1955 Sacramento Solons Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: Open
Team Record: 76-96
Finished 8th in the PCL
Manager: Tony Freitas (76-96)
Location: Sacramento, California
Ballpark: Moreing Field
Attendance: 163,578, Avg. 1,902
1955 Sacramento Solons Statistics

The Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1955 season with a record of 76 wins and 96 losses, finishing eighth in the PCL.

The Solons scored 595 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 725 runs. Jake Crawford paced Sacramento with 13 home runs Nippy Jones drove in 91 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .309 clip. Marino Pieretti paced the team with 19 wins, while John Briggs and Bud Daley also added 15 or more victories also Marino Pieretti registered a 3.01 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Members of the 1955 Sacramento Solons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Al Brazle, John Briggs, Harry Bright, Milo Candini, Jake Crawford, Bud Daley, Bob Dillinger, Chuck Essegian, Nanny Fernandez, Tommy Glaviano, Earl Harrist, Al Heist, Chet Johnson, Nippy Jones, Ed Mierkowicz, Pete Milne, Richie Myers, Marino Pieretti, Hank Schenz, Bud Sheely, Leo Thomas and Jackie Tobin.

Tony Freitas served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Thomas AgostaRRAugust 10, 19335'10"150Sacramento, CA US
Len AttydRRMay 3, 19255'7"140Oakland, CA US
Danny BaichRRDecember 25, 19245'10"190Detroit, MI US
Charles BellRRFebruary 10, 19296'1"175Redondo Beach, CA US
Al BrazleLLOctober 19, 19136'2"185Loyal, OK US
John BriggsRRJanuary 24, 19345'10"175Natoma, CA US
Harry BrightRRSeptember 22, 19296'0"190Kansas City, MO US
Milo CandiniRRAugust 3, 19176'0"187Manteca, CA US
Ed CereghinoRRNovember 24, 19336'2"205San Francisco, CA US
Jake CrawfordRRMarch 30, 19286'1"185Campbell, MO US
Bud DaleyLLOctober 7, 19326'1"185Orange, CA US
Bob DillingerRRSeptember 17, 19185'11"170Glendale, CA US
Jim EnglemanRJanuary 2, 19296'0"200Pontiac, MI US
Chuck EssegianRRAugust 9, 19315'11"200Boston, MA US
Nanny FernandezRROctober 25, 19185'9"170Wilmington, CA US
Tommy GlavianoRROctober 26, 19235'9"175Sacramento, CA US
Earl HarristRRApril 20, 19196'0"175Dubach, LA US
Al HeistRROctober 5, 19276'2"185Brooklyn, NY US
Bud HesletRRFebruary 27, 19206'2"205Topeka, KS US
Don HunterLJuly 27, 19315'11"180Omaha, NE US
Chet JohnsonLLAugust 1, 19176'0"175Redmond, WA US
Lee JonesRRApril 1, 19286'1"190Fairfax, OK US
Nippy JonesRRJune 29, 19256'1"185Los Angeles, CA US
Jim McKeeganRRJune 5, 19315'9"180Baker, OR US
Ed MierkowiczRRMarch 6, 19246'4"205Wyandotte, MI US
Pete MilneLRApril 10, 19256'1"180Mobile, AL US
Richie MyersRRApril 7, 19305'6"150Sacramento, CA US
Roger OsenbaughRRJune 30, 19306'3"180Sacramento, CA US
Emil PatrickRRJuly 24, 19225'10"175Cleveland, OH US
Jack PickartRRJuly 25, 19306'2"195Sacramento, CA US
Marino PierettiRRSeptember 23, 19205'7"153Luccia, IT
Russ RosburgRLApril 20, 19306'1"190Seattle, WA US
Hank SchenzRRApril 11, 19195'9"175New Richmond, OH US
Bud SheelyLRNovember 26, 19206'1"200Spokane, WA US
Keith SpeckRRSeptember 11, 19286'3"190Perry, IA US
Jack SteinagelRApril 16, 19336'3"205Sacramento, CA US
Jerry StreeterRRSeptember 19, 19315'10"170Modesto, CA US
Leo ThomasRRJuly 26, 19235'11"178Turlock, CA US
Jackie TobinLRJanuary 8, 19216'0"165Oakland, CA US
Bud WatkinsRRJanuary 23, 19316'3"198Chicago, IL 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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