1955 Newport News Dodgers Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Richard Akers | R | October 2, 1934 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
Don Brate | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
William Chandler | R | R | 6'4" | 168 | ||
Joseph Chapman | L | L | October 25, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | Heisey, KY US |
Tom Cole | R | R | November 28, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | Flint, MI US |
Donald Domenichelli | R | R | March 2, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US |
Jacob Edelstein | R | November 14, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Patrick Enos | R | R | August 18, 1935 | 5'10" | 185 | White Plains, NY US |
Henry Franklin | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
Danny Hayling | R | R | October 5, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | Port Limon, CR |
Gene Johnson | R | July 15, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Yakima, WA US | |
Wayne Johnson | R | L | February 20, 1920 | 6'2" | 175 | Piedmont, SC US |
Joey Lawrence | R | December 1, 1934 | 5'9" | 140 | ||
James Major | R | L | 5'10" | 180 | ||
Angus Martin | ||||||
Ted Matecki | R | March 26, 1932 | 6'2" | 200 | Trenton, NJ US | |
Joseph Mathis | R | R | 6'5" | 205 | ||
Clyde McNeal | R | R | December 15, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | San Antonio, TX US |
Harvey Mills | L | L | June 29, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | |
Ed Palmquist | R | R | June 10, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Tom Puehl | R | R | May 15, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | Cincinnati, OH US |
Richard Ray | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
Donald Russell | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
Robert Schassler | R | R | July 7, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | Suffern, NY US |
George Scherger | R | R | November 10, 1920 | 5'9" | 170 | Dickinson, ND US |
Leonard Schuermann | L | R | August 2, 1931 | 5'9" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
Robert Sedlak | R | R | October 9, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Larry Sherry | R | R | July 25, 1935 | 6'2" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Charlie Soraci | L | L | September 7, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | |
Robert Spier | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Walter Strickland | R | R | 5'10" | |||
Ronald Stuart | L | R | November 11, 1932 | 5'8" | 175 | San Rafael, CA US |
Emil Syngel | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
John Tobias | L | R | December 27, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
George Utley | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
Don Williams | R | R | April 20, 1936 | 5'8" | 170 | Mobile, AL US |
Stan Williams | R | R | September 14, 1936 | 6'5" | 230 | Enfield, 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.