1955 Mobile Bears Roster
Team Record: 79-75
Finished 4th in the SA
Manager: Clay Bryant (79-75)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Ballpark: Hartwell Field
Attendance: 94,214, Avg. 1,224
Playoffs - Mobile Bears 4 games, Memphis Chicks 3
Finals - Mobile Bears 4 games, Birmingham Barons 2
The Mobile Bears of the Southern Association ended the 1955 season with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the SA.
The Bears scored 702 runs and conceded 718 runs. Jim Gentile led all regular batters with a .290 average. Ralph Mauriello topped Mobile with 18 wins and a team-best 2.76 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1955 Mobile Bears who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Baxes, Chuck Coles, Don Demeter, Jim Gentile, Connie Grob, Fred Kipp, Chris Kitsos, Ralph Mauriello, Earl Mossor, Rudy Rufer, Ray Shearer, Jake Striker and Dick Young.
Clay Bryant served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Abbott | L | L | June 15, 1931 | 6'1" | 180 | Fresno, CA US |
| Ted Bartz | R | December 1, 1925 | 6'3" | 185 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Jim Baxes | R | R | July 5, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Clifford Coggin | R | R | November 3, 1924 | 6'0" | 199 | Athens, Alaskan Terr US |
| Hampton Coleman | R | R | February 12, 1928 | 6'2" | 175 | Red Springs, NC US |
| Chuck Coles | L | L | June 27, 1931 | 5'9" | 180 | Fredericktown, PA US |
| Don Demeter | R | R | June 25, 1935 | 6'4" | 190 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Martin Devlin | R | R | February 7, 1933 | 5'8" | 165 | Trenton, NJ NJ |
| Calvin Felix | R | R | November 13, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Fred Folkes | S | R | August 29, 1928 | 5'10" | 147 | West Orange, NJ US |
| John Forizs | R | R | March 23, 1932 | 5'8" | 165 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Jim Gentile | L | L | June 3, 1934 | 6'3" | 210 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Clyde Girrens | R | R | January 28, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Douglas Gostlin | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Connie Grob | L | R | November 9, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | Cross Plains, WI US |
| Joseph Gushanas | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Kenny Hemphill | R | R | October 27, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Robert Hoffman | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| David Jaska | R | February 19, 1924 | 5'10" | 170 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Fred Kipp | L | L | October 1, 1931 | 6'4" | 200 | Piqua, KS US |
| Chris Kitsos | S | R | February 11, 1928 | 5'9" | 165 | New York, NY US |
| Ron Kump | L | R | November 25, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Cashtown, PA US |
| Edwin Lindsey | R | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Joseph Mathis | R | R | 6'5" | 205 | Eufaula, AL | |
| Ralph Mauriello | R | R | August 25, 1934 | 6'3" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Raymond Mitchell | R | 5'11" | 194 | |||
| Earl Mossor | L | R | July 21, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | Forbus, TN US |
| Hugh Moxley | R | R | June 2, 1932 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Herb Olson | L | R | November 20, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | Wenatchee, WA US |
| Kent Pflasterer | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Eugene Ring | R | October 10, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Joe Roberson | R | L | September 22, 1935 | 6'6" | 200 | Flint, MI US |
| Al Ronning | R | R | September 21, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | Everett, WA US |
| Ralph Rowe | L | R | July 14, 1924 | 5'6" | 160 | Newberry, SC US |
| Rudy Rufer | R | R | October 28, 1926 | 6'0" | 165 | Ridgewood, NY US |
| Ray Shearer | R | R | September 19, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Jacobus, PA US |
| Frederick Sherkel | L | L | January 26, 1931 | 6'3" | 175 | |
| Bill Sherman | R | R | 6'4" | 200 | St. Paul, MN US | |
| Fred Storck | L | L | March 17, 1928 | 5'10" | 170 | Muskegon, MI US |
| Jake Striker | L | L | October 23, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | New Washington, OH US |
| Robert Walz | L | R | May 24, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Jackson, MI US |
| Roger Wright | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Dick Young | L | R | June 3, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | Seattle, WA US |
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.
