1955 Globe-Miami Miners Roster
Team Record: 51-87
Finished 7th in the AAL
Manager: Del Ballinger (0-0), LeRoy Reddell (0-0), Vern Campbell (0-0)
Location: Globe, Arizona; Miami, Arizona
Ballpark: O'Brien Park, O'Brien Park
Attendance: 33,886, Avg. 491
The Globe-Miami Miners of the Arizona-Mexico League ended the 1955 season with a record of 51 wins and 87 losses, finishing seventh in the AAL.
The Miners plated 788 runs and allowed 1102 runs, most in the league. Stephen Hill led all regular batters by connecting at a .333 clip. Harold Burton topped Globe-Miami with 12 wins, while William Kulpaca registered a 4.66 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Don Williams played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Globe-Miami Miners to do so.
Del Ballinger, LeRoy Reddell and Vern Campbell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Balcom | L | December 20, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Del Ballinger | L | R | March 17, 1919 | 5'8" | 185 | Fort Oglethorpe, GA US |
| Robert Bandelier | R | L | August 26, 1933 | 5'10" | 158 | Pawhuska, OK US |
| Robert Borovicka | L | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Art Bunge | L | L | September 15, 1930 | |||
| Harold Burton | L | L | February 2, 1932 | 6'0" | 162 | Colfax, VA US |
| John Buttrey | S | R | February 6, 1934 | 5'11" | 178 | Nashville, TN US |
| Vern Campbell | L | R | August 3, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Safford, AZ US |
| Jack Cooley | R | R | August 17, 1931 | 6'0" | 178 | Colton, CA US |
| Bill Denney | R | R | December 28, 1931 | 6'2" | 186 | Paris, IL US |
| George Edmundson | ||||||
| Ray Gehringer | ||||||
| Ed Graham | R | R | December 8, 1923 | 6'2" | 200 | Hayden, AZ US |
| Joe Granada | ||||||
| Stephen Hill | R | R | May 25, 1934 | 6'2" | 165 | Muskogee, OK US |
| Hockel | ||||||
| Gerald Ice | ||||||
| John Kilroy | ||||||
| William Kulpaca | R | R | 6'4" | 225 | ||
| James Mackey | ||||||
| Thomas Martinez | ||||||
| Edward Mazenko | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Willie Neal | L | L | June 7, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | Memphis, TN US |
| Gerald Neward | ||||||
| Pete Ortega | R | R | November 13, 1935 | 5'11" | 160 | Ajo, AZ US |
| Elias Osorio | L | L | July 27, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Rio Chitre, PA |
| Charles Pearson | L | 6'3" | 200 | |||
| Carl Pickett | R | R | May 18, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| LeRoy Reddell | R | R | July 14, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Ted Rhodes | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Pete Ropar | S | R | December 4, 1933 | 6'4" | 215 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Jose Ruiz | 6'1" | 185 | ||||
| Warren Simpson | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Ray Steele | ||||||
| Ray Steele | R | December 11, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| John Stein | September 24, 1933 | River Grove, IL US | ||||
| William Taft | October 1, 1935 | |||||
| Steven Taravella | ||||||
| George Thomas | ||||||
| Gordon Thomas | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Horace Tucker | L | 5'7" | 171 | |||
| Thomas Tucker | ||||||
| Duane Wahl | L | R | 5'11" | 172 | ||
| Joe Watt | R | R | August 21, 1935 | 6'2" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Bob Whitworth | R | R | July 7, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego, CA US |
| Don Williams | R | R | September 2, 1935 | 6'5" | 218 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Larry Williams |
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.
