1955 Terre Haute Huts Roster
Team Record: 56-70
Finished 6th in the IIIL
Manager: Stubby Overmire (56-70)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 50,334, Avg. 799
The Terre Haute Huts of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1955 season with a record of 56 wins and 70 losses, finishing sixth in the IIIL.
The Huts scored 581 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 730 runs. Richard Bentfield topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .285. Mike Coen led Terre Haute with 13 wins, while Joseph Emery and Dan Ramer registered a 3.8 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1955 Terre Haute Huts who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were John Baumgartner, Ron Shoop and Stubby Overmire.
Stubby Overmire served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Armbruster | R | R | May 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| John Baumgartner | R | R | May 29, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Richard Bentfield | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Dick Camilli | R | R | August 2, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Rosario Ciatto | R | R | April 2, 1935 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Mike Coen | R | R | October 18, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | Roseburg, OR US |
| Ned Davis | R | February 10, 1933 | 6'3" | 205 | West Palm Beach, FL US | |
| Sam Davis | R | September 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Harry Durkin | L | April 20, 1932 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Joseph Emery | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Dale Ferris | L | 6'3" | 200 | |||
| James Griffy | R | January 19, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Bob Jingling | R | R | June 16, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Frank Logan | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Robert Loschke | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Warren Neuberger | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Robert Newton | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Stubby Overmire | R | L | May 16, 1919 | 5'7" | 170 | Moline, MI US |
| Ralph Pausig | R | R | September 26, 1934 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Paul Petro | R | December 13, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Dan Ramer | R | R | May 25, 1927 | 6'3" | 185 | Falmouth, VA US |
| Richard Ranicke | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| John Sass | R | October 19, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | , MI US | |
| Jack Schultz | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Tom Sharkey | R | R | 6'0" | 186 | ||
| Ron Shoop | R | R | September 19, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Rural Valley, PA US |
| Fred Stevenson | R | March 19, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Martic Township, PA US | |
| Bob Szabo | R | January 17, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Raymond Taliaferro | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Johnie Venable | L | R | October 26, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Carl Wagner | L | R | July 6, 1933 | 5'8" | 180 | Brighton, WI US |
| Frank Walenga | R | November 26, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Patrick Waters | R | R | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Ronald Williams | R | R | May 6, 1932 | 6'1" | 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.
