1955 Durham Bulls Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: B
Team Record: 69-69
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Frank Skaff (69-69)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
Attendance: 40,965, Avg. 594
1955 Durham Bulls Statistics

Playoffs - High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 4 games, Durham Bulls 3

The Durham Bulls of the Carolina League ended the 1955 season with a record of 69 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.

The Bulls plated 636 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 695 runs. Jim McManus led batters with significant playing time with a .294 average. Max Simmons topped Durham with 17 wins, while John Fickinger registered a 2.98 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1955 Durham Bulls who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bob Bruce, Charley Lau and Jim McManus.

Frank Skaff served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dick BarrRLSeptember 26, 19326'2"185Lancaster, PA US
Dick BaysLLJanuary 19, 19366'1"175
James BrillRRAugust 31, 19336'0"180Pittsburgh, PA US
Bob BruceRRMay 16, 19336'3"200Detroit, MI US
Earl CastilleRR6'4"180
Duke DawsonRL6'2"185
John FickingerRROctober 11, 19336'3"195Ashland, PA US
Ernie FunkRRMarch 11, 19306'1"182Little Rock, AR US
Hargrave
Jim HughesRROctober 21, 19346'3"185
Bud HullRApril 5, 19315'10"170Detroit, MI US
John IraceRFebruary 21, 19326'0"175
Ralph KennedyRRDecember 5, 19236'1"190
Nikko KoleffRRSeptember 2, 19346'1"175
Charley LauLRApril 12, 19336'0"190Romulus, MI US
Thomas LeonardL5'11"173
Richard LisieckiR5'8"165
Robert LoschkeLL6'2"190
James LumadueR5'10"170
Jim McManusLLJuly 20, 19366'4"215Brookline, MA US
Joe MelagoR6'1"165
Billy MitchellRRApril 9, 19296'2"190
Bob NeeblingRRMarch 26, 19326'2"170
Gene NeffRFebruary 28, 19326'2"195
Thomas O'BrienL5'10"165
Al PehanickRRAugust 27, 19356'5"195Scranton, PA US
Paul PetroRDecember 13, 19345'9"170
John RischR6'0"180
Max SimmonsRR6'1"175
Sycinger
Robert TaylorLDecember 20, 19305'11"175
Tom Van RemmenRRApril 2, 19346'1"170Buffalo, NY US
Johnie VenableLROctober 26, 19356'1"185

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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