1955 Lakeland Pilots Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 57-81
Finished 7th in the FSL
Manager: Jim Turner (57-81)
Location: Lakeland, Florida
Ballpark: Henley Stadium
Attendance: 28,130, Avg. 408
1955 Lakeland Pilots Statistics

The Lakeland Pilots of the Florida State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 57 wins and 81 losses, finishing seventh in the FSL.

The Pilots plated 547 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 722 runs. Randy Randle led all regular batters by hitting .230. Kermit Turner topped Lakeland with 14 wins, while Jack Hoy earned a 2.73 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Jim Turner served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Danny AlmeidaRJuly 2, 19355'11"175
Walter AndersonRMarch 31, 19385'11"153
Carlos Barba
Joe BaynoLLOctober 10, 19346'0"175
Harry BodeL5'11"175
Roscoe Borders
Arthur BuczkowskiR5'11"175
Jerry Castaldo
David CortrightL5'9"168
James Crawford
Dave CreamerJuly 1, 1932
Edward Dean
Ed Du PlessisRNovember 24, 19335'11"155
Rafael EnoaR5'11"170
David ExterRLAugust 3, 19345'8"170
Joseph Fazzino
Jackie FerrellLLMarch 11, 19365'11"170
Freeman
Juan Garcia
Raimundo Gavilan
Anthony Guido
Abraham Hardee
Donald Henry
Henrique Hernandez
Jack HoyRRApril 7, 19346'3"185
William Hunt
Joe JacquesR6'1"190
Bertram KeysR5'10"180
Doug KingsmoreRDecember 13, 19325'11"180
Jack Kratt
Robert Lawlor
John LiddyR6'0"178
Donald Lumley
Herman NiehausRRJanuary 4, 19296'3"200St. Louis, MO US
Pasquale Pierre
Fred PippinRR6'3"195
Randy RandleLAugust 9, 19305'11"170Red Dragon, WV US
William Rannow
Morton SchreiberRR6'2"195
Arnold SewellRR6'0"190
Hal SmeltzlyROctober 24, 19315'11"170
Fred TaylorRRNovember 19, 19356'0"180
Thomas
Ralph TiradoRRJune 15, 19325'11"175New York City, NY US
Frank Todd
Wilburn TomberlinLR6'1"175
Joseph TuccilloAugust 30, 1933
James TurnerR6'0"180
Kermit TurnerRR6'0"180
John Wedua
Mason Whidden
Reuben Williams

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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