1955 Nashville Vols Roster

Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 77-74
Finished 5th in the SA
Manager: Joe Schultz (77-74)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Sulphur Dell
Attendance: 116,952, Avg. 1,549
1955 Nashville Vols Statistics

The Nashville Vols of the Southern Association ended the 1955 season with a record of 77 wins and 74 losses, finishing fifth in the SA.

The Vols led the league with 820 runs. Nashville surrendered 763 runs. Charles Williams paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .368. Roy Pardue topped the team with 17 wins, while Tom Acker earned a 3.26 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Tom Acker, James Atkins, Earl Averill, Frank Baldwin, Frank Biscan, Tommy Brown, Neil Chrisley, Dutch Dotterer, Bobby Durnbaugh, Ross Grimsley, Don Gross, Clint Hartung, Bob Hazle, Cal Howe, Roy Jarvis, Jerry Lane, Cliff Ross and Bill Upton were all players from the 1955 Nashville Vols who played in the Majors during their careers.

Joe Schultz served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tom AckerRRMarch 7, 19306'4"215Paterson, NJ US
Ultus AlvarezRRMay 2, 19345'11"175Cumanayagua, CU
James AtkinsLRMarch 10, 19216'3"205Birmingham, AL US
Earl AverillRRSeptember 9, 19315'10"185Cleveland, OH US
Frank BaldwinRRDecember 25, 19285'11"195High Bridge, NJ US
John BebberRRJune 25, 19236'0"172Chicago, IL US
Ralph BirkoferRRApril 6, 19346'1"200Cincinnati, OH US
Frank BiscanLLMarch 13, 19205'11"190Mount Olive, IL US
Rick BotelhoLLSeptember 4, 19346'1"175Oakland, CA US
Tommy BrownRRDecember 6, 19276'1"170Brooklyn, NY US
Neil ChrisleyLRDecember 16, 19316'3"187Calhoun Falls, SC US
George CondrickRR6'0"190
Jerry DeanRL6'1"190
Walter DeruckiRRAugust 18, 19265'11"178
Larry DiPippoLLMay 24, 19305'11"175Brooklyn, NY US
Dutch DottererRRNovember 11, 19316'0"209Syracuse, NY US
Benjamin DownsLRAugust 13, 19296'2"200Highland Park, MI US
Bobby DurnbaughRRJanuary 15, 19335'8"170Dayton, OH US
Ross GrimsleyLLJune 4, 19226'0"175Americus, KS US
Don GrossLLJune 30, 19315'11"186Weidman, MI US
Clint HartungRRAugust 10, 19226'5"210Hondo, TX US
Bob HazleLRDecember 9, 19306'0"190Laurens, SC US
Cal HoweLLNovember 27, 19246'3"230Rock Falls, IL US
Jerry JacobsRJuly 8, 19316'0"175Chicago, IL US
Roy JarvisRRJune 7, 19265'9"160Shawnee, OK US
Vernon KilburgRR6'2"200
Jerry LaneRRFebruary 7, 19266'0"205Ashland, NY US
Pete MalloryRRJuly 23, 19186'2"185
Jim MeltonSRSeptember 13, 19286'2"195Kemah, TX US
Jim MooreRMarch 26, 19315'10"170Salem, OR US
Roy PardueRRFebruary 1, 19326'0"190
Bill RaehseLL6'3"175
Cliff RossLLAugust 3, 19286'4"195Philadelphia, PA US
Keith SchmidtRRMay 29, 19296'0"190
Frederick SherkelLLJanuary 26, 19316'3"175
Harold StameyLRApril 30, 19286'1"190
Larry TaylorRRAugust 7, 19306'1"175
Bill UptonRRJune 18, 19296'0"167Esther, MO US
Jack WaltersRR6'0"175
Charles WilliamsRRJune 12, 19285'10"170Dyersburg, TN US
Earl YorkLOctober 20, 19266'2"195Dallas, TX US
Jerry ZuvelaLLSeptember 21, 19286'0"185San Pedro, CA 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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