1955 Lynchburg Cardinals Roster

Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 64-67
Finished 5th in the PL
Manager: George Kissell (64-67)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 64,741, Avg. 988
1955 Lynchburg Cardinals Statistics

The Lynchburg Cardinals of the Piedmont League ended the 1955 season with a record of 64 wins and 67 losses, finishing fifth in the PL.

The Cardinals plated 697 runs and surrendered 744 runs, most in the league. George Kissell served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Don BartleyLL5'11"175
Bob BauerLRNovember 14, 19285'11"170Decatur, IL US
Carl BrownRRAugust 11, 19305'11"180
Tony CincottaRRJune 19, 19285'11"180Brooklyn, NY US
Vernon CrayRRAugust 5, 19295'11"160
Kedy CurlLRSeptember 7, 19346'3"185Garden City, AL US
Gene DavisRRMay 1, 19346'1"185
Paul DeweyRR5'8"165
Philip EmeryRR6'2"170
Eduardo EscalanteLLJuly 2, 19335'11"185
Melvin GreerRRAugust 11, 19296'0"185
Jim HilandRRMay 21, 19346'2"200
John Hilman
William HopkinsRMarch 10, 19296'0"185
Fred HuthmakerRR6'2"180
Lee IrbyLJuly 7, 19336'2"195Bibb County, GA US
Charles KellerLRJuly 4, 19336'0"175Jonesboro, AR US
John KnightLR6'2"185
William KunkleL5'9"165
Charles LankfordRR6'1"170
Leon McClintonLLJanuary 29, 19336'0"190Des Moines, IA US
Chick McCombieRRJanuary 28, 19286'1"175Elmira, PA US
Vincent MoreciLLOctober 11, 19295'10"190San Francisco, CA US
Frank NeriLL5'6"165
John PerryRR5'10"180
Jack RamseyR5'11"170
Robert RauberRLDecember 13, 19325'10"170
Kelton RussellSLJuly 19, 19346'2"185
Bob SchafferSRApril 3, 19336'2"170
Peter ShultisLL6'2"175
Jack SiemerR6'1"182
John SlachtaR5'11"175
Kenneth SpencerRR6'1"174
William StarkRJanuary 8, 19315'10"180
Ray StocktonLApril 12, 19316'2"180
Clair TroxellRRNovember 9, 19326'1"175
Walter YowellRRJanuary 6, 19306'0"170Etlan, VA US
Jack YvarsRR6'0"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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