1955 Sanford Cardinals Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 61-79
Finished 6th in the FSL
Manager: Daniel Keith (0-0), Mario Mauriello (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Sanford, Florida
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 35,301, Avg. 504
1955 Sanford Cardinals Statistics

The Sanford Cardinals of the Florida State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 61 wins and 79 losses, finishing sixth in the FSL.

The Cardinals scored 770 runs and gave up 739 runs. Thurman Terrell paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .298 clip. Roland Manfredi topped Sanford with 15 wins, while Charley Francis registered a 2.62 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers. Daniel Keith and Mario Mauriello served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
John BartekLLDecember 26, 19355'11"175
Connie BurdickRJuly 24, 19346'3"190
Connie ButlerRJune 8, 19336'1"192
Dwight CookRROctober 2, 19346'0"170
Roger CookRRAugust 2, 19366'1"190
Ransome CrispRROctober 16, 19345'9"165Corpus Christi, TX US
Russ DavisLNovember 6, 19325'8"185
Stanley DerryLAugust 17, 19345'11"175Trenton, NJ US
Jack FindlayJune 17, 1931
James FlaniganRR6'3"205
Charley FrancisRRSeptember 6, 19356'0"180Gibsland, LA US
Rufus HigginbothamR6'0"170
Ron Kaintz
Howard KaplanFebruary 7, 1933
Daniel KeithL6'3"180
John KotulaR6'0"165
Joseph Kujanik
Charles LankfordRR6'1"170
Roland ManfrediRR6'1"180
Mario MaurielloR5'11"160
Charles May
James MillerROctober 4, 19326'3"180
William Nuckley
Joe OstopchukRRSeptember 6, 19336'1"185Haverhill, MA US
Ron OttLMay 22, 19365'10"175
Howard PetersonRL6'2"185
Don PrayLL6'1"185
Ronald SchmittRR6'2"175
Nathaniel Sharper
Speck ShirleyLSeptember 11, 19305'11"160
Richard SnyderR6'0"180
Thurman TerrellRR6'1"180
John ThornellR6'0"185
Dwight TuckerLL6'0"175
Lelius WaddellRR6'2"203
Frank YurchakR5'10"165

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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