1955 Sandersville Giants Roster

Georgia State League (GSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 56-51
Finished 2nd in the GSL
Manager: Pete Pavlick (56-51)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Sandersville, Georgia
Ballpark: Sandersville Baseball Park
Attendance: 31,005, Avg. 580
1955 Sandersville Giants Statistics

Playoffs - Sandersville Giants 3 games, Hazlehurst-Baxley Red Sox 1
Finals - Douglas Trojans 3 games, Sandersville Giants 3 - Rain forced postponement of the series. Both were declared co-champions.

The Sandersville Giants of the Georgia State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 56 wins and 51 losses, finishing second in the GSL.

The Giants scored 645 runs and conceded 567 runs. Jack Elias led all regular hitters by connecting at a .332 clip. Leo Quatro topped Sandersville with 15 wins and a team-best 3.1 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Willie McCovey and Julio Navarro both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Pete Pavlick served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Gilbert BassettiRRAugust 22, 19346'2"195
Russell BellR6'0"175
Robert ButtsLMay 27, 19335'10"165
William CaliR5'8"155
Rocco CambareriLMay 4, 19355'7"175
Dan Carmichael
Anthony Clements
Gene CockrellRRJune 16, 19376'0"195
Ralph CrosbyRApril 8, 19355'11"163
William DeJesusRRMarch 13, 19356'1"165, PR
John Delida
Edward DeLuca
Jack EliasR5'11"170
Jimmy FarrisAugust 12, 1933
William HatcherRSeptember 1, 19356'0"185
Donald HinrichsRR6'0"185
Craig HoyalLRFebruary 27, 19356'2"170
George KocakMay 22, 1936
Richard LaFaiveL6'2"178
Willie McCoveyLLJanuary 10, 19386'4"198Mobile, AL US
Julio NavarroRRJanuary 9, 19346'0"175Vieques, PR
Robert PalmerL5'10"165
Pete PavlickRRJanuary 16, 19265'10"180Bayonne, NJ US
William PazienzaR6'0"185
Joseph PetrielloRR6'1"170
Leo QuatroRLNovember 13, 19326'1"185
Donald SagerLL6'3"200
Bob ScottJune 22, 1930
Bill Tally
Rudy WarrenLAugust 13, 19366'0"185
Jerry WatersRRFebruary 27, 19365'11"175
Andrew YetskoRR5'11"185

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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