1955 Panama City Fliers Roster
Team Record: 73-47
Finished 1st in the AAL
Manager: Bill Adair (73-47)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Panama City, Florida
Ballpark: Lions Park
Attendance: 36,104, Avg. 602
Playoffs - Panama City Fliers 4 games, Dothan Cardinals 2
Finals - Panama City Fliers 3 games, Crestview Braves 1
The Panama City Fliers of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1955 season with a record of 73 wins and 47 losses, finishing first in the AAL.
The Fliers topped the league with 846 runs, fueled by 92 home runs. Panama City surrendered 683 runs. Jack Feller led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .329 clip. William McNeill paced the squad with 12 wins, while Joseph Kushner registered a 3.04 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Bob Johnson and Jack Feller both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Bill Adair served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Ackerman | R | R | December 31, 1934 | 5'11" | 172 | Bay City, MI US |
| Bill Adair | R | R | February 10, 1913 | 6'0" | 168 | Mobile, AL US |
| Harold Ainsworth | R | R | October 18, 1937 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Richard Beck | R | R | November 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Bing Bennett | R | R | July 3, 1932 | 6'2" | 160 | |
| Bill Brightwell | R | R | June 23, 1926 | 6'3" | 230 | |
| Natch Brocato | ||||||
| Dale Cartier | L | L | June 11, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Marvin Caswell | R | R | January 13, 1937 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Barton Dupon | L | L | March 2, 1936 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Jerry Eaton | R | R | November 15, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Jack Feller | R | R | December 10, 1936 | 5'10" | 185 | Adrian, MI US |
| Elmer Franklin | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| James Green | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Milton Higginbotham | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Richard Hinton | R | 5'10" | 172 | |||
| Bob Johnson | R | R | March 4, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | Omaha, NE US |
| Richard Johnson | R | L | June 20, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Robert Karasek | L | 5'7" | 175 | |||
| Joseph Kushner | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Charles Martin | 193 | |||||
| Douglas McDonald | ||||||
| William McNeill | L | R | July 19, 1934 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Harold Newton | R | R | ||||
| Keith Nims | ||||||
| Gordon O'Dell | ||||||
| David Ross | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Robert Shoemaker | R | R | January 7, 1937 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| James Siebert | ||||||
| Thomas Tharrett | ||||||
| George Walters | S | L | August 29, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Ronald Welch | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Ronald Wenson | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Ronnie Whetro |
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.
