1955 Houston Buffalos Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 86-75
Finished 4th in the TL
Manager: Mike Ryba (86-75)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Houston, Texas
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 224,651, Avg. 2,791
1955 Houston Buffalos Statistics

Playoffs - Houston Buffalos 1 game, Tulsa Oilers 0 - One-game playoff for fourth place.
Playoffs - Houston Buffalos 4 games, Dallas Eagles 2
Finals - Shreveport Sports 4 games, Houston Buffalos 3

The Houston Buffalos of the Texas League ended the 1955 season with a record of 86 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the TL.

The Buffalos tallied 739 runs and allowed 641 runs.

Players from the 1955 Houston Buffalos who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Floyd Wooldridge, Ted Wieand, Hal Smith, Barney Schultz, Mike Ryba, John Romonosky, Bob Mabe, George Lerchen, Bill Greason, Frank Carswell, Willard Brown, Bob Boyd, Ralph Beard and Herb Adams.

Mike Ryba served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Herb AdamsLLApril 14, 19285'9"160Hollywood, CA US
Jim AtchleyRRAugust 8, 19236'2"170Battle Creek, MI US
Richard AtkinsonSRJanuary 20, 19316'2"175
Ralph BeardRRFebruary 11, 19296'5"200Cincinnati, OH US
Bob BoydLLOctober 1, 19195'10"170Potts Camp, MS US
Willard BrownRRJune 26, 19155'11"200Shreveport, LA US
Frank CarswellRRNovember 6, 19196'0"195Palestine, TX US
Sherwin DixonRNovember 4, 19306'0"170Lynchburg, VA US
Walter FasslerR5'10"165
Rogers FisterRR6'5"185
Al GrandcolasRRDecember 14, 19326'2"175Belleville, IL US
Bill GreasonRRSeptember 3, 19245'10"170Atlanta, GA US
Harry HoitsmaRRSeptember 26, 19296'3"198
George LerchenSRDecember 1, 19225'11"175Detroit, MI US
Bob MabeRROctober 8, 19295'11"165Danville, VA US
Fred McAlisterRRMarch 1, 19286'1"185Lynchburg, VA US
Bob O'NealLDecember 8, 19256'0"204Cutler, IL US
Clarence PeerenboomLL6'2"190
Knowles PierceyLLJanuary 31, 19246'2"180Salt Lake City, UT US
Russ RacRRJune 15, 19305'11"188Galveston, TX US
Francisco RamirezRRMarch 9, 19285'10"185San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi MX
Whitey RiesRRJuly 3, 19296'0"185St. Louis, MO US
John RomonoskyRRJuly 7, 19296'2"195Harrisburg, IL US
Mike RybaRRJune 9, 19035'11"180DeLancey, PA US
Barney SchultzRRAugust 15, 19266'2"200Beverly, NJ US
Isaac SeaoneR5'10"180
Hal SmithRRJune 1, 19315'10"186Barling, AR US
Hugh SooterRRMay 30, 19275'9"174
Ted WieandRRApril 4, 19336'2"195Walnutport, PA US
Floyd WooldridgeRRAugust 25, 19286'1"185Jerico Springs, MO 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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