1955 St. Petersburg Saints Roster
Team Record: 51-85
Finished 8th in the FSL
Manager: Art Rebel (0-0), Hooks Iott (0-0), Gaspar Del Monte (0-0)
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Ballpark: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 45,964, Avg. 676
The St. Petersburg Saints of the Florida State League ended the 1955 season with a record of 51 wins and 85 losses, finishing eighth in the FSL.
The Saints plated 586 runs and conceded 748 runs, most in the circuit. John Cuesta led hitters with significant playing time with a .317 average. Marshall Renfroe topped St. Petersburg with 13 wins, while Hooks Iott recorded a 2.9 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1955 St. Petersburg Saints who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Gready McKinnis, Marshall Renfroe, George Smith, Hooks Iott and Julio González.
Art Rebel, Hooks Iott and Gaspar Del Monte served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkin Adair | ||||||
| David Bard | L | R | May 31, 1935 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Donald Barrineau | ||||||
| Fred Bell | R | January 17, 1921 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Roscoe Borders | ||||||
| Ronald Bossie | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Paul Cantrell | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Domingo Carrasquel | R | R | December 1, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Hugh Charles | R | July 19, 1930 | 6'0" | 173 | ||
| Earl Cheatham | ||||||
| Jack Coker | R | L | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Gilbert Cole | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Henry Cole | ||||||
| John Cuesta | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Lawrence Cutler | R | R | April 25, 1932 | 5'9" | 164 | |
| Jose Daboaba | ||||||
| William Davies | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Gaspar Del Monte | R | R | January 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 210 | |
| Dick Desrosiers | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Charles Dolley | L | 5'11" | 172 | |||
| Eric Doughtie | ||||||
| Raymond Dudek | October 26, 1936 | |||||
| Johnnie Evans | ||||||
| David Exter | R | L | August 3, 1934 | 5'8" | 170 | |
| Tony Ferrara | R | R | November 21, 1915 | 6'1" | 198 | |
| Ronald Gangelhoff | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Aguelio Gomez | ||||||
| Julio González | R | R | December 20, 1920 | 5'11" | 150 | Banes, CU |
| Waldo Gonzalez | R | R | April 30, 1935 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Donald Graham | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Andy Gurri | R | July 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Luis Hernandez | ||||||
| Adolf Hintze | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| James Holley | R | 5'10" | 145 | |||
| Leonard Horton | ||||||
| Jim Hughes | L | December 2, 1932 | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Mike Ilitch | R | July 20, 1929 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Hooks Iott | S | L | December 3, 1919 | 6'2" | 200 | Mountain Grove, MO US |
| Thomas Karwacki | R | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Bobby Kuykendall | R | April 29, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | Waynesville, NC US | |
| Edward Lochonic | ||||||
| Bob Lysen | March 4, 1936 | 193 | Evergreen Park, IL US | |||
| Arnold Martinez | R | 5'10" | 178 | |||
| Charles May | ||||||
| Gready McKinnis | R | L | August 11, 1913 | 6'2" | 170 | Union, AL US |
| Robert Meeks | ||||||
| Gerald Miller | ||||||
| Robert Muskopf | ||||||
| James Oliver | ||||||
| Larry Owens | L | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Leonard Pecou | R | May 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Marshall Renfroe | L | L | May 25, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Century, FL US |
| Leslie Richards | L | L | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| David Smith | L | L | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| George Smith | R | R | July 7, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | St. Petersburg, FL US |
| Juan Soler | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Fred Taylor | R | R | November 19, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Bob Trucks | January 7, 1936 | |||||
| Mose Walsh | ||||||
| Billy Walters | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| James Wheeler | R | R | April 18, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | Sebring, FL US |
| Bob Willis | R | R | August 25, 1935 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Cedric Wolfman | R | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| Lowell Zook | R | R | 6'0" | 165 |
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.
