1955 Johnson City Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 74-51
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: Wayne Wallace (74-51)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Johnson City, Tennessee
Ballpark: Keystone Field
Attendance: 29,919, Avg. 479
Playoffs - Johnson City Cardinals 2 games, Bristol Twins 1
The Johnson City Cardinals of the Appalachian League ended the 1955 season with a record of 74 wins and 51 losses, finishing second in the AL.
The Cardinals scored 774 runs and gave up 689 runs. Grady Chavis led batters with significant playing time with a .377 average. Howie Nunn topped Johnson City with 18 wins and a team-best 3.11 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Howie Nunn played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Johnson City Cardinals to do so.
Wayne Wallace served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Bradley | R | R | March 5, 1935 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Grady Chavis | L | R | October 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Stanley Chincheck | R | R | November 11, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Donald Colpoys | R | June 19, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | Buffalo, NY US | |
| Franklin Cooper | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Thomas Coppedge | R | 6'0" | 155 | |||
| George Cox | R | L | September 16, 1935 | 5'11" | 190 | Haverhill, MA US |
| Richard Czekaj | R | August 30, 1935 | 5'8" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA US | |
| Tom Foster | R | R | August 7, 1935 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Nilo Giavedoni | R | 5'11" | 145 | |||
| John Graham | ||||||
| James Hemric | L | R | September 27, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| William Huffman | L | June 20, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Ron Kaintz | ||||||
| Harry Keister | L | L | 6'2" | 188 | ||
| Richard Lange | ||||||
| Joe McDuffee | ||||||
| Bill Nagel | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Howie Nunn | R | R | October 18, 1935 | 6'0" | 173 | Westfield, NC US |
| Jack Pendley | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Adrian Roof | L | L | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| Richard Snyder | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| John Sorrentino | R | R | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Ted Thiem | L | R | October 2, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | Oakdale, NE US |
| Wayne Wallace | R | 6'4" | 190 | |||
| Richard Wilson | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Donald Young | L | L | November 10, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | Fayette City, PA US |
| Vincent Zerda | R | R | March 6, 1933 | 5'10" | 165 |
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.
