1955 Wichita Indians Roster
Team Record: 78-73
Finished 3rd in the WL
Manager: Hubert Bates (78-73)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Ballpark: Lawrence-Dumont Stadium
Attendance: 94,862, Avg. 1,256
Playoffs - Wichita Indians 1 game, Des Moines Bruins 0 - One-game playoff for third place.
Playoffs - Wichita Indians 3 games, Pueblo Dodgers 2
Finals - Wichita Indians 3 games, Des Moines Bruins 0
The Wichita Indians of the Western League ended the 1955 season with a record of 78 wins and 73 losses, finishing third in the WL.
The Indians plated 758 runs and allowed 762 runs.
Hal Hudson, Bob Harrison, Lenny Green, Tommy Warren, Jim Snyder, Hubert Bates and Johnny Goryl were all players from the 1955 Wichita Indians who played in the Majors during their careers.
Hubert Bates served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Angelo | L | September 21, 1934 | 5'8" | 160 | Houston, TX US | |
| Ronald Babkoff | L | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Ed Barbarito | S | R | April 24, 1928 | 5'8" | 175 | |
| Robert Barron | R | R | May 2, 1933 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Hubert Bates | R | R | March 16, 1912 | 6'0" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Lindy Brown | R | R | May 6, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Michael Burack | L | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| John Chapel | R | R | January 20, 1930 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| James Clingan | R | R | June 1, 1930 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Samuel David | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Roosevelt Evans | L | R | October 10, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | , MS US |
| Miguel Gaspar | R | R | September 7, 1929 | 6'1" | 182 | |
| Manuel Gonzalez | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Johnny Goryl | R | R | October 21, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | Cumberland, RI US |
| Lenny Green | L | L | January 6, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Detroit, MI US |
| William Hain | R | R | January 9, 1934 | 6'3" | 195 | St. Louis, MO US |
| George Hallow | L | L | January 14, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Bob Harrison | L | R | September 22, 1930 | 5'11" | 178 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Hal Hudson | L | L | May 4, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | Grosse Pointe, MI US |
| Karol Kwak | L | L | January 27, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Ray McLeod | R | September 30, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Steve Molinari | R | August 13, 1931 | 5'10" | 195 | Medford, MA US | |
| John O'Donnell | L | L | 5'11" | 163 | ||
| Don Orwiler | L | L | June 27, 1930 | 5'9" | 175 | Tenio, WA US |
| Bob Picken | R | R | November 22, 1930 | 5'8" | 155 | |
| Donald Rosburg | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Eldon Russell | R | R | February 9, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Al Schwegman | L | L | February 15, 1929 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Juan Senties | L | L | 5'8" | 145 | ||
| Morris Shipman | R | R | October 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 215 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| George Smith | R | R | 6'2" | |||
| Ira Smith | R | R | May 12, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Wichita, KS US |
| Jim Snyder | R | R | August 15, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | Dearborn, MI US |
| William Springfield | R | R | August 5, 1930 | 5'8" | 165 | Roxboro, MA US |
| Tommy Warren | S | L | July 5, 1917 | 6'1" | 190 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Eugene Weglarz | R | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Harry Wilson | L | L | 5'11" | 205 | Rockford, TN 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.
