1955 Columbus Jets Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
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
1955 Columbus Jets Statistics

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 Gus Keriazakos, Dick Hoover, Dick Kryhoski, Jake Thies, John Mackinson, Héctor López, Frank Barrett, Spider Wilhelm, Lou Limmer, Frank Verdi, Bob Trice, Buddy Lively, Lee Wheat, Walt Kellner, Jackie Mayo, Johnny Gray, Carl Duser, Al Lakeman, Al Pinkston, Mike Kume, Hal Bevan, Joe Taylor, Mike Roarke, Jerry Scala, Bill Stewart, Russ Sullivan, Paul Burris, Joe Erautt, Spook Jacobs, Lou Sleater, Walt Craddock, Ozzie Van Brabant, Dutch Romberger and Eric Rodin.

Nick Cullop served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Frank BarrettRRJuly 1, 19136'2"173Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Hal BevanRRNovember 15, 19306'2"198New Orleans, LA US
James BrownRRFebruary 2, 19305'9"180
Paul BurrisRRJuly 21, 19236'0"190Hickory, NC US
Walt CraddockRLMarch 25, 19325'11"176Pax, WV US
Theodore Del GuercioRRDecember 29, 19276'2"195Newark, NJ US
Carl DuserLLJuly 22, 19326'1"175Hazleton, PA US
Joe ErauttRRSeptember 1, 19215'9"175Vibank, SK CA
Alfred FacchiniRRMarch 12, 19316'0"176San Francisco, CA US
Bill FreeseRRMay 25, 19276'1"180
Johnny GrayRRDecember 11, 19266'4"226West Palm Beach, FL US
Charles HaagRRSeptember 7, 19195'10"175
Dick HooverLLDecember 11, 19256'0"170Columbus, OH US
Spook JacobsRRNovember 4, 19255'8"155Cheswold, DE US
Walt KellnerRRApril 26, 19296'0"200Tucson, AZ US
Gus KeriazakosRRJuly 28, 19316'3"187West Orange, NJ US
Dick KryhoskiLLMarch 24, 19256'2"182Leonia, NJ US
Mike KumeRRMay 19, 19266'1"195Premier, WV US
Al LakemanRRDecember 31, 19186'2"195Cincinnati, OH US
Lou LimmerLLMarch 10, 19256'2"190New York, NY US
Edwin LittleRAugust 16, 19296'2"220Grandville, MI US
Buddy LivelyRRFebruary 14, 19256'0"200Birmingham, AL US
Héctor LópezRRJuly 8, 19295'11"182Colon, Colon PA
John MackinsonRROctober 29, 19235'10"160Orange, NJ US
Jackie MayoLRJuly 26, 19256'1"190Litchfield, IL US
Jim MillerLLSeptember 21, 19286'1"160Doylestown, PA US
Al PinkstonLROctober 22, 19176'5"225Newbern, AL US
Mike RoarkeRRNovember 8, 19306'2"195West Warwick, RI US
Eric RodinRRFebruary 5, 19306'2"215Orange, NJ US
Dutch RombergerRRMay 26, 19276'0"185Klingerstown, PA US
Jerry ScalaLRSeptember 27, 19245'11"178Bayonne, NJ US
Lou SleaterLLSeptember 8, 19265'11"185St. Louis, MO US
Bill StewartRRApril 12, 19285'11"200Bay City, MI US
Russ SullivanLRFebruary 19, 19236'0"196Fredericksburg, VA US
Joe TaylorRRMarch 2, 19266'1"185Chapman, AL US
Jake ThiesRRApril 1, 19265'11"170St. Louis, MO US
Bob TriceRRAugust 28, 19266'3"190Newton, GA US
Ozzie Van BrabantRRSeptember 28, 19266'1"165Kingsville, ON CA
Frank VerdiRRJune 2, 19265'10"170Brooklyn, NY US
Lee WheatRRSeptember 15, 19296'4"200Edwardsville, IL US
Spider WilhelmRRMay 23, 19295'9"170Baltimore, 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.




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