1955 Peoria Chiefs Roster
Team Record: 63-63
Finished 3rd in the IIIL
Manager: Whitey Kurowski (63-63)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Ballpark: Woodruff Field
Attendance: 62,347, Avg. 990
Playoffs - Keokuk Kernels 3 games, Peoria Chiefs 0
The Peoria Chiefs of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1955 season with a record of 63 wins and 63 losses, finishing third in the IIIL.
The Chiefs plated 697 runs and allowed 772 runs. Gene Green led all regular batters with a .315 average. Billy Joe Bowman topped Peoria with 16 wins and a team-best 4.12 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1955 Peoria Chiefs who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Tom Patton, Gene Green, Wally Shannon, Bob Duliba and Whitey Kurowski.
Whitey Kurowski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Anderson | L | November 29, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Richard Atkinson | S | R | January 20, 1931 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Ron Bennett | L | R | December 18, 1932 | 5'8" | 175 | |
| Billy Joe Bowman | R | R | June 12, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| James Brown | R | October 26, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Joseph Brunacki | R | September 6, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Moises Camacho | R | R | March 31, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Tlahualilo, Durango MX |
| Ronny Camacho | R | R | October 26, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | Empalme, Sonora MX |
| Joseph Capasso | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Bennie Crumpton | L | R | January 20, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| James Davis | R | R | March 31, 1934 | 6'1" | 200 | Braggs, AL US |
| Bob Duliba | R | R | January 9, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | Glen Lyon, PA US |
| James Ensley | L | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| David Garcia | R | R | August 16, 1935 | 5'8" | 155 | Empalme, Sonora MX |
| Michael Gaston | L | L | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Gene Green | R | R | June 26, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Chuck Hollingsworth | R | R | July 30, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | St. Joseph, MO US |
| Roland Hubbard | R | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Robert Kosis | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Whitey Kurowski | R | R | April 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 193 | Reading, PA US |
| Wayne Malnack | July 19, 1931 | Omaha, NE US | ||||
| David Manier | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Leon McClinton | L | L | January 29, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | Des Moines, IA US |
| Alton Miller | R | April 6, 1932 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| William Murphy | R | R | December 25, 1930 | 6'2" | 200 | Malden, MA US |
| John O'Neill | R | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Ernest Palmieri | R | R | October 20, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Tom Patton | R | R | September 5, 1935 | 5'9" | 185 | Honey Brook, PA US |
| Gene Puckett | R | R | 6'3" | 187 | ||
| Jack Roberts | S | R | September 17, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Jack Schultea | R | R | May 3, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Wally Shannon | L | R | January 23, 1933 | 6'0" | 178 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Dick Spiller | R | R | October 15, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Chuck Staniland | R | R | July 29, 1935 | 6'5" | 210 | Providence, RI US |
| William Stark | R | January 8, 1931 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Len Tucker | R | L | November 18, 1929 | 6'2" | 205 | Mounds, IL US |
| Robert Umfleet | L | R | 6'0" | 167 | ||
| Ron Unke | R | R | December 19, 1931 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Red Vogel | R | R | July 13, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Jack Yvars | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Robert Zuccarini | R | December 15, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 |
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.
