1955 Hamilton Cardinals Roster

Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League (PONYL) - Class: D
Team Record: 82-43
Finished 1st in the PONYL
Manager: Eddie Lyons (82-43)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Ballpark: Civic Baseball Stadium
Attendance: 53,989, Avg. 864
1955 Hamilton Cardinals Statistics

Playoffs - Hamilton Cardinals 2 games, Wellsville Braves 1
Finals - Hamilton Cardinals 3 games, Corning Red Sox 0

The Hamilton Cardinals of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1955 season with a record of 82 wins and 43 losses, finishing first in the PONYL.

The Cardinals topped the league with 836 runs. Hamilton allowed 572 runs, least in the league. Ed Lyons topped all regular batters by connecting at a .350 clip. Gary Geiger led the squad with 20 wins, while Dave Lutz and Burlon Cloer also added 15 or more victories also Gary Geiger recorded a 1.98 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Members of the 1955 Hamilton Cardinals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Gary Geiger, Ed Lyons and Paul Toth.

Eddie Lyons served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ed AndersonRRDecember 18, 19286'1"190
Bill BrownRJuly 18, 19346'1"195
Arthur BurnettLRDecember 5, 19345'11"175
Donald CamdenR5'8"150
Carl CassellR6'2"175
Burlon CloerRR6'1"170
John Cotula
Larry CunninghamLLNovember 26, 19325'10"170
Robert ForemanRL6'4"210
Thomas FosterRR6'1"175
Gary GeigerLRApril 4, 19376'0"168Sand Ridge, IL US
Nilo GiavedoniR5'11"145
Dale GlunnRJanuary 18, 1936Waushara County, WI US
Jere HillROctober 23, 19366'4"205
Robert Jacobs
Dave LutzRRNovember 2, 19336'4"195
Ed LyonsRRMay 12, 19235'9"165Winston-Salem, NC US
Eugene MerandiR5'10"155
Bill NagelRR6'2"185
Eugene Pami
Art RemsaLNovember 16, 19305'10"185
Thomas Rivers
George RodemsSeptember 8, 1930Buffalo, NY US
Charles RoyerRR6'2"165
Albert RuntesRL5'8"170
Daniel SkillingsR6'0"170
Hersey Smith
James TellerLL6'1"197
Paul TothRRJune 30, 19356'1"175McRoberts, KY US
Alan WillnerRR5'11"175
Merle WiseRAugust 23, 19315'11"190

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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