman | R | R | February 10, 1933 | 6'4" | 200 | Olive, CA US |
| Ned Johnson | R | September 15, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Dayton, OH US | |
| Deacon Jones | L | R | April 18, 1934 | 5'10" | 185 | White Plains, NY US |
| Marvin Jones | L | 5'11" | 195 | |||
| Bill Knapek | R | R | November 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Natrona, PA US |
| Barry Latman | R | R | May 21, 1936 | 6'3" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Richard Lewis | ||||||
| Dick Lombardi | R | September 8, 1932 | 5'11" | 186 | ||
| William Maley | R | December 2, 1930 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Willard Marshall | L | R | February 8, 1921 | 6'1" | 205 | Richmond, VA US |
| Jim McAnany | R | R | September 4, 1936 | 5'10" | 196 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Harold McGahey | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Gibson McGlothlin | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Richard Means | L | L | April 9, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Bill Pass | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Dick Patton | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Michael Pulscak | L | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Charles Rabung | R | R | February 1, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Don Rasmussen | L | May 15, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Billy Rayburn | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Tony Rivas | R | May 5, 1933 | 5'9" | 160 | Oakland, CA US | |
| John Romano | R | R | August 23, 1934 | 5'11" | 205 | Hoboken, NJ US |
| Robert Sagers | R | R | November 1, 1933 | 5'10" | 181 | |
| Kenneth Schu | ||||||
| Eugene Seats | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Laurie Slocum | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Gerald Speck | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Billy Wilhite | L | R | October 1, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 |
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.
