1955 Evansville Braves Roster
Team Record: 60-66
Finished 5th in the IIIL
Manager: Bob Coleman (60-66)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Ballpark: Bosse Field
Attendance: 47,414, Avg. 753
The Evansville Braves of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1955 season with a record of 60 wins and 66 losses, finishing fifth in the IIIL.
The Braves scored 614 runs and surrendered 634 runs. Leonard Williams paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .311 clip. Vic Rehm topped Evansville with 14 wins, while Jim Vitter recorded a 3.12 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Chi-Chi Olivo, Nat Peeples, Roger McCardell, Don Leppert, Lee Maye, Mike Krsnich and Dick Phillips were all players from the 1955 Evansville Braves who played in the Majors during their careers.
Bob Coleman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Agnew | S | R | 5'9" | 140 | ||
| Stewart Alton | R | R | January 16, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Joseph Andrews | R | R | January 9, 1932 | 6'1" | 200 | Fall River, MA US |
| Charles Bigham | L | L | September 1, 1930 | 6'1" | 184 | Dallas, TX US |
| Jackie Brown | R | R | January 26, 1935 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Winston Brown | R | R | September 17, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | Almirante, Bocas del Toro PA |
| Jack Caffery | R | L | June 30, 1934 | 6'1" | 175 | Kingston, ON CA |
| Wayne Cummings | S | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Donald Damiano | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Wendell Doss | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Don Edinger | L | L | January 22, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | Green Bay, WI US |
| Ralph Flory | R | February 2, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Rudolph Fortin | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Larry Geedey | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Carl Greene | R | R | April 12, 1931 | 6'3" | 210 | Amanth, NC US |
| Chuck Hickman | R | R | May 21, 1935 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Fred Hoffman | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Mike Krsnich | R | R | September 24, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | West Allis, WI US |
| Don Leppert | R | R | October 19, 1931 | 6'2" | 220 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Lee Maye | L | R | December 11, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
| Roger McCardell | R | R | August 29, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | Gorsuch Mills, MD US |
| Phillip Misley | R | L | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Daryle Nelson | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Gerry Nelson | R | R | April 1, 1934 | 6'3" | 200 | Beaumont, TX US |
| Chi-Chi Olivo | R | R | March 18, 1926 | 6'2" | 215 | Guayubin, Monte Cristi DO |
| Nat Peeples | R | R | June 29, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Memphis, TN US |
| Dick Phillips | L | R | November 24, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | Racine, WI US |
| Raymond Reed | R | R | February 1, 1929 | 5'10" | 167 | Chattaroy, WV US |
| Vic Rehm | S | L | February 16, 1936 | 6'4" | 200 | Carlyle, IL US |
| Jack Ritter | L | L | July 10, 1933 | 5'11" | 182 | Van Buren, OH US |
| Bill Roland | R | R | April 30, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | Clinton, SC US |
| Lou Soscia | R | R | June 3, 1927 | 5'9" | 175 | Cranston, RI US |
| John Stadnicki | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Joe Unfried | R | February 19, 1929 | 5'11" | 210 | Evansville, IN US | |
| Jim Vitter | R | R | April 27, 1925 | 5'9" | 180 | Dillonvale, OH US |
| Bill Wells | R | R | January 18, 1933 | 6'0" | 200 | Glendale, CA US |
| Leonard Williams | R | R | March 27, 1928 | 5'11" | 195 | Valdosta, GA 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.
