1955 Jacksonville Braves Roster
Team Record: 79-61
Finished 2nd in the SAL
Manager: Ben Geraghty (79-61)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Ballpark: Sam M. Wolfson Park
Attendance: 124,211, Avg. 1,774
Playoffs - Montgomery Rebels 1 game, Jacksonville Braves 0
The Jacksonville Braves of the South Atlantic League ended the 1955 season with a record of 79 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the SAL.
The Braves scored 624 runs and conceded 557 runs. Wes Covington led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .326 clip. Richard Carmichael topped Jacksonville with 13 wins, while Paul Cave earned a 2.04 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Mike Roarke, Paul Burris, Bobby Malkmus, Mike Krsnich, Al Spangler, Adrián Zabala, Nat Peeples, Roger McCardell and Wes Covington were all players from the 1955 Jacksonville Braves who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Ben Geraghty served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Alton | R | R | January 16, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Howard Anderson | R | R | March 30, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | Nashua, NH US |
| Joseph Andrews | R | R | January 9, 1932 | 6'1" | 200 | Fall River, MA US |
| Raymond Bortz | R | R | October 12, 1929 | 6'0" | 160 | Quakertown, PA US |
| Winston Brown | R | R | September 17, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | Almirante, Bocas del Toro PA |
| Paul Burris | R | R | July 21, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | Hickory, NC US |
| Richard Carmichael | L | R | April 14, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Monticello, ME US |
| William Casey | R | R | July 14, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | Parkin, AR US |
| Paul Cave | L | R | November 2, 1933 | 6'1" | 179 | New Canton, VA US |
| Joseph Christian | R | R | May 9, 1931 | 5'10" | 180 | Moon Run, PA US |
| Wes Covington | L | R | March 27, 1932 | 6'1" | 205 | Laurinburg, NC US |
| Wayne Cummings | S | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Donald Damiano | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Vern Edmunds | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Alfred Facchini | R | R | March 12, 1931 | 6'0" | 176 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Rudolph Fortin | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Horace Garner | R | R | July 17, 1923 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Dick Grabowski | R | R | July 17, 1932 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Fran Haus | R | R | December 15, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Robert Hines | L | R | March 4, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Dick Kelly | R | L | October 7, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Quincy, MA US |
| Mike Krsnich | R | R | September 24, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | West Allis, WI US |
| Malcolm Landry | R | L | November 30, 1929 | 5'11" | 168 | |
| John Liptak | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| James Long | R | December 18, 1920 | 6'1" | 180 | Griffin, GA US | |
| Bobby Malkmus | R | R | July 4, 1931 | 5'9" | 175 | Newark, NJ US |
| Roger McCardell | R | R | August 29, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | Gorsuch Mills, MD US |
| Noel Oquendo | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Nat Peeples | R | R | June 29, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Memphis, TN US |
| Joe Polich | R | March 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Bill Porter | R | R | May 23, 1928 | 5'8" | 155 | Lynn, MA US |
| Vic Rehm | S | L | February 16, 1936 | 6'4" | 200 | Carlyle, IL US |
| Mike Roarke | R | R | November 8, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | West Warwick, RI US |
| Dick Roberson | R | R | February 13, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Bill Roland | R | R | April 30, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | Clinton, SC US |
| Herb Shankman | L | L | July 22, 1931 | 5'10" | 152 | Chelsea, MA US |
| Al Spangler | L | L | July 8, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Frederick Vogel | R | R | September 4, 1930 | 6'4" | 15 | Hartford, CT US |
| Harry Warner | L | R | December 11, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Reeders, PA US |
| Bill Wilhelm | R | June 11, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Wiley Williams | R | L | March 8, 1927 | 6'1" | 200 | Greenville, SC US |
| Adrián Zabala | L | L | August 26, 1916 | 5'11" | 165 | San Antonio de los Banos, CU |
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.
