1955 Yuma Sun Sox Roster
Arizona-Mexico League (AAL) - Class: C
Team Record: 83-57
Finished 2nd in the AAL
Manager: Whitey Wietelmann (83-57)
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Ballpark: Panther Field
Attendance: 79,083, Avg. 1,130
1955 Yuma Sun Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 83-57
Finished 2nd in the AAL
Manager: Whitey Wietelmann (83-57)
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Ballpark: Panther Field
Attendance: 79,083, Avg. 1,130
The Yuma Sun Sox of the Arizona-Mexico League ended the 1955 season with a record of 83 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the AAL.
The Sun Sox scored 985 runs and gave up 909 runs. Joseph Ellison paced all regular batters with a .312 average. Whitey Wietelmann topped Yuma with 21 wins, while Bob Miller recorded a 4.53 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Lon Goldstein and Whitey Wietelmann both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Whitey Wietelmann served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Agne | L | L | September 29, 1934 | 5'7" | 160 | |
| Cesar Argudin | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Gene Armstrong | R | R | June 19, 1931 | 6'2" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
| Humberto Barbon | R | R | 5'11" | 189 | , CU | |
| Charlie Barnes | R | R | August 6, 1934 | 6'3" | 200 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Dick Barry | L | R | 5'10" | 180 | , UT US | |
| Grover Blacksher | L | L | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Edwin Bryan | L | December 25, 1929 | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Dominic Cannuli | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Victor Ceballos | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Librado Cesena | L | L | August 17, 1932 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Warren Cox | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Charles Cruz | ||||||
| Robert Daly | ||||||
| Jim Dayen | R | R | April 4, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | Longview, WA US |
| Donald Domenichelli | L | L | February 7, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | Healdsburg, CA US |
| Joseph Ellison | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Walt Evans | R | R | February 8, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Virgil Frazier | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| John Geesing | L | L | February 9, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Paris, AR US |
| Ray Gehringer | ||||||
| Bill Getz | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Richard Gianesello | R | May 7, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | Greenwich, CT US | |
| Welda Gibson | R | R | 192 | |||
| Jasper Goff | R | 6'1" | 216 | |||
| Lon Goldstein | L | L | May 13, 1918 | 6'2" | 190 | Austin, TX US |
| George Grutzmacher | ||||||
| Jerald Haley | ||||||
| Willie Holmes | ||||||
| William Jacobson | ||||||
| Jim Johnson | R | R | June 27, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Watertown, SD US |
| Donald Jordan | R | 6'2" | 205 | |||
| Frosty Kennedy | R | R | March 20, 1926 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Jorge Lopez | R | R | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Peter MacKenzie | R | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Eddie Menosse | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Bob Miller | R | R | 5'7" | 168 | ||
| McRae Morrell | R | R | May 6, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | Lovell, WY US |
| Willie Neal | L | L | June 7, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | Memphis, TN US |
| Manny Perez | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Oscar Reguera | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Eugene Richardson | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Martin Rosell | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Ramon Sandoval | ||||||
| Jack Selby | ||||||
| Jewel Smith | ||||||
| Walt Tyler | L | R | December 8, 1929 | 5'11" | 173 | Burleson County, TX US |
| James Welsh | ||||||
| Whitey Wietelmann | S | R | March 15, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Zanesville, OH US |
| Salvador Yepiz |
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.
