1955 Salem Senators Roster
Team Record: 75-54
Finished 2nd in the NWL
Manager: Hal Luby (75-54)
Location: Salem, Oregon
Ballpark: George E. Waters Field
Attendance: 66,441, Avg. 1,030
Playoffs - Eugene Emeralds 4 games, Salem Senators 2
The Salem Senators of the Northwest League ended the 1955 season with a record of 75 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the NWL.
The Senators scored 791 runs and yielded 646 runs. Thomas Agosta led all regular batters by hitting .357. Red Whitson topped Salem with 17 wins, while William Dials, too added 15 or more wins, too Red Whitson recorded a 3.17 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1955 Salem Senators who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ray Webster, Hal Luby and Floyd Robinson.
Hal Luby served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Thomas Agosta | R | R | August 10, 1933 | 5'10" | 150 | Sacramento, CA US |
Marion Cowdell | L | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
William Dials | R | R | August 4, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | Blythe, CA US |
Jack Dunn | R | R | May 31, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | |
Don Frailey | L | R | April 28, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | Vandalia, IL US |
Harold Francis | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
James Hanson | R | R | February 1, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Long Beach, CA US |
Daniel Holden | L | L | May 26, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Vancouver, BC CA |
Ronnie King | S | April 16, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Sacramento, CA US | |
Harvey Koepf | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | Alhambra, CA US | |
Melvin Krause | R | R | February 4, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | Portland, OR US |
Hal Luby | R | R | June 13, 1913 | 5'10" | 185 | Blackfoot, ID US |
Joseph Niro | L | January 1, 1925 | 5'11" | 172 | ||
Floyd Robinson | L | R | May 9, 1936 | 5'9" | 175 | Prescott, AR US |
Ralph Rose | May 20, 1934 | |||||
Billy Shields | R | R | March 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
Jack Steinagel | R | April 16, 1933 | 6'3" | 205 | Sacramento, CA US | |
Gene Tanselli | L | February 4, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | Portland, OR US | |
Richard Traversi | ||||||
Earl Tucker | L | L | September 14, 1933 | 5'11" | 160 | Columbus, TX US |
William Walsh | R | R | December 1, 1932 | 6'5" | 225 | Watertown, SD US |
Ray Webster | R | R | November 15, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | Grass Valley, CA US |
Red Whitson | S | R | January 27, 1933 | 6'0" | 170 | Norfolk, VA US |
John Wortham | R | R | 6'3" | 180 |
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.