1955 Winston-Salem Twins Roster
Team Record: 65-73
Finished 7th in the CL
Manager: Ken Silvestri (0-0), Aaron Robinson (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ballpark: Southside Park, Ernie Shore Stadium (Field)
Attendance: 45,944, Avg. 666
The Winston-Salem Twins of the Carolina League ended the 1955 season with a record of 65 wins and 73 losses, finishing seventh in the CL.
The Twins topped the circuit with 769 runs, fueled by 133 home runs. Winston-Salem surrendered 734 runs. Bob Ruck topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .285 clip. Thomas Page led the squad with 10 wins, while John Gebhard recorded a 2.24 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1955 Winston-Salem Twins who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were George Handy, Aaron Robinson and Ken Silvestri.
Ken Silvestri and Aaron Robinson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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John Allison | R | R | February 18, 1934 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Ken Beardslee | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'1" | 165 | Woodville, MI US |
Raymond Burtner | R | August 20, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | Claremore, OK US | |
Bill Cayavec | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
Gerald Coleman | L | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
Kenneth Davis | L | 5'11" | 178 | |||
Robert Deakin | L | R | December 15, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | |
Wayne Doyle | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Jim Engleman | R | January 2, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Pontiac, MI US | |
Patrick Foley | R | R | November 14, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Willard Ford | R | R | February 25, 1932 | 6'3" | 195 | |
John Gebhard | L | L | November 26, 1932 | 6'2" | 165 | |
Connie Gravitte | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
George Handy | L | R | December 26, 1919 | 5'6" | 175 | |
Duffy Harbaugh | R | February 17, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | Joplin, MO US | |
Jake Hinfey | R | R | August 16, 1935 | 6'2" | 196 | |
James Jadwin | R | July 16, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Zanesville, OH US | |
Stan Johnson | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
Bud King | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
Alfred Kipper | L | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
Kent Kurtz | L | September 14, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
Donald Lewis | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
Vance Long | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
Dominick Maisano | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
John Malangone | R | 5'10" | 205 | |||
Donald McClamrock | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
Tom McDonald | L | R | December 6, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Dorchester, MA US |
Thomas Page | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Thomas Peeler | L | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Arthur Perina | R | R | 6'3" | 178 | ||
John Principe | ||||||
James Reynolds | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
Aaron Robinson | L | R | June 23, 1915 | 6'2" | 205 | Lancaster, SC US |
Stanley Rosenzweig | R | 5'5" | 159 | |||
Bob Ruck | R | R | June 7, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
David Schleich | L | L | March 22, 1930 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Ken Silvestri | S | R | May 3, 1916 | 6'1" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
Rene Solis | R | R | July 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | Victoria de las Tunas, Oriente CU |
Pete Vitale | R | February 21, 1933 | 5'10" | 173 | ||
Frank Wehner | L | L | 6'2" | 200 | ||
Al Weygandt | L | R | July 17, 1930 | 6'3" | 191 | Detroit, MI US |
Rudolph Williams | L | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Vernon Yingling | L | L | December 25, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | Cockeysville, MD 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.