1955 Burlington-Graham Pirates Roster
Team Record: 60-78
Finished 8th in the CL
Manager: Lamar Dorton (60-78)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Burlington, North Carolina; Graham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Graham Athletic Park
Attendance: 33,605, Avg. 487
The Burlington-Graham Pirates of the Carolina League ended the 1955 season with a record of 60 wins and 78 losses, finishing eighth in the CL.
The Pirates plated 666 runs and gave up 789 runs, most in the circuit. David Jacobs led all regular batters by hitting .309. Don Schultz topped Burlington-Graham with 15 wins, while Thomas Stricklin registered a 3.24 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1955 Burlington-Graham Pirates who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Bill Koski, Tony Bartirome, Ron Blackburn and Dave Wickersham.
Lamar Dorton served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Bartirome | L | L | May 9, 1932 | 5'10" | 155 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Ron Blackburn | R | R | April 23, 1935 | 6'0" | 160 | Mount Airy, NC US |
| Bruce Bohuny | R | L | 6'3" | 178 | ||
| David Brennan | L | R | November 6, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Chuck Buheller | R | R | March 20, 1934 | 6'2" | 185 | Richmond, VA US |
| Charles Bullock | R | L | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Leroy Burbage | R | June 23, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Charleston, SC US | |
| Herbert Bush | L | November 10, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Lamar Dorton | R | R | November 17, 1928 | 5'11" | 155 | Ansonville, NC US |
| Gordon Figard | S | R | November 16, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Bob Flynn | R | R | May 20, 1933 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Bob Gordon | May 16, 1932 | |||||
| Ronald Gray | L | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| David Jacobs | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Bill Koski | R | R | February 6, 1932 | 6'4" | 185 | Madera, CA US |
| Cleo Lewright | R | R | November 4, 1927 | 6'0" | 160 | Kirkwood, MO US |
| Benny Malcolm | R | R | January 23, 1934 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Fred Martin | R | May 10, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | Yadkin County, NC US | |
| Dino Messina | R | July 10, 1935 | 5'9" | 173 | ||
| Peter Nicolis | L | L | April 15, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Joseph Novotniak | R | 5'9" | 168 | |||
| Andy Olsen | L | L | November 30, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Joe Oxendine | L | March 31, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Richard Payne | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| James Scarth | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Don Schultz | L | R | July 22, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | Rockford, IL US |
| Wilton Sherman | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Freddie Sisolak | R | May 13, 1932 | 5'8" | 164 | Bushkill Township, PA US | |
| Michael Solomko | R | R | July 24, 1936 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Rollie Sterns | R | R | July 21, 1933 | 6'2" | 188 | |
| Thomas Stricklin | R | R | 5'11" | 164 | ||
| Leon Taylor | R | L | October 26, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Frank Washington | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Mike Weltman | R | May 26, 1935 | 6'1" | 177 | ||
| Dave Wickersham | R | R | September 27, 1935 | 6'3" | 188 | Erie, PA US |
| George Wopinek | R | December 5, 1928 | 5'7" | 165 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Eugene Zimmerlink | L | L | 6'0" | 195 |
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.
