1955 Pampa Oilers Roster
Team Record: 75-64
Finished 3rd in the WTNML
Manager: Grover Seitz (75-64)
Location: Pampa, Texas
Ballpark: Oiler Park
Attendance: 65,931, Avg. 949
Playoffs - Pampa Oilers 4 games, Albuquerque Dukes 2
Finals - Pampa Oilers 4 games, Amarillo Gold Sox 1
The Pampa Oilers of the West Texas-New Mexico League ended the 1955 season with a record of 75 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the WTNML.
The Oilers scored 983 runs and allowed 862 runs. Joe Fortin led batters with significant playing time with a .367 average. Tommy Pollet topped Pampa with 21 wins, while Carroll Dial and Jack Venable as well added 15 or more victories as well Carroll Dial recorded a 3.56 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Sam Woods played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Pampa Oilers to do so.
Grover Seitz served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Adams | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Russell Agne | L | L | September 29, 1934 | 5'7" | 160 | |
| Reuben Bowden | R | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| John Bruzga | R | January 3, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Pete Carmona | R | R | October 28, 1932 | 6'1" | 165 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX |
| John Coddington | R | R | July 9, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Carroll Dial | R | R | October 20, 1925 | 5'10" | 160 | Altus, OK US |
| Joe Fortin | R | June 20, 1923 | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Virgil Frazier | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| James George | ||||||
| Dub Graves | R | October 8, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | Fort Worth, TX US | |
| Bill Hair | R | R | 5'11" | 145 | ||
| Richard Hairston | L | 5'11" | 205 | |||
| Jack Hall | R | December 3, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | Thealka, KY US | |
| Paul Halter | R | June 30, 1922 | 5'10" | 180 | Cottonwood, ID US | |
| Curtis Hardaway | R | R | August 13, 1928 | 6'0" | 189 | Columbus, GA US |
| Tommy Harrison | L | L | March 24, 1928 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Dean Higgins | R | R | November 22, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Monroe, MI US |
| Fred Jackson | ||||||
| Stanley Machinsky | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| James Martin | R | July 16, 1929 | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Kelsey Moore | ||||||
| Tommy Pollet | R | June 19, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Newt Secrest | R | R | October 12, 1921 | 6'1" | 195 | Hope, AR US |
| Rac Slider | L | R | December 23, 1933 | 5'8" | 160 | Simms, TX US |
| Sonny Tims | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Jack Venable | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Robert Votaw | R | R | 6'3" | 158 | ||
| Deck Woldt | L | October 22, 1919 | 5'9" | 165 | Egg Harbor, WI US | |
| Sam Woods | R | R | July 2, 1920 | 6'2" | 205 | Springfield, OH 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.
