1955 Magic Valley Cowboys Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: C
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
1955 Magic Valley Cowboys Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Andy AndersonRLFebruary 6, 19346'0"180Ong, NE US
Albert BatesLLJuly 12, 19326'0"174South Gate, CA US
Luther BurnsRROctober 22, 19256'2"182
Dom CampanaRRAugust 4, 19335'10"190McKeesport, PA US
Bill CoxLRNovember 21, 19355'11"185San Francisco, CA US
Bill DickeyRRFebruary 27, 19356'2"185Shreveport, LA US
Fred DupreeRRJanuary 12, 19356'1"180Tulsa, OK US
Virgil GivensRRApril 28, 19325'11"170Muskogee, OK US
John GoetzRROctober 24, 19376'0"185Goetzville, MI US
Donald GonsalvesRRNovember 15, 19335'9"165Oakland, CA US
Tom GuderianRROctober 14, 19336'2"185Portland, OR US
Duane HermonLRApril 4, 19336'0"185Sacramento, CA US
George HollandR5'10"170
Ernest JohnsonLRNovember 4, 19286'4"170Jackson, MS US
Chuck JorgensenLLMarch 13, 19326'1"180Rockford, MI US
Kenny LindleyRRJune 21, 19356'2"200Alton, IL US
Daniel LobitzRRSeptember 13, 19326'3"195Cincinnati, OH US
Ed McDadeSROctober 30, 19285'9"195East St. Louis, IL US
Jim MontgomeryRRNovember 9, 19346'2"200Bakersfield, CA US
Ernest PastornickyRRJune 2, 19326'0"178Perth Amboy, NJ US
John RiederRRNovember 3, 19326'0"180Buffalo, MN US
Pete RoparSRDecember 4, 19336'4"215Kansas City, KS US
Bob ShafferLLSeptember 12, 19326'0"175Garland, UT US
John SwiechRRSeptember 29, 19345'10"175Woonsocket, RI US
Manuel TrabousRJuly 6, 19225'10"190Santurce, PR
Del WalkerRRSeptember 30, 19356'0"175El Paso, TX US
David WondraLRApril 11, 19346'0"185Campbellsport, WI US
Jim WoolardRRMarch 15, 19336'0"172Heavener, OK US
Michael YaremchukRROctober 25, 19335'10"175Detroit, 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.




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