1955 Olean Oilers Roster

Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League (PONYL) - Class: D
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
1955 Olean Oilers Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Stan AndersonLNovember 29, 19295'11"175
Lonnie Banks
Quinton BiscupFebruary 26, 1933Coldspring, NY US
Chuck BolcarRJuly 25, 19336'0"200
Pedro CarrilloRRMay 19, 19356'0"190
David Chambers
Frank CurorkeLRDecember 29, 19286'1"178Chester County, PA US
George D'addarioLDecember 2, 19236'0"185West Liberty, PA US
Gary Dale
Chuck DobbersteinRRFebruary 10, 19366'0"175
Harry Emborsky
Ralph Fortson
Fredie Gholson
William JacksonR5'10"169
Howard JohnsonL5'10"170
Wilbur JohnsonRR6'3"205
Robert KoskiL6'0"187
Victor KovacicLL6'2"175
Raymond KrawczakR6'0"180
Roger MacTavishR5'9"148
James Martin
Matt McGowan
Bill MihalikSeptember 23, 1933Belle Valley, OH US
Donald Miller
Henry MitchellRRDecember 17, 19365'11"169Panama, Panama PA
Eduardo MonasterioR5'8"175
Clyde Monroe
Arthur Myers
John O'DonnellRR6'4"215
Paul OwensRRFebruary 7, 19246'3"190Salamanca, NY US
Jose PadillaRR5'11"165
Ray Paolo
Jerry Perschinni
Bob RaynowAkron, OH US
Aime Reming
George RodemsSeptember 8, 1930Buffalo, NY US
Russell Royster
Virgil Schmitz
James SettleApril 4, 1933Pine Grove Mills, PA US
Stan SkazaRL6'0"170
Dick StigmanRLJanuary 24, 19366'3"200Nimrod, MN US
William StoughRROctober 27, 19305'11"165
Glenn Swain
Joe VilkLR5'11"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.




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