1955 West Palm Beach Indians Roster
Team Record: 71-68
Finished 5th in the FSL
Manager: Bill Steinecke (71-68)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Connie Mack Field
Attendance: 35,583, Avg. 512
The West Palm Beach Indians of the Florida State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 71 wins and 68 losses, finishing fifth in the FSL.
The Indians scored 650 runs and surrendered 683 runs. Carl Medley led all regular batters with a .268 average. Billy Boyette topped West Palm Beach with 17 wins and a team-best 1.91 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Jim Proctor and Claude Raymond both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Bill Steinecke served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Frank Alvarez | ||||||
Henry Asmussen | December 1, 1932 | |||||
Nicholas Berbesia | R | July 11, 1926 | Valencia, Carabobo VE | |||
Gilbert Black | ||||||
John Blodgett | R | R | August 26, 1934 | 6'4" | 225 | |
Federico Bojorquez | R | R | March 2, 1937 | 5'10" | 185 | Empalme, Sonora MX |
Seymour Boxer | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
William Boyd | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
Billy Boyette | R | R | April 13, 1928 | 5'11" | 155 | Charlotte, NC US |
Gerald Burnett | June 24, 1932 | |||||
Frank Calobrisi | R | April 16, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | ||
Theodore Chronopoulos | ||||||
Stuart Cloos | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Randy Cooper | July 29, 1929 | , WV US | ||||
David Cortright | L | 5'9" | 168 | |||
Jack Cross | ||||||
Donald Cruz | S | April 22, 1935 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
Robert Dare | ||||||
Donald Deters | ||||||
Gus Dolechek | R | R | February 20, 1935 | 6'0" | 168 | Dickson City, PA US |
Joe Drach | R | R | October 22, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Yvan Dubois | L | November 2, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | , QC CA | |
Joseph Edgley | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
Kenny Elder | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
William Enoch | ||||||
William Garcia | L | R | August 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | |
Gilbert Gates | ||||||
Ray Gerard | ||||||
Orlando Gonzalez | R | July 11, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
James Hartley | R | R | 6'4" | 165 | ||
David Hogan | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | Nashua, NH US | |
Luther Icenhour | R | October 23, 1934 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
Lee Irby | L | July 7, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | Bibb County, GA US | |
William Jarboe | ||||||
Joseph Kara | 6'1" | 175 | ||||
Warren Kilmer | R | 5'8" | 150 | |||
Edward Koinig | ||||||
Humberto Lopez | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
Carmelo Maldonado | L | L | 5'6" | 150 | ||
Andres Marrero | November 30, 1934 | |||||
Enio Martinez | R | 5'11" | 158 | |||
Robert Matteoni | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
Carl Medley | November 27, 1926 | Paden, MS US | ||||
Bob Mickool | September 27, 1934 | |||||
William Miller | L | L | October 16, 1931 | 6'2" | 165 | |
Richard Morris | R | July 30, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Dick Myers | R | May 11, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
John Pawlick | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
Jim Proctor | R | R | September 9, 1935 | 6'0" | 165 | Brandywine, MD US |
Claude Raymond | R | R | May 7, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | St. Jean, QC CA |
Wilbur Reid | ||||||
David Reider | L | 5'10" | 173 | |||
Al Rivenbark | L | October 12, 1927 | 6'2" | 184 | ||
Perry Roberts | L | July 15, 1924 | 6'1" | 210 | ||
Curtis Rogers | L | L | November 19, 1934 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Andres Suarez | ||||||
Ralph Tirado | R | R | June 15, 1932 | 5'11" | 175 | New York City, NY US |
William Vasata | L | 5'11" | 160 | |||
Jerry Williams | R | R | October 14, 1933 | 6'2" | 190 | Johnson County, NC 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.