1955 Magic Valley Cowboys Roster
Team Record: 64-67
Finished 4th in the PL
Manager: Ed McDade (64-67)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Twin Falls, Idaho
Ballpark: Jaycee Park
Attendance: 59,972, Avg. 916
Playoffs - Magic Valley Cowboys 2 games, Boise Braves 1
Finals - Magic Valley Cowboys 3 games, Pocatello Bannocks 2
The Magic Valley Cowboys of the Pioneer League ended the 1955 season with a record of 64 wins and 67 losses, finishing fourth in the PL.
The Cowboys plated 706 runs and surrendered 744 runs.
John Goetz played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Magic Valley Cowboys to do so.
Ed McDade served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Andy Anderson | R | L | February 6, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Ong, NE US |
Albert Bates | L | L | July 12, 1932 | 6'0" | 174 | South Gate, CA US |
Luther Burns | R | R | October 22, 1925 | 6'2" | 182 | |
Dom Campana | R | R | August 4, 1933 | 5'10" | 190 | McKeesport, PA US |
Bill Cox | L | R | November 21, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
Bill Dickey | R | R | February 27, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | Shreveport, LA US |
Fred Dupree | R | R | January 12, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | Tulsa, OK US |
Virgil Givens | R | R | April 28, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | Muskogee, OK US |
John Goetz | R | R | October 24, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | Goetzville, MI US |
Donald Gonsalves | R | R | November 15, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | Oakland, CA US |
Tom Guderian | R | R | October 14, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | Portland, OR US |
Duane Hermon | L | R | April 4, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Sacramento, CA US |
George Holland | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
Ernest Johnson | L | R | November 4, 1928 | 6'4" | 170 | Jackson, MS US |
Chuck Jorgensen | L | L | March 13, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Rockford, MI US |
Kenny Lindley | R | R | June 21, 1935 | 6'2" | 200 | Alton, IL US |
Daniel Lobitz | R | R | September 13, 1932 | 6'3" | 195 | Cincinnati, OH US |
Ed McDade | S | R | October 30, 1928 | 5'9" | 195 | East St. Louis, IL US |
Jim Montgomery | R | R | November 9, 1934 | 6'2" | 200 | Bakersfield, CA US |
Ernest Pastornicky | R | R | June 2, 1932 | 6'0" | 178 | Perth Amboy, NJ US |
John Rieder | R | R | November 3, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | Buffalo, MN US |
Pete Ropar | S | R | December 4, 1933 | 6'4" | 215 | Kansas City, KS US |
Bob Shaffer | L | L | September 12, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Garland, UT US |
John Swiech | R | R | September 29, 1934 | 5'10" | 175 | Woonsocket, RI US |
Manuel Trabous | R | July 6, 1922 | 5'10" | 190 | Santurce, PR | |
Del Walker | R | R | September 30, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | El Paso, TX US |
David Wondra | L | R | April 11, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | Campbellsport, WI US |
Jim Woolard | R | R | March 15, 1933 | 6'0" | 172 | Heavener, OK US |
Michael Yaremchuk | R | R | October 25, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | Detroit, MI 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.