1955 Fargo-Moorhead Twins Roster
Team Record: 61-64
Finished 5th in the NL
Manager: Phil Seghi (0-0), Paul O'Dea (0-0), Phil Seghi (0-0)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Moorhead, Minnesota; Fargo, North Dakota
Ballpark: Barnett Field
Attendance: 56,244, Avg. 900
The Fargo-Moorhead Twins of the Northern League ended the 1955 season with a record of 61 wins and 64 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.
The Fargo- Twins plated 646 runs and allowed 661 runs. Tex Dargiewicz paced all regular batters with a .310 average. Merlin Beatty and Wilmer Moton topped Moorhead with 11 wins each, while Merlin Beatty recorded a 3.06 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1955 Fargo-Moorhead Twins who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Billy Williams, Bobby Sturgeon, Wynn Hawkins, Ken Retzer and Elder White.
Phil Seghi, Paul O'Dea and Phil Seghi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Aitken | R | R | June 2, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Clarence Bartunek | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Merlin Beatty | R | R | June 8, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Ernesto Blanco | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Tom Bowman | L | L | April 22, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Tex Dargiewicz | L | L | April 28, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | Nanticoke, PA US |
| Billy Dashner | L | L | February 26, 1934 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Doug Dickey | L | October 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Verde Dickey | R | R | August 13, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | Sherman, TX US |
| George Ettenger | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Marvin Gums | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Leroy Handcock | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Wynn Hawkins | R | R | February 20, 1936 | 6'3" | 195 | East Palestine, OH US |
| Richard Hogg | L | L | 6'2" | 174 | ||
| Nick Huizar | L | 6'0" | 182 | |||
| John Lang | R | R | September 2, 1933 | 6'4" | 215 | |
| Howard Langston | R | 6'0" | 200 | |||
| William Lansinger | R | R | 5'7" | 170 | ||
| John Lowry | R | 5'10" | 168 | |||
| Santo Luberto | R | June 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 187 | ||
| Stanley Machinsky | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Robert Mayhew | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Eduardo Monasterio | R | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| Wilmer Moton | R | R | September 5, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | Greenville, TX US |
| Leonard Nayman | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Roy Nixon | L | February 19, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Cleves, OH US | |
| Jerry Powell | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| George Repasky | R | June 15, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Ken Retzer | L | R | April 30, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | Wood River, IL US |
| Leroy Roberts | L | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Billy Rorer | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Billy Sassano | R | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Phil Seghi | R | March 9, 1909 | 5'11" | 175 | Cedar Point, IL US | |
| Charlie Smiley | L | L | November 1, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Danville, VA US |
| Bobby Sturgeon | R | R | August 6, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | Clinton, IN US |
| Thomas Trossen | R | R | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Lawrence Watson | ||||||
| Albert Werneke | R | 5'6" | 165 | |||
| Elder White | R | R | December 23, 1933 | 5'11" | 165 | Colerain, NC US |
| Billy Williams | L | R | June 13, 1932 | 6'3" | 195 | Newberry, SC 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.
