1955 Welch Miners/Marion A's Roster
Team Record: 45-77
Finished 8th in the AL
Manager: Herb Mancini (45-77)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Marion, Virginia; Welch, West Virginia
Ballpark: Marion Stadium, Blakely Field
Attendance: 24,104, Avg. 395
The Welch Miners/Marion A's of the Appalachian League ended the 1955 season with a record of 45 wins and 77 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.Welch (30-47) transferred to Marion July 14.
The Miners/A's scored 703 runs and conceded 818 runs. Carl Chianese drove in 32 runs. Arthur Oody led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .335 average. Leo Ghilardi topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.79 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Evans Killeen played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Welch Miners/Marion A's to do so.
Herb Mancini served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Brehm | ||||||
| Carl Chianese | L | R | February 12, 1934 | 5'9" | 165 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Alfred DePhillips | R | R | September 17, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| John Feddock | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| William Garrison | ||||||
| Bill George | S | R | November 6, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Leo Ghilardi | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Ray Giannelli | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Ronald Glasgow | L | 5'11" | 186 | |||
| Joe Graham | L | L | March 4, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Gary Hayes | L | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Evans Killeen | R | R | February 27, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Joseph Kostelac | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| James Liness | R | 6'0" | 184 | |||
| Herb Mancini | R | R | November 3, 1927 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Mike Mazzamorra | R | L | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Jack McDevitt | R | September 19, 1935 | 5'10" | 178 | ||
| John Merget | R | R | 6'5" | 170 | ||
| Ronald Niedzwieski | L | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Robert Oger | L | 6'2" | 168 | |||
| Stanley Olszewski | December 5, 1932 | |||||
| Arthur Oody | R | L | July 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Paul Patterson | R | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| William Philyaw | R | R | 6'2" | 187 | ||
| Leo Pilibosian | R | R | July 20, 1932 | 5'10" | 155 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Chester Pohutsky | L | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Mickey Powell | December 22, 1934 | Draper, NC US | ||||
| Gordon Royce | R | L | December 26, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Windsor, CT US |
| Robert Sanders | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Theodore Schamburg | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Stephen Schuster | R | R | May 17, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | Vera Cruz, PA US |
| Joseph Searles | ||||||
| John Sheldon | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Sidney Smithdeal | R | R | July 10, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Tony Spero | R | October 25, 1935 | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Dave Woodward | R | R | March 25, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 |
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.
