1955 Jamestown Falcons Roster
Team Record: 48-78
Finished 7th in the PONYL
Manager: Tony Lupien (48-78)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Jamestown, New York
Ballpark: Russell Diethrich, Jr. Park
Attendance: 32,700, Avg. 519
The Jamestown Falcons of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1955 season with a record of 48 wins and 78 losses, finishing seventh in the PONYL.
The Falcons scored 623 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 817 runs. James Lumadue led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .280 clip. Nikko Koleff topped Jamestown with 14 wins and a team-best 3.19 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1955 Jamestown Falcons who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Bob Dustal, Joe Grzenda, Tony Lupien and Ron Shoop.
Tony Lupien served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Andrews | R | February 20, 1933 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Dennis Barber | ||||||
| Michael Bocan | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| James Brill | R | R | August 31, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Ted Carnagello | ||||||
| Edward Carriveau | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Marvin Caswell | R | R | January 13, 1937 | 6'2" | 185 | Pontiac, MI US |
| Rosario Ciatto | R | R | April 2, 1935 | 5'11" | 190 | Reading, PA US |
| Bob Dustal | R | R | September 28, 1935 | 6'0" | 172 | Sayreville, NJ US |
| Alan Dwyer | R | R | January 19, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Geneva, NY US |
| Ron Elkin | ||||||
| Wib Estermyer | R | January 2, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Beaver Falls, PA US | |
| Dale Ferris | L | 6'3" | 200 | |||
| Ralph Fortson | ||||||
| Elmer Franklin | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Robert Glomboske | R | R | March 8, 1934 | 6'3" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Thomas Grant | ||||||
| Joe Grzenda | R | L | June 8, 1937 | 6'2" | 180 | Scranton, PA US |
| Thomas Hayes | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Alfred Henningham | L | L | August 3, 1935 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| James Kennedy | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Tom Kirkpatrick | R | L | March 27, 1935 | 6'2" | 235 | Beaver Falls, PA US |
| Nikko Koleff | R | R | September 2, 1934 | 6'1" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Richard Lisiecki | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| James Lumadue | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Don Lumley | L | L | December 30, 1936 | 5'11" | 185 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Tony Lupien | L | L | April 23, 1917 | 5'10" | 185 | Chelmsford, MA US |
| John Marks | ||||||
| Charles Martin | 193 | |||||
| Claude Mitschele | S | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Robert Newton | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Don O'Brien | R | R | April 23, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Bob Paffel | R | R | February 27, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | Wyandotte, MI US |
| William Page | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Jerry Paparella | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Paul Petro | R | December 13, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Richard Ranicke | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| John Schroder | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Ron Shoop | R | R | September 19, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Rural Valley, PA US |
| Max Smith | January 3, 1929 | |||||
| William Stubbe | ||||||
| Johnie Venable | L | R | October 26, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Robert Westerman | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Robert Williams | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| William Wright | R | R | 6'3" | 193 |
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.
