1955 San Diego Padres Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: Open
Team Record: 92-80
Finished 2nd in the PCL
Manager: Bob Elliott (92-80)
Location: San Diego, California
Ballpark: Lane Field
Attendance: 226,005, Avg. 2,628
1955 San Diego Padres Statistics

The San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1955 season with a record of 92 wins and 80 losses, finishing second in the PCL.

The Padres tallied 729 runs and conceded 658 runs. Earl Rapp walloped 30 home runs for San Diego, while Ed Bailey swatted 15 or more as well. Earl Rapp recorded 133 runs batted in. Buddy Peterson paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .306. Eddie Erautt topped the team with 18 wins, plus Cal McLish, too added 15 or more wins, too Eddie Erautt recorded a 2.76 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 1955 San Diego Padres who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Dick Aylward, Ed Bailey, Julio Becquer, Charlie Bishop, Don Bollweg, Eddie Erautt, Cliff Fannin, Al Federoff, Jim Gladd, Johnny Gray, Ray Jablonski, Eddie Kazak, Al Lyons, Clarence Maddern, Cal McLish, Jack Merson, Buddy Peterson, Earl Rapp, Steve Ridzik, Floyd Robinson, Dick Sisler, Milt Smith, Theolic Smith, Bob Usher and Al Zarilla.

Bob Elliott served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dick AylwardRRJune 4, 19256'0"190Baltimore, MD US
Ed BaileyLRApril 15, 19316'2"205Strawberry Plains, TN US
Julio BecquerLLDecember 20, 19315'11"178La Habana, La Habana CU
Charlie BishopRRJanuary 1, 19246'2"195Atlanta, GA US
Don BollwegLLFebruary 12, 19216'1"190Wheaton, IL US
Jack CarmichaelRRMarch 4, 19296'0"170Topeka, KS US
Billy Joe DavidsonLLMay 5, 19336'3"210Marion, NC US
Lloyd DickeyLLSeptember 18, 19296'1"170San Francisco, CA US
Eddie ErauttRRSeptember 26, 19245'11"185Portland, OR US
Dick FaberLLJuly 13, 19286'0"175Santa Ana, CA US
Cliff FanninLRMay 13, 19246'0"170Louisa, KY US
Al FederoffRRJuly 11, 19245'10"165Bairdford, PA US
Jim GladdRROctober 2, 19226'2"190Fort Gibson, OK US
Johnny GrayRRDecember 11, 19266'4"226West Palm Beach, FL US
Tommy HerreraRRNovember 9, 19315'11"172Laredo, TX US
Dick HoganROctober 21, 19336'0"180Worcester, MA US
Ray JablonskiRRDecember 17, 19265'10"175Chicago, IL US
Eddie KazakRRJuly 18, 19206'0"175Steubenville, OH US
Bob KerriganLLSeptember 1, 19205'11"185Syracuse, NY US
Al LyonsRRJuly 18, 19186'2"195St. Joseph, MO US
Clarence MaddernRRSeptember 26, 19216'1"185Lowell, AZ US
Cal McLishSRDecember 1, 19256'0"179Anadarko, OK US
Jim MeltonSRSeptember 13, 19286'2"195Kemah, TX US
Jack MersonRRJanuary 17, 19225'11"175Elkridge, MD US
Buddy PetersonRRApril 23, 19255'9"170Portland, OR US
Earl RappLRMay 20, 19216'2"185Corunna, MI US
Steve RidzikRRApril 29, 19295'11"170Yonkers, NY US
Floyd RobinsonLRMay 9, 19365'9"175Prescott, AR US
Dick SislerLRNovember 2, 19206'2"205St. Louis, MO US
Milt SmithRRMarch 27, 19295'10"165Columbus, GA US
Theolic SmithSRMay 19, 19135'11"170Wabbesika, AR US
William ThomasonRRNovember 14, 19266'0"185Emporia, VA US
Bob UsherRRMarch 1, 19256'1"180San Diego, CA US
John WorthamRR6'3"180
Al ZarillaLRMay 1, 19195'11"180Los Angeles, CA 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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