1955 Burlington Bees Roster

Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 62-64
Finished 4th in the IIIL
Manager: Hal Meek (62-64)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Burlington, Iowa
Ballpark: Community Field (Stadium)
Attendance: 91,946, Avg. 1,459
1955 Burlington Bees Statistics

Playoffs - Burlington Bees 3 games, Waterloo White Hawks 1
Finals - Keokuk Kernels 3 games, Burlington Bees 1

The Burlington Bees of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1955 season with a record of 62 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the IIIL.

The Bees scored 633 runs and allowed 630 runs. Bob Will topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .335. Don Swanson led Burlington with 12 wins, while Martin Garber recorded a 3.21 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1955 Burlington Bees who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Dick Drott, Don Eaddy, Frank Ernaga, Dave Stenhouse and Bob Will.

Hal Meek served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Raymond AdamsL5'11"160
Walter BabcockRR6'1"180
Luther BurnsRROctober 22, 19256'2"182
Dick DrottRRJuly 1, 19366'0"185Cincinnati, OH US
Don EaddyRRFebruary 16, 19345'11"165Grand Rapids, MI US
Frank ErnagaRRAugust 22, 19306'1"195Susanville, CA US
Ladell FordLRApril 11, 19316'0"185
Ed FunaiRR6'0"200
Martin GarberLLDecember 29, 19356'3"198Baltimore, MD US
Russ GraggLR6'1"175
Pete HammanRRJune 25, 19305'8"170Independence, KS US
Carl JohnsonRROctober 18, 19336'3"190
Samuel MauneyRRDecember 16, 19326'1"195Belmont, NC US
Louis McCotterL6'0"185
Hal MeekRMay 22, 19306'2"190LaSalle, IL US
Wes MooreRRFebruary 1, 19346'2"180Santa Monica, CA US
Dan PriestL6'0"200
Gerald SheehanRMarch 15, 19326'4"185
Robert SlusarekR6'1"175
Dave StenhouseRRSeptember 12, 19336'0"195Westerly, RI US
William StephensL6'1"175Wrightsville, GA US
Martin StilesRR6'2"185
Don SwansonLLJuly 17, 19326'1"170Arlington, MA US
Phil TarpeyRROctober 30, 19336'1"195Gardner, MA US
Don VoigtLLJanuary 31, 19315'9"165Montgomery, IL US
Bob WillLLJuly 15, 19315'10"175Berwyn, IL US
Dick WrightLRJune 12, 19326'2"180Memphis, TN US

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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