1955 Olean Oilers Roster
Team Record: 46-80
Finished 8th in the PONYL
Manager: Paul Owens (46-80)
Location: Olean, New York
Ballpark: Bradner Stadium
Attendance: 47,189, Avg. 749
The Olean Oilers of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1955 season with a record of 46 wins and 80 losses, finishing eighth in the PONYL.
The Oilers scored 701 runs and conceded 937 runs, most in the circuit. Paul Owens led all regular hitters with a .387 average. Pedro Carrillo topped Olean with 8 wins and a team-best 4.38 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Dick Stigman played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Olean Oilers to do so.
Paul Owens served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Stan Anderson | L | November 29, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Lonnie Banks | ||||||
Quinton Biscup | February 26, 1933 | Coldspring, NY US | ||||
Chuck Bolcar | R | July 25, 1933 | 6'0" | 200 | ||
Pedro Carrillo | R | R | May 19, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | |
David Chambers | ||||||
Frank Curorke | L | R | December 29, 1928 | 6'1" | 178 | Chester County, PA US |
George D'addario | L | December 2, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | West Liberty, PA US | |
Gary Dale | ||||||
Chuck Dobberstein | R | R | February 10, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Harry Emborsky | ||||||
Ralph Fortson | ||||||
Fredie Gholson | ||||||
William Jackson | R | 5'10" | 169 | |||
Howard Johnson | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
Wilbur Johnson | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
Robert Koski | L | 6'0" | 187 | |||
Victor Kovacic | L | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
Raymond Krawczak | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
Roger MacTavish | R | 5'9" | 148 | |||
James Martin | ||||||
Matt McGowan | ||||||
Bill Mihalik | September 23, 1933 | Belle Valley, OH US | ||||
Donald Miller | ||||||
Henry Mitchell | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 5'11" | 169 | Panama, Panama PA |
Eduardo Monasterio | R | 5'8" | 175 | |||
Clyde Monroe | ||||||
Arthur Myers | ||||||
John O'Donnell | R | R | 6'4" | 215 | ||
Paul Owens | R | R | February 7, 1924 | 6'3" | 190 | Salamanca, NY US |
Jose Padilla | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
Ray Paolo | ||||||
Jerry Perschinni | ||||||
Bob Raynow | Akron, OH US | |||||
Aime Reming | ||||||
George Rodems | September 8, 1930 | Buffalo, NY US | ||||
Russell Royster | ||||||
Virgil Schmitz | ||||||
James Settle | April 4, 1933 | Pine Grove Mills, PA US | ||||
Stan Skaza | R | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Dick Stigman | R | L | January 24, 1936 | 6'3" | 200 | Nimrod, MN US |
William Stough | R | R | October 27, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Glenn Swain | ||||||
Joe Vilk | L | R | 5'11" | 150 | ||
John Woods |
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.