1955 Memphis Chicks Roster
Team Record: 90-63
Finished 1st in the SA
Manager: Jack Cassini (0-0), Ted Lyons (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Ballpark: Russwood Park
Attendance: 134,823, Avg. 1,762
Playoffs - Mobile Bears 4 games, Memphis Chicks 3
The Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association ended the 1955 season with a record of 90 wins and 63 losses, finishing first in the SA.
The Chicks scored 754 runs and conceded 688 runs. Ed White topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .342. Jerry Dahlke paced Memphis with 19 wins, while Paul Stuffel recorded a 2.6 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1955 Memphis Chicks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Joe Tipton, Dutch Dotterer, Ed White, Sammy Esposito, Dick Strahs, Bob Cain, Dixie Upright, Ken Landenberger, Jerry Dahlke, Tom Flanigan, Paul Stuffel, Ed McGhee, Bill Fischer, Marv Rotblatt, Joe Hicks, Dixie Howell, Don Bradey, Luis Aparicio, Jack Cassini and Don Rudolph.
Jack Cassini and Ted Lyons served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | R | R | April 29, 1934 | 5'9" | 160 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Bob Black | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Howard Boles | R | March 25, 1927 | 6'4" | 220 | LaSalle, IL US | |
| Don Bradey | R | R | October 4, 1934 | 5'9" | 180 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Bob Cain | L | L | October 16, 1924 | 6'0" | 165 | Longford, KS US |
| Jack Cassini | R | R | October 26, 1919 | 5'10" | 175 | Dearborn, MI US |
| Jerry Dahlke | R | R | June 8, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | Marathon, WI US |
| Duke Doolittle | R | 5'10" | 215 | |||
| Dutch Dotterer | R | R | November 11, 1931 | 6'0" | 209 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Richard Duffy | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Billy Dufour | R | R | December 14, 1930 | 5'9" | 175 | Wyandotte, MI US |
| Sammy Esposito | R | R | December 15, 1931 | 5'9" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bill Fischer | R | R | October 11, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Wausau, WI US |
| John Fitzgerald | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Tom Flanigan | R | L | September 6, 1934 | 6'3" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Joe Hicks | L | R | April 7, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Ivy, VA US |
| Dixie Howell | L | R | January 7, 1920 | 6'2" | 210 | Harold, KY US |
| Len Johnston | L | L | March 15, 1929 | 5'10" | 167 | Pontiac, MI US |
| Ken Landenberger | L | L | July 29, 1928 | 6'3" | 200 | Lyndhurst, OH US |
| William Maley | R | December 2, 1930 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Ed McGhee | R | R | September 29, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | Perry, AR US |
| George Moskovich | R | September 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Bob Murphy | R | R | August 6, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Santa Clara County, CA US |
| George Noga | R | R | November 5, 1927 | 5'9" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Marv Rotblatt | S | L | October 18, 1927 | 5'7" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Don Rudolph | L | L | August 16, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Dick Strahs | L | R | December 4, 1923 | 6'0" | 192 | Evanston, IL US |
| Paul Stuffel | R | R | March 22, 1927 | 6'2" | 185 | Canton, OH US |
| Kelly Swift | R | R | May 6, 1922 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Joe Tipton | R | R | February 18, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | McCaysville, GA US |
| Dixie Upright | L | L | May 30, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Kannapolis, NC US |
| Al Ware | R | November 16, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Bill Wells | R | R | March 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 177 | Des Moines, IA US |
| Ed White | R | R | April 6, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | Anniston, AL US |
| Alois Zilian | R | R | November 12, 1923 | 6'2" | 180 |
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.
