1955 Tri-City Braves Statistics
Team Record: 66-63
Finished 4th in the NWL
Manager: Don Pries (66-63)
Location: Kennewick, Washington; Pasco, Washington; Richland, Washington
Ballpark: Sanders-Jacobs Field
Attendance: 49,296, Avg. 764
The Tri-City Braves of the Northwest League ended the 1955 season with a record of 66 wins and 63 losses, finishing fourth in the NWL.
The Braves plated 806 runs and allowed 812 runs. Dewey Helbig led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .345. Vern Kindsfather topped Tri-City with 14 wins and a team-best 3.26 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers. Don Pries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kindsfather | 14 | 5 | .737 | 3.26 | 29 | 20 | 171.0 | 170 | 79 | 62 | 12 | 71 | ||||||||||
| Ralph Burns | 13 | 12 | .520 | 4.57 | 36 | 28 | 185.0 | 206 | 135 | 94 | 17 | 106 | ||||||||||
| Donald Kenway | 6 | 7 | .462 | 6.69 | 14 | 11 | 76.7 | 77 | 63 | 57 | 7 | 67 | ||||||||||
| Dick Green | 6 | 9 | .400 | 5.76 | 26 | 18 | 129.7 | 160 | 102 | 83 | 13 | 92 | ||||||||||
| Dale Bloom | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.58 | 13 | 11 | 83.0 | 100 | 46 | 33 | 2 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Jack Widner | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.44 | 15 | 10 | 79.0 | 86 | 50 | 39 | 3 | 39 | ||||||||||
| Lyle Richardson | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Harley Resh | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Charles Patrick | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7.45 | 15 | 1 | 38.7 | 51 | 33 | 32 | 4 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Richard Kalar | 1 | 3 | .250 | 8 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Perez | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donald Domenichelli | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vertis Elmore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Herrera | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Velazquez | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hayes | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 52 | 48 | .520 | 4.72 | 176 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 763.0 | 850 | 508 | 400 | 58 | 425 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey Helbig | 120 | 435 | 435 | 150 | 34 | 5 | 9 | .345 | .345 | .508 | .853 | 221 | |||||||||||
| Tommy Perez | 129 | 482 | 482 | 148 | 24 | 3 | 16 | .307 | .307 | .469 | .776 | 226 | |||||||||||
| Don Pries | 112 | 430 | 430 | 140 | 28 | 6 | 0 | .326 | .326 | .419 | .744 | 180 | |||||||||||
| Milt Martin | 115 | 418 | 418 | 129 | 37 | 1 | 10 | .309 | .309 | .474 | .782 | 198 | |||||||||||
| Gene Klingler | 124 | 430 | 430 | 127 | 19 | 7 | 10 | .295 | .295 | .442 | .737 | 190 | |||||||||||
| Rick Herrera | 114 | 435 | 435 | 127 | 30 | 5 | 2 | .292 | .292 | .398 | .690 | 173 | |||||||||||
| Rich Bergen | 127 | 447 | 447 | 125 | 22 | 5 | 6 | .280 | .280 | .391 | .671 | 175 | |||||||||||
| Frank Strazzullo | 103 | 350 | 350 | 97 | 17 | 5 | 3 | .277 | .277 | .380 | .657 | 133 | |||||||||||
| Vern Kindsfather | 29 | 65 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .231 | .431 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Dick Green | 26 | 49 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .245 | .245 | .388 | .633 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Ralph Burns | 37 | 71 | 71 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .169 | .169 | .254 | .423 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Matthew Rose | 24 | 46 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .304 | .522 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Dale Bloom | 13 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .206 | .235 | .441 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Donald Kenway | 16 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .207 | .241 | .448 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Jack Widner | 16 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .156 | .156 | .312 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Richard Kalar | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Charles Patrick | 15 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Harley Resh | 4 | 7 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Lyle Richardson | 3 | 3 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Vertis Elmore | 6 | 12 | 12 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Jose Velazquez | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1145 | 3798 | 3798 | 0 | 1112 | 221 | 41 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .293 | .418 | .710 | 1586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Burns | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| Vern Kindsfather | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| Dick Green | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| Jack Widner | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| Charles Patrick | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| Donald Kenway | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| Dale Bloom | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| Richard Kalar | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| Harley Resh | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| Lyle Richardson | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| Thomas Hayes | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| Donald Domenichelli | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| Jose Velazquez | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 170 | 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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