1955 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Roster
Team Record: 81-69
Finished 1st in the WL
Manager: Johnny Conway (81-69)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Ballpark: Memorial Field
Attendance: 87,527, Avg. 1,167
Playoffs - Des Moines Bruins 3 games, Colorado Springs Sky Sox 1
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Western League ended the 1955 season with a record of 81 wins and 69 losses, finishing first in the WL.
The Sky Sox scored 845 runs, most in the league. Colorado Springs conceded 798 runs.
Bill Evans, Sam Hairston, Ken Landenberger, Willie Pope, Jack Conway, Rudy Árias, Jack Kralick and Don Bradey were all players from the 1955 Colorado Springs Sky Sox who played in the Majors during their careers.
Johnny Conway served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Árias | L | L | June 6, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | Las Villas, CU |
| Don Bacon | L | R | June 28, 1935 | 5'9" | 160 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Bob Black | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Jim Bowen | L | L | August 29, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Don Bradey | R | R | October 4, 1934 | 5'9" | 180 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Garland Brill | R | R | July 10, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Arlington, VA US |
| Jack Conway | R | R | July 30, 1918 | 5'11" | 175 | Bryan, TX US |
| Ron Cooper | L | R | January 17, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Doug Cossey | L | January 12, 1929 | 6'3" | 206 | Detroit, MI US | |
| John Creighton | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Dick DiTusa | R | R | August 29, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bill Evans | R | R | March 25, 1919 | 6'2" | 180 | Quanah, TX US |
| James Gaines | R | R | 6'0" | 163 | ||
| Max Gnagy | L | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Sam Hairston | R | R | January 20, 1920 | 5'10" | 187 | Crawford, MS US |
| Robert Hattenbach | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Don Herman | R | R | August 3, 1930 | 6'4" | 203 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Alfredo Ibanez | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Dick Idzkowski | R | R | June 7, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Ned Johnson | R | September 15, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Dayton, OH US | |
| Del Johnston | R | R | December 22, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Salina, KS US |
| Jack Kralick | L | L | June 1, 1935 | 6'2" | 180 | Youngstown, OH US |
| Ken Landenberger | L | L | July 29, 1928 | 6'3" | 200 | Lyndhurst, OH US |
| Dick Lombardi | R | September 8, 1932 | 5'11" | 186 | ||
| Robert Lowe | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| William Maley | R | December 2, 1930 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Jack Pickart | R | R | July 25, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Willie Pope | L | R | December 14, 1918 | 6'3" | 230 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Ray Preston | R | L | January 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 165 | La Mesa, CA US |
| Kenneth Schu | ||||||
| Charles Selby | R | R | August 15, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Eugene Sheets | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Al Ware | R | November 16, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Bobby Winkles | R | R | March 11, 1930 | 5'9" | 168 | Tuckerman, AR US |
| Arthur Wollenweber | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Lowe Wren | R | R | December 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Walter Yowell | R | R | January 6, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Etlan, VA US |
| Alois Zilian | R | R | November 12, 1923 | 6'2" | 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.
