1955 Spartanburg Peaches Roster
Team Record: 74-44
Finished 1st in the TSL
Manager: Spud Chandler (74-44)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Ballpark: Duncan Park
Attendance: 35,925, Avg. 609
Playoffs - Spartanburg Peaches 3 games, Greenville Spinners 0
The Spartanburg Peaches of the Tri-State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 74 wins and 44 losses, finishing first in the TSL.
The Peaches led the circuit with 767 runs, fueled by 83 home runs. Spartanburg surrendered 533 runs, least in the league. Cob Jarvis paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .361 clip. Charles Kolakowski topped the squad with 13 wins, while John Luthern recorded a 2.23 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Spud Chandler and Dan Osinski both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Spud Chandler served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Aitken | R | R | June 2, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Spud Chandler | R | R | September 12, 1907 | 6'0" | 181 | Commerce, GA US |
| Jack Cohen | R | R | December 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Edward Cook | R | R | September 20, 1931 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Doug Dickey | L | October 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Bob Diers | R | March 12, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Thomas Farrell | L | L | July 18, 1934 | 6'3" | 170 | Long Branch, NJ US |
| Connie Hemphill | ||||||
| Richard Hofleit | R | 6'2" | 174 | |||
| Bob Hudson | L | January 19, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Cob Jarvis | L | R | October 26, 1932 | 6'3" | 185 | Booneville, MS US |
| Paul Jones | R | July 17, 1930 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Bill Kallas | R | R | April 6, 1929 | 5'9" | 165 | Washington, DC US |
| Charles Kolakowski | R | R | December 22, 1932 | 6'1" | 205 | Sayreville, NJ US |
| Gary Kolod | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Raymond Konkoleski | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| John Lang | R | R | September 2, 1933 | 6'4" | 215 | |
| Dennis Luby | L | R | July 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 198 | Omaha, NE US |
| John Luthern | R | R | November 26, 1933 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Robert Mayhew | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Bobby Melton | R | March 8, 1932 | 5'10" | 194 | ||
| Rob Murphy | R | January 18, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Richard Myers | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Dan Osinski | R | R | November 17, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
| Richard Raymond | R | R | October 16, 1933 | 6'3" | 165 | Batavia, NY US |
| Carl Rogers | R | R | August 27, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | Saluda County, SC US |
| Don Saner | L | L | September 27, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Wally Seward | L | L | July 1, 1932 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Jim Tolleson | R | September 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Tommy Vaughan | R | July 21, 1934 | 5'8" | 170 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Jim Wilkinson | R | November 27, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH US | |
| Bill Williamson | L | L | January 20, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 |
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.
