1955 Greenville Spinners Roster

Tri-State League (TSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 60-55
Finished 2nd in the TSL
Manager: Junior Wooten (60-55)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Ballpark: Meadowbrook Park
Attendance: 50,813, Avg. 884
1955 Greenville Spinners Statistics

Playoffs - Spartanburg Peaches 3 games, Greenville Spinners 0

The Greenville Spinners of the Tri-State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 60 wins and 55 losses, finishing second in the TSL.

The Spinners tallied 569 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 585 runs. William Reynolds paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .333 clip. Freddy Rodríguez topped Greenville with 16 wins and a team-best 2.12 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Freddy Rodríguez and Junior Wooten both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Junior Wooten served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Donald AutenRSeptember 21, 19326'0"185
Edward BowlesRR6'0"175
Donald DamianoR5'11"175
Theodore Del RioRR5'11"170
Joseph GriffinRRAugust 22, 19286'1"175Edenton, NC US
Millard GrissomLROctober 20, 19326'3"212Vance County, NC US
Wendell HallRRMarch 27, 19346'0"190
Bob HartsfieldLRDecember 15, 19315'9"180Atlanta, GA US
Joe HazleRRSeptember 17, 19286'0"190Woodruff, SC US
Howard HenkelL5'9"155
Marvis JohnsonRR5'9"165
John LaganLLDecember 18, 19285'11"180
Ray MathewsFebruary 26, 1929
Joseph O'ShieldsRR6'2"180
Bill PhillipsRDecember 2, 19285'10"188
Robert ReidL6'0"190
William ReynoldsLL5'9"180
Jack RitterLLJuly 10, 19335'11"182Van Buren, OH US
Freddy RodríguezRRApril 29, 19246'0"180La Habana, La Habana CU
Dale SannerRR5'11"175
Albert SeamanRRFebruary 18, 19306'0"180
Jimmy SmithRApril 17, 19316'1"190
James Stuart6'0"160
Elmer ThomasR5'10"178
Bobby WillisRRMay 22, 19325'11"160
Junior WootenRLJanuary 16, 19245'11"160Pelzer, SC US
Robert WyzykowskiRR6'1"205

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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