1955 Newport News Dodgers Roster

Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 77-52
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: George Scherger (77-52)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Newport News, Virginia
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 68,596, Avg. 1,064
1955 Newport News Dodgers Statistics

Playoffs - Portsmouth Merrimacks 3 games, Newport News Dodgers 1

The Newport News Dodgers of the Piedmont League ended the 1955 season with a record of 77 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the PL.

The Dodgers scored 674 runs and conceded 527 runs.

Players from the 1955 Newport News Dodgers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Stan Williams, Larry Sherry, Ed Palmquist and Clyde McNeal.

George Scherger served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Richard AkersROctober 2, 19345'10"185
Don BrateLL5'11"165
William ChandlerRR6'4"168
Joseph ChapmanLLOctober 25, 19305'11"165Heisey, KY US
Tom ColeRRNovember 28, 19305'10"160Flint, MI US
Donald DomenichelliRRMarch 2, 19355'9"165San Francisco, CA US
Jacob EdelsteinRNovember 14, 19326'0"185
Patrick EnosRRAugust 18, 19355'10"185White Plains, NY US
Henry FranklinRR6'1"170
Danny HaylingRROctober 5, 19276'2"195Port Limon, CR
Gene JohnsonRJuly 15, 19306'1"180Yakima, WA US
Wayne JohnsonRLFebruary 20, 19206'2"175Piedmont, SC US
Joey LawrenceRDecember 1, 19345'9"140
James MajorRL5'10"180
Angus Martin
Ted MateckiRMarch 26, 19326'2"200Trenton, NJ US
Joseph MathisRR6'5"205
Clyde McNealRRDecember 15, 19286'0"185San Antonio, TX US
Harvey MillsLLJune 29, 19355'9"165
Ed PalmquistRRJune 10, 19336'3"195Los Angeles, CA US
Tom PuehlRRMay 15, 19296'2"200Cincinnati, OH US
Richard RayR5'11"175
Donald RussellR5'10"180
Robert SchasslerRRJuly 7, 19346'1"190Suffern, NY US
George SchergerRRNovember 10, 19205'9"170Dickinson, ND US
Leonard SchuermannLRAugust 2, 19315'9"170St. Louis, MO US
Robert SedlakRROctober 9, 19346'2"190
Larry SherryRRJuly 25, 19356'2"180Los Angeles, CA US
Charlie SoraciLLSeptember 7, 19345'11"185
Robert SpierLL5'11"175
Walter StricklandRR5'10"
Ronald StuartLRNovember 11, 19325'8"175San Rafael, CA US
Emil SyngelRR6'1"190
John TobiasLRDecember 27, 19335'10"175Detroit, MI US
George UtleyR5'11"185
Don WilliamsRRApril 20, 19365'8"170Mobile, AL US
Stan WilliamsRRSeptember 14, 19366'5"230Enfield, NH 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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