1955 Lawton Braves Roster
Team Record: 95-44
Finished 1st in the SSL
Manager: Travis Jackson (95-44)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Lawton, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Memorial Park
Attendance: 45,554, Avg. 655
Playoffs - Lawton Braves 3 games, Paris Orioles 1
Finals - Lawton Braves 4 games, Muskogee Giants
The Lawton Braves of the Sooner State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 95 wins and 44 losses, finishing first in the SSL.
The Braves plated 858 runs, tops in the circuit. Lawton conceded 507 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Philip Williams paced all regular batters with a .329 average. Bobby Dudley earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad, while Dale Hendrickson also added 15 or more victories also Dale Hendrickson registered a 1.26 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Ron Piché played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Lawton Braves to do so.
Travis Jackson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | R | R | July 24, 1930 | 5'9" | 160 | Fulton, AR US |
| Kenneth Aycock | R | R | August 5, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Robert Boyd | ||||||
| Don Davenport | ||||||
| William Dennis | L | R | June 21, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Merced, CA US |
| George DesMeules | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Bobby Dudley | R | R | February 23, 1935 | 6'0" | 193 | Tulsa, OK US |
| John Duncan | ||||||
| Lee Freeman | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| William Hawkins | ||||||
| Dale Hendrickson | L | L | July 18, 1936 | 5'11" | 176 | Broadwater, NE US |
| Chuck Hickman | R | R | May 21, 1935 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Charlie Hoffses | R | May 21, 1931 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| William Jackson | S | L | November 15, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Joe Janiak | R | R | 6'0" | 210 | Stafford, CT US | |
| Michael Kirmer | L | L | May 21, 1935 | 6'3" | 205 | Hollywood, CA US |
| Paul Lochridge | R | R | 6'5" | 190 | ||
| James Miller | R | R | February 5, 1931 | 6'3" | 220 | Muldrow, OK US |
| Dick Myers | R | May 11, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Joe Pearce | R | R | August 4, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Memphis, TN US |
| Pete Peterson | L | L | December 4, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | Kane, PA US |
| Ron Piché | R | R | May 22, 1935 | 5'11" | 165 | Verdun, QC CA |
| Jim Quigley | R | L | September 11, 1936 | 6'5" | 175 | Hartford, CT US |
| Daniel Staniec | R | R | December 13, 1934 | 6'2" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| John Szarzynski | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Jerry Williams | R | R | October 14, 1933 | 6'2" | 190 | Johnson County, NC US |
| Philip Williams | R | 6'0" | 175 |
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.
