1955 Burlington A's Roster
Team Record: 65-64
Finished 3rd in the PL
Manager: Vincent Plumbo (65-64)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Burlington, Vermont
Ballpark: Centennial Field
Attendance: 51,267, Avg. 795
Playoffs - Burlington A's 4 games, St. Jean Canadians 1
Finals - Quebec Braves 4 games, Burlington A's 1
The Burlington A's of the Provincial League ended the 1955 season with a record of 65 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the PL.
The A's scored 635 runs and allowed 641 runs. Alonso Brathwaite topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .332. Jack Hale led Burlington with 17 wins and a team-best 2.8 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1955 Burlington A's who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ralph LaPointe, Bill Kern, Bob Davis and Bernell Longest.
Vincent Plumbo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ala | R | R | August 3, 1930 | 5'10" | 210 | |
| Walter Anderson | R | March 31, 1938 | 5'11" | 153 | ||
| Bob Aylmer | R | R | March 6, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Ernie Boushy | R | November 14, 1932 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Alonso Brathwaite | R | R | February 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 174 | , PA |
| Carl Chianese | L | R | February 12, 1934 | 5'9" | 165 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Frank Curorke | L | R | December 29, 1928 | 6'1" | 178 | Chester County, PA US |
| Bob Davis | R | R | September 11, 1933 | 6'0" | 170 | New York, NY US |
| George Doucet | L | L | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| James Fitzgerald | ||||||
| Glenvill Franklin | L | L | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Leo Ghilardi | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Hugo Guidotti | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Jack Hale | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Jack Haley | L | L | May 17, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Ken Hartman | R | December 7, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Bill Kern | R | R | February 28, 1933 | 6'2" | 184 | Coplay, PA US |
| Ralph LaPointe | R | R | January 8, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | Winooski, VT US |
| Gerard Lefebvre | R | R | 5'7" | 155 | ||
| Bernell Longest | L | R | July 15, 1918 | Chicago, IL US | ||
| Mike Mazzamorra | R | L | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Jordan Morris | ||||||
| Michael Munsinger | R | R | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Richard Noble | R | 6'4" | 190 | |||
| Joe Oliffe | S | October 16, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Leo Parent | R | R | April 13, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | Lowell, MA US |
| Charles Pester | S | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Paul Petrosky | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| William Philyaw | R | R | 6'2" | 187 | ||
| Vincent Plumbo | R | August 6, 1923 | 5'8" | 190 | St. Paul, MN US | |
| Bob Quinn | L | L | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Dick Ramsey | R | July 4, 1931 | 5'11" | 200 | ||
| Robert Sanders | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Stephen Schuster | R | R | May 17, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | Vera Cruz, PA US |
| William Shannon | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Michael Walsh | L | R | May 20, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Lebanon, NH US |
| Milton Walters | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Dave Woodward | R | R | March 25, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Richard Zack | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| James Zickel | R | L | 5'10" | 180 |
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.
