1955 Wytheville Statesmen Roster
Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 58-68
Finished 5th in the AL
Manager: Lowell Hamons (0-0), Frank Tepedino (0-0)
Location: Wytheville, Virginia
Ballpark: Withers Field
Attendance: 22,505, Avg. 357
1955 Wytheville Statesmen StatisticsTeam Record: 58-68
Finished 5th in the AL
Manager: Lowell Hamons (0-0), Frank Tepedino (0-0)
Location: Wytheville, Virginia
Ballpark: Withers Field
Attendance: 22,505, Avg. 357
The Wytheville Statesmen of the Appalachian League ended the 1955 season with a record of 58 wins and 68 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.
The Statesmen scored 775 runs and yielded 785 runs. Guy Lavalliere paced all regular hitters with a .333 average. John Wantz topped Wytheville with 14 wins, while Robert McNeil recorded a 4.09 ERA, tops among regular hurlers. Lowell Hamons and Frank Tepedino served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Abrams | S | R | September 6, 1934 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Stan Anderson | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Richard Avery | R | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Joseph Bass | ||||||
| Jess Brandenburg | R | February 27, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Carl Brickey | ||||||
| Michael Callahan | R | R | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Rocco Cambareri | L | May 4, 1935 | 5'7" | 175 | ||
| Fred Cannon | ||||||
| William Carpenter | R | R | February 5, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | Athens, PA US |
| Donn Coates | ||||||
| Mike Coppola | R | R | June 29, 1932 | 6'1" | 199 | Stamford, CT US |
| Samuel Coppola | ||||||
| John Croke | R | December 29, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Aubrey Dickinson | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Charles Dungan | L | 6'5" | 185 | |||
| Arthur Faust | R | February 20, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Philadelphia, PA US | |
| Thomas Ford | ||||||
| Alfred Geyer | ||||||
| Joseph Harris | 5'11" | 180 | ||||
| Marvin Jordan | R | September 22, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| John Kelley | L | L | April 23, 1936 | 5'10" | 170 | Batavia, NY US |
| Eddie Knezevich | L | L | November 21, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Jimmy Lail | L | R | January 24, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Joyce Laney | L | September 27, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Guy Lavalliere | R | R | December 31, 1931 | 5'8" | 200 | |
| Edward Mathes | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Warren McLea | R | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Robert McNeil | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Jack Melzer | L | L | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Joe Oxendine | L | March 31, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| William Pemberton | R | 5'9" | 168 | |||
| Melvyn Provost | ||||||
| Martin Solomon | R | R | 6'0" | 155 | ||
| Frank Tepedino | R | 5'7" | 147 | |||
| John Wantz | R | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Pervie Wentz | ||||||
| Terry Wilson | L | R | March 5, 1935 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Thomas Wycoff |
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.
