1955 Abilene Blue Sox Roster
West Texas-New Mexico League (WTNML) - Class: B
Team Record: 69-71
Finished 5th in the WTNML
Manager: Bob Westfall (0-0), Jay Haney (0-0)
Location: Abilene, Texas
Ballpark: Blue Sox Stadium
Attendance: 125,714, Avg. 1,796
1955 Abilene Blue Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 69-71
Finished 5th in the WTNML
Manager: Bob Westfall (0-0), Jay Haney (0-0)
Location: Abilene, Texas
Ballpark: Blue Sox Stadium
Attendance: 125,714, Avg. 1,796
The Abilene Blue Sox of the West Texas-New Mexico League ended the 1955 season with a record of 69 wins and 71 losses, finishing fifth in the WTNML.
The Blue Sox tallied 829 runs and allowed 881 runs. Robert Pascal led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .383. William Kapuscinski topped Abilene with 18 wins and a team-best 4.45 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Luis Villodas played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Abilene Blue Sox to do so.
Bob Westfall and Jay Haney served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Alonso | R | R | February 5, 1934 | 5'11" | 164 | |
| Thomas Barton | L | August 30, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Stuart Benson | R | R | February 26, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Abilene, TX US |
| Howard Bierman | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Sam Brown | ||||||
| Len Costa | R | R | October 4, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Arthur DiCesare | R | R | August 7, 1934 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Joseph Ellison | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Wayland Goza | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| Jay Haney | R | June 26, 1920 | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Stanley Hughes | R | January 20, 1928 | 5'7" | 145 | Wekiwa Township, OK US | |
| Marcus Job | R | R | March 9, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Benjamin Jones | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| William Kapuscinski | R | R | 6'3" | 196 | ||
| Donald Maddern | R | R | January 31, 1930 | 6'1" | 170 | Bisbee, AZ US |
| Chester Morgan | L | R | March 26, 1932 | 6'3" | 175 | Skene, MS US |
| Jerry Morris | L | R | ||||
| Mackie Newton | L | L | September 12, 1935 | 5'9" | 160 | Winters, TX US |
| Mo Owen | R | R | June 29, 1930 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Robert Pascal | L | L | May 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Frank Pickens | ||||||
| Mike Rainey | L | R | November 30, 1930 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Ed Santa | R | R | August 29, 1931 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Jack Schaening | September 17, 1929 | |||||
| Robert Smith | ||||||
| George Socha | R | R | 6'3" | 217 | ||
| Oran Stoker | ||||||
| Curtis Tate | ||||||
| Luis Villodas | R | R | January 4, 1918 | 6'2" | 205 | Ponce, PR |
| Kenneth Wade | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Osmond Walker | L | L | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| Bob Westfall | R | R | April 19, 1922 | 5'10" | 180 | Wheeling, WV US |
| Alvis Whisenhunt | 193 | |||||
| Robert Worthy | R | R | 6'0" |
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.
