1955 Muskogee Giants Roster
Team Record: 74-66
Finished 3rd in the SSL
Manager: Richard Klaus (74-66)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Athletic Park
Attendance: 47,485, Avg. 678
Playoffs - Muskogee Giants 3 games, Shawnee Hawks 2
Finals - Lawton Braves 4 games, Muskogee Giants
The Muskogee Giants of the Sooner State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 74 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the SSL.
The Giants plated 737 runs and surrendered 733 runs. John Lennon led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .293. Leonard Bacon topped Muskogee with 15 wins, while Ronald Laumann registered a 2.14 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Verle Tiefenthaler and Daryl Robertson both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Richard Klaus served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Bacon | R | R | November 19, 1931 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Joseph Beaulieu | ||||||
| Delbert Burns | ||||||
| Billy Caye | R | May 2, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Al Cruz | R | R | May 6, 1935 | 5'8" | 166 | |
| William DeJesus | R | R | March 13, 1935 | 6'1" | 165 | , PR |
| Stan Denny | L | L | January 26, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Artie Dillon | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Harold Entenmann | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Norman Gant | ||||||
| Sid Harvey | R | R | November 5, 1935 | 6'2" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
| Earl Hemberger | L | R | 6'1" | 178 | ||
| William Hill | S | R | December 11, 1933 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Gene Johnson | R | R | December 24, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | Hartford, CT US |
| Andrew Kasper | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Malcolm Kingins | L | L | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Richard Klaus | R | R | September 12, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Jamaica, NY US |
| George Kocak | May 22, 1936 | |||||
| Ronald Laumann | L | L | August 3, 1934 | 6'0" | 179 | Baltimore, MD US |
| John Lennon | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Tommy Lynch | ||||||
| Joseph Madaris | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Paul McAuley | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| John Mitchell | R | R | January 21, 1936 | 6'2" | 12 | |
| Edward Parrimon | L | 228 | ||||
| Daryl Robertson | R | R | January 5, 1936 | 6'0" | 184 | Cripple Creek, CO US |
| William Slade | L | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Nicky Tedesco | R | 5'11" | 162 | |||
| Verle Tiefenthaler | L | R | July 11, 1937 | 6'1" | 190 | Brenda, IA US |
| Cedric Wolfman | R | R | 5'11" | 195 |
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.
