1955 Macon Peaches Statistics

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 67-73
Finished 5th in the SAL
Manager: Pepper Martin (0-0), Ivy Griffin (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Macon, Georgia
Ballpark: Luther Williams Park
Attendance: 71,652, Avg. 1,024

1955 Macon Peaches Roster

The Macon Peaches of the South Atlantic League ended the 1955 season with a record of 67 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the SAL.

The Peaches tallied 589 runs and conceded 648 runs. John Jones led all regular batters with a .321 average. Bud McClure topped Macon with 11 wins, while John Pyecha recorded a 1.83 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Billy Muffett, John Pyecha, Al Lary, Don Robertson, Sammy Drake, Freddie Burdette, Dale Matthewson and Dan Lewandowski were all players from the 1955 Macon Peaches who played in the Majors during their careers.

Pepper Martin and Ivy Griffin 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
Bud McClure	11	8	.579	3.93	34	19					135.0	144	70	59	5	65
Dale Matthewson	10	5	.667	2.81	27	13					118.7	110	48	37	6	32
Joe Hinchman	10	11	.476	3.03	34	24					175.0	180	82	59	10	51
John Pyecha	9	4	.692	1.83	20	15					128.0	90	46	26	2	67
Pete Spasoff	8	13	.381	3.99	33	22					142.0	147	89	63	4	67
Joe Kuncl	5	10	.333	4.02	23	15					103.0	115	59	46	5	36
John Mudd	4	6	.400	4.28	40	7					90.3	88	54	43	6	76
Ottis Jacobs	3	3	.500	3.16	47	2					94.0	98	45	33	6	43
Billy Muffett	3	4	.429	4.91	16	7					58.7	69	36	32	4	40
Al Lary	2	3	.400	4.91	6						33.0	43	21	18		29
Bob Saban	0	0			7						0.0
Russell Wingo	0	0			8						0.0
Freddie Burdette	0	0		1.80	2						10.0	4	2	2		1
Chuck Jorgensen	0	1	.000		4						0.0
Totals	65	68	.489	3.46	301	124	0	0	0	0	1087.7	1088	552	418	48	507	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
John Jones	140	552	552		177	23	6	1						.321	.321	.389	.710	215
John Olczak	110	421	421		117	21	6	2						.278	.278	.371	.648	156
Jacques Monette	122	400	400		115	13	7	11						.288	.288	.438	.725	175
Don Lauters	97	367	367		101	19	11	1						.275	.275	.395	.670	145
Ray Williams	86	309	309		98	13	5	3						.317	.317	.421	.738	130
Blas Fernandez	109	316	316		86	15	1	4						.272	.272	.364	.636	115
Sammy Drake	105	335	335		84	8	2	1						.251	.251	.296	.546	99
Joe Hannah	87	280	280		74	9	3	1						.264	.264	.329	.593	92
William Beery	105	307	307		74	6	5	2						.241	.241	.313	.554	96
Rube Walker	78	214	214		51	9	1	0						.238	.238	.290	.528	62
Ted Lewandowski	40	141	141		42	6	1	0						.298	.298	.355	.652	50
Travis Eckert	56	146	146		35	6	2	1						.240	.240	.329	.568	48
Ernest Johnson	30	110	110		32	6	1	0						.291	.291	.364	.655	40
Don Robertson	53	135	135		32	3	2	2						.237	.237	.333	.570	45
Bobby Howard	40	137	137		31	5	1	1						.226	.226	.299	.526	41
Leo Alarid	30	112	112		27	1	1	0						.241	.241	.268	.509	30
Lee Bohlender	23	59	59		15	3	1	2						.254	.254	.441	.695	26
Joe Hinchman	34	60	60		12	2	0	1						.200	.200	.283	.483	17
Billy Muffett	19	30	30		9	1	0	0						.300	.300	.333	.633	10
Bud McClure	34	46	46		9	0	2	0						.196	.196	.283	.478	13
Pete Spasoff	34	49	49		9	2	1	0						.184	.184	.265	.449	13
Dale Matthewson	27	36	36		7	0	0	0						.194	.194	.194	.389	7
Joe Kuncl	24	32	32		5	0	0	1						.156	.156	.250	.406	8
John Pyecha	20	43	43		5	0	0	0						.116	.116	.116	.233	5
Ottis Jacobs	48	23	23		4	1	0	0						.174	.174	.217	.391	5
John Mudd	43	20	20		3	0	0	0						.150	.150	.150	.300	3
Gene Steiger	14	21	21		2	0	0	0						.095	.095	.095	.190	2
Bob Saban	7	1	1											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Al Lary	8	13	13											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Charles McGuckin	7	6	6											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Russell Wingo	8	3	3											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1638	4724	4724	0	1256	172	59	34	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.266	.349	.615	1648	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Ottis Jacobs	P	47					.000
John Mudd	P	40					.000
Bud McClure	P	34					.000
Joe Hinchman	P	34					.000
Pete Spasoff	P	33					.000
Dale Matthewson	P	27					.000
Joe Kuncl	P	23					.000
John Pyecha	P	20					.000
Billy Muffett	P	16					.000
Russell Wingo	P	8					.000
Bob Saban	P	7					.000
Al Lary	P	6					.000
Chuck Jorgensen	P	4					.000
Totals		299	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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