1955 Fresno Cardinals Roster

California League (CL) - Class: C
Team Record: 104-43
Finished 1st in the CL
Manager: Roland LeBlanc (104-43)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Fresno, California
Ballpark: John Euless Park
Attendance: 65,592, Avg. 892
1955 Fresno Cardinals Statistics

Playoffs - Fresno Cardinals 3 games, Stockton Ports 1

The Fresno Cardinals of the California League ended the 1955 season with a record of 104 wins and 43 losses, finishing first in the CL.

The Cardinals paced the circuit with 1048 runs, ignited by 105 home runs. Fresno surrendered 684 runs. Bobby Smith led all regular batters by hitting .370. Glen Stabelfeld earned 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Tom Hughes added 15 or more wins, too George Moton recorded a 3.02 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1955 Fresno Cardinals who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Tom Hughes, Mel Nelson, Bobby Smith and Benny Valenzuela.

Roland LeBlanc served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dale BithellRRApril 22, 19336'1"165Salt Lake City, UT US
Larry BolgerRRSeptember 6, 19316'2"195Fresno, CA US
Ronny CamachoRROctober 26, 19355'10"170Empalme, Sonora MX
Ken CombsRR5'11"185
Joe ConteRRJuly 4, 19335'7"165Los Angeles, CA US
Ricardo GarzaSRJuly 17, 19316'1"185
Donald GreenLLMarch 19, 19325'9"150Kansas City, MO US
James GriffinR5'10"155
Jim HilandRRMay 21, 19346'2"200
Tom HughesLRSeptember 13, 19346'2"180Ancon, Canal Zone PA
Bobby JonesRRMay 30, 19335'11"175Sacramento, CA US
Vincent KilpelaLLMay 5, 19376'1"185
Bill KnoxRRApril 30, 19305'10"160
Lyle KrallR6'2"175
Jerry LarsonRRJuly 15, 19356'0"193Bemidji, MN US
Roland LeBlancRRMay 23, 19216'0"200New Iberia, LA US
Ronald Maurer
George MotonRR6'1"185
Mel NelsonRLMay 30, 19366'0"185San Diego, CA US
Ron OttLMay 22, 19365'10"175
Jose PerezRRMay 20, 19265'11"180Long Beach, CA US
Manny PérezRRDecember 6, 19166'1"172El Paso, TX US
Thomas Rivers
Gerald RooksRR5'10"170
Bobby SmithRRMay 28, 19345'11"180Hood River, OR US
Glen StabelfeldRRSeptember 9, 19305'11"195
Darrell ThompsonLAugust 7, 19316'4"175Belleville, IL US
Benny ValenzuelaRRJune 2, 19335'10"175Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Bob WhiteLSeptember 18, 19346'1"180Houston, TX US
Ken WrightRRJanuary 9, 19325'10"180Sunnyside, WA 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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