1955 Rochester Red Wings Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 76-77
Finished 4th in the IL
Manager: Harry Walker (0-0), Lou Kahn (0-0), Dixie Walker (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Rochester, New York
Ballpark: Silver Stadium
Attendance: 150,061, Avg. 1,962
1955 Rochester Red Wings Statistics

Playoffs - Rochester Red Wings 4 games, Montreal Royals 1
Finals - Rochester Red Wings 4 games, Toronto Maple Leafs 0

The Rochester Red Wings of the International League ended the 1955 season with a record of 76 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the IL.

The Red Wings scored 704 runs and gave up 709 runs.

Duke Markell, Jackie Brandt, Cot Deal, Al Richter, Mel Wright, Bob Kelly, Charlie Peete, Allie Clark, Harry Walker, Vern Benson, Stan Jok, Jack Faszholz, Bill Smith, Joe Cunningham, Herb Moford, Bob Blaylock, John Mackinson, Ebba St. Claire, Nelson Burbrink, Ralph Beard, Tony Jacobs, Jay Van Noy, Floyd Wooldridge, Tom Burgess, Charlie White, Don Lassetter and Gary Blaylock were all players from the 1955 Rochester Red Wings who played in the Majors during their careers.

Harry Walker, Lou Kahn and Dixie Walker served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ralph BeardRRFebruary 11, 19296'5"200Cincinnati, OH US
Vern BensonLRSeptember 19, 19245'10"160Granite Quarry, NC US
Bob BlaylockRRJune 28, 19356'1"185Chattanooga, TN US
Gary BlaylockRROctober 11, 19316'0"196Clarkton, MO US
Jackie BrandtRRApril 28, 19345'11"165Omaha, NE US
Nelson BurbrinkRRDecember 28, 19215'10"195Cincinnati, OH US
Tom BurgessLLSeptember 1, 19276'0"180London, ON CA
Allie ClarkRRJune 16, 19236'0"185South Amboy, NJ US
Joe CunninghamLLAugust 27, 19316'0"180Paterson, NJ US
Cot DealSRJanuary 23, 19235'10"185Arapaho, OK US
Jack FaszholzRRApril 11, 19276'3"205St. Louis, MO US
Mel HeimLL5'11"180
Tony JacobsSRAugust 5, 19255'9"150Dixmoor, IL US
Stan JokRRMay 3, 19266'0"190Buffalo, NY US
Bob KellyRROctober 4, 19276'0"180Cleveland, OH US
Don LassetterRRMarch 27, 19336'3"200Newnan, GA US
John LeakeRRMay 25, 19336'0"190Memphis, TN US
Ed LudwigLLMarch 30, 19325'11"175Council, ID US
John MackinsonRROctober 29, 19235'10"160Orange, NJ US
Duke MarkellRRAugust 17, 19236'1"209Paris, FR
Herb MofordRRAugust 6, 19286'1"175Brooksville, KY US
Ernest PalmieriRROctober 20, 19346'0"175New York, NY US
Charlie PeeteLRFebruary 22, 19295'9"190Franklin, VA US
Howie PhillipsLJanuary 7, 19305'11"162
Robert RandR6'2"185
Al RichterRRFebruary 7, 19275'11"165Norfolk, VA US
Bob ShawverLDecember 15, 19336'3"185
Bill SmithLLJune 8, 19346'0"190Washington, DC US
Ebba St. ClaireSRAugust 5, 19216'1"219Whitehall, NY US
Jay Van NoyLRNovember 4, 19286'1"200Garland, UT US
Harry WalkerLRSeptember 22, 19186'2"175Pascagoula, MS US
Charlie WhiteLRAugust 12, 19275'11"192Kinston, NC US
Floyd WooldridgeRRAugust 25, 19286'1"185Jerico Springs, MO US
Mel WrightRRMay 11, 19286'3"210Manila, AR 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.




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