1955 Seminole Oilers Roster

Sooner State League (SSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 56-83
Finished 7th in the SSL
Manager: Charlie Hopkins (0-0), Al Evans (0-0)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Seminole, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Oiler Park
Attendance: 26,775, Avg. 385
1955 Seminole Oilers Statistics

The Seminole Oilers of the Sooner State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 56 wins and 83 losses, finishing seventh in the SSL.

The Oilers plated 697 runs and allowed 842 runs, most in the league. Hal Gordon led batters with significant playing time by hitting .345. George Cockrell topped Seminole with 11 wins and a team-best 3.12 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.

George Brunet played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Seminole Oilers to do so.

Charlie Hopkins and Al Evans served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Walter AndersonRMarch 31, 19385'11"153
Robert Boyd
Richard BrewerRJuly 9, 19336'4"190
George BrunetRLJune 8, 19356'1"195Houghton, MI US
George CockrellRR6'0"150
Lee CullensLL6'1"170
Edward Cunningham
Don Davenport
Al Della ValleRRDecember 29, 19336'0"180
Donald DiBelloR6'1"178
Allen EvansLR5'8"164
John FeddockR5'11"170
Bill GeorgeSRNovember 6, 19316'0"190
Ray GiannelliR5'10"170
Ronald GlasgowL5'11"186
Hal GordonR6'0"182
Don GrzesiekLLOctober 9, 19305'11"165
Shedrick Hearn
Charlie HopkinsRNovember 18, 19266'0"197
Bill KasperR5'9"165
Art Kastner
Walter Kelly
Joseph KostelacR6'0"190
Philip Kreischer
Richard Lindsay
Bill LymanFebruary 19, 1935
Al MaggiacomoJune 23, 1929
Gerald MayerLJanuary 14, 19345'10"175
Richard NobleR6'4"190
Edward Nolan
Ray NorthamRR5'11"180
Mickey PowellDecember 22, 1934Draper, NC US
Edward Pruim
Louis Rotola
Charles SecrestLLJanuary 9, 19355'9"175
Bob ShomoRRNovember 20, 19336'0"175Lancaster, PA US
Garry SmithLLApril 29, 19376'3"205
John SpiciarichR6'0"185
Bill SpiethRR5'8"165
Thomas Steiss
Edward Sullivan
Fran TraillROctober 4, 19346'0"175
William Wade
John WagnerRR5'7"160
Galen Wheeler
Richard WrightRR6'2"193

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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