1955 Columbus Jets Roster
Team Record: 64-89
Finished 7th in the IL
Manager: Nick Cullop (64-89)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 202,854, Avg. 2,652
The Columbus Jets of the International League ended the 1955 season with a record of 64 wins and 89 losses, finishing seventh in the IL.
The Jets tallied 679 runs and gave up 729 runs.
Players from the 1955 Columbus Jets who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Dick Hoover, Gus Keriazakos, John Mackinson, Jake Thies, Dick Kryhoski, Frank Barrett, Héctor López, Spider Wilhelm, Lou Limmer, Buddy Lively, Lee Wheat, Walt Kellner, Johnny Gray, Jackie Mayo, Mike Roarke, Jerry Scala, Bill Stewart, Russ Sullivan, Paul Burris, Bob Trice, Frank Verdi, Joe Taylor, Mike Kume, Hal Bevan, Carl Duser, Al Lakeman, Al Pinkston, Spook Jacobs, Eric Rodin, Joe Erautt, Walt Craddock, Dutch Romberger, Ozzie Van Brabant and Lou Sleater.
Nick Cullop served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Barrett | R | R | July 1, 1913 | 6'2" | 173 | Fort Lauderdale, FL US |
| Hal Bevan | R | R | November 15, 1930 | 6'2" | 198 | New Orleans, LA US |
| James Brown | R | R | February 2, 1930 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Paul Burris | R | R | July 21, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | Hickory, NC US |
| Walt Craddock | R | L | March 25, 1932 | 5'11" | 176 | Pax, WV US |
| Theodore Del Guercio | R | R | December 29, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | Newark, NJ US |
| Carl Duser | L | L | July 22, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Hazleton, PA US |
| Joe Erautt | R | R | September 1, 1921 | 5'9" | 175 | Vibank, SK CA |
| Alfred Facchini | R | R | March 12, 1931 | 6'0" | 176 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bill Freese | R | R | May 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Johnny Gray | R | R | December 11, 1926 | 6'4" | 226 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
| Charles Haag | R | R | September 7, 1919 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Dick Hoover | L | L | December 11, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | Columbus, OH US |
| Spook Jacobs | R | R | November 4, 1925 | 5'8" | 155 | Cheswold, DE US |
| Walt Kellner | R | R | April 26, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Gus Keriazakos | R | R | July 28, 1931 | 6'3" | 187 | West Orange, NJ US |
| Dick Kryhoski | L | L | March 24, 1925 | 6'2" | 182 | Leonia, NJ US |
| Mike Kume | R | R | May 19, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | Premier, WV US |
| Al Lakeman | R | R | December 31, 1918 | 6'2" | 195 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Lou Limmer | L | L | March 10, 1925 | 6'2" | 190 | New York, NY US |
| Edwin Little | R | August 16, 1929 | 6'2" | 220 | Grandville, MI US | |
| Buddy Lively | R | R | February 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Héctor López | R | R | July 8, 1929 | 5'11" | 182 | Colon, Colon PA |
| John Mackinson | R | R | October 29, 1923 | 5'10" | 160 | Orange, NJ US |
| Jackie Mayo | L | R | July 26, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Litchfield, IL US |
| Jim Miller | L | L | September 21, 1928 | 6'1" | 160 | Doylestown, PA US |
| Al Pinkston | L | R | October 22, 1917 | 6'5" | 225 | Newbern, AL US |
| Mike Roarke | R | R | November 8, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | West Warwick, RI US |
| Eric Rodin | R | R | February 5, 1930 | 6'2" | 215 | Orange, NJ US |
| Dutch Romberger | R | R | May 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Klingerstown, PA US |
| Jerry Scala | L | R | September 27, 1924 | 5'11" | 178 | Bayonne, NJ US |
| Lou Sleater | L | L | September 8, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Bill Stewart | R | R | April 12, 1928 | 5'11" | 200 | Bay City, MI US |
| Russ Sullivan | L | R | February 19, 1923 | 6'0" | 196 | Fredericksburg, VA US |
| Joe Taylor | R | R | March 2, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Chapman, AL US |
| Jake Thies | R | R | April 1, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Bob Trice | R | R | August 28, 1926 | 6'3" | 190 | Newton, GA US |
| Ozzie Van Brabant | R | R | September 28, 1926 | 6'1" | 165 | Kingsville, ON CA |
| Frank Verdi | R | R | June 2, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Lee Wheat | R | R | September 15, 1929 | 6'4" | 200 | Edwardsville, IL US |
| Spider Wilhelm | R | R | May 23, 1929 | 5'9" | 170 | Baltimore, MD 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.
