1955 Charlotte Hornets Statistics

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 54-86
Finished 8th in the SAL
Manager: Jimmy Bloodworth (54-86)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Ballpark: Clark Griffith Park
Attendance: 87,788, Avg. 1,254

1955 Charlotte Hornets Roster

The Charlotte Hornets of the South Atlantic League ended the 1955 season with a record of 54 wins and 86 losses, finishing eighth in the SAL.

The Hornets scored 491 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 633 runs. Dean Padgett led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .259 clip. Webbo Clarke topped Charlotte with 16 wins, while Ralph Groves recorded a 2.9 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1955 Charlotte Hornets who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Steve Korcheck, Ossie Álvarez, José Valdivielso, Alejandro Crespo, Bob Oldis, Roy Dietzel, Webbo Clarke, Jesse Levan, Jimmy Bloodworth, Dan Porter, Tony Roig and Dan Lewandowski.

Jimmy Bloodworth served as manager.

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Pitching:

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
Webbo Clarke	16	12	.571	3.40	33	32					262.0	260	116	99	5	109
Ralph Groves	6	10	.375	2.90	19	16					124.0	112	53	40	4	59
Meredith Murray	5	7	.417	4.53	27	13					97.3	107	57	49	6	37
John Isaac	4	5	.444	4.26	14	10					74.0	54	40	35	6	37
Levi Fleshman	4	6	.400	3.94	30	9					112.0	117	62	49	6	57
Douglas Clark	4	8	.333	3.95	18	14					93.3	115	46	41	3	22
Mike Kvasnak	3	3	.500		9						0.0
Jose Nakamura	3	4	.429	2.42	36	4					78.0	81	31	21	1	21
Bill Barkley	3	10	.231	4.32	21	12					89.7	103	54	43	6	27
Robert Ludwick	2	4	.333	3.10	24	0					49.3	47	21	17	1	36
Neal Zimmerman	2	4	.333	3.72	10	8					48.3	47	32	20	2	34
Roy Dietzel	1	1	.500		3						0.0
Eusebio Perez	1	2	.333	3.74	13	2					33.7	34	21	14	2	10
Roger Frebel	0	0			8						0.0
Jose Lopez	0	0			9						0.0
Howard Wise	0	0			3						0.0
Pete Treece	0	1	.000		6						0.0
Lawrence Clark	0	2	.000		3						0.0
Mike Dayne	0	2	.000		7						0.0
Jimmie Jarrett	0	5	.000		5						0.0
Totals	54	86	.386	3.63	298	120	0	0	0	0	1061.7	1077	533	428	42	449	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting:

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Dean Padgett	130	468	468		121	24	6	2						.259	.259	.348	.607	163
Mel Kerestes	99	351	351		97	15	6	1						.276	.276	.362	.638	127
Jesse Levan	87	329	329		92	17	3	7						.280	.280	.413	.693	136
José Valdivielso	68	251	251		74	10	3	2						.295	.295	.382	.677	96
Roy Dietzel	75	259	259		61	8	3	2						.236	.236	.313	.548	81
Juan Vistuer	58	228	228		58	8	2	1						.254	.254	.320	.575	73
Ossie Álvarez	63	222	222		51	5	2	0						.230	.230	.270	.500	60
John O'Lari	78	226	226		45	8	1	0						.199	.199	.243	.442	55
Webbo Clarke	51	114	114		34	2	1	0						.298	.298	.333	.632	38
Dan Porter	39	155	155		34	3	0	2						.219	.219	.277	.497	43
James Finn	42	150	150		32	3	1	3						.213	.213	.307	.520	46
Frank Colasinski	42	135	135		31	5	1	2						.230	.230	.326	.556	44
Alejandro Crespo	35	118	118		30	9	0	3						.254	.254	.407	.661	48
Bill Hogarty	57	155	155		30	2	0	4						.194	.194	.284	.477	44
Carlos Espinoza	52	177	177		27	4	2	3						.153	.153	.249	.401	44
Omer Tolson	25	87	87		24	7	1	0						.276	.276	.379	.655	33
Steve Korcheck	32	99	99		24	6	1	0						.242	.242	.323	.566	32
Bob Oldis	27	78	78		16	2	0	1						.205	.205	.269	.474	21
Modesto Perez	21	66	66		15	3	1	0						.227	.227	.303	.530	20
Luis Morales	26	79	79		14	3	0	0						.177	.177	.215	.392	17
Tony Roig	13	52	52		12	3	0	1						.231	.231	.346	.577	18
John Isaac	15	29	29		7	0	0	0						.241	.241	.241	.483	7
Douglas Clark	18	34	34		7	1	0	0						.206	.206	.235	.441	8
Phil Finegan	20	63	63		7	0	0	0						.111	.111	.111	.222	7
Levi Fleshman	35	49	49		6	1	0	2						.122	.122	.265	.388	13
Meredith Murray	27	23	23		5	2	1	0						.217	.217	.391	.609	9
Robert Ludwick	24	12	12		3	0	0	0						.250	.250	.250	.500	3
Jose Nakamura	36	16	16		2	0	0	0						.125	.125	.125	.250	2
Bill Barkley	21	28	28		2	0	0	0						.071	.071	.071	.143	2
Ralph Groves	19	41	41		2	0	0	0						.049	.049	.049	.098	2
Neal Zimmerman	10	16	16		1	0	0	0						.062	.062	.062	.125	1
Pete Treece	6	5	5											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Allen Barbee	6	22	22											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Howard Wise	3	1	1											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Tony Raccuglia	6	15	15											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	4	4											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Lawrence Clark	5	5	5											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Kent Pflasterer	4	19	19											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Eusebio Perez	14	10	10		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Jim Crawford	3	8	8											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Mike Dayne	8	4	4											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Peter Meachini	7	15	15											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Jose Lopez	9	5	5											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Mike Kvasnak	9	13	13											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Roger Frebel	8	2	2											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Jimmie Jarrett	5	8	8											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Mike Ilitch	6	12	12											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1448	4258	4258	0	964	151	35	36	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.226	.304	.530	1293	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Jose Nakamura	P	36					.000
Webbo Clarke	P	33					.000
Levi Fleshman	P	30					.000
Meredith Murray	P	27					.000
Robert Ludwick	P	24					.000
Bill Barkley	P	21					.000
Ralph Groves	P	19					.000
Douglas Clark	P	18					.000
John Isaac	P	14					.000
Eusebio Perez	P	13					.000
Neal Zimmerman	P	10					.000
Jose Lopez	P	9					.000
Mike Kvasnak	P	9					.000
Roger Frebel	P	8					.000
Mike Dayne	P	7					.000
Pete Treece	P	6					.000
Jimmie Jarrett	P	5					.000
Howard Wise	P	3					.000
Lawrence Clark	P	3					.000
Totals		295	0	0	0	0	.000

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.

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