1955 Gainesville Owls/Ponca City Cubs Roster
Team Record: 56-83
Finished 8th in the SSL
Manager: Eddie Carnett (56-83)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Ponca City, Oklahoma; Gainesville, Texas
Ballpark: Locke Field, Conoco Park
Attendance: 29,169, Avg. 420
The Gainesville Owls/Ponca City Cubs of the Sooner State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 56 wins and 83 losses, finishing eighth in the SSL.Gainesville (11-15) transferred to Ponca City May 19.
The Owls/Cubs scored 634 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 771 runs. Dock Conners led all regular batters with a .256 average. Jim Speer topped Gainesville/Ponca City with 14 wins, while Robert Moore recorded a 2.91 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Eddie Carnett played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Gainesville Owls/Ponca City Cubs to do so.
Eddie Carnett served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Alfier | ||||||
| Frank Alvarez | ||||||
| Landry Askins | ||||||
| Robert Boyd | ||||||
| Eddie Carnett | L | L | October 21, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | Springfield, MO US |
| Joseph Cascino | ||||||
| Dock Conners | R | R | July 26, 1934 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Bobby Cooke | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Richard Dirienzo | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bernard Gelinas | ||||||
| Ray Grund | R | L | September 24, 1932 | 6'0" | 210 | |
| William Guice | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Ronald Hodge | R | June 25, 1934 | 6'1" | 165 | Winston-Salem, NC US | |
| Bill Hopkins | R | R | May 10, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | Sturgis, MI US |
| James Huber | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Buzzy Keller | September 3, 1933 | 193 | Mason, TX US | |||
| Charles LaCoste | L | July 8, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| Kenneth Latke | ||||||
| Richard Marrs | S | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Don McCorkle | L | L | September 19, 1936 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Robert Merritt | R | L | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Joseph Miano | ||||||
| Tony Migaiolo | R | September 27, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Robert Millard | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Robert Moore | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Michael Morrison | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Frank Pecci | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Kenneth Phillips | R | August 10, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Robert Picciano | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Peter Plyler | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Ernest Proud | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Tom Rea | S | R | August 2, 1934 | 6'3" | 196 | Detroit, MI US |
| Frank Renko | R | May 14, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| William Reynolds | L | L | 6'3" | |||
| Ken Robinson | ||||||
| Raymond Samples | L | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Jim Speer | R | R | December 29, 1933 | 6'3" | 180 | Sandusky, OH US |
| Ed Stutsman | ||||||
| James Willey | ||||||
| Carl Woolf | ||||||
| Dick Wright | L | R | June 12, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | Memphis, TN 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.
